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German climber Alexander Megos has made the first repeat of 'Le bruit de l'acid' in Claret, France. The 32-year-old required just 4 days of effort and confirmed the 9b grade put forward by Jules Marchaland.

27-year-old climber from Italy, Luca Bacer, has sent the 9a 'Xaxid Hostel' at Mišja Peč in Slovenia.

The video of Noway's Magnus Midtbø together with famous French barefoot climber Charles Albert bouldering together at Fontainebleau.

Austrian climber Eva Hammelmüller has sent her fifth 9a, WRC at Castillon in France.

24-year-old Italian climber Laura Rogora has made short work of Niobe at Arco, Italy, sending the 9a slab in a single day.

On 23 December 2025 Davide Picco repeated 'Beginning' at Eremo di San Paolo close to Arco, Italy. This is the third 9a+ for the Italian climber.

American climber Connor Herson has made the first ascent of Drifters Escape in Squamish, Canada, proposing 5.15a (9a+) and establishing it as the world's first trad climb of this difficulty.

Austrian climber has repeated 'Shaolin', the 9a boulder at Red Rocks, USA, established by Sean Bailey in November 2024.

On 14 January 2026, Alessandro Zeni repeated 'Niobe', the 9a slab established by Adam Ondra at the crag Spettacolo close to Arco, Italy. The report by the 34-year-old athlete from the High Mountain Military Unit of the Army Sports Center.

Austrian climber Nicolai Užnik has made the first ascent of 'Full Gem', an 8C+ boulder problem at Chironico in Switzerland.

The video of Gianluca Vighetti climbing his hardest route to date, the 9a+ 'Lapsus' at Andonno, Italy

French climber Esteban Daligault has repeated 'Bon Voyage', the E12 trad climb put up by James Pearson in 2023 at Annot in France.

American rock climber Sean Bailey has made the first ascent of 'Duality of Man' (9c) at Dry Canyon, Arizona, USA.

Watch American climber Chris Sharma establish 'Vision Quest', a 9a/+ deep water solo on the island of Mallorca first ascended in December 2024.

At Padaro above Arco (Italy), Giovanni Placci has repeated 'Terapia d'urto', the 9a+ freed by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2021.

On 27 December 2025 Belgian climber Simon Lorenzi sent his 5th 9a boulder problem, 'Shaolin' at Red Rocks, USA.