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39-year-old American sport climber Dave Graham has repeated First Ley 9a+ at Margalef in Spain.

Watch Adam Ondra and Alex Honnold discuss their sport climbing, big wall climbing and more.

The South Face of Mount Dunkirk (3030m) the Rocky Mountains, Canada, was skied for the first time on 17/03/2021 by Christina Lustenberger, Ian McIntosh and Nick McNutt.

On 17 March 2021 Luca Pandolfi perished in an avalanche above Flassin at Saint-Oyen in the Aosta Valley. Known by everyone, the Italian was a highly regarded snowboarder.

At Fontainebleau in France Manuel Cornu has repeated Le pilier du désert assis direct and suggested an upgrade to 8C+.

On Saturday 30 January 2021 the mountain guides Simon Gietl and Mark Oberlechner from the South Tyrol, Italy, made the first ascent of a difficult mixed climb at Rein in Taufers called Dogma.

Basque climber Iker Pou has made the first ascent of Guggenhell, at 9a+/b currently the hardest sport climb on the island of Mallorca.

From 2 - 4 March Polish mountaineers Maciek Ciesielski, Piotr Sułowski and Kacper Tekieli made the first winter ascent of Expander, reputed to be the most famous link-up of four existing routes in the Tatras in Poland.

On Punta Centrale dei Sfulmini in the Brenta Dolomites Franco Nicolini and Davide Galizzi have made the first ascent of the rock climb La Piccozza nella Roccia. Nicolini reports about the route dedicated to his friend Giuliano Stenghel.

Climbing video: Adam Ondra attempting El Toro Salvaje, a potential 9c sport climb at Margalef in Spain.

Watch French climber Seb Bouin climbing a new sequence on the upper crux of Biographie at Céüse.

On Friday 12 March 2021 at the classic Pierra Menta ski mountaineering competition the teams Alba De Silvestro & Giulia Murada and Michele Boscacci & Davide Magnini were crowned Long Distance World Champions.

Watch the first ascent of Crystal Ship 8C and more: Giuliano Cameroni, Daisuke Ichimiya, Clément Lechaptois, Marine Thevenet and Diego Cameroni climb new boulder problems at Cresciano in Switzerland.

52-year-old Italian rock climber Alfredo Webber has made a daring free solo ascent of Panem et Circenses at Muro di Pizarra close to Arco, Italy. Freed by Webber himself, according to the climber from Val di Non the difficulties of the route weigh in at circa 8c.

On 10/03/2021 Frenchmen Paul Bonhomme and Vivian Bruchez skied the SE Face of Tête Carrée in the Mont Blanc massif. Called La Testa tra le stelle, the line is likely to be the first ski descent of this face.

On 4/03/2021 alpinists and extreme skiers Ian McIntosh and Christina Lusti Lustenberger completed their childhood dream by scoring the first ski descent of Mount Nelson in Canada, skiing the mountain's striking East Face.