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As climbing grows through gyms and the Olympics, it faces a paradox: indoor popularity rises while outdoor crags risk closure. What future awaits the sport? Featuring Swiss climber Cédric Lachat, this award-winning documentary by Guillaume Broust explores climbing's shift from counterculture to mainstream.

Melloblocco, the world's biggest bouldering and climbing meeting, will take place from 6 - 9 May 2026 in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy. Numerous athgletes will take part, including Elias Iagnemma, Domen Škofic, Mélissa Le Nevé, Jana Švecová and Laura Pineau. Chief route-setter De Zaiacomo: 'The quality of...

Two years after the first expedition to Oman, the La Venta Geographic Explorations Association has returned to the mountains of Dhofar to explore Qanaf Cave in the depths of the Jabal Samḥān desert plateau. The report by Luca Imperio and Tullio Bernabei.

On the south face of the Petites Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif, Matteo Della Bordella, Mirco Grasso and Giacomo Mauri opened the mixed climb 'Mutante' (M8, 6c, AI4+, 520m) on 19 and 20 March 2026

The Grand Prize of the 36th edition of the Maria Luisa Memorial Photo contest was awarded to Christoph Fischer for his photo entitled 'Fearless'. The competition attracted 18,089 photographs and 182 films entries.

On 23/01/2026 Simon Gietl and Vittorio Messini made the first ascent of 'Out of the Dark' on the north face of North Face of Laserz, Lienz Dolomites, Austria.

The international bouldering meeting by La Sportiva will take place from 6 to 9 May 2026 in Val Masino, Valtellina, the cradle of Italian bouldering. Online registration is now open and the new 'Give Melloblocco as a gift' initiative is still active.

We are reproducing, courtesy of the Gorizia section of the Italian Mountaineering Club, the account of the historic first winter ascent of 'Diedro Nord' of Piccolo Mangart di Coritenza in the Julian Alps. Also referred to as 'Diedro Cozzolino', this dihedral was climbed solo by the Italian alpinist Renato Casarotto...

The ranking of the 10 most popular articles published in 2025 on Planetmountain.

Climbing is now prohibited at Oliana, one of the world's foremost crags, located in Spain. The ban comes with the establishment of a 36-hectare protection zone aimed at preserving the prehistoric rock art in the area of the Contrafort del Rumbau

After 70 years of service, the iconic 16-meter brige that connects the two summits of Aiguille du Midi in the Mont Blanc massif has been replaced by a new walkway.

Ferrino celebrates International Mountain Day on December 11th with the exclusive premiere of the film "Transcardus - A BalkanSki Story" on the Ferrino Video YouTube channel. The film, directed by Elisa Bessega, follows Enrico Mosetti's first ski traverse of the Sharr mountain range, with Lorenzo Barutta and Matteo Sarto.

32-year-old Marcello Bombardi has repeated 'La Fenice' on Rocca dei Campanili del Mongioie in NW Italy. Graded 8c max, 7c obligatory, this 150m multipitch was established and freed ground-up by Matteo Gambaro and Alessandro Cariga in 2021.

During her year as Slovenia's 'Godmother of Sport', Janja Garnbret exceeded all expectations by raising nearly €320,000 to support young underprivileged athletes.

Interview with Hervé Barmasse who, together with Felix Berg and Adam Bielecki, reached the summit of Numbur Peak (6958m) in Nepal on 19 October 2025. The trio ascended the previously unclimbed south face in alpine style.

An interview with acclaimed climber and author Guy Robertson about 'The Great Mixed Climbs of Scotland,' his new book written in collaboration with mountain sports photographer Hamish Frost. Published by Scottish Mountaineering Press, this anthology celebrates the very best of Scottish winter climbing.