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29/06/2025 - Competitions
Oriane Bertone & Anraku Sorato win Boulder World Cup 2025, Janja Garnbret & Toby Roberts win in Innsbruck The sixth and final stage of the Boulder World Cup 2025 took place in Innsbruck, Austria, this weekend and was won by Olympic Champions Janja Garnbret of Slovenia and Toby Roberts of Great Britain. Oriane Bertone of France and Anraku Sorato of Japan were crowned season champions; this is Bertone's...

26/06/2025 - Alpinism
'Le château dans le ciel' added to Petit Dru by Yanis Cherqaoui, Baptiste Obino, Hugo Peruzzo From 18 - 21 June 2025 French alpinists Yanis Cherqaoui, Baptiste Obino and Hugo Peruzzo made the first ascent of 'Le château dans le ciel' (ED, 7b+, 1000m) on Petit Dru in the Mont Blanc massif.

24/06/2025 - Alpinism
New climb on Aiguille du Plan by Léo Billon & Enzo Oddo French alpinists Léo Billon and Enzo Oddo have made the first ascent of ‘OSS ne répond plus..’ (7a+, 700m) on the West Face of Aiguille du Plan, Mont Blanc.

24/06/2025 - Climbing
Ana Belén Argudo Marugan makes first ascent of 'Jai-Alai' (9a) at Margalef In mid-May Spanish climber Ana Belén Argudo Marugan made the first ascent of 'Jai-Alai' (9a) at Margalef in Spain.

23/06/2025 - Competitions
Aaron Durogati wins the Red Bull X-Alps 2025 33-year-old Aaron Durogati has claimed victory in the twelfth edition of the prestigious Red Bull X-Alps 2025, breaking a 16-year Swiss winning streak. With a final time of 7 days and 8 hours, Durogati became the first Italian ever to win the race, finishing just one hour ahead of Swiss...

23/06/2025 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl & Jacopo Larcher free Rätikon's 'Next Generation' Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher have made the first free ascent of 'Next Generation' in the Rätikon massif. Located on the Zwölferkopf West Face, this 170m alpine sport climb was established by Christian Fritz, Pio Jutz, Klaus Müller and Christof Thaler in 2018 and now goes free at 8b+.

21/06/2025 - Climbing
Video: Adam Ondra vs Lexicon, world’s hardest trad flash On 16/05/2025 Czech climber Adam Ondra made the first-ever flash ascent of a British trad climb graded E11, Lexicon at Pavey Ark in England.

20/06/2025 - Alpinism
'Sikunga Express' first ascent on Baffin Island by Erik Boomer, Ky Hart From 1 - 23 May 2025 American alpinists Erik Boomer and Ky Hart have made the first ascent of 'Sikunga Express' (WI3 M7 5.10 A3+, 975m, 19 pitches) on Baffin Island, Canada.

19/06/2025 - Alpinism
'Shooting the Moon' climbed on Ultar Sar (Pakistan) by Ethan Berman, Maarten van Haeren, Sebastian Pelletti From 6 - 13 June 2025 alpinists Ethan Berman, Maarten van Haeren and Sebastian Pelletti made the first ascent of ‘Shooting the Moon’ (WI4 M5, 3100m), a magnificent new mixed route climbed alpine style on Ultar Sar, Pakistan.

18/06/2025 - Climbing
Lara Neumeier climbs 'Silbergeier' in Rätikon, Switzerland On 10/06/2025 German climber Lara Neumeier successfully repeated 'Silbergeier', the Beat Kammerlander masterpiece recognised as one of the most famous hard multi-pitch routes in the Alps.

17/06/2025 - Climbing
Video: Jakob Schubert vs 'Alphane' (9A) in Chironico The video of Austrian climber Jakob Schubert sending his first 9A boulder problem, 'Alphane' in Chironico / Switzerland.

17/06/2025 - Environment
Cochamó Valley (Patagonia) fundraising campaign surpasses 50% of goal One year after launching the Conserva Puchegüín campaign to acquire and protect 133,000 hectares (329,000 acres) in Patagonia's Cochamo valley, support for from donors around the world has surpassed US$45 million. Also referred to as the 'Yosemite of South America', in 2023 a petition quickly garnered over 99,000 signatures...

16/06/2025 - Alpinism
La Ligne Géant highline between Dent du Géant - Mont Mallet A group of slackliners has completed a highline between Dent du Géant and Mont Mallet in the Mont Blanc massif. Called La Ligne Géant, this has been described as ‘arguably the most complex and uncertain line ever done.’

11/06/2025 - Climbing
Edu Marín makes first free ascent of 'Donec Perficiam' at Montrebei to complete 'Iberian Trilogy' Spanish climber Edu Marin has made the first free ascent of Donec Perficiam (8b+/8c, 350m) at Montrebei in Spain. In doing so he has completed what has been described as the 'Iberian Trilogy', comprised of another two cutting-edge alpine climbs, 'Orbayu' at Pico Urriellu / El Naranjo de Bulnes and...

06/06/2025 - Climbing
Seb Bouin makes first ascent of hardest route in Croatia, 'Vidra La Vida' (9b/+) On the island of Hvar in Croatia French climber Sébastien Bouin made the first ascent of 'Vidra La Vida'. Graded 9b/+, this is now the hardest sport climb in the country.

05/06/2025 - Climbing
Anak Verhoeven repeats 'Rainshadow' (9a) at Malham Cove, England On 5 May 2025 Belgian rock climber Anak Verhoeven made the first female ascent of 'Rainshadow' (9a) at Malham Cove in England.
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