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The video of Bronwyn Hodgins, Hayden Jamieson, Danford Jooste attempting to make the first free ascent of Picaflor on Cerro Capicua in Valle de Cochamó, Chile. The 1000m big wall was first ascended in 2016 by Tom Ireson, Martin Håskjold...

24-year-old Slovenian climber Janja Garnbret has made a fast repeat of New Base Line (8B+) at Magic Wood in Switzerland.

Juan Señoret from Chile and Christophe 'Tof' Henry from France died on Volcán Puntiagudo in Chile. Both were undisputed reference points for mountaineering and extreme skiing, and the loss of these two will be felt for years.

On Breithorn Centrale the Italian mountaineers François Cazzanelli and Leonardo Gheza have established the mixed climb 'Estate Indiana'. The 800m route breaches difficulties up to M8 AI5 R, summits Torre Maggiore and was climbed completely clean, i.e. using trad gear...

The video portrait of Austrian paraclimber Angelino Zeller whose ambitious goal is to climb Sarre 2000 footless. This 8a+ located at Tetto di Sarre in Valle d'Aosta, Italy, was climbed without feet by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2014.

On 07/10/2023 Anak Verhoeven from Belgium repeated 'Cosi se Arete' 9a at Rodellar in Spain, repeating the route first in the day, then a second time at night.

An Italian expedition comprised of mountain guides Alessandro Baù, Lorenzo D'Addario, Jérome Perruquet and Francesco Ratti has established two new climbs in the Miyar Valley, also known as the 'Yosemite of India'. 'Wind of Silence' (6b+, 500m) ascend the Neverseen...

The video of American climber Matty Hong repeating Biographie at Céüse, Chris Sharma's 2001 masterpiece

On 21 September 2023 French alpinists Vivian Bruchez, Aurélien Lardy and Jules Socié skied the awe-inspiring Whillans-Cochrane ramp on Aguja Poincenot in the Fitz Roy massif of Patagonia. This is only the second ski descent, after the first carried...

The film documenting the first ascent of the Kirti-Nose in the Garhwal Himalaya of India, established in October 2022 by Swiss alpinists Jonas Schild, Andy Schnarf, Stephan Siegrist via their line 'Between two Parties' (350m, 7b/A3).

At Vranjača close to Paklenica in Croatia Adam Ondra has made the first ascent of 'B je to', the country's first 9b.

Measurements carried out by the Gran Paradiso park rangers confirm a loss of surface area equivalent to three football fields.

Watch the video of Adam Ondra guiding Pete Whittaker & Will Bosi around Adršpach in Czechia as they repeat some of the classic trad climbs in the area.

Sébastien Bouin has repeated 'Lapsus' at Andonno in Italy. First ascended by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2015 and originally graded 9b, the French climber feels the route warrants 9a+.

The South Tyrolean mountain guide Simon Gietl has made the solo first ascent of 'Identität' solo, a new route up the west face of the Mittlerer Zwölfer / Croda Antonio Berti in the Sexten and Auronzo Dolomites.

The video of the first ascent of '¿Qué mirás, bobo?' (7b, 500m), the route established on 10/01/2023 on Aguja Mermoz (2732m) in Patagonia by Matteo Della Bordella, Leo Gheza and Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll.