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The video of Adam Ondra attempting what is dubbed excalibur, the futuristic climb at Drena close to Arco, Italy which could well be 9b+ or possibly even harder.

Interview with Swiss alpinist Silvan Schüpbach who on 31/07/2022, with Carlos Molina from Argentina, climbed 7 routes in 24 hours in Wendenstöcke, Switzerland.

Stefano Ghisolfi analyses the holds on excalibur, the futuristic climb at Drena close to Arco, Italy.

Sport climbing: at Margalef in Spain Stefano Ghisolfi has repeated 'First Ley' 9a+, while at Varazze in Italy Pietro Biagini has climbed 'Alphacentauri sit', his first 8B boulder problem.

The Japanese climbers Yuji Hirayama and Sachi Amma have spent three weeks climbing at Mt Kinabalu in Borneo, where they have established a flurry of new routes and where Amma made the first repeat of Tinipi 9a+.

The video of young Italian climber Giorgia Tesio bouldering Alphacentaury 8A at Varazze, Italy.

On 28 December at Varazze in Italy Giorgia Tesio repeated the boulder problem excalibur sit 8A+.

Charlie Porter, the legendary American rock climber and alpinist, has died aged 63 at Punta Arenas in Chile due to heart problems. Ivo Ferrari remembers.

Part one of what happend, in alpinism and in climbing, in 2012. A summary, for obvious reason incomplete, of the climbs, the most beautiful achievements and also the most painful moments in 2012. In the hope that this résumé serves as a reminder and as a source on inspiration for...

Information and photos of the latest climbing trip by Yuji Hirayama, Daniel Woods, James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini to Mt Kinabalu in Borneo, Malaysia

The young Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi has just sent his first 8B+ boulder problem, Gandalf il grigo at Varazze.

On 19/11/2011 Reto Ruhstaller made what is likely to be the first onsight ascent of Ben Hur 7c+ on the Wendenstöcke, Switzerland

Two new icefalls in the Floitental (Zillertal), Austria: excalibur (WI6/R, 120m, Albert Leichtfried & Paul Mair 30/01/2011) and Quasimodo (M7 WI7, 90m, Benedikt Purner & Klaus Pietersteiner 03/02/2011).

A selection of icefalls at Sottoguda, one of the most important venues in NE Italy.

Maurizio Giordani and Massimo Faletti have made the first ascent of the 28-pitch "Colpo di Coda" 6c+/A2 up the south face of the Marmolada.

Ueli Steck and his solo ascents of Cholatse and Tawoche in the Himalaya, in the words of Christine Kopp .