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Beneath heavy snowfall in Bormio, Italy, Marianne Fatton and Oriol Cardona Coll win the Sprint race at Ski mountaineering's historic Olympic debut today at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

Women's sprint: Marianne Fatton wins gold, Emily Harrop silver, Ana Alonso Rodriguez bronze

Men's sprint: Oriol Cardona Coll wins gold, Nikita...

Ski Mountaineering will make its long-awaited debut at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Bormio 19/02/2026. 36 athletes (18 men, 18 women) will compete in the three medal events — men’s sprint, women’s sprint, and a mixed Relay.

South African wildlife photographer Wim van den Heever has been announced as Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 for his ghostly shot of rare hyena in abandoned mining town entitled ‘Ghost Town Visitor’. Andrea Dominizi from Italy won the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year award for his image ‘After...

The Greek island of Kalymnos, one of the world's premier climbing destinations, is preparing to host the International Kalymnos Climbing Festival from 16-19 October 2025.

Nicolò Guarrera, aka Pieroad, returned to Italy on Saturday. The 32-year-old had set off on his round-the-world journey on foot five years ago and is now making his way from Trieste back to his home in the Vicenza highlands.

The short film Ian directed by Matt Raimondo that chronicles the incredible journey of Australian climber Ian Elliott who defies conventional limits of aging by sending his first 7c at almost 70 years of age.

The first stage of the Boulder World Cup 2025 was won in Keqiao, China, last weekend by USA’s Annie Sanders and Japan’s Anraku Sorato

At Larnaca in Cyprus during the XXII IFSC General Assembly Italy’s Marco Scolaris has been elected as IFSC President to lead the organisation for the next four years, continuing the role he has held since the inception of the International Federation of Sport Climbing in 2007.

The La Sportiva Climb World Tour 2025 kicks off on Wednesday, 9 April. Fifteen gyms across five continents will launch the tour, sharing the passion for climbing worldwide.

On 28 and 29 December 2024 Sebastian Pelletti and Hernan Rodriguez made the first ascent of 'Alborada' (5.11+, 600m) on the west face of Cerro Mascara in the Torres del Paine massif in Patagonia.

On 6 December 2024 Sebastian Pelletti and Hernan Rodriguez made the first ascent of 'Ultima Ronda' (AI3 M4, 700m) on the previously unclimbed south face of Cerro Trono Blanco in the Torres del Paine massif in Patagonia.

Parks Victoria and the Victorian Government in australia have announced huge increases in areas banned to rock climbing. According to the Australian Climbing Association Victoria, the new legislation will affect half of the climbing at the world-famous crag Arapiles.

The 60th edition of Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the most important award dedicated to nature photography promoted by the Natural History Museum of London, has been won by Shane Gross of Canada for his photo of a mass of western toad tadpoles swimming below lily pads in Cedar Lake.

The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the 'big list' of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2023. The honoured ascents will receive the Piolets d'Or 2024 award during the celebration at San Martino di Castrozza (Italy) from 8 - 11 December 2024.

Watch the first two episodes of 'The Crux', a four-part series documenting the journey of the world’s most elite climbers. Starring in the first two episodes are Paris 2024 Olympic champions Janja Garnbret of Slovenia and Toby Roberts of Great Britain, while additional storylines also follow the paths of young...

The IFSC Youth World Championships 2024 will take place at Guiyang in China. 599 athletes from 49 nations are taking part in the 10-day event.