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On Punta Argennas in Sardinia Mathias Mandi and Klaas Willems have made the first ascent of I Ribelli Della Montagna 7c (7a+ obligatory).

Italian climber Federica Mingolla has repeated Hotel Supramonte, the famous multi-pitch climb in the Gola di Gorropu gorge in Sardinia, established ground-up between 1998 and 1999 by Rolando Larcher and Roberto Vigiani.

Marek Holeček and Matěj Bernat have completed a big new climb on the NW Face of Sura Peak (6764m) in Nepal. The new route is called Simply Beautiful and was established alpine style by the Czech mountaineers.

Cédric Lachat has made the first ascent of Fantasia in the Vercors, France. The 38-year-old climber has suggested 9b, making it the first of this grade for the Swissman.

The report by Michele Caminati who has made the first ascent of Toewalker on the porphyry crags at Bozen in the South Tyrol, Italy. The single-pitch trad climb is graded E7 6c.

The report by Simon Kehrer who with Christoph Hainz made the first ascent of the mixed climb Bella Ramponella in Val dal Sé, a side valley to Val dai Tamersc, Fanis, Dolomites.

Mission complete on Monte Rosa: the Italian military corp Alpini won the XXIII edition of the Mezzalama Trophy. Matteo Eydallin, Robert Antonioli and Davide Magnini dominated the men's event, while Giulia Murada, Giulia Compagnoni and Alba De Silvestro clinched a historic gold medal in the women's competition. Eydallin and Nicolini...

The video of Stefano Ghisolfi attempting Burden of Dreams (9A) in Finland, together with Elias Iagnemma, Will Bosi and Shawn Raboutou.

On Saturday 22 April 2023 at 5:30 the XXIII Mezzalama Trophy will begin from from Breuil-Cervinia. The legendary ski mountaineering competition across the Monte Rosa massif will be streamed live as of 8:15.

The film Ascend, documenting the work of the organisation empowering women in Afghanistan through climbing.

On 11 March 2023 French rock climber Hugo Parmentier sent his first 8C boulder problem, Le pied à Coulisse at Fontainebleau in France.

On 17 March 2023 Stefano Ragazzo made a solo ascent of 'Moulin Rouge' on Roda de Vael (2806m) in the Rosengarten group of the Dolomites, Italy. After the first winter ascent in 2005 by Nicola Tondini and Nicola Sartori, this is likely to be the first winter solo of this...

Beneath a heavy snowfall the 29th Sellaronda Skimarathon was won by Alba De Silvestro - Elena Nicolini and Matteo Eydallin - Davide Magnini. Stefan Fuchs - Debora Agreiter won the Mixed category of the classic night ski mountaineering race in the Dolomites across the mountain passes Gardena, Campolongo, Pordoi and...

Tom Livingstone & Symon Welfringer have made the first ascent of 'La Croisade', a mixed climb that after sharing the start of 'Beyond Good and Evil' and 'Les Flammes de l’enfer', breaches the obvious roof on the north face of Aiguille des Pélerins (3318m) in the Mont Blanc massif. Welfringer...

On 23/03/2023 at Annot in France British rock climber Steve McClure made a fast repeat of 'Le Voyage', the difficult trad climb first ascended by James Pearson in 2017.

American rock climber Anna Hazlett, aka. Anna Hazelnutt, has repeated the 8b/+ E9/E10 trad climb Prinzip Hoffnung located at Bürser Platte, Austria.