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09/08/2024 - Competitions

Toby Roberts wins Gold! Combined Boulder & Lead Olympic Champion at Paris 2024

19-year-old Brit Toby Roberts has won the Combined Boulder & Lead at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Toby Roberts gold, Sorato Anraku silver, Jakob Schubert bronze

1. Toby Roberts 2. Sorato Anraku 3. Jakob Schubert 4. Colin Duffy 5. Hamish McArthur 6. Adam Ondra 7. Alberto Ginés Lopez 8. Paul Jenft

04/08/2024 - Competitions

Paris 2024 sport climbing athletes & Olympic Games schedule

Sport climbing takes place at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games from 5 August to 10 August at the Le Bourget Climbing venue.

For the first time 68 athletes will compete in two separate disciplines: Boulder & Lead and Speed.

03/08/2024 - Climbing

Video: Janja Garnbret Unfiltered

The video portrait of 25-year-old Slovenian climber Janja Garnbret, widely regarded as the greatest competition climber of all time.

02/08/2024 - Climbing

James Pearson makes long-awaited second ascent of Echo Wall on Ben Nevis

British rock climber James Pearson has made the long-awaited first repeat of Dave MacLeod's 2008 masterpiece 'Echo Wall' on Ben Nevis in Scotland.

31/07/2024 - Alpinism

Solenne Piret climbs Grand Capucin via Swiss route + O Sole Mio exit

On 23 July 2024 French paraclimber Solenne Piret teamed up with Chris Cazin to climb the Swiss route + O Sole Mio exit on Grand Capucin in the Mont Blanc massif.

29/07/2024 - Alpinism

Benjamin Védrines climbs K2 in 11 hours

Starting from Advanced Base Camp, on 28 July 2024 French alpinist Benjamin Védrines climbed K2 without supplementary oxygen in just 10 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds.

28/07/2024 - Alpinism

Kazuya Hiraide and Kenro Nakajima missing on K2

Japanese climbers Kazuya Hiraide and Kenro Nakajima are reported as missing on the West Face of K2.

24/07/2024 - Climbing

Tuva Stavø makes first female ascent of Arctandria on Blåmann in Norway

On 14 July 2024 Norwegian climber Tuva Stavø made the first female ascent of 'Arctandria' on Store Blåmann in Norway.

22/07/2024 - Competitions

Japan dominates Briançon Lead World Cup

The fourth stage of the Lead World Cup 2024 was won by Mei Kotake and Zento Murashita of Japan, which claimed 4 of the 6 podiums.

21/07/2024 - Climbing

ReBolting- maintaining climbs in Switzerland

The Rebolting association from Switzerland, dedicated to the maintenance of old climbing routes and supporting climbers in their maintenance efforts.

18/07/2024 - Alpinism

Puro Floro added to Nevado Copa in Peru by Pou brothers & Micher Quito

Iker Pou, Eneko Pou and Micher Quito have made the first ascent of 'Puro Floro' on the SE Face of Nevado Copa (6190) in Peru.

18/07/2024 - Competitions

Lijuan Deng & Ludovico Fossali win Speed Climbing gold in Briançon

The fourth stage of the Speed World Cup was won by Lijuan Deng of China and Ludovico Fossali of Italy.

17/07/2024 - Alpinism

New climb added to Piz Badile by Chiara Gusmeroli, Matteo De Zaiacomo

On 29 June 2024 the Italian mountaineers Chiara Gusmeroli and Matteo De Zaiacomo made the first ascent of 'Æterna nix' (VIII, 200m) on the NE Face of Pizzo Badile.

16/07/2024 - Competitions

Chamonix, nothing will ever be the same again

The Lead and SpeedWorld Cup took place in Chamonix, France, last weekend and was won respectively by Ai Mori and Colin Duffy, and by Zhang Shaoqin and Sam Watson. Fabio Palma reports

15/07/2024 - Climbing

Laura Pineau, from Freerider on El Capitan to Turkey Crack at Cadarese

French climber Laura Pineau reports about some of her most recent ascents that include a free repeat of 'Freerider' on El Capitan in Yosemite and a fast repeat of 'Turkey Crack' at Cadarese in Italy.