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American rock climber Brooke Raboutou has become the first woman in the world to climb 9b+ with her redpoint of 'Excalibur' at Arco, Italy. Established by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2023 and repeated by Will Bosi in February 2025, this fierce, intense overhang stands as one of the hardest sport climbs...

The report by Silvan Schüpbach about the first ascent of 'Luce e Tenebre' on the north face of Punta Pioda, also known as Pioda di Sciora in switzerland, established from 6 - 9 March 2025 together with fellow Swiss alpinists Filippo Sala and Roger Schäli.

Belgium's Simon Lorenzi has successfully repeated 'Return of the Sleepwalker' in Red Rocks, USA. This marks the 28-year-old climber's fourth 9A boulder problem.

Swiss alpinists Filippo Sala, Roger Schäli, and Silvan Schüpbach have opened 'Luce e Tenebre', a spectacular new route on the north face of Punta Pioda, also known as Pioda di Sciora in switzerland.

On 24/02/2025 Swiss mountaineer Filippo Sala established a new climb, solo, up the north face of Pizzo San Giacomo (2923) in switzerland. This is believed to be the first winter climb on the imposing rock pyramid.

Italian climber Elias Iagnemma has repeated 'Ephyra' (8C+) at Chironico in switzerland.

German climber Yannick Flohé has repeated the 8C+ boulder problem 'Story of Three Worlds' in Cresciano, switzerland.

British rock climber Shauna Coxsey has made the third ascent of 'Mito Sit' (8B+) in Sintra, Portugal.

Tommaso Lamantia and Luca Moroni have made the first ascent of the mixed climb 'Gli Artigli di Dade' in the Gondoschlucht / Gole di Gondo at Gabi, switzerland. The report by Lamantia and Moroni.

On 31/12/2024 Swiss mountaineers Roger Schäli and Peter von Känel made the first ascent of 'Methadone' on Sciora Dafora, also referred to as Sciora di Fuori, in switzerland. This is highly likely to be a winter ascent of a summer climb established in 1974 by D. Erba, G. Maresi and...

At Cadarese in Italy Pietro Vidi has repeated 'Tribe', one of the most difficult trad climbs in the world, put up in 2019 by Jacopo Larcher.

The first stage of the 2024/2025 Ski Mountaineering World Cup was held in Courchevel, France last weekend. On Saturday the Sprint was won by Emily Harrop and Oriol Cardona Coll, while on Sunday the Vertical was won by Axelle Gachet-Mollaret and Remi Bonnet.

In the space of just a few weeks American climber Sean Bailey has repeated 'Floatin' at Mizugaki in Japan and 'Alphane' at Chironico in switzerland

The report of the second day of the Piolets d'Or 2024 in San Martino di Castrozza, Dolomites.

The report by Italian mountain guide Saro Costa of his Alpin’ Ticino Project, ie the link-up from 19 to 30 October 2024 of the 42 3000-meter mountains in the Ticino Alps in switzerland. The only mountain not summited, due to too much snow and lack of daylight, was Kastelhorn.

American climber Michaela Kiersch has made the first female ascent of Dreamtime, Fred Nicole’s masterpiece at Cresciano hailed as the first 8C boulder problem in the world.