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Two new fastest known times have been set on Mont Blanc: Èlise Poncet ascended from the church to the summit and back in 6:54, while Benjamin Védrines, via a different route, required 4 hours and 54 minutes.

The Tre Cime di Lavaredo toll road that leads from Misurina to Rifugio Auronzo and the car park reopens on Sunday 25 May 2025. As of this season, online booking is necessary in advance, via the municipality of Auronzo website.

United Kingdom's Supreme Court has ruled that wild camping is legal on Dartmoor in Devon, England.

On 16/05/2025 Czech climber Adam Ondra made the first-ever flash ascent of a British trad climb graded E11, Lexicon at Pavey Ark in England.

Nicoletta Costi reports about She Rocks! the women's climbing workshop at Melloblocco 2025 organised by Caroline Ciavaldini.

On 05/02/2025 manuele Andreozzi and Stefano Falezza made the first ascent of the mixed climb 'A State Of Trance' on the north face of Cima Busazza in the Adamello – Presanella group of the Italian Alps.

The 18th edition of Melloblocco — the world’s largest bouldering — came to a close yesterday in Val Masino – Val di Mello, Italy. Four days of climbing and festivities in the valley drew over 2,300 registered participants and 8,000 attendees.

On 02/05/2025 Babsi Zangerl repeated 'Bombardino' at Bus de La Stria, Arco, Italy. In doing so the Austrian has climbed her first 9a+.

Melloblocco 2025 will take place from 7 - 10 May 2025 in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy. Check out the latest updates about the biggest bouldering meeting in the world.

The film documenting the first flash ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite, carried out by Barbara Zangerl with Jacopo Larcher on 'Freerider' in November 2024.

Arthur Poindefert reports about the first ascent of 'Géant dans l’âme' on the north face of Dent du Géant in Mont Blanc massif, established on 11/04/2025 together with Mathis Garayt and Kilian Moni. The 500m mixed climb has been graded M8+, ED

Yesterday 74-year-old British climber Rob Matheson made a rare repeat of 'The Bells, The Bells!', one of the most fearsome trad climbs in Great Britain. Located on North Stack Wall at Gogarth, it was first ascended in 1980 by John Redhead.

The trailer for the documentary 'Eternal Solo', which documents the first solo ascent of 'Eternal Flame' in the heart of the Karakorum massif in July 2024. The film, written and directed by Andrea Cossu, will have its world premiere at the 73rd edition of the Trento Film Festival.

The first stage of the Boulder World Cup 2025 was won in Keqiao, China, last weekend by USA’s Annie Sanders and Japan’s Anraku Sorato

Interview with 26-year-old Spanish climber Jorge Díaz-Rullo about his cutting-edge 'Café Colombia' project at Margalef in Spain.

Watch Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl making the first repeat of 'The Gift' (8c, 350m) on the Drusenfluh the Rätikon massif in Austria, summer 2024.