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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 ascent of Nordic Marathon at the Hanshelleren Cave in Flatanger, norway. The 130m line is a combination of different routes and is graded 9b/+

Catalan alpinists Gerber Cucurell and Jordi Esteve have explored new terrain on the on Lofoten Islands in norway, adding the variation Rett Opp to the South Face of Helvetestinden, and making what is likely to be the first ascent of...

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+.

From 17 April to 21 May 2022 Polish mountaineer Marek Raganowicz climbed a new route solo on Polar Sun Arm, the huge buttress that guards Polar Sun Spire on Baffin Island in Canada. MikroKozmik Variations was climbed over 35...

On Friday 29 April Sébastien Bouin made the first ascent of DNA in the Ramirole sector of the Verdon Gorge in France. The French climber has suggested the grade 9c, making it one of the most difficult sport climbs in...

Simon Richardson reports about the first ascent of the North Ridge of Ulvetanna on Senja Island in norway, climbed on 23 April 2022 with Mark Robson. This is possibly only the second ascent of the mountain.

Scottish climber William Bosi has flashed Charizard, an 8B+ boulder problem at Sklapsko in the Czech Republic.

A few days ago 32-year-old Mari Salvesen of norway flashed the notorious Belly Full of Bad Berries in Indian Creek, USA, becoming only the second person to do so after Pete Whittaker in 2011. Salvesen reports about her ascent which has...

The video of Adam Ondra making the first ascent of Bomba 9b and the variation Bombardino 9a+/9b at Bus de La Stria (Hotel Olivo) close to Arco, Italy

Stefano Ghisolfi analyses the holds on Excalibur, the futuristic climb at Drena close to Arco, Italy.

The video of Adam Ondra freeing an old project, an 8b+ slab called Italo-Spagnola at Bus de La Stria at Arco, Italy.

At the crag Terra Promessa close to Arco, Italy, Adam Ondra has made the first ascent of Wonderland 9b/+

Uncut climbing video: Stefano Ghisolfi making the first ascent of The Lonely Mountain 9b at Arco, Italy in December 2021

Juho Knuuttila reports about the first ascent of Entropi on the NW Face of Mt. Blokktind, carried out with Eivind Jacobsen on 04/03/2022. The stunning 1000m mixed climb has been described by the Finnish alpinist as 'one of the most...

29-year-old Czech climber Adam Ondra has made the first ascent of Bomba 9b at Bus de La Stria (Hotel Olivo) in Arco, Garda Trentino, Italy.