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On 10 June 2025 Spanish alpinist Santiago Padròs and his Italian counterpart Emanuele Andreozzi climbed what may well be a new mixed climb on the north face of Dent du Géant (mont blanc massif). The 335m line, tentatively graded AI4+ M7+, is what they describe as being a 'fantastic climb'...

French alpinists Léo Billon and Enzo Oddo have made the first ascent of ‘OSS ne répond plus..’ (7a+, 700m) on the West Face of Aiguille du Plan, mont blanc.

33-year-old Aaron Durogati has claimed victory in the twelfth edition of the prestigious Red Bull X-Alps 2025, breaking a 16-year Swiss winning streak. With a final time of 7 days and 8 hours, Durogati became the first Italian ever to win the race, finishing just one hour ahead of Swiss...

A group of slackliners has completed a highline between Dent du Géant and Mont Mallet in the mont blanc massif. Called La Ligne Géant, this has been described as ‘arguably the most complex and uncertain line ever done.’

On 31 May 2025 Italy's William Boffelli set a new Chamonix - mont blanc record, stopping the clock after 4 hours 43 minutes. Here's the video of the new Fastest Known Time.

On 31 May 2025 the Italian ski mountaineer William Boffelli set a new Chamonix - mont blanc record, stopping the clock after 4 hours 43 minutes. The previous Fastest Known Time had been set by Benjamin Vedrines a week ago.

A 'Stop the Genocide' sign has been unfurled on the summit of mont blanc, in protest against the devastating Israeli offensive in Gaza.

On 24 May 2025, French mountaineer Benjamin Védrines required 4 hours, 54 minutes, and 41 seconds to complete the round trip from Chamonix to the summit of mont blanc. Here's the first video of the new Fastest Known Time.

Two new fastest known times have been set on mont blanc: Èlise Poncet ascended from the church to the summit and back in 6:54, while Benjamin Védrines, via a different route, required 4 hours and 54 minutes.

French alpinist Arthur Poindefert has combined his love for music with climbing by playing his cello after repeating the famous 'Digital Crack' on the Grand Gendarme above Arête des Cosmiques on Aiguille du Midi in the mont blanc massif.

Arthur Poindefert reports about the first ascent of 'Géant dans l’âme' on the north face of Dent du Géant in mont blanc massif, established on 11/04/2025 together with Mathis Garayt and Kilian Moni. The 500m mixed climb has been graded M8+, ED

On 15/04/2025 Nasim Eshqi and Sina Heidari completed the first ascent of 'End Child Marriage' on Punta Cusidore in Sardinia, Italy. The climb is the third in Eshqi's ongoing project 'When Mountains Speak', which uses climbing as a platform to amplify human rights issues, with a focus on women’s rights.

At the Rive Gauche of the Argentière Glacier (mont blanc), Massimo Faletti and Enrico Lovato have established 'Volevo essere un duro'. Lovato's report details this challenging and stunning mixed climb located in the Highlands sector, repeated the same day by Davide Cattani and Claudio Marchetti.

On 10/04/2025 on the NE Face of Mont Greuvettaz (3684m) in the Triolet basin of the mont blanc massif Italian alpinists François Cazzanelli and Giuseppe Vidoni made the first ascent of the mixed climb 'Combo' (600m, AI5, M6).

Italian mountain guides Niccolò Bruni and Giovanni Ravizza have established 'Grand Couloir Milleottocentocinquanta (1850)', a mixed climb located between Tour des Jorasses pillar and Punta Massimo in the mont blanc massif.

From 4-6 March 2025 alpinists Tom Livingstone and Rob Smith made the first ascent of 'Shark Attack' (650m, M7, 6b) on Dent du Requin (3422m) in the mont blanc massif.