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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.

On 18/03/2025 on Pyramide du Tacul in the mont blanc massif, the Italian mountain guides Niccolò Bruni and Giovanni Ravizza, together with aspiring mountain guide Michele Tixi, established the mixed climb 'Ussha' (ED M7+ 300m).

Interview with François Cazzanelli who on 7 March 2025 teamed up with Giuseppe Vidoni to make the first ascent of 'Bianco Invisibile' (800m, 6c, M7, AI5) on the east face of Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey (4112m) in the mont blanc massif. The route ends at the col at 3900m.

The video of the first ascent of 'Petit Pont' on the West face of the Drus in the mont blanc massif, carried out by French alpinists Philippe Bruley, Amaury Fouillade and Baptiste Obino from 26 December 2024 to 1 January 2025.

From 18 - 20 February 2025 French alpinists Léo Billon and Enzo Oddo made the first ascent of 'Les Barbares 3' on Pré de Bar in the mont blanc massif.

From 17 to 21 February 2025, French climber Benjamin Védrines completed a solo winter ascent of the BASE route on the West Face of the Drus in the mont blanc massif.