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Italian climber Laura Rogora has become the first woman in the world to onsight 8c+ with her ascent earlier today of 'Ultimate Sacrifice' at the gorges du loup in France.

French climber Jules Marchaland has made a second-go repeat of 'Beyond' (9a+) at Pic Saint Loup in France.

French climber Théo Blass has climbed his first 9a, TTT at the gorges du loup in France aged a mere 12 years and 9 months.

While Belgium’s Muriel Sarkany has climbed Era Vella 9a at Margalef, Ukraine’s Jenya Kazbekova has redpointed her first 8c+, Güllich at the crag Red Stone in the Crimea.

Belgium's Anak Verhoeven has made the first ascent of 'Sweet Neuf' at Pierrot Beach in France, a sports climb she believes is 9a+. Should the grade be confirmed, Verhoeven becomes only the second woman to have climbed 9a+ and the first to have freed a route of this difficulty.

At Ceuse in France Jon Cardwell has redpointed Biographie, the famous 9a+ sports climb freed by Chris Sharma in 2001.

Belgian climber Anak Verhoeven has made the first ascent of 'Ma belle ma muse', an 8c+ sports climb at Romeyer in France.

Towards the end of September 39-year-old Czech climber Petr Blaha redpointed his first 9a, Abysse at gorges du loup. Roman Bayon provides the short interview.

Era Vella, the 9a sports climb at Margalef, Spain, has been repeated by Angela Eiter and Anak Verhoeven.

Belgian climber Anak Verhoeven has redpointed Ultimate Sacrifice 8c+ at the gorges du loup, France.

On Friday 29/08/2014 during the 9th edition of Arco Rock Legends the Salewa Rock Award was won by Muriel Sarkany while Urko Carmona Barandiaran won the La Sportiva Competition Award. The Climbing Ambassador by Aquafil award was assigned to the Italian writer, sculptor, alpinist and rock climber Mauro Corona.

The video of Muriel Sarkany climbing Punt-X 9a at the gorges du loup, France.

Belgian rock climber Muriel Sarkany has climbed her first 9a, Punt-X at the gorges du loup in France.

Part 2 - from July to December - of what happened in alpinism and climbing in 2012.

On 12/09/2012 the gorges du loup in France Matteo Gambaro has climbed his first 9a, Abyss.

In just one week Enzo Oddo has climbed three 9a's, PPP and Promotion Canne à pêche in the Verdon and Kick-Ass in the gorges du loup, France.