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George Ponsonby from Ireland and James Price from England have made what is believed to be the first ascent of Akbar Chhok (6673m) in the Baltar valley in Pakistan. The pair formed part of a Young Alpinist Group expedition which included Anna Soligo, Gemma Robertson and Sinead Thin, who attempted...

Interview with Italian alpinist François Cazzanelli, who on 20 October 2025, with Beppe Vidoni, Lukas Waldner and Benjamin Zörer, successfully completed the first ascent of Kimshung (6781m) in Nepal.

26-year-old Slovenian climber Janja Garnbret has made a flash ascent of 'Pure Dreaming' (8c+/9a) at Arco, Italy. This is probably the hardest-ever flash by a female climber to date.

Ben Kent reports about the climbing expedition to West Greenland last summer with Robbie Milne which resulted in three big new routes: 'Optimisme' (TD+ 6b, M5, 930m), 'Duddon Valley Syndrome' (E3/4 6a, 610m) and 'Simon’s Route' (E3 6a/A1, 868m). The climbs are all located on unnamed peaks close to Lake...

French alpinists Benjamin Védrines and Nicolas Jean have made the coveted first ascent of Jannu East (7,468m) in Nepal. The pair made their historic alpine-style ascent over a period of four days via the mountain's north face and summited on 15 October 2025.

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...

Kalymnos is drawing the attention of the international climbing scene, hosting the International Climbing Festival 2025 from October 16 to 19, an event that has gained global recognition and has inextricably linked the island’s name with the international climbing community. Special guests include Silvo Karo, Silvia Loreggian, Marcin Jamkowski, Kostas...

Norwegian climber Leo Ketil Bøe has climbed his hardest route to date, 'change' at Flatanger in Norway. Put up by Adam Ondra in 2012, it is considered the world's first 9b+.

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.

Slovenian climber Jernej Kruder reports about his rare trad ascent of 'The Shark' (5.14b/8c) at Squamish in Canada.

At La Stazione in Val Tanaro (Italy) Stefano Carnati mananged to flash the 8c 'Paranoid'. A few days later he sent two 9a's, 'Prima Classe' and 'Vivi si Muore'.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the world’s leading and most prestigious nature photography competition and touring exhibition, has revealed a first-look of highly commended images awarded in the 61st edition. Selected from a record-breaking 60,636 entries, the winners will be announced on Tuesday 14 October 2025.

The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation recently published a paper about how Norway successfully dealt with an alarming wave of autobelay accidents. The article is republished with kind permission of the UIAA.

Climbing with Edu Marin, Marcello Bombardi has repeated 'Ego Land' on the south face of Marmolada (Dolomites, Italy). This is the first repeat of the the multipitch established by Bernardo Rivadossi and Massimo Faletti, and freed by Rivadossi and Luca Bana with difficulties up to 8c/c+ max (7c+ obligatory). The...

In August François Cazzanelli, Michele Cazzanelli and Stefano Stradelli hanno made the first ascent of 'Il Nodo Infinito' on Pic Tyndall (4241m) on the south face of the Matterhorn.

The climbing guidebook 'Civetta North-West' by Alessandro Baù and Luca Vallata has recently been published by Idea Montagna. With kind permission from the authors, we're publishing the introduction to the 'Wall of Walls' of the Dolomites, along with the route description and topo of the classic 'Solleder-Lettenbauer’, first ascended by Gustav Lettenbauer and Emil Solleder...