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23/08/2024 - Climbing
Alex Megos climbs Change (9b+) at Flatanger in just 5 days German climber Alexander Megos has repeated Change, the 9b+ at Flatanger in Norway established by Adam Ondra in 2012 and hitherto repeated by only Stefano Ghisolfi in 2020 and Seb Bouin in 2022.

09/08/2024 - Competitions
Toby Roberts wins Gold! Combined Boulder & Lead Olympic Champion at Paris 2024 19-year-old Brit Toby Roberts has won the Combined Boulder & Lead at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Toby Roberts gold, Sorato Anraku silver, Jakob Schubert bronze
1. Toby Roberts 2. Sorato Anraku 3. Jakob Schubert 4. Colin Duffy 5. Hamish McArthur 6. Adam Ondra 7. Alberto Ginés Lopez 8. Paul Jenft

08/08/2024 - Competitions
Veddriq Leonardo wins Speed Climbing at Paris 2024 Olympic Games 
06/08/2024 - Competitions
Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: sport climbing day 2, Women's Boulder & Men's Speed Tuesday 6 August: all latest sport climbing news from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Janja Garnbret leads the provisional ranking with 99.6 points. Home-favourite Orianne Bertone blows the roof off and places second, ahead of Brooke Raboutou
Speed: Sam Watson sets new world record 4.75 seconds.

05/08/2024 - Competitions
Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: sport climbing day 1, Men's Boulder & Women's Speed Join planetmountain for the latest sport climbing news from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
It's been an intese day of Men's Boulder e Women's Speed
In Speed Aleksandra Mirosław sets a new world record at 6.06 seconds

31/05/2024 - Climbing
Uncut: watch Stefano Ghisolfi make first ascent of Excalibur (9b+) The uncut climbing video of Stefano Ghisolfi making the first ascent of 'Excalibur' (9b+) close to Arco, Italy. Graded 9b+, this checks in as one of the hardest sport climbs in the world

23/04/2024 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi is Ready to Fail The video of Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi and his quest to repeat the first 9c in the world, 'Silence' at Flatanger in Norway, and the world's first 9A boulder problem, 'Burden of Dreams' at Lappnor in Finland.

12/03/2024 - Climbing
Buster Martin repeats Furia de Jabali (9a+) at Siurana British rock climber Buster Martin has repeated 'Furia de Jabali' (9a+) at Siurana in Spain.

12/02/2024 - Climbing
Watch Stefano Ghisolfi establish Excalibur (9b+) at Arco, Italy The video of Stefano Ghisolfi making the first ascent of Excalibur (9b+) at Arco, Italy. Graded 9b+, this is the hardest sport climb in the country and one of the most difficult in the world.

07/02/2024 - Climbing
New Chironico parking & sleeping rules for 2024 New rules for parking and overnight stays have been implemented at Switzerland's top bouldering area Chironico. Climbers are asked to adhere to these regulations in order to safeguard future access to this premier Ticino bouldering area.

26/01/2024 - Trekking
Rifugio Pedrotti (Brenta Dolomites): no overnight stays in summer 2024 Renovation work begins on the Rifugio Tosa Pedrotti, the historic mountain hut in the Brenta Dolomites. Overnight stays and half board are suspended for summer 2024. The hut managed by the Nicolini family will offer bar service and quick meals.

23/01/2024 - Events
Melloblocco 2024, registration online for the 20th legendary bouldering meet Registration is open online for Melloblocco 2024, the world’s biggest bouldering and climbing meeting scheduled to take place from Wednesday 8 to Saturday 11 May in Italy's magical Val Masino and Val di Mello Nature Reserve.

12/01/2024 - Alpinism
Il Cigno Nero, new mixed climb on Cima Falkner in Brenta Dolomites Enrico Lovato reports about the first ascent of 'Il Cigno Nero' (320m, 5+, M7, 40°) established on the north-east face of Cima Falkner in the Brenta Dolomites with Federico Asciolla on 5 January 2024.

09/01/2024 - Climbing
Tomoa Narasaki flashes Gakido 8B+ at Chigobudau in Japan On 20/12/2023 Japanese climber Tomoa Narasaki flashed 'Gakido', a boulder problem at Chigobudau previously rated 8C+. After using a slightly different sequence, Narasaki suggested 8B+. He then freed the sitstart project at 8C, calling it 'Ashuradō'.

08/01/2024 - Climbing
Solveig Korherr onsights 8b+ with Humildes pa Casa at Oliana German rock climber Solveig Korherr has onsighted her first 8b+, 'Humildes pa Casa' at Oliana in Spain.

05/01/2024 - Climbing
Alex Megos makes first repeat of Siurana's Sleeping Lion Alexander Megos has made the first repeat of Sleeping Lion, the Siurana testpiece put up by Chris Sharma in March 2023.
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