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Austrian climber Nicolai Užnik has made the first ascent of ‘Mount Doom’, a 9A boulder boulder problem in Maltatal, Austria.

Italian climber Elias Iagnemma has repeated 'Ephyra' (8C+) at Chironico in Switzerland.

American climber Brooke Raboutou has repeated 'Direct North' (8B+) at the Buttermilks, Bishop, USA in just a single session.

German climber Yannick Flohé has repeated the 8C+ boulder problem 'Story of Three Worlds' in Cresciano, Switzerland.

The video of Adam Ondra's flash of the 8B+ boulder problem 'El Elegido' at La Pedriza in Spain.

Gabriele Gorobey reports about the March 2023 first ascent, with Davide Gaeta and Guido De Sabbata, of Kairos (8a+, 230m), a new multi-pitch route on Paroi de la Cascade in Taghia, Morocco.

Interview with Swedish climber Hannes Puman after his free ascent of 'The Nose' on El Capitan in Yosemite via what is known as the Schnaz Variation.

British rock climber Shauna Coxsey has made the third ascent of 'Mito Sit' (8B+) in Sintra, Portugal.

Czech climber Adam Ondra has repeated 'Soudain Seul' in Fontainebleau, France. The problem was originally established by Simon Lorenzi in 2021 and graded 9A, and is Ondra's hardest to date.

The video of Elias Iagnemma making the first ascent of 'The Big Slamm' at Tintorale in Abruzzo. This is the first 9A boulder problem in Italy.

Belgian climber Sébastien Berthe has made the fourth free ascent of the Dawn Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA. First climbed by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson in 2015, it was repeated by Adam Ondra in 2016 and is known as the most difficult big wall climb in the...

French rock climber Sébastien Bouin has made the first ascent of 'El Gran Cabrón' in the Shegeng Cave in China. Graded 9b, this now stands as the hardest sport climb in the country

Registrations are now open for Melloblocco 2025, the biggest bouldering and climbing meeting in the world which this year is scheduled to take place in Val di Mello - Val Masino from May 7th to 10th.

On 03/02/2025 Scottish climber William Bosi made the second ascent of Stefano Ghisolfi's 'Excalibur' (9b+) in Arco, Italy.

Czech climber Adam Ondra has flashed the 8B+ boulder problem 'El Elegido' at La Pedriza, Spain, describing the feat as 'possibly the bouldering flash ascent that I value the most.'

From 7 - 10 May 2025, Val di Mello - Val Masino in Northern Italy will once again host the Melloblocco, the largest bouldering meeting in the world.