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On Sunday 18 June Swiss rock climber Nina Caprez has repeated Yeah Man (8b+, 300m) on Grand Pfad in the Gastlosen mountain range in switzerland.

Interview with Simon Gietl after the first ascent of Goldfish on Meru South in India, carried out alpine style from 11 - 13 May 2023 with Mathieu Maynadier and Roger Schäli. Interview by Bulgarian journalist Tanya Ivanova.

Saturday evening at Brixen / Bressanone, Italy, the fifth stage of the Boulder World Cup 2023 was won by Natalia Grossman (USA), ahead of Chaehyun Seo from South Korea and Staša Gejo from Serbia.

The video of American climber Michaela Kiersch sending her first 9a+, La Rambla at Siurana in Spain.

Watch Scottish climber Will Bosi repeating Alphane, the 9A boulder problem at Chironico in switzerland first ascended by Shawn Raboutou.

From 15 to 16 February 2023 German alpinists Lukas Hinterberger and Michael Wohlleben completed what is likely to be the first winter ascent of the Salbitschijen trilogy, ie the famous Salbit West Ridge, South Ridge and East Ridge in switzerland.

On 27 May 2023 Michael Arnold, Vivian Bruchez and Tom Lafaille skied the SW Face of Dürrenhorn in the Mischabel range of the Pennine Alps in switzerland. The 700m line was skied with one abseil and is called GoldenEye.

European mountaineers Simon Gietl, Mathieu Maynadier and Roger Schäli have successfully climbed a new route on Meru South (6600m) in India. The new route on the mountain's east face was climbed alpine style and is called Goldfish (800m, M6+ A1).

Cédric Lachat has made the first ascent of Fantasia in the Vercors, France. The 38-year-old climber has suggested 9b, making it the first of this grade for the Swissman.

The video of British rock climber Aidan Roberts flashing Momentum (8B+) in Val Bavona, switzerland

The 2023 IFSC Climbing World Cup Series kicks off in Hachioji, Japan, this weekend as athletes from around the world compete for the first Boulder World Cup medals of the year.

On 12 April 2023 Scottish climber William Bosi made the coveted second ascent of Burden of Dreams in Lappnor, Finland. Established by Nalle Hukkataival in 2016, this was the first ever boulder problem to be graded 9A and even today is considered the hardest boulder problem in the world.

Belgian climber Sébastien Berthe has managed to flash 'Le Voyage' (8b+/E10) at Annot in France. First ascended by James Pearson in 2017, it is considered one of the hardest trad climbs in France.

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.

On 3 February 2023 in Val Bavona, Ticino, switzerland, Niccolò Ceria repeated the boulder problem Off the wagon low (8C+)

At Dvigrad in Croatia the Italian climber Ale Zeni has repeated Malvasia, the legendary sport climb freed by Manolo in 1988.