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The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has announced the calendar of events for the 2026 Climbing and Para Climbing season.

On 15 October 2025 Katherine Choong repeated Tarragó (8b+, 240m) at Montserrat in Spain. The Swiss climber reports about the first female ascent.

The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the 'big list' of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2024. The honoured ascents will receive the Piolets d'Or 2025 award from 9 - 12 December 2025 during the celebration at San Martino di Castrozza (Italy).

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.

On 11 August Janina Reichstein and Luisa Deubzer repeated 'Headless Children' (8b, 250m) on Schijenfluh, Rätikon. The pair made an ecopoint ascent, travelling to the mountain to work the route by train, bus and hitchhiking. Deubzer reports.

22-year-old Italian climber Pietro Vidi has made the second ascent of 'Permanent Midnight low' at Fionnay in switzerland, confirming the 8C+ grade suggested by first ascensionist Clément Lechaptois.

On 26 August Lara Neumeier repeated 'End of Silence', the 11-pitch 8b+ established by Thomas Huber in 1994 on the Feuerhörndl in the Berchtesgaden Alps, Germany

French climber Jules Marchaland has flashed 'Power of Now Direct' at Magic Wood in switzerland.

Swiss climber Katherine Choong has made the first female ascent of 'Piz Dal Nas' on the North Face of Titlis in switzerland. The 500m 8b was established ground-up by Matthias Trottmann and then freed by the Swissman in 2010.

24-year-old Dylan Chuat from switzerland has repeated 'Move' at Flatanger in Norway. Chuat reports about the 9b/+ freed by Adam Ondra in 2013

Swiss climber Jonas Schild, climbing with Thomas Schmid, has made a rare free ascent of 'Joy Division', the 800m 8b on Monte Qualido in Val di Mello, Italy. Established in 2004 by Simone Pedeferri, even today it is considered one of the hardest granite multi-pitches in Europe. Schild provides the...

Austrian climber Eva Hammelmüller has redpointed 'Crise de Panique' (8c+) at Bas Valais in switzerland.

German Olympian Lucia Dörffel has successfully climbed the 8B+ boulder problem 'Hazel Grace', located at switzerland’s Gotthard Pass.

The video of German climber Yannick Flohé making the world's first 8C boulder flash, 'Foundations Edge' at Fionnay in switzerland.

Camilla Moroni and Pietro Vidi have repeated 'Histoire sans Fin' (8b+/5.14a 200m) on Petit Clocher du Portalet in switzerland. Moroni's repeat is the first female ascent of this 200m 8b+.

German climber Yannick Flohé has flashed 'Foundations Edge', the 8C boulder problem at Fionnay in switzerland. If the grade stands - and general consensus indeed indicates that the grade is correct - then the 25-year-old has become the first climber in the world to flash an 8C boulder problem.