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The video of American climber Michaela Kiersch repeating 'Era Vella' (9a) at Margalef in Spain, sent in December 2023.

At Margalef in Spain Michaela Kiersch has redointed Victima perfecta (9a+), while at nearby Oliana she onsighted Crimptonite (8b+).

The third and final episode of 'The Traditionalist' following Jacopo Larcher as he explores hard trad climbing around the world. The third chapter focuses on hard trad climbing on mainland Europe.

Austrian alpinist Barbara Vigl reports about a repeat of the 'Gervasutti-Gagliardone' on the East Face of the Grandes Jorasses, Mont Blanc massif, carried out in July 2023 by Vigl with Anna Truntschnig and Anna Zechling. Apart from possibly being the first all-female ascent of this route, the repeat underscores the...

Santiago Padròs reports about his February 2024 first ascents of two mixed climbs at Envers des Aiguilles in the Mont Blanc massif: 'Hypnotic Lain' on Pointe de Nantillons with Oliver Gajewski dedicated to Line van den Berg, and 'Folie Perseverante' on Capucin du Requin, climbed with Valérie Dupont and...

The second episode of 'The Traditionalist', a new 3-part film series following Jacopo Larcher as he explores hard trad climbing around the world. The second chapter focuses on hard grit and trad climbing in the UK.

The video of blind British climber Jesse Dufton and Italian mountaineer Tamara Lunger ice climbing at Rjukan in Norway.

On 10/03/2024 the 20-year-old Italian climber Iris Bielli repeated 'Prinzip Hoffnung', the famous trad climb on the Bürser Platte, Austria, freed in 2009 by Beat Kammerlander.

The first episode of The Traditionalist a new 3-part film series following Jacopo Larcher, as he explores hard trad climbing around the world.

Without a rope, alone, into the unknown. Martin Feistl reports about the solo first ascent of the mixed climb 'Daily Dose of Luck' (400m, WI 5, M4) established on 24 January 2024 on Hammerspitze in Pinnistal, a small side valley of the Stubaital in Austria.

British rock climber Buster Martin has repeated 'Furia de Jabali' (9a+) at Siurana in Spain.

Ignacio Mulero, Leon Teizan Riveros Molina and Nico Lewin have made the first ascent of 'Arigato Chalten' (7c, 450m) on the north face of El Mocho in the Cerro Torre massif in Patagonia.

The video of Jorge Díaz-Rullo and the road to sending 'Bibliographie', the famous 9b+ at Céüse in France he repeated on 16 October 2023.

Sarah Haase reports about three possible new ice climbs located at the entrance to Val Travenanzes in the Dolomites, ascended on 6 February 2024 with Diana Calabuig and Santiago Padros.

On 28 February 2024 Bronwyn Hodgins of Canada climbed her first 8c+, 'La Rubia' at Villanueva Del Rosario in Spain

Toru Nakajima has made the first ascent of 'Regret' at Ena in Japan. No grade has been put forward as yet but this 3-move problem promises to be intense.