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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.

On 16/05/2025 Czech climber Adam Ondra made the first-ever flash ascent of a British trad climb graded E11, Lexicon at Pavey Ark in England.

At the Medical Meeting of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) in Lausanne, Switzerland, the International Federation of Sport Climbing presented the Federation’s pioneering work on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs). Published below is the IFSC press...

From 18 - 22 March 2025 French climber Soline Kentze completed a rope-solo ascent of 'The Nose' on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA.

Mammut has announced a voluntary recall of its Skywalker Pro Via Ferrata Set. This relates to the 'Skywalker Pro Via Ferrata Set' and 'Skywalker Pro Turn Via Ferrata Set' sold from 2023 onwards. The Mammut Skywalker Classic Via Ferrata Set...

Japanese mountaineers Hidesuke Taneishi and Hiroki Yamamoto have made the first ascent of Pholesobi Peak (6652m) in Nepal via a direct line up the mountain's North Face (ED+, 1500m).

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.

The video of Robbie Phillips repeating & Seb Berthe flashing Le Voyage, the E10 7a trad climb at annot in France.

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It's been an intese day of Men's Boulder e Women's Speed

In Speed Aleksandra Mirosław sets a new world record at 6.06 seconds

Prominent American rock climber Charlie Barrett has been sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault.

A fortnight ago French rock climber Soline Kentzel climbed her hardest route to date, Le Voyage (E10/8b+) at annot in France. First ascended by James Pearson in 2017, the route is still ranked as one of the hardest trad climbs...

British climber Mat Wright has repeated Rhapsody, the E11 7a trad climb located at Dumbarton Rock in Scotland, first ascended by Dave Macleod in 2006.

The video of Adam Ondra making the first repeat of Bon Voyage, the E12 trad climb at annot in France first ascended by James Pearson in February 2023.

Sébastien Berthe has repeated 'Bon Voyage', the E12 at annot in France established by James Pearson in February 2023. The route was repeated for the first time by Adam Ondra in February 2023, and Berthe's is now the third ascent....

Without a rope, alone, into the unknown. Martin Feistl reports about the solo first ascent of the mixed climb 'Daily Dose of Luck' (400m, WI 5, M4) established on 24 January 2024 on Hammerspitze in Pinnistal, a small side valley...

On Wednesday 14 February Adam Ondra made the first repeat of 'Bon Voyage', the E12 at annot in France established by James Pearson in February 2023. The Czech climber needed 3 days of effort and has confirmed the grade of...