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Marco Scolaris elected as IFSC President for 2025-2029 cycle
13/04/2025 - Competitions
Marco Scolaris elected as IFSC President for 2025-2029 cycle
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...
Simon Lorenzi repeats 'Return of the Sleepwalker', his fourth 9A boulder
13/03/2025 - Climbing
Simon Lorenzi repeats 'Return of the Sleepwalker', his fourth 9A boulder
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.
Video: Adam Ondra sending 'Soudain Seul' (9A) at Fontainebleau
10/03/2025 - Climbing
Video: Adam Ondra sending 'Soudain Seul' (9A) at Fontainebleau
Watch Adam Ondra repeat 'Soudain Seul', the 9A boulder problem at Fontainebleau in France.
Seb Berthe repeats legendary 'Dawn Wall' on El Capitan
07/02/2025 - Climbing
Seb Berthe repeats legendary 'Dawn Wall' on El Capitan
Belgian climber Sébastien Berthe has made the fourth free ascent of the Dawn Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA. First climbed by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson in 2015, it was repeated by Adam Ondra in 2016 and is...
Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2024/25, at Courchevel first medals and Olympic points for Milano Cortina 2026
16/12/2024 - Competitions
Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2024/25, at Courchevel first medals and Olympic points for Milano Cortina 2026
The first stage of the 2024/2025 Ski Mountaineering World Cup was held in Courchevel, France last weekend. On Saturday the Sprint was won by Emily Harrop and Oriol Cardona Coll, while on Sunday the Vertical was won by Axelle Gachet-Mollaret...
Hannes Van Duysen repeats Es Pontas, legendary Deep Water Solo on Mallorca
22/10/2024 - Climbing
Hannes Van Duysen repeats Es Pontas, legendary Deep Water Solo on Mallorca
Belgian climber Hannes Van Duysen has repeated 'Es Pontás', the 9a+ DWS on Mallorca in Spain first ascended by Chris Sharma in 2006.
Seb Berthe and Hugo Parmentier 24h Verdon climbing challenge
18/09/2024 - Climbing
Seb Berthe and Hugo Parmentier 24h Verdon climbing challenge
This summer Sébastien Berthe from belgium and Hugo Parmentier from France attempted to climb 5 major multi-pitches in the Verdon Gorge in a day. The pair report about those grueling 24 hours climbing 1500m of bullet-proof limestone up to 8b.
Piolets d'Or 2024 announces
16/09/2024 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2024 announces "big list" of Significant Ascents
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...
Video: Soudain Seul, Simon Lorenzi's 9A at Fontainebleau
12/08/2024 - Climbing
Video: Soudain Seul, Simon Lorenzi's 9A at Fontainebleau
The video of the first ascent of 'Soudain Seul', the hardest boulder problem at Fontainebleau in France established by Simon Lorenzi in February 2021.
Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: sport climbing day 1, Men's Boulder & Women's Speed
05/08/2024 - Competitions
Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: sport climbing day 1, Men's Boulder & Women's Speed
Join planetmountain for the latest sport climbing news from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
  • 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
  • Budapest makes and breaks Paris 2024 Olympic dreams
    28/06/2024 - Competitions
    Budapest makes and breaks Paris 2024 Olympic dreams
    Eddie Fowke reports about the second and final Olympic Qualifying Series that took place in Budapest, Hungary, from 20 to 23 June. Stakes were extremely high as after Shanghai this represented the last chance for 24 Combined Boulder & Lead...
    Innsbruck Paraclimbing World Cup 2024 results
    26/06/2024 - Competitions
    Innsbruck Paraclimbing World Cup 2024 results
    The second stop of the 2024 IFSC Para Climbing World Cup series came to a close at the Kletterzentrum Innsbruck, Austria as the medals were decided on a full night of Lead climbing.
    San Martino di Castrozza (Dolomites, Italy) to host Piolets d’Or 2024
    13/06/2024 - Events
    San Martino di Castrozza (Dolomites, Italy) to host Piolets d’Or 2024
    The 2024 edition of the 'Piolets d’Or, the prestigious mountaineering award, will be held in San Martino di Castrozza, in Trentino, Italy, from 8 - 11 December 2024.
    Shanghai Olympic Qualifier Series: Ievgeniia Kazbekova & Lee Dohyun lead Boulder & Lead provisional rankings
    16/05/2024 - Competitions
    Shanghai Olympic Qualifier Series: Ievgeniia Kazbekova & Lee Dohyun lead Boulder & Lead provisional rankings
    The opening competition day of the Olympic Qualifier Series in Boulder & Lead in Shanghai, China, concluded with Lee Dohyun and Ievgeniia Kazbekova at the top of the Boulder & Lead provisional rankings.
    Speed & Boulder World Cups to take place in Salt Lake City, USA
    03/05/2024 - Competitions
    Speed & Boulder World Cups to take place in Salt Lake City, USA
    The second stages of the Speed World Cup 2024 and Boulder World Cup 2024 will take place in Salt Lake City, USA, from 3 - 5 May 2024.
    Emily Harrop, Rémi Bonnet win Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2024 Individual
    08/04/2024 - Competitions
    Emily Harrop, Rémi Bonnet win Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2024 Individual
    The last stage of the 2024 Individual World Cup took place in Cortina, Italy, on Sunday and was won by Axelle Gachet-Mollaret from France and Remi Bonnet from Swtizerland. The overall season title was won by Bonnet and Emily Harrop...