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European mountaineers Simon Gietl, Mathieu Maynadier and Roger Schäli have successfully climbed a new route on Meru South (6600m) in India. The new route on the mountain's east face was climbed alpine style and is called Goldfish (800m, M6+ A1).

The video of British rock climber Aidan Roberts flashing Momentum (8B+) in Val Bavona, Switzerland

Russian climber Vadim Timonov has made the first ascent of Blackflip sit, a boulder problem at Djan-tugan in Russia for which he has proposed the grade 8C+/9A.

British mountaineers Mick Fowler and Chris Harle have made the first ascent of the Devil’s Castle sea stack in Ireland.

French climber Sébastien Bouin makes the first ascent of Suprême Jumbo Love (9b+) at Clark mountain, USA in November 2022.

On 4 May 2023 in Valle dell'Orco, Italy, Federica Mingolla and Matteo Sella made the first free ascent of 'E ti vengo a cercare'. In 1980 Ugo Manera and Isidoro Meneghin established all but the last pitch and the route lay remained unfinished until now.

The 16th edition of Melloblocco, the world's biggest bouldering and climbing meeting, came to a close on Sunday in Val Masino - Val di Mello, Italy. 2500 registered climbers underline the success of the event which has no other equals in the climbing world.

Tom Hornbein, the formidable American mountaineer famous above all for his groundbreaking first ascent of the West Ridge of Everest in 1963 with Willi Unsoeld, has died aged 92.

Climbing in the Kichatna Spires of Alaska, on 19 April 2023 American mountain Guides Joseph Hobby (34) and Zach Lovell (30) made what is believed to be the first ascent of the stunning NW Face of Citadel via their 'Borealis Face' (2,000ft, 85° ice/snow). A day later they established 'Superfly...

British mountaineer Livingstone reports about his January ascent with Rob Smith of the North-West face of Aiguille du Blaitiere (3522m) in the Mont Blanc massif. In all likelihood the second half of their climb shares the line ascended by Joe Brown and Don Whillans in summer 1954.

Nicola Bertoldo, Diego Dellai and Marco Toldo belonging to the Roccia 4 Gatti di Arsiero mountaineering club have climbed the enormous icefall located inside the Brezno pod Velbom cave, at an altitude of 2050m on the Slovenian side of Monte Canin. Dellai reports of the repeat of what is considered...

On 14 and 15 of April 2023 Jack Cramer, Tad McCrea, Vitaliy Musienko made the first ascent of Troll Toll (600m, M5) on the ENE Face of Mount Morrison in California, USA. Located in the Sherwin Range of the Sierra Nevada, this mountain is also known as the 'Eiger of...

The video of deaf climber Morag Skelton who refuses to let anything stand in the way of her love for nature and the great outdoors.

Live streaming of the XXIII edition of the Mezzalama Trophy, the legendary ski mountaineering competition across the Monte Rosa massif.

On Saturday 22 April 2023 at 5:30 the XXIII Mezzalama Trophy will begin from from Breuil-Cervinia. The legendary ski mountaineering competition across the Monte Rosa massif will be streamed live as of 8:15.

The report by Slovenian alpinist Gašper Pintar who on 28 and 29 March 2023 completed a remarkable solo climb of the famous Čop Pillar on the North Face of Triglav in Slovenia. Although technically no longer in the calendar winter, the ascent was carried out in conditions akin to the...