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Czech climber Adam Ondra has repeated 'Soudain Seul' in Fontainebleau, France. The problem was originally established by Simon Lorenzi in 2021 and graded 9a, and is Ondra's hardest to date.

The video of Elias Iagnemma making the first ascent of 'The Big Slamm' at Tintorale in Abruzzo. This is the first 9a boulder problem in Italy.

Belgian climber Sébastien Berthe has made the fourth free ascent of the Dawn Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA. First climbed by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson in 2015, it was repeated by Adam Ondra in 2016 and is...

French rock climber Sébastien Bouin has made the first ascent of 'El Gran Cabrón' in the Shegeng Cave in China. Graded 9b, this now stands as the hardest sport climb in the country

On 03/02/2025 Scottish climber William Bosi made the second ascent of Stefano Ghisolfi's 'Excalibur' (9b+) in Arco, Italy.

The video portrait for the La Sportiva Living Legends series of Adam Ondra, the leading climber of his generation. The 30-year-old Czech is the first climber to redpoint a route with a proposed grade of 9c ('Silence', Flatanger, Norway 2017),...

On 16/01/2025 Italian climber Gabriele 'Sbisi' Gorobey sent his third 9a, 'Xaxid hostel' at Mišja Peč in Slovenia.

At Tintorale in Abruzzo, Italy, Elias Iagnemma has made the first ascent of the 9a boulder problem 'The Big Slamm'.

At Margalef in Spain German climber Alexander Megos has made the first ascent of 'Tuareg Blanco' (9b/+).

The video of French climber Sébastien Bouin making his September 2024 repeat of 'Lapsus' at Andonno in Italy.

Italian climber Laura Rogora has completed an incredible seven-day marathon at Mišja Peč in Slovenia, where she climbed three 9a's, three 8c+ and two 8c's.

American climber Nathaniel Coleman has made the first ascent of the boulder problem 'No One Mourns the Wicked' at Thunder Ridge, Colorado, USA.

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.

At Mišja Peč in Slovenia the Italian climber Laura Rogora has made short work of two reference 9a's, 'Sanjski par extension' and 'Martin Krpan'.

On 14/11/2024 Sébastien Bouin made the first ascent of 'Wolf Kingdom' (9b+) at Pic Saint Loup, France.

American climber Chris Sharma has made the first ascent of 'Vision Quest', a 9a deep water solo on the island of Mallorca.