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22/08/2025 - Climbing
Siebe Vanhee flashes Muy Caliente, E9 trad at Pembroke in Wales Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee has made the long-awaited first flash ascent of the trad climb 'Muy Caliente' (E9, 6c), at Stennis Ford, Pembroke, Wales

21/08/2025 - Climbing
Diamante Grezzo in Valle dell'Orco, ft. Marzio Nardi and James Pearson Watch James Pearson climb 'Diamante Grezzo' in Valle dell'Orco, Italy, bolted by Marzio Nardi and the late Adriano Trombetta over 20 years ago.

21/08/2025 - Climbing
The Mystery of Phandambiri established by Italian expedition in Mozambique On Saturday 9 August the Italians Manrico Dell'Agnola, Antonella Giacomini, Maurizio Giordani and Nancy Paoletto completed 'Il mistero del Phandambiri' (The Mystery of Phandambiri) on the SE Pillar of Phandambiri, also referred to as Mount Panda. The climb reaches the mountain's main summit and comes in the wake of...

20/08/2025 - Alpinism
The Infinite Knot, new Matterhorn climb by François Cazzanelli, Michele Cazzanelli, Stefano Stradelli In August François Cazzanelli, Michele Cazzanelli and Stefano Stradelli hanno made the first ascent of 'Il Nodo Infinito' on Pic Tyndall (4241m) on the south face of the Matterhorn.

19/08/2025 - Alpinism
Alpinists hang Palestine flag on Les Drus to denounce genocide in Gaza Last weekend an anonymous collective of climbers and alpinists hung a giant Palestinian flag on the west face of Les Drus to denounce the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

19/08/2025 - Climbing
Katherine Choong makes first female ascent of Piz Dal Nas on Titlis in Switzerland Swiss climber Katherine Choong has made the first female ascent of 'Piz Dal Nas' on the North Face of Titlis in Switzerland. The 500m 8b was established ground-up by Matthias Trottmann and then freed by the Swissman in 2010.

19/08/2025 - Climbing
Igor Koller repeats his Tatras testpiece 51 years after first ascent On 13 August 2025 Igor Koller and Martin Krasňanský made a rare repeat of 'Bonbónová cesta', Candy, on Lomnický štít in the High Tatras of Slovakia. The route was established by Koller and Andrej Belica in 1974 and was, at the time, one of the hardest in the country. 73-year-old...

18/08/2025 - Climbing
Dylan Chuat repeats Move (9b/+) at Flatanger 24-year-old Dylan Chuat from Switzerland has repeated 'Move' at Flatanger in Norway. Chuat reports about the 9b/+ freed by Adam Ondra in 2013

17/08/2025 - Alpinism
Kindergarten opened on Col Bechei (Dolomites) by Daniele Bolognani, Davide Dallago On the south face of Col Bechei in the Dolomites Daniele Bolognani and Davide Dallago have made the first ascent of 'Kindergarten'. The new multipitch is described as being a '5-star line on bullet-proof limestone.'

16/08/2025 - Alpinism
Watch François Cazzanelli & Giuseppe Vidoni establish 'Bianco Invisibile' on Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey On 7 March 2025 François Cazzanelli and Giuseppe Vidoni made the first ascent of 'Bianco Invisibile' (800m, 6c, M7, AI5) on the east face of Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey (4112m) in the Mont Blanc massif.

15/08/2025 - Interviews
Corno Stella & Central Pillar of Freney: Aurélia Lanoë and Silvia Loreggian’s 'South 6' project gets off to a perfect start On the 31st of July, Aurélia Lanoë and Silvia Loreggian set off from Ventimiglia in NW Italy on their 'South 6 project'. The idea is to cross the Alps by bike from the west to east and free climb six major south faces: Corno Stella, Mont Blanc, Wenden, Rätikon, Marmolada,...

14/08/2025 - Climbing
First ascents of Kaikiawila, Ngoku and other new climbs in Angola A team of seven Spanish comprising Miguel A. Díaz, Álvaro García, Indi Gutierrez, David Matos, Juanjo Medina, Manu Ponce and Gonzalo Torre has completed several first ascents on the imposing granite mountains of southern Cumbira II in Angola's Cuanza Sur province. Highlights include the first ascents of Mt. Kaikiawila and...

13/08/2025 - Alpinism
Voie Lafaille on Drus West face freed by Léo Billon, Enzo Oddo French alpinists Léo Billon and Enzo Oddo have made the first free ascent of 'Voie Lafaille' on the West face the Drus in the Mont Blanc massif. The route was established solo by French ace Jean-Christophe Lafaille in winter 2001.

13/08/2025 - Book-press
Civetta North-West, the new guidebook by Alessandro Baù & Luca Vallata The climbing guidebook 'Civetta North-West' by Alessandro Baù and Luca Vallata has recently been published by Idea Montagna. With kind permission from the authors, we're publishing the introduction to the 'Wall of Walls' of the Dolomites, along with the route description and topo of the classic 'Solleder-Lettenbauer’, first ascended by Gustav Lettenbauer and Emil Solleder...

12/08/2025 - Climbing
Watch Anak Verhoeven climbing 'Rainshadow' (9a) at Malham Cove On 9 May 2025 Belgian rock climber Anak Verhoeven made the first female ascent of 'Rainshadow' (9a) at Malham Cove in England.

12/08/2025 - Climbing
First climb established on Mt. Phandambiri in Mozambique In Mozambique, Mirco Grasso and Samuele Mazzolini have established 'O caminho dos cogumelos' on the east face of Mount Panda, also known as Phandambiri. Nearly 900 meters high and graded 7a, this is the first route on this granite monolith. The two climbers are part of a larger expedition that...
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