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Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl has repeated 'Solitary Souls' (8c+) in Arco.

Interview with François Cazzanelli who on 7 March 2025 teamed up with Giuseppe Vidoni to make the first ascent of 'Bianco Invisibile' (800m, 6c, M7, AI5) on the east face of Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey (4112m) in the Mont Blanc massif. The route ends at the col at 3900m.

Japanese climber Dai Koyamada has established 'Monolith' in the Hinokage Valley, Japan. The boulder has been graded 8C/+ and was described by the 48-year-old as 'one of the best problems of my life.

The report by Andrea Gremes, who on 4 March 2025 teamed up with Emanuele Andreozzi to make the first ascent of 'Via Teti', a mixed climb on the north face of Cima Busazza in the Adamello-Presanella group, Italy.

Austrian climber Eva Hammelmüller has completed her climbing trip to France and Spain. Standout repeats include 'Esclatamàsters' (9a), 'Joe-cita' (9a) and an onsight ascent of 'Humildes pa Casa' (8b+).

Ar Mišja Peč in Slovenia Janja Garnbret has made the first female ascent of ‘Za Staro kolo in Majhnega psa’ the historic 8c+ established in 1992 by Tadej Slabe.

Swedish alpinist Joda Dolmans reports about his recent Tindenåla winter solo in Norway. The 24-year-old carried out a 'wild journey, in the heart of winter' climbing six iconic mountains in Nordland from December 2024 to February 2025: Stetind, Husbyviktind, Preikstoltind, Sjunkhatten, Strandåtind and Store Åselitind.

In early February 2025 the Italians Domenico Mottarella and Marco Zanchetta made the first ascent of "El Diedro de lo Squalupo" in the Cochamó Valley in Chile. The climb is located at Sector de Mamón in the La Paloma valley.

On his first visit to Buoux in France Alexander Megos repeated a slew of classic testpieces. His standout ascent is a flash of ‘Agincourt’, the historic 8c established by Ben Moon in 1989.

On the west face of Cerro Piergiorgio in Patagonia, Italian alpinists Matteo Della Bordella, Dario Eynard, and Mirco Grasso have completed Gringos Locos. The route was first attempted in 1995 by Maurizio Giordani and Luca Maspes, who had managed to climb more than three-quarters up the face.

British climber Jim Pope has made only the third ascent of Dynamics of Change at Burbage South, England. This E9 7a trad climb was first ascended by Pete Whittaker in 2008 and repeated by Neil Kershaw in 2014.

Black Diamond Equipment is recalling the Vision climbing harness due to premature degradation of its specialized materials and construction

Italian climber Elias Iagnemma has repeated 'Ephyra' (8C+) at Chironico in Switzerland.

From 18 - 20 February 2025 French alpinists Léo Billon and Enzo Oddo made the first ascent of 'Les Barbares 3' on Pré de Bar in the Mont Blanc massif.

From 17 to 21 February 2025, French climber Benjamin Védrines completed a solo winter ascent of the BASE route on the West Face of the Drus in the Mont Blanc massif.

In December 2024 Norwegian rock climber Mari Augusta Salvesen repeated 'The Zone' (E9 6c) at Curbar Edge, UK. In doing so she joined only handful of other women who have climbed E9.