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The video of Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi and his quest to repeat the first 9c in the world, 'Silence' at Flatanger in Norway, and the world's first 9A boulder problem, 'Burden of Dreams' at Lappnor in Finland.

Luca Giupponi report about 'Tokyo 2021' established on Torre Est in the Vajolet Towers, Rosengarten / Catinaccio, Dolomites. First ascended with Marco Fiorentini and Dino Vanzetta, the route is dedicated to Alex Toniolli.

Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl has repeated 'Pungitopo' (8c+) at Red Point Wall close to arco, Italy.

A preliminary preview of Melloblocco, the largest bouldering and climbing meeting in the world which will take place in Italy's Val di Mello - Val Masino from 8 to 11 May 2024. Over 1000 climbers have already registered for the...

The International Federation of Sport Climbing has announced the list of nominated officials for the Summer Olympics, scheduled to take place from 26 July to 11 August in Paris, France.

On 24 and 25 February 2024 Sebastian Pelletti and Hernan Rodriguez made the first ascent of 'Arma de doble filo' (5.11+, A1, 800m) on the East face of La Espada in the Torres del Paine massif in Patagonia.

25-year-old Italian Stefano Carnati has made the first repeat of 'Vicious Circle' (9a+/b) at Mišja peč in Slovenia.

On 06/02/2024 Spanish mountaineers Alain Andrés and Garo Azkue made the first ascent of 'Sorterriko Koblak' on Pointe de Nantillons in the Envers des Aiguilles of the Mont Blanc massif. This 400m mixed climb largely follows the rarely climbed summer...

The video of Jorge Díaz-Rullo and the road to sending 'Bibliographie', the famous 9b+ at Céüse in France he repeated on 16 October 2023.

Italian climber Gabriele Moroni has repeated 'La Rambla', the benchmark 9a+ located at Siurana in Spain.

Scottish climber William Bosi has made the second ascent of 'Return of the Sleepwalker', the 9A/V17 at Red Rocks, USA, established by Daniel Woods in 2021. Bosi made the ascent after 12 sessions and has now climbed 3 boulders at...

The video of Stefano Ghisolfi making the first ascent of Excalibur (9b+) at arco, Italy. Graded 9b+, this is the hardest sport climb in the country and one of the most difficult in the world.

On 06/02/2024 Italian alpinists François Cazzanelli, Jerome Perruquet, Marco Farina and Stefano Stradelli established a new route on the South Face of the Matterhorn (4,478m).

To protect the health of its athletes the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has introduced comprehensive regulations related to Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs). The new policy will take effect from 15 February 2024.

On 01/20/2024 Fabrizio Cuniberti, Diego Margiotta and Lucio Rinetti amde the first ascent of 'Ecofly' in Valle Argentera (Val Susa, Piedmont, Italy). Located to the left of 'Coboldo Caustico', the new mixed climb is dedicated to the mountaineer and paraglider...

The video of Alexander Megos repeating 'Sleeping Lion', the 9b at Siurana in Spain freed by Chris Sharma in 2023.