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Day 1 of Melloblocco 2025. Sun, good conditions, rain and beaming smiles in Val Masino and Val di Mello.

On 02/05/2025 Babsi Zangerl repeated 'Bombardino' at Bus de La Stria, Arco, Italy. In doing so the Austrian has climbed her first 9a+.

British climber Hamish McArthur has made the second ascent of 'No one Mourns The Wicked' (V17/9A) at Thunder Ridge in Colorado, USA.

Melloblocco 2025 will take place from 7 - 10 May 2025 in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy. Check out the latest updates about the biggest bouldering meeting in the world.

The film documenting the first flash ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite, carried out by Barbara Zangerl with Jacopo Larcher on 'Freerider' in November 2024.

British climber Hamish McArthur has made the second ascent of 'Megatron' in the Eldorado Canyon, USA. The V17 (Font 9A) boulder was established by Shawn Raboutou in 2022.

The first stage of the boulder World Cup 2025 was won in Keqiao, China, last weekend by USA’s Annie Sanders and Japan’s Anraku Sorato

Over 1200 climbers have already registered for Melloblocco 2025, the biggest bouldering and climbing meeting in the world scheduled to take place in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy, from May 7th to 10th.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the Long Beach area of Los Angeles as the venue for Sport Climbing at the Olympic Games LA28.

The video of Adam Ondra attempting to flash as many 8B boulder problems in a single day at Fontainebleau in France, in February 2025.

On 9 April 2025 British climber Jim Pope made the coveted second ascent of 'Grandad's Slab' at Burbage South in the Peak District, England. The gritstone trad climb was first ascended by Pete Whittaker in 2008.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028 the three core disciplines of sport climbing - Speed, Lead and boulder - will all have their own medals.

Italian climber Lorenzo Bogliacino has made the first ascent of 'Vivi si muore' (9a/+) at La Stazione in Val Tanaro, Piedmont, Italy.

American rock climber Brooke Raboutou has become the first woman in the world to climb 9b+ with her redpoint of 'Excalibur' at Arco, Italy. Established by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2023 and repeated by Will Bosi in February 2025, this fierce, intense overhang stands as one of the hardest sport climbs...

The La Sportiva Climb World Tour 2025 kicks off on Wednesday, 9 April. Fifteen gyms across five continents will launch the tour, sharing the passion for climbing worldwide.

The second stage of the European boulder Cup 2025 is currently taking place in Rome, Italy. Live streaming of the competitions begins at 9am CET.