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In Sardinia, Italy, a group of mountain guides and aspirant guides have re-bolted the multi-pitch climbs 'L’ombra della mia mano' on Punta Cusidore, 'Legittimo bastardo' and 'Stella di Sangue' on Bruncu Nieddu and 'Sguercia' on Monte Uddè, as well as 4 climbs at the crag Monte Maccione crag. Matteo Canova,...

Kilian Moni reports about the first ascent of 'Sous l'œil d'Adèle' established on 18/05/2025 with Laetitia Chomette and Pierre Girot on the north face of Pointe Louise, Écrins massif, France. The 600m mixed climb above the Plate des Agneaux valley is graded 600m ED- 5/M5+.

Two new fastest known times have been set on Mont Blanc: Èlise Poncet ascended from the church to the summit and back in 6:54, while Benjamin Védrines, via a different route, required 4 hours and 54 minutes.

The Tre Cime di Lavaredo toll road that leads from Misurina to Rifugio Auronzo and the car park reopens on Sunday 25 May 2025. As of this season, online booking is necessary in advance, via the municipality of Auronzo website.

On 12 May 2025 Sung Su Lee from South Korea made the fifth ascent of 'Burden of Dreams', the 9A boulder problem at Lappnor in Finland established in 2016 by Nalle Hukkataival.

United Kingdom's Supreme Court has ruled that wild camping is legal on Dartmoor in Devon, England.

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.

French alpinist Arthur Poindefert has combined his love for music with climbing by playing his cello after repeating the famous 'Digital Crack' on the Grand Gendarme above Arête des Cosmiques on Aiguille du Midi in the Mont Blanc massif.

The report directly from Val Masino and Val di Mello in Italy of the second day of Melloblocco 2025.

Melloblocco 2025 reintroduces The Historical Bouldering Circuits in Val Masino and Val di Mello: 30 problems to discover the beauty of the Italian valley, now also available on the NIVA app. The circuits I Sassisti (5-6A), Il Melàt (6B-6C), and Il Gigiàt (7A-7B) are detailed by Michele Comi, a...

Andres Marin, Tad McCrea and Anna Pfaff have made the first ascent of 'Journey Through the Castle of Providence' on Mount Providence in Alaska. Pfaff reports about 'the most direct route to the summit.'

Arthur Poindefert reports about the first ascent of 'Géant dans l’âme' on the north face of Dent du Géant in Mont Blanc massif, established on 11/04/2025 together with Mathis Garayt and Kilian Moni. The 500m mixed climb has been graded M8+, ED

The 24th Mezzalama Trophy was won by Axelle Mollaret and Emily Harrop from France, and Michele Boscacci and Robert Antonioli from Italy. Both teams were crowned ISMF Long Distance World Champions.

On Saturday 26 April a Swiss private plane landed and took off next to ski mountaineers ascending toward Capanna Margherita in the Monte Rosa massif. The reckless maneuver could easily have ended in tragedy.

American climber Jonathan Siegrist has repeated 'Erebor' in Arco, Italy. The 9b was established by local climber Stefano Ghisolfi in 2021.

The film 'Edge of Reason' that documents the record breaking ascent of Broad Peak carried out by Benjamin Védrines in 7 hours 28 minutes on 19 July 2022. The French mountaineer then became the first person in the world to paraglide off the summit.