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On 22 January 2025, in Valle di Enghe above Sappada in NE Italy, the two InMont mountain guides Gianni Dorigo and Samuel Straulino established the new mixed climb 'L’Orco non va mai in vacanza' (The Ogre Never Goes on Holiday). Below is Dorigo’s report.

Czech climber Adam Ondra has flashed the 8B+ boulder problem 'El Elegido' at La Pedriza, Spain, describing the feat as 'possibly the bouldering flash ascent that I value the most.'

Watch the video of French climber Laura Pineau repeating 'Greenspit' in Valle dell'Orco, Italy.

The video of mountain guide Marco Sappa repeating the legendary Stevie Haston climb 'Sans Liberté' on Pic Adolphe Rey in the Mont Blanc massif.

The video portrait of inspirational British climber Tim Emmet.

The video of German climber Alexander Megos making the first ascent of 'Tuareg Blanco' (9b/+) at Margalef in Spain.

The video portrait for the La Sportiva Living Legends series of Adam Ondra, the leading climber of his generation. The 30-year-old Czech is the first climber to redpoint a route with a proposed grade of 9c ('Silence', Flatanger, Norway 2017), the first climber to redpoint a 9b+ ('Change', Flatanger, Norway...

On the north face of Cima Busazza in the Adamello – Presanella group, Emanuele Andreozzi and Silvestro Franchini have made the first ascent of Tomas. The new mixed climb is dedicated to Silvestro's brother, Tomas Franchini, who perished last summer on Mount Cashan in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru.

British rock climber Fay Manners reports about a climbing trip to Morocco towards the end of last year which resulted in the first ascents of three new trad climbs together with

On 16/01/2025 Italian climber Gabriele 'Sbisi' Gorobey sent his third 9a, 'Xaxid hostel' at Mišja Peč in Slovenia.

Young alpinists Danny Mensik and Petr Vicha have made the first free ascent of 'Bílý Rys', White Lynx, a route established over a decade ago by Pavel Vrtík and Martina Kratochvílová on the NE Face of Rysy in the High Tatras, Slovakia. The 13-pitch, 450m mixed climb is graded M9....

At Tintorale in Abruzzo, Italy, Elias Iagnemma has made the first ascent of the 9A boulder problem 'The Big Slamm'.

At Margalef in Spain German climber Alexander Megos has made the first ascent of 'Tuareg Blanco' (9b/+).

On the east face of Aguja Val Biois in the Fitz Roy massif of Patagonia the Italian climbers Alessandro Baù, Matteo Della Bordella and Mirco Grasso have made the first ascent of '¿Quién sigue?' (450m, 7a, A1).

British climber Alex Waterhouse has set a fastest known time on Plumber’s Crack at Red Rock, climbing up and back down the famous chimney in less than 26 seconds.

The video of French climber Sébastien Bouin making his September 2024 repeat of 'Lapsus' at Andonno in Italy.