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On 3 April 2026 Sung Su Lee from South Korea repeated alphane at Chironico in Switzerland. A day later, Makoto Yamauchi from Japan repeated 'Burden of Dreams' at Lappnor in Finland. Both boulder problems are graded 9A.

Interview with Czech climber Adam Ondra who last week flashed two 8C boulder problems, Lion's Share at Brione and Celestite in Val Bavona. The 33-year-old has now flashed three 8c boulder problems, after Foundation's Edge at Fionnay last year

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

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

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

On 13 November 2025 Jakob Schubert made the second ascent of 'Mount Doom', the 9A boulder problem in Austria's Maltatal established in February 2025 by Nicolai Užnik.

The video of Austrian climber Jakob Schubert sending his first 9A boulder problem, 'alphane' in Chironico / Switzerland.

Belgium's Simon Lorenzi has successfully repeated 'Return of the Sleepwalker' in Red Rocks, USA. This marks the 28-year-old climber's fourth 9A boulder problem.

On 03/02/2025 Scottish climber William Bosi made the second ascent of Stefano Ghisolfi's 'Excalibur' (9b+) in Arco, Italy.

In the space of just a few weeks American climber Sean Bailey has repeated 'Floatin' at Mizugaki in Japan and 'alphane' at Chironico in Switzerland

Scottish climber William Bosi has made the first repeat of Spots of Time, established by Aidan Roberts in the Lake District, UK, in February 2024. Bosi has now become the first person to climb four different V17/9A boulder problems.

Jakob Schubert is in a class of his own: two Olympic bronze medals, six world championship titles and the highest level of difficulty ever mastered in lead climbing and bouldering. Here's the path that got him there.

Scottish climber William Bosi has made the second ascent of 'Return of the Sleepwalker', the 9A/V17 at Red Rocks, USA, established by Daniel Woods in 2021. Bosi made the ascent after 12 sessions and has now climbed 3 boulders at the world’s hardest grade.

On Saturday 20 January William Bosi repeated 'Sleepwalker' at Red Rocks, USA. First ascended by Jimmy Webb in 2018 at 8C+ and repeated on various occasions, Bosi has now suggested a downgrade from 8C+ to 8C.

On 27 December 2023 26-year-old Belgian climber Simon Lorenzi repeated Burden of Dreams at Lappnor in Finland, claiming his third 9A boulder problem after alphane at Chironico in Switzerland and Soudain Seul at Fontainebleau in France.

Austrian climber Jakob Schubert has repeated alphane, the 9A boulder problem at Chironico in Switzerland. Success caps a stellar year for Schubert who in September made the first ascent of BIG (9c) at Flatanger in Norway.