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The video of Spanish climber Jorge Díaz-Rullo repeating 'Sleeping Lion', the 9b at Siurana in Spain established by Chris Sharma in March 2023.

The video of Adam Ondra climbing at Arco, on Heinz Mariacher's test pieces at Spiaggia delle Lucertole, and on Loris Manzana's projects at Passo Due Sassi, where the Czech climber made the first ascent of 'Niobe' (9a).

After feeling unwell in the village of Khare (5,045m, in Nepal), Simone Moro was was transported by helicopter to Kathmandu on Saturday 13 December, where he received initial treatment. He is now recovering well, according to a statement released by the staff of the 58-year-old mountaineer.

Ferrino celebrates International Mountain Day on December 11th with the exclusive premiere of the film "Transcardus - A BalkanSki Story" on the Ferrino video YouTube channel. The film, directed by Elisa Bessega, follows Enrico Mosetti's first ski traverse of the Sharr mountain range, with Lorenzo Barutta and Matteo Sarto.

Climbing with John Kasaian, Laura Pineau has made the first female ascent of 'Wet Lycra Nightmare' on Leaning Tower in Yosemite, USA. First ascended by Jim Hewitt and Todd Skinner in 2004, the 9-pitch 8b is known for being the steepest big wall in the USA. The 25-year-old French climber...

Kris Hampton of 'Written In Stone' analyses the early days of sport climbing when Lynn Hill managed to beat male competitors on the same competition route.

The next Melloblocco in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy will be held from 6-9 May 2026. Registrations are now open for the world's largest bouldering and climbing meeting.

Marco Sappa has made the sixth ascent of ‘Necronomicon’ (5.13d/14a) in Moab, Canyonlands, USA. The horizontal roof crack was first climbed in 2011 by Jean-Pierre Ouellet.

The video of Slovenian alpinist Aleš Česen and his British counterpart Tom Livingstone making the first ascent, alpine-style, of the West Ridge of Gasherbrum III in Pakistan's Karakoram.

The video of Adam Ondra flashing the 8C boulder problem 'Foundation's Edge' at Fionnay in Switzerland, and repeating a slew of other testpieces including 'Ziqqurat' (8C) at Gaby and 'Big Illusion' (8C) in Val Daone.

The video of the French Gendarmerie PGHM Chamonix experiment using a transport drone to support mountain rescue teams in the Mont Blanc massif.

The video of Austrian climber Nicolai Užnik's attempting to flash 'La Force Tranquille' 8C at Magic Wood, Switzerland.

Interview with British climber Rob Matheson who, aged 74, in April 2025 made an audacios repeat of 'The Bells, The Bells!', one of the most fearsome trad climbs in Great Britain. Located on North Stack Wall at Gogarth, it has only seen a handful of repeats since its first ascent...

Italian climber Pietro Vidi has successfully repeated the cutting-edge trad climb 'Meltdown' (5.14c/8c+) in Cascade Creek, Yosemite Valley, USA

The video of Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel who in September 2025 became the first person in the world to climb and then make a complete ski descent of Mount Everest (8,849m) without supplementary oxygen.

The video of Simon Bauer making the first redpoint ascent of R.I.P, Wolfgang Güllich's trad masterpiece first ascended in 1986 at the Schellneckkopf in the Altmühltal in the Frankenjura, Germany.