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The International Federation of sport climbing (IFSC) has announced the calendar of events for the 2026 Climbing and Para Climbing season.

26-year-old Slovenian climber Janja Garnbret has made a flash ascent of 'Pure Dreaming' (8c+/9a) at Arco, Italy. This is probably the hardest-ever flash by a female climber to date.

A team of seven Spanish comprising Miguel A. Díaz, Álvaro García, Indi Gutierrez, David Matos, Juanjo Medina, Manu Ponce and Gonzalo Torre has completed several first ascents on the imposing granite mountains of southern Cumbira II in Angola's Cuanza Sur province. Highlights include the first ascents of Mt. Kaikiawila and...

Maria Almudena Claassen and Piero Ronzani present the climbing area Labské Údolí, also known as Labák, in the Czech Republic. A gem of sandstone cliffs hidden along the Elbe River, where 'tradition and modernity coexist in harmony.'

The fifth and penultimate stage of the Lead World Cup 2025 takes place in Madrid today and tomorrow. This is the first time ever that a leg takes place in the Spanish capital.

sport climbing is set for six days of intense action at Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) from 24 to 29 July 2028.

Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl is the recipient of the Paul Preuss Prize 2025. Awarded in memory of the bold Austrian alpinist, past winners are Reinhold Messner, Hanspeter Eisendle, Albert Precht, Hansjörg Auer, Alexander Huber, Beat Kammerlander, Bernd Arnold, Heinz Mariacher, Catherine Destivelle, Thomas Huber, Marko Prezelj and Dani Arnold

Berni Rivadossi and Giorgio Consiglio, helped by Ale Zaina and Max Faletti, have established 'Mona Lisa', a new multipitch sports climb on Monte Gallo on the outskirts of Palermo in Sicily.

Earlier today, Cristian Brenna lost his life on the Monte Biaina ridge. The Italian was one of the world's most talented climbers of the 1990s and early 2000s.

From 22 - 28 September 2025 the historic town of Blagaj in Bosnia and Herzegovina will host the Blagaj Climbing Festival 2025. sport climbing, walking, slackline, yoga and much more at the foot of ancient cliffs above the Buna River.

At the Medical Meeting of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) in Lausanne, Switzerland, the International Federation of sport climbing presented the Federation’s pioneering work on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs). Published below is the IFSC press release.

Interview with 26-year-old Spanish climber Jorge Díaz-Rullo about his cutting-edge 'Café Colombia' project at Margalef in Spain.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the Long Beach area of Los Angeles as the venue for sport climbing at the Olympic Games LA28.

German climber Alexander Megos has made the first ascent of 'Le Grand Saccage' (9a+/b) in Buoux, France

At Larnaca in Cyprus during the XXII IFSC General Assembly Italy’s Marco Scolaris has been elected as IFSC President to lead the organisation for the next four years, continuing the role he has held since the inception of the International Federation of sport climbing in 2007.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028 the three core disciplines of sport climbing - Speed, Lead and Boulder - will all have their own medals.