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On September 16, 2022, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, died after being arrested by the morality police in Tehran. Since then, outrageously brave, predominantly young women across the country have been protesting for human rights, equality and against the oppression of a totalitarian regime. German journalist Tom Dauer...

Running commentary from Stefano Ghisolfi about his repeat of Move Hard (9b) at Flatanger in Norway

54-year-old Swiss climber Chris Frick reports about his recent repeat of Stop Sika, an 8c at Rawyl in Switzerland.

At the crag Massone above Arco in italy 29-year-old climber Davide Picco has repeated Ultimatum, a 9a+ established by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2016.

The last attempts on Silence at Flatanger and, with time running out, the first repeat of 9b Move Hard. Check out Stefano Ghisolfi's season finale in Norway.

The report by 24-year-old mountain guide Janluca Kostner from Ortisei (Val Gardena, italy) who between 13 and 14 September 2022 made the first rope-solo ascent of Chimera Verticale on Mt. Civetta (Dolomites). Graded IX, the route on the North West Face of Punta Civetta was established between 2007 and 2008...

The video of Adam Ondra attempting to flash Omen Nomen, a 9a at Padaro, Arco, italy, first ascended by Stefano Ghisolfi.

The fourth episode of the Petzl Legend Tour italy is now online and explores the cradle of Italian sport climbing, Arco and the Sarca Valley

On Wednesday 21 September 2022 at Gravere in Val di Susa, italy, Claudia Ghisolfi redpointed her first 9a, TCT. After Laura Rogora she is now only the second Italian woman to send 9a.

British mountaineer Tim Howell has completed his ambitious North Base Project which aimed to climb and fly the six great North Faces of the Alps. Depending on the mountain, the 33-year-old Brit either made a wingsuit flight or BASE jump. The Eiger, Cima Grande di Lavaredo, Pizzo Badile, Petit Dru,...

Patrick Tirler from the South Tyrol, italy, reports about the first ascent of 'Ak-Kalpak' on Little Asan in the Kara-Su Valley in the Karavshin area of Kyrgyzstan's Pamir-Alai, carried out this summer with Moritz Sigmund.

At Flatanger in Norway Stefano Ghisolfi from italy has made the first repeat of Move Hard, a 9b sports climb put up by Adam Ondra in 2017.

The video of Adam Ondra who at Covolo, the most difficult crags in italy, attempts to onsight the 9a La Musa put up by Silvio Reffo in 2021.

In the third episode of Stefano Ghisolfi attempting Silence at Flatanger in Norway the 29-year-old climber from italy attempts the famous first crux.

The Cala Cimenti Award 2022 has been given to Italian mountaineer Matteo Della Bordella 'For the incredible rescue carried out in January 2022 on Cerro Torre of friends Tomy Aguilo and Korra Pesce. A demonstration of absolute strength, courage, selflessness and solidarity.'

In the Ak-Su Valley in the Pamir Alay in Kyrgyzstan, Italian alpinists Federica Mingolla and Niccolò Bartoli have made the first ascent of Vivere la vita, an 800m big wall with difficulties up to on the South Buttress of Pik Slesova, also referred to as Peak 3850m.