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Climbing with Jamie Lowther from Scotland, Sweden's Hannes Puman has completed a free ascent of 'The Nose' on El Capitan in Yosemite via what is known as the Schnaz Variation.

Paweł Zieliński has made the first ascent of 'Forza di Polacco', the 170m multipitch he established rope solo on Monte Monaco next to San Vito Lo Capo in Sicily, Italy.

The third edition of 'Baunei, Sport climbing', the compact climbing guidebook by Maurizio Oviglia, has been published by Pietra di Luna Edizioni. One of the best-selling guidebooks to the east coast of Sardinia, Italy, features all the crags in the Baunei area, as well as the multi-pitch climbs on Pedra...

The report and route topo of 'Hasta la vista' (8-/RS3/I), a new multi-pitch climb established on the West Face of Coston d'Averau (Nuvolau, Dolomites) by Czech mountaineers Michal Coubal, Martin Tučka and Anna Coubalová.

On the NE face of Petit Flambeau in the Mont Blanc massif, Filip Babicz and Heike Schmitt have made the first ascent of the mixed climb 'Partita Lampo' (M7 200m).

Yesterday at Bus de La Stria close to Arco, Italy Laura Rogora redpointed 'Trofeo dell'Adriatico' (9a+).

The crag Castel Madruzzo is located less than half an hour from Arco, Italy, and features 24 climbs from 6a to 7c+.

A fundraising campaign has been launched to rebolt the most at-risk sport climbs at Castello dell’Iride, one of the most beautiful crags in Sardinia.

Japanese mountaineers Hidesuke Taneishi and Hiroki Yamamoto have made the first ascent of Pholesobi Peak (6652m) in Nepal via a direct line up the mountain's North Face (ED+, 1500m).

Italian climber Laura Rogora has redpointed Bombardino (9a+) at Arco, Italy, on her fourth attempt of the day.

Last summer South Tyrolean mountain guide Christoph Hainz made the first ascent, ground-up and rope-solo, of 'Dolomiti Race' on Piz Ciavazes in the Sella group of the Dolomites, Italy.

On 03/11/2024 French climber Caroline Ciavaldini repeated ‘Greenspit (8b/+) in Valle dell’Orco, Italy.

Last summer a small expedition of British climbers composed of Indie Fallowfield, Ben Kent and Chris Moore established a series of new routes on hitherto unclimbed west face of Innaarsuit, west coast of Greenland. The trio reached the world's largest island by sailing boat. Kent provides the details.

The development of Gola di Mikado, a beautiful new sport climbing crag near Capo Pecora in Sardinia, has been completed thanks to a crowdfunding campaign. All the details directly from Maurizio Oviglia, who bolted the routes together with Antonio Iaria and Tatjana Goex

Mountain guide Josef Hilpold has made the first ascent of 'Giai amus a obiare' (6b, 155m) on Pedra Longa in Sardinia.

The Croatian Mountaineering Association reports about new climbs added to the peaks in the Grebaje valley, Montenegro.