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From 12 - 27 October 2025 the Russian mountaineers Natalia Belyankina, Kirill Eizeman, Sergey Kondrashkin, Vitaly Shipilov and Andrey Vasilyev established a new route on the southwest face of Manaslu (8163m). The Russians climbed alpine style, without Sherpa support or supplementary oxygen. Anna Piunova reports.

Interview with Italian alpinist François Cazzanelli, who on 20 October 2025, with Beppe Vidoni, Lukas Waldner and Benjamin Zörer, successfully completed the first ascent of Kimshung (6781m) in Nepal.

Ben Kent reports about the climbing expedition to West Greenland last summer with Robbie Milne which resulted in three big new routes: 'Optimisme' (TD+ 6b, M5, 930m), 'Duddon Valley Syndrome' (E3/4 6a, 610m) and 'Simon’s Route' (E3 6a/A1, 868m). The climbs are all located on unnamed peaks close to Lake...

On 15 October 2025 Katherine Choong repeated Tarragó (8b+, 240m) at Montserrat in Spain. The Swiss climber reports about the first female ascent.

French alpinists Benjamin Védrines and Nicolas Jean have made the coveted first ascent of Jannu East (7,468m) in Nepal. The pair made their historic alpine-style ascent over a period of four days via the mountain's north face and summited on 15 October 2025.

On 15 October 2025 American ski mountaineer Jim Morrison became the first person to ski the North Face of Mount Everest via its most challenging and elusive line, a linkup of the Hornbein and Japanese Couloirs. Morrison summited with a team of 11 other mountaineers including fixers, Sherpas and a...

An interview with acclaimed climber and author Guy Robertson about 'The Great Mixed Climbs of Scotland,' his new book written in collaboration with mountain sports photographer Hamish Frost. Published by Scottish Mountaineering Press, this anthology celebrates the very best of Scottish winter climbing.

The Greek island of Kalymnos, one of the world's premier climbing destinations, is preparing to host the International Kalymnos Climbing Festival from 16-19 October 2025.

The report by Luca Vallata, a mountain guide from Belluno, who together with Fabio De Cesero established 'La Poderosa', a route that climbs the famous North Overhangs of Campanile di Val Montanaia in the Friulian Dolomites. The climb is dedicated 'to all the good people in Gaza and the West...

86-year-old Spanish mountaineer Carlos Soria has summited Manaslu (8163m) in Nepal. In doing so he has become the oldest person to climb an 8000er.

On 20/09/2025 Italian climber Claudia Ghisolfi sent her second 9a, TTT in the Gorges Du Loup in France.

On the west face of Heiligkreuzkofel / Sass dla Crusc in the Dolomites Simon Gietl and Alexander Huber have made the first ascent of 'Appassionata'. The route was established without bolts and difficulties up to IX+, and is considered a direct start to 'Loss lei, heb schun' (Renato Botte, Helmut...

On 26 August Lara Neumeier repeated 'End of Silence', the 11-pitch 8b+ established by Thomas Huber in 1994 on the Feuerhörndl in the Berchtesgaden Alps, Germany

Climbing with Edu Marin, Marcello Bombardi has repeated 'Ego Land' on the south face of Marmolada (Dolomites, Italy). This is the first repeat of the the multipitch established by Bernardo Rivadossi and Massimo Faletti, and freed by Rivadossi and Luca Bana with difficulties up to 8c/c+ max (7c+ obligatory). The...

On Saturday 9 August the Italians Manrico Dell'Agnola, Antonella Giacomini, Maurizio Giordani and Nancy Paoletto completed 'Il mistero del Phandambiri' (The Mystery of Phandambiri) on the SE Pillar of Phandambiri, also referred to as Mount Panda. The climb reaches the mountain's main summit and comes in the wake of...

From 30 - 31 July Swiss alpinists Benjamin Bosshard and Filippo Sala completed what is known as the Grande U of Bondasca, ie the enchainment of all the main summits above Valle Bondasca. The huge skyline between Passo della Turbinasca and Passo Cacciabella includes 17 summits, 29km and 4900 elevation...