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Luca Vallata reports about a climbing trip to the Hoggar massif in Algeria. With Richard Felderer and Federico Martinelli the trio repeated and established several routes; the standout climb was the first ascent of 'Les Hommes Bleus' on Dôme...

The report by Andrea Gremes, who on 4 March 2025 teamed up with Emanuele Andreozzi to make the first ascent of 'Via Teti', a mixed climb on the north face of Cima Busazza in the Adamello-Presanella group, Italy.

On the west face of Cerro Piergiorgio in Patagonia, Italian alpinists Matteo Della Bordella, Dario Eynard, and Mirco Grasso have completed Gringos Locos. The route was first attempted in 1995 by Maurizio Giordani and Luca Maspes, who had managed to climb...

Justin Sackett and Michael Telstad have made the first ascent of 'Borrowed Time' (WI5 M7 1,900ft) on the west face of Sloan Peak in the North Cascades, USA.

The video of the first ascent of 'Petit Pont' on the west face of the Drus in the Mont Blanc massif, carried out by French alpinists Philippe Bruley, Amaury Fouillade and Baptiste Obino from 26 December 2024 to 1 January...

From 17 to 21 February 2025, French climber Benjamin Védrines completed a solo winter ascent of the BASE route on the west face of the Drus in the Mont Blanc massif.

Nicolas Navarrete, Sebastian Pelletti and Hernan Rodriguez have made the first ascent of 'Kundalini' (700m, 7a) on the East Face of Cuerno Norte in the Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile.

The video of mountain guide Marco Sappa repeating the legendary Stevie Haston climb 'Sans Liberté' on Pic Adolphe Rey in the Mont Blanc massif.

In November 2024 Clémence Cadario, Joe Collinson, George Millets, Jordan Raymond and Romain Sacchettini completed the first descent of the East Face of Mt Hamilton in New Zealand. Collinson provides the details.

On 28 and 29 December 2024 Sebastian Pelletti and Hernan Rodriguez made the first ascent of 'Alborada' (5.11+, 600m) on the west face of Cerro Mascara in the Torres del Paine massif in Patagonia.

From 26/12/2024 to 01/01/2025, French alpinists Philippe Bruley, Amaury Fouillade and Baptiste Obino made the first ascent of 'Petit Pont' on the west face of the Petit Dru in the Mont Blanc massif. The 1000m mixed route has been graded...

The report and route topo of 'Hasta la vista' (8-/RS3/I), a new multi-pitch climb established on the west face of Coston d'Averau (Nuvolau, Dolomites) by Czech mountaineers Michal Coubal, Martin Tučka and Anna Coubalová.

The Piolets d'Or 2024 will be awarded to the following climbs: 'The Secret Line' on the north face of Tirich Mir in Pakistan by Kazuya Hiraide and Kenro Nakajima, 'Round Trip Ticket' on the north face of Jannu in Nepal...

Last summer a small expedition of British climbers composed of Indie Fallowfield, Ben Kent and Chris Moore established a series of new routes on hitherto unclimbed west face of Innaarsuit, west coast of Greenland. The trio reached the world's largest...

On 2 September 2024 Dave MacLeod and Calum Muskett made the first ascent of 'Line Dancing' (800m, E5 6b) on the SW Face of Stetind in Norway.

Spanish alpinist Jordi Corominas has been named as 2024 recipient of the Piolets d'Or Carrière. He will receive the 16th Walter Bonatti - Piolets d’Or Lifetime Achievement Award at the international festival in San Martino di Castrozza (Dolomites, Italy) in...