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Watch Belgian climber Anak Verhoeven sending 'Planta de Shiva' (9b) at Villanueva del Rosario in Spain, May 2024.

German climber Alexander Megos has made the third ascent of 'Move' at Flatanger in Norway, suggesting an upgrade to 9b/+.

German climber Alexander Megos has repeated Change, the 9b+ at Flatanger in Norway established by Adam Ondra in 2012 and hitherto repeated by only Stefano Ghisolfi in 2020 and Seb Bouin in 2022.

At Villanueva del Rosario in Spain Anak Verhoven has climbed the 9b 'Planta de Shiva' for a second time in a week, this time without kneepads.

38-year-old Dutch climber Jorg Verhoeven has sent his first 9a+, 'Papichulo' at Oliana in Spain.

Last week Luca Bacer climbed his first 9a, 'Sanjski par extension' at Mišja Peč in Slovenia. The 25-year-old Italian climber reports.

Austrian alpinists Martin Feistl and Martin Sieberer have made the first ascent of the mixed climb 'Männer mit Moral' (170m, M8, WI 6, R) in Pinnistal, a small side valley of the Stubaital in Austria. Feistl reports.

Belgium's Sébastien Berthe has climbed his third 9a+, Beyond at Pic Saint Loup in France.

The video of Adam Ondra making the first ascent of Chicken Nose (9a+) at Isenfluh in Switzerland.

After Beginning earlier this month, Giovanni Placci has now redpointed his second 9a+, Trofeo dell'Adriatico at Arco, Italy.

19-year-old Italian climber Giorgio Tomatis has repeated Lapsus, the 9b at Andonno established in 2015 by Stefano Ghisolfi.

On 18 October 2022 Swiss climber Katherine Choong repeated E-Space Challenge 8c+ at Le Précipice de Corbière in France

French rock climber Sébastien Bouin has made a rare repeat of Jumbo Love, the 9b at Clark Mountain, USA, first ascended by Chris Sharma in 2008.

On Friday 5 August French rock climber Sébastien Bouin made the third ascent of the 9b+ Change at Flatanger, first ascended by Adam Ondra in 2012 and repeated by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2020.

French climber Sébastien Bouin has made the first repeat of Iron Curtain at Flatanger in Norway. First ascended by Adam Ondra in 2013 without kneepads and graded 9b, with kneepads Bouin believes it warrants 9a+.

16-year-old British rock climber Toby Roberts has repeated Hubble, the milestone sport climb established by Ben Moon in 1990 at Raven Tor, England.