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On Cerro Trinidad Central in Valle Cochamó in Chile the Italian climbers Angelo Contessi, Diego Diaz and Leo Gheza have established the big wall 'Nunca say Nunca' (5.12+/A1/1000m). Gheza reports.

On 2 and 3 February Martin Feistl and Simon Gietl made the First Ascent of Aura (M6 AI5, 1200m) a new mixed climb on the northeast face of Langkofel / Sassolungo above Val Gardena in the Dolomites.

Spanish climber Jorge Díaz-Rullo has made the third ascent 'Sleeping Lion', the 9b at Siurana in Spain established by Chris Sharma in March 2023 and repeated in January 2024 by Alexander Megos.

The video of Stefano Ghisolfi climbing Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's masterpiece established in 1991 in Frankenjura, Germany.

On Wednesday 14 February Adam Ondra made the first repeat of 'Bon Voyage', the E12 at Annot in France established by James Pearson in February 2023. The Czech climber needed 3 days of effort and has confirmed the grade of E12 (9a).

Joda Dolmans and Kristian Vindvik have made the First Ascent of 'Full Pakke' (M5, WI6, R) at Bodø in northern Norway. Dolmans reports about the new mixed outing he describes as 'one of the best new winter routes that I’ve climbed.'

On Saturday 20 January 2024 the Italian climber Iris Bielli redpointed her first 8c, 'Endangered' on Pala del Frate at Corni di Canzo.

Samuel Holzknecht, Simon Messner and Cesare Olivetti have made the First Ascent of the mixed climb 'La Penultima' on Elferkofel / Cima Undici in the Sexten Dolomites, Italy. The 450m climb above Fischleintal ends at the Cengia degli Alpini ledge.

The video of Stefano Ghisolfi making the First Ascent of Excalibur (9b+) at Arco, Italy. Graded 9b+, this is the hardest sport climb in the country and one of the most difficult in the world.

On 25/01/2024 Nicola Castagna and Francesco Salvaterra made the First Ascent of the mixed climb 'La Concha de la lora' on the north-east face of Crozzon di Val d'Agola (Brenta Dolomites). Salvaterra reports.

The video of British climber Pete Whittaker making the second ascent of 'Pure Now' (E9 6c) at Millstone Edge, UK. The First Ascent of this bold gritstone climb was carried out by Tom Randall in March 2014.

On 02/05/2024 Italian alpinists Richard Tiraboschi and Giuseppe Vidoni made the First Ascent of 'Couloir Noire' (400m, AI4, M5) on Mont Noire de Peuterey in the Mont Blanc massif. Vidoni reports.

On 01/27/2024 François Cazzanelli, Stefano Stradelli and Giuseppe Vidoni made the First Ascent of 'La Cascata dell'Arbiére' (100m, WI4) on Becca des Arbiére in the Saint-Barthélemy valley in Valle d'Aosta.

The report by Daniel Ladurner who on 23/01/2024 with Johannes Lemayr completed the First Ascent of 'Ein Tag zum Träumen', A dream day, an ephemeral ice fall and mixed climb right at the back of the Langental / Vallunga valley in the Dolomites, Italy.

On 01/20/2024 Fabrizio Cuniberti, Diego Margiotta and Lucio Rinetti amde the First Ascent of 'Ecofly' in Valle Argentera (Val Susa, Piedmont, Italy). Located to the left of 'Coboldo Caustico', the new mixed climb is dedicated to the mountaineer and paraglider Marco Diliberto who died in a mountaineering accident in September...

Austrian alpinists Martin Feistl and Martin Sieberer have made the First Ascent of the mixed climb 'Männer mit Moral' (170m, M8, WI 6, R) in Pinnistal, a small side valley of the Stubaital in Austria. Feistl reports.