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The classic Patrouille des Glaciers ski mountaineering competition took place in the Swiss Alps from April 13th–19th and was won by the French teams comprised of Axelle Gachet Mollaret, Margot Ravinel and Célia Perrillat Pessy, and Xavier Gachet, Samuel Equy, and William Bon Mardion. Organised by the Swiss Army, the...

World Climbing has confirmed that the 2026 season will feature the richest prize purse in the history of the sport, with a total net prize money allocation of €850,000 across the 13 events of the World Climbing Series. The gross total is set to exceed €1 million, marking a significant...

On 3 April 2026 Sung Su Lee from South Korea repeated Alphane at Chironico in Switzerland. A day later, Makoto Yamauchi from Japan repeated 'Burden of Dreams' at Lappnor in Finland. Both boulder problems are graded 9A.

Rebolting in Sardinia: thanks to Marco Bigatti, Bruno Fonnesu, Maurizio Oviglia and Simone Sarti, 40 sport climbs have been rebolted at the historic crag Torrioni di Masua in southwest corner of the island. The report on the recent restyling by Oviglia.

On Thursday 26 March 2026 French mountain guide Mathéo Jacquemoud reached the beach in Nice, having made a traverse of the Alps in 19 days. After setting off from Vienna on 7 March, the former ski mountaineering world champion negotiated 86,000 meters of elevation gain and 2,200 km in total...

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...

On the final day, Davide Magnini and Anton Palzer won both the last stage and the Millet Tour du Rutor Extrême 2026. In the women’s race, Axelle Mollaret and Alba De Silvestro dominated. With their victory at Transcavallo and 4th place on the snow of Valgrisenche, Sonia Brussoz – Marcela...

A 60-year-old climber from the Czech Republic perished on Friday 27 March 2026 following a fall on the island of Kalymnos in Greece. The exact circumstances of the accident are still under investigation by the relevant authorities but preliminary reports indicate bolt failure was the cause of the fall.

The first day of the Millet Tour du Rutor Extrême, the iconic Aosta Valley race and final of La Grande Course, got underway under the banner of the Pierra Menta winners Xavier Gachet – William Bon Mardion in the men’s race. In the women’s event, pre-race predictions were confirmed by...

France's Oriane Bertone and Scotland’s Max Milne won the first-ever Pro Climbing League event in London last night. Janja Garnbret and Colin Duffy placed second. Annie Sanders and Tomoa Narasaki placed third, having beaten Erin McNeice and Mejdi Schalck respectively in the exciting head-to-head format on identical boulders.

The first-ever Pro Climbing League competition will take place in London this evening at 19:30 GMT/20:30 CET and screened live on Red Bull TV. The 16 climbers competing on identical boulders are: Oriane Bertone, Jenny Buckley, Lucia Dörffel, Janja Garnbret, Anon Matsufuji, Erin McNeice, Camilla Moroni, Annie Sanders and Colin...

Silvestro Franchini recounts the first ascent of 'La via che non c'è' (M5/5+, 400m) on the northwest face of Cima Brenta in the Brenta Dolomites. Established with his brother Tomas Franchini on 02/06/2012, it is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful mixed climbs in the entire...

After two failed attempts, on 13-14/02/2026 American climber Tommy Caldwell and his Belgian counterpart Siebe Vanhee completed a remarkable 24-hour free ascent of the 'South African Route' on the East Face of the Central Tower of Paine in the Torres del Paine massif in Patagonia, Chile.

Emily Harrop & Thibault Anselmet win gold l'oro. Marianne Fatton & Jon Kistler silver. Ana Alonso Rodriguez & Oriol Cardona Coll bronze

Twelve nations to battle for the first-ever Mixed Relay Olympic gold at 13:30 today in Bormio at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

The video of the avalanche power cloud in Val Veny, above Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley on the Italian side of Mont Blanc. The powder clouds engulfed skiers, but no injuries were reported.

On 18 January 2026 Brette Harrington, Christina Lustenberger and Gee Pierrel completed the first ski descent of the North Glacier on Mount Deltaform in Canada. Originally climbed in June 1968, the route is no longer recommended or even mentioned in current guidebooks due to significant changes in the glacier and...