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An American-French duo comprise of Kate Kelleghan and Laura Pineau has set the new women's speed record on the Naked Edge in the Eldorado Canyon, USA, simul-climbing the 150m route and making the round-trip to the bridge in 37 minutes 8 seconds.

Interview with Matteo De Zaiacomo on preparing for the iconic Melloblocco bouldering festival with Andrea Pavan and the entire route-setting team. The meeting is scheduled to take place in Val di Mello - Val Masino from 7 - 10 May 2025.

German climber Lara Neumeier has made the first female ascent of 'Psychogramm' at Bürser Platte in Austria. This 8b+ trad climb was first ascended in 2014 by Alex Luger.

Interview with Pietro Bassotto, the 61-year-old Italian climber who recently made the first ascent of 'Mata Leao' (8c+) at the La Terrazza crag in Novalesa, Val di Susa, Italy.

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.

Japanese climber Dai Koyamada has established 'Monolith' in the Hinokage Valley, Japan. The boulder has been graded 8C/+ and was described by the 48-year-old as 'one of the best problems of my life.

Watch Adam Ondra repeat 'Soudain Seul', the 9A boulder problem at Fontainebleau in France.

The report by Andrea Gremes, who on 4 March 2025 teamed up with Emanuele Andreozzi to make the first ascent of 'Via Teti', a mixed climb on the north face of Cima Busazza in the Adamello-Presanella group, Italy.

Swedish alpinist Joda Dolmans reports about his recent Tindenåla winter solo in Norway. The 24-year-old carried out a 'wild journey, in the heart of winter' climbing six iconic mountains in Nordland from December 2024 to February 2025: Stetind, Husbyviktind, Preikstoltind, Sjunkhatten, Strandåtind and Store Åselitind.

Austrian climber Nicolai Užnik has made the first ascent of ‘Mount Doom’, a 9A boulder boulder problem in Maltatal, Austria.

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

American climber Brooke Raboutou has repeated 'Direct North' (8B+) at the Buttermilks, Bishop, USA in just a single session.

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

The video of Adam Ondra's flash of the 8B+ boulder problem 'El Elegido' at La Pedriza in Spain.

Gabriele Gorobey reports about the March 2023 first ascent, with Davide Gaeta and Guido De Sabbata, of Kairos (8a+, 230m), a new multi-pitch route on Paroi de la Cascade in Taghia, Morocco.

Interview with Swedish climber Hannes Puman after his free ascent of 'The Nose' on El Capitan in Yosemite via what is known as the Schnaz Variation.