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On Monday 25/10/2021 US rock climber Jonathan Siegrist repeated Lapsus at Andonno, one of the hardest sport climbs in Italy.

Rolando Larcher and Michele Cagol have made the first ascent of Bepino, a new multi-pitch rock climb on the west face of Cima Uomo (2543m) in the Brenta Dolomites to remember their father-in-law Giuseppe Deavi. The route was subsequently freed by Bepino's nephew and Rolando's son, Alessandro Larcher. The three...

Slovenian climber Vita Lukan has onsighted Geminis at Rodellar in Spain. Thanks to this ascent the 21-year-old has become one of the few women to onsight a route of these difficulties.

At the crag San Rocchino close to Camaiore in Tuscany, Italy, Gabriele Moroni then Lorenzo Bogliacino have repeated Naturalmente. Graded 9a+, the route was freed by Adam Ondra in 2017 and unrepeated.

Laura Rogora has made the first repeat of Erebor at the crag Eremo di San Paolo close to Arco. Graded 9b/+ and established by Stefano Ghisolfi in January 2021, it is considered the most difficult sport climb in Italy. This is the first time a woman has climbed a route...

On 24 September 2021 American climber Sean Bailey repeated Bibliographie 9b+ at Céüse in France.

British rock climber Neil Gresham has made the first ascent of Lexicon at Pavey Ark in England. Graded E11 7a, it checks in as one of the hardest trad climbs in Great Britain.

Japanese competition climber Miho Nonaka has redpointed Mr Hyde at Ceuse in France. In doing so she has upped her game from 7c+ to 8c+ in one single go.

Città di Uruk is a historic crag located in Val Sapin above Courmayeur in Italy. With over 30 climbs of all grades, this is reputed to be the best cliff in the entire Aosta Valley. This year the crag hosts the Tiro Lead competition, with € 1,000 prize money for...

The video of French climber Seb Bouin at the historic crag Cimaï in southern France.

Aris Theodoropoulos introduces Pezond, an interesting new crag on the northeast coast of Kalymnos in Greece.

Interview with Alberto Gnerro and Federica Mingolla, the two ‘judges’ of the Tiro Leader Climbing Challenge in Val Sapin above Courmayeur in Italy’s Aosta Valley. Until October two climbs, one for men and one for women, at the historic crag La città di Uruk await the first free ascent; €...

The Dolorock Climbing Festival 2021 took place from 1 to 31 July in Valle di Landro. Over 140 climbers from 5 different countries took part in the climbing meeting of the Dolomites.

Watch the third episode of Stefano Ghisolfi attempting Bibliographie at Céüse, the world’s second 9c freed in summer 2020 by Alex Megos.

The third episode of Petzl Legend Tour Italia exploring the origins of Italian sport climbing in the 1980's. After Finale Ligure and Sperlonga, the third stop are the crags at Ferentillo in the heart of Umbria.

Local climbers Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher have launched a petition to save Lorünser Wändle, one of the most important crags in Vorarlberg, Austria currently at risk of being quarried.