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2022 was a disastrous year for Swiss glaciers: all ice melt records were smashed by the great dearth of snow in winter and continuous heatwaves in summer. More than 6 percent of the ice volume was lost, reports the Cryospheric Commission (CC) of the Swiss Academy of Sciences.

Swiss climber Alexander Rohr has made the first ascent of Oblivion, an old project at Gimmelwald in switzerland now graded 9a.

Watch Swiss climber Cédric Lachat repeat Wogü, the 250m 8c in Rätikon, switzerland, established ground-up by Beat Kammerlander in 1998 and freed by Adam Ondra in 2008.

A short summary and video of Ryan Colley and his Ski Traverse across the Alps in switzerland. 580km over 26 days, carried out last spring.

Interview with Swiss alpinist Silvan Schüpbach who on 31/07/2022, with Carlos Molina from Argentina, climbed 7 routes in 24 hours in Wendenstöcke, switzerland.

Watch Cédric Lachat making the first repeat of Fly, the difficult multi-pitch climb in Lauterbrunnental in switzerland freed by Germany’s Alex Megos. The Swissman repeated the route with Tobias Suter in 2019.

In April 2022 Shawn Raboutou made the first ascent of Alphane. Located at Chironico in switzerland, this is currently only the third boulder problem in the world to be graded 9A. Film by Ben Neilson.

Yannick Glatthard and Jonas Schild have established Stiller-Has (280m, 7c+/8a?) and Wilde Has (350m, 7b?) on Gstellihorn in switzerland’s Bernese Oberland.

The videos of Swissman Cédric Lachat repeating Yeah Man at Gastlosen with Melissa Le Nevé and Zahir on Wendenstöcke with Fabien Dugit.

Swiss climbers Katherine Choong and Jim Zimmermann have both repeated Hattori Hanzo, the seven pitch 8b+ on the North Face of Titlis above Engelberg in switzerland, first ascended by Matthias Trottmann.

Swiss mountaineer Marcel Rémy, father of the famous alpinists and rock climbers Yves and Claude Remy, has died at the age of 99

The second stage of the 2022 Lead World Cup was won last night in Villars, switzerland, by Janja Garnbret and Homma Taisei. This is the Slovenian’s 50th World Cup medal.

On 20 April 2022 American rock climber Dave Graham made the first ascent of the 8C+ boulder Euclase in Valle Bavona, switzerland, describing the problem as 'one of the hardest lines I have climbed to date.'

American rock climber Michaela Kiersch has repeated New Base Line, the 8B+ boulder problem at Magic Wood in switzerland.

Swiss climber Jonas Schild reports about his recent repeat of Gondo Crack, the 8c crack climb at Cippo in switzerland freed by Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher in 2017. Schild placed all gear during his ascent

On 18/04/2022 Swiss rock climber Katherine Choong repeated the 8b multipitch 'La Ramirole' (150m, 8b) in the Verdon Gorge, France