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Jain Kim from South Korea and Toby Roberts from Great Britain won the third stage of the Lead World Cup 2023 at Chamonix on Sunday 9 July. This is Kim's 30th Lead victory, Roberts' first.

Doctors Eugen Burtscher & Volker Schöffl have both resigned from the IFSC Medical Commission in protest at the International Federation of Sport Climbing's lack of action concerning the RED-S problems of its athletes.

The Teramo section of the Italian Mountaineering Club (CAI) has announced it has changed the name of Via Ferrata Brizio to Via Ferrata dei Ginepri. The decision derives from historical events linked to the application of the racial laws during Italy's fascist period.

The video of German climber Yannick Flohé repeating Ephyra 8C+ at Chironico in January 2023.

During its annual national assembly, the Italian Mountaineering Club removed the name of Benito Mussolini from the register of its honorary members.

The 16th edition of Melloblocco, the world's biggest bouldering and climbing meeting, came to a close on Sunday in Val Masino - Val di Mello, Italy. 2500 registered climbers underline the success of the event which has no other equals in the climbing world.

The first stage of the 2023 Boulder World Cup was won in Hachioji, Japan, last weekend by Brooke Raboutou and Mejdi Schalck. This is Raboutou's first ever IFSC World Cup gold medal, Schalck's second.

24-year-old climber from Italy, Stefano Carnati, has repeated Erebor at Eremo di San Paolo close to Arco, Italy. First ascended in 2021 by Stefano Ghisolfi, this power endurance testpiece has been repeated by Laura Rogora, Adam Ondra and Jakob Schubert.

The film Balkan Express featuring Max Kroneck and Jochen Mesle as they bike and ski the Balkans, from Greece all the way to Germany

On 11 March 2023 French rock climber Hugo Parmentier sent his first 8C boulder problem, Le pied à Coulisse at Fontainebleau in France.

The video of French climbers Nicolas Pelorson and Lucien Martinez illustrating all the moves of Bombé Bleu, the legendary project at Buoux in France. Bolted in 1991 by Marc Le Menestrel and also referred to as Chantier, this route has never been climbed before.

From 4 to 7 May 2023 Melloblocco, the biggest bouldering meeting in the world, returns to Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy. Pre-register online on www.melloblocco.it.

The Individual race of the 2023 Ski Mountaineering World Championships at Boí Taüll in Spain was won today by Axelle Gachet-Mollaret and Rémi Bonnet.

Japanese rock climber Keita Kurakami provides thoughtful insight into the mentality behind his first ascent of the boulder problem 'Discovery' on the island of Yakushima, Japan.

Last Saturday German climber Florian Wientjes sent his first 8C+ boulder problem, Off the wagon low in Val Bavona, Switzerland.

Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2023: yesterday in Val Martello, Italy the Spanish team comprised of Oriol Cardona Coll and Ana Alonso Rodriguez won the spectacular Mixed Relay.