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Mat Wright has made the First Ascent of the bold trad climb 'Magical Thinking' E10 7a at Pavey Ark, England.

Luca Giupponi and Rolando Larcher have made the First Ascent of Recessione Globale on the SW Face of Cima Cee in Val di Tovel (Brenta Dolomites). Larcher provides the details.

Experienced alpinists Simon Messner and Martin Sieberer have made the First Ascent of Yernamandu Kangri, a 7180m peak in Pakistan's Karakorum. The pair climbed alpine style and needed three bivouacs.

Joda Dolmans reports about the First Ascent of 'South West Face' on Stetind in Norway with Andreas Widlund. The 790m climb was established in a 33-hour push, breaches difficulties up to N7/A0, and shares a short section of 'Guldfisken' in the middle of the face.

At Punta Frassenè on Spiz d'Agner (Dolomites, Italy) Nicolò Geremia and Mirco Grasso have made the First Ascent of Barbari nel TAO (IX+/X-, 500m). Both describe this multi-pitch as 'one of the most beautiful and fun routes' they know.

Czech mountaineer Michal Coubal reports about the First Ascent of 'Magia nera', established on the SE Face of Sass de Stria (2477m) above Passo Valparola in the Dolomites with Martin Tučka.

Jana Švecová from the Czech Republic has made the First Ascent of Nova, an 8B+ boulder problem at Lidomorna at Moravsky Kras. This powerful line adds a different start to Adam Ondra's 8C+ Terranova and hails as one of the most difficult boulder problems established by a woman to date.

The video of the First Ascent of 'How not to' (M5, 250m), established on the north face of Grytetippen on Senja Island in Norway by Fay Manners and Freja Shannon in March 2023.

Swiss climber Didier Berthod has made the First Ascent of The Crack of Destiny on The Chief at Squamish in Canada. Graded 5.14, this checks in as one of the hardest crack climbs in North America.

The video of German climber Yannick Flohé repeating Ephyra 8C+ at Chironico in January 2023.

Interview with Simon Gietl after the First Ascent of Goldfish on Meru South in India, carried out alpine style from 11 - 13 May 2023 with Mathieu Maynadier and Roger Schäli. Interview by Bulgarian journalist Tanya Ivanova.

The video of Chris Sharma exploring the deep water solo potential on the island of Mallorca in summer 2022.

The report by Florian Riegler from the South Tyrol, Italy, who at Nago close to Arco freed his multi-pitch sport climb Stile di vita (8c, 100m).

On Saturday 3 June French rock climber Sébastien Bouin repeated Bibliographie, the 9b+ at Céüse in Southern France first ascended by Alex Megos in summer 2020 and repeated by Stefano Ghisolfi and Sean Bailey in summer 2021.

The video of American climber Michaela Kiersch sending her first 9a+, La Rambla at Siurana in Spain.

The video 'A New Way Up' directed by Jake Holland, featuring Fabian Buhl and Will Sim paragliding and climbing above the Hunza Valley in Pakistan's Karakorum. Using this groundbreaking paralpinism approach the pair made the First Ascent of the Gulmit Tower (5801m) in July 2022.