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Joda Dolmans and Kristian Vindvik have made the first ascent of 'Full Pakke' (M5, WI6, R) at Bodø in northern Norway. Dolmans reports about the new mixed outing he describes as 'one of the best new winter routes that I’ve...

Samuel Holzknecht, Simon Messner and Cesare Olivetti have made the first ascent of the mixed climb 'La Penultima' on Elferkofel / Cima Undici in the Sexten Dolomites, Italy. The 450m climb above Fischleintal ends at the Cengia degli Alpini ledge.

On 25/01/2024 Nicola Castagna and Francesco Salvaterra made the first ascent of the mixed climb 'La Concha de la lora' on the north-east face of Crozzon di Val d'Agola (Brenta Dolomites). Salvaterra reports.

The report by Daniel Ladurner who on 23/01/2024 with Johannes Lemayr completed the first ascent of 'Ein Tag zum Träumen', A dream day, an ephemeral ice fall and mixed climb right at the back of the Langental / Vallunga valley...

The video of American climber Amity Warme repeating Book of Hate, one of the best corner climbs in Yosemite Valley, USA, first ascended by Randy Leavitt.

From 15-16 January 2024 the mountaineers Christian Casanova, Francesco Favilli and Mathieu Maynadier made the first ascent of the new mixed climb 'Mixte feeling' on the north-east face of Civetta in the Dolomites. Established with one bivouac, the 560m route...

Enrico Lovato reports about the first ascent of 'Il Cigno Nero' (320m, 5+, M7, 40°) established on the north-east face of Cima Falkner in the Brenta Dolomites with Federico Asciolla on 5 January 2024.

On 31/12/2023 Marco Cordin and Martino Piva made the first ascent of 'Nunca con prisa, siempre con gana', a new mixed climb on Castello di Vallesinella in the Brenta Dolomites, Italy. Cordin reports.

The video of British climber Mathew Wright making the first ascent of the bold trad climb 'Magical Thinking' E10 7a at Pavey Ark in England.

From 11 - 14 January 2024 the Ice Park Osttirol will host its 7th Ice Climbing Festival. Open to everyone and located close to the Matreier Tauernhaus in East Tirol, Austria, the meeting will also host the Austrian State Championship.

On 24/11/2023 Italian mountaineers Paolo Marazzi and Luca Schiera completed the first ascent of the unclimbed Cerro Nora Oeste above the Campo de Hielo Norte glacier in Patagonia, Chile. The expedition included Giovanni Ongaro and Andrea Carretta. Marazzi and Schiera...

Italian mountain guide Francesco Rigon reports about the first ascent of ice climb 'Solo per un sorriso' (WI 5+ 170m), established with Mirco Grasso on Croda di Cacciagrande in the Sorapiss Group (Dolomites) on 19/12/2023.

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

After the first ascent in February 2023, British climber James Pearson has now proposed the grade E12 for Bon Voyage at Annot in France. Currently there is no other trad route of this grade. In this great introspective piece the...

From 4 to 7 October 2023 Martin Dejori, Titus Prinoth and Alex Walpoth made the first ascent of 'Oltre il Diau' on the southwest face of Antelao (Dolomites). Walpoth reports.

Maurizio Oviglia introduces Pandora, the new crag to the left of the historic Castello dell'Iride at Masua, in the Iglesiente in southern Sardinia.