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In the Frankenjura, Germany, Josef Pepa Šindel has repeated 'Action Directe' (9a), 'Classified' (9a/+) and 'Modified' (9a+).

Climbing alpine style over a period of three days, Eneko and Iker Pou have made the first ascent of 'Kuntur' (6c, 70°, M5, 1,575m) on Nevado Jurau A (5,520m) in the Cordillera Huayhuash mountain range in Peru.

Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl is the recipient of the Paul Preuss Prize 2025. Awarded in memory of the bold Austrian alpinist, past winners are Reinhold Messner, Hanspeter Eisendle, Albert Precht, Hansjörg Auer, Alexander Huber, Beat Kammerlander, Bernd Arnold, Heinz Mariacher, Catherine Destivelle, Thomas Huber, Marko Prezelj and Dani Arnold

Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee has made the first rope solo ascent of 'Voie Petit' on Grand Capucin. The 450m line was established in 1997 Arnaud Petit and Stéphanie Bodet together with Pascal Gaudin and Jean-Paul Petit, and freed at 8a+/8b in 2005 by Alexander Huber.

On 27 June 2025, Luca Fois embarked on '86 Dolomites', the ambitious project to link all 86 peaks over 3,000 meters in the Dolomites in a single continuous effort. The 40-year-old Italian is joined by a team of experts comprised of Giuseppe Obinu, Emanuele Chessa and Michael Turconi.

The sixth and final stage of the Boulder World Cup 2025 took place in Innsbruck, Austria, this weekend and was won by Olympic Champions Janja Garnbret of Slovenia and Toby Roberts of Great Britain. Oriane Bertone of France and Anraku Sorato of Japan were crowned season champions; this is Bertone's...

27-year-old French climber Hugo Parmentier has made the first ascent of 'Générations Futures' at Céüse, describing the 9a sport climb 'without a doubt the most beautiful climb I've ever done.'

33-year-old Aaron Durogati has claimed victory in the twelfth edition of the prestigious Red Bull X-Alps 2025, breaking a 16-year Swiss winning streak. With a final time of 7 days and 8 hours, Durogati became the first Italian ever to win the race, finishing just one hour ahead of Swiss...

From 1 - 23 May 2025 American alpinists Erik Boomer and Ky Hart have made the first ascent of 'Sikunga Express' (WI3 M7 5.10 A3+, 975m, 19 pitches) on Baffin Island, Canada.

On 10/06/2025 German climber Lara Neumeier successfully repeated 'Silbergeier', the Beat Kammerlander masterpiece recognised as one of the most famous hard multi-pitch routes in the Alps.

Spanish climber Edu Marin has made the first free ascent of Donec Perficiam (8b+/8c, 350m) at Montrebei in Spain. In doing so he has completed what has been described as the 'Iberian Trilogy', comprised of another two cutting-edge alpine climbs, 'Orbayu' at Pico Urriellu / El Naranjo de Bulnes and...

Michele Caminati reports about the first ascent of 'Clean Corner' on Pfattner Wände close to Bolzano in Val d'Adige, South Tyrol, Italy, established with Luca de Giorgi.

Two new fastest known times have been set on Mont Blanc: Èlise Poncet ascended from the church to the summit and back in 6:54, while Benjamin Védrines, via a different route, required 4 hours and 54 minutes.

United Kingdom's Supreme Court has ruled that wild camping is legal on Dartmoor in Devon, England.

French alpinist Arthur Poindefert has combined his love for music with climbing by playing his cello after repeating the famous 'Digital Crack' on the Grand Gendarme above Arête des Cosmiques on Aiguille du Midi in the Mont Blanc massif.

Melloblocco 2025 reintroduces The Historical Bouldering Circuits in Val Masino and Val di Mello: 30 problems to discover the beauty of the Italian valley, now also available on the NIVA app. The circuits I Sassisti (5-6A), Il Melàt (6B-6C), and Il Gigiàt (7A-7B) are detailed by Michele Comi, a...