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On 31/12/2023 Marco Cordin and Martino Piva made the first ascent of 'Nunca con prisa, siempre con gana', a new mixed climb on Castello di Vallesinella in the Brenta Dolomites, italy. Cordin reports.

On 24 December 2023 Andrea Locatelli made the first ascent of 'Il bombarolo', a sport climb close to Bergamo in italy route for which the 13-year-old climber has suggested the grade 8c+.

On 12/24/2024 Mirco Grasso, Francesco Rigon and Luca Vallata made the first ascent of ' Archi del Vento', a fascinating new mixed climb on the north face of the Naso del Monte Duranno (Carnic Prealps, Friulian Dolomites, italy.

Emanuele Andreozzi and Vaida Vaivadaite have established 'First Time', a spectacular new ice climb in Val Ombretta directly opposite the south face of the Marmolada in the Dolomites, italy.

The video of Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli and North6, their project to climb the six great north faces of the Alps, travelling from one mountain to the next by bike: Cima Grande di Lavaredo, Pizzo Badile, Eiger, Matterhorn, Petit Dru and Grandes Jorasses.

The International Federation of Sport Climbing has published a list of all the Sport Climbing athletes participating in the Olympic Qualifier Series prior to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Seb Bush from italy, Simon Smith and Mike Turner from the UK have recently established 'Pretty reckless cats' a hard multi-pitch rock climb on the Northwest Face of Kizilin Basì in the Aladağlar National Park in southern Turkey. The 300m climb was established ground-up with the use of aid and...

At Andonno in italy 22-year-old Laura Rogora has repeated Lapsus (9a+), Cobra Reale (8c+/9a), Noia (8c+) and Noi (8b+).

German climber Solveig Korherr, partnered by Luisa Deubzer, has repeated the 8b multi-pitch Hotel Supramonte (8b, 400m) in Sardinia, italy. The style is impressive: apart from making a no-falls ascent, the pair travelled to italy using public transport.

30-year-old Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi has repeated Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's masterpiece established in 1991 in Frankenjura, Germany.

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) European Qualifier Boulder & Lead is currently taking place in Laval, France. The Semifinals yesterday were led by Oriane Bertone and Toby Roberts. The Finals take place today and will be streamed live: women commence at 09:30, men at 14:30.

The video of Simon Gietl and his winter solo climbs in the Dolomites: Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Sass dla Crusc / Heiligkreuzkofel, Rosengarten, Geislerspitzen.

The video portrait of Austrian paraclimber Angelino Zeller whose ambitious goal is to climb Sarre 2000 footless. This 8a+ located at Tetto di Sarre in Valle d'Aosta, italy, was climbed without feet by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2014.

An Italian expedition comprised of mountain guides Alessandro Baù, Lorenzo D'Addario, Jérome Perruquet and Francesco Ratti has established two new climbs in the Miyar Valley, also known as the 'Yosemite of India'. 'Wind of Silence' (6b+, 500m) ascend the Neverseen Tower, while 'Super Thuraya' (6c, 500m) climbs the southwest pillar...

Measurements carried out by the Gran Paradiso park rangers confirm a loss of surface area equivalent to three football fields.

Sébastien Bouin has repeated 'Lapsus' at Andonno in italy. First ascended by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2015 and originally graded 9b, the French climber feels the route warrants 9a+.