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Italian alpinist Stefano Ragazzo has made the first rope-solo ascent of Eternal Flame on Nameless Tower (6251m) in the Trango Tower group in Pakistan. The most famous big wall at altitude was established in 1989 by Kurt Albert, Wolfgang Güllich, Christof Stiegler and Milan Sykora.

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.

Keita Kurakami has died aged 38. The Japanese climber had made a name for himself for making the first rope-solo free ascent of The Nose in Yosemite, as well as pushing the limits of highball boulder problems established ground-up.

On Monday 17 June a team of climbers hung a banner on el capitan in Yosemite reading 'Stop the Genocide', to raise awareness of the conflict and put pressure on Israel to end the war in Gaza.

The video portrait of Dean Potter, one of the world’s leading climbers who lost his life on 16/05/2015 aged 43 in a wingsuit accident in Yosemite Valley, USA, together with Graham Hunt.

38-year-old Dutch climber Jorg Verhoeven has sent his first 9a+, 'Papichulo' at Oliana in Spain.

On 28 February 2024 Bronwyn Hodgins of Canada climbed her first 8c+, 'La Rubia' at Villanueva Del Rosario in Spain

On Cerro Trinidad Central in Valle Cochamó in Chile the Italian climbers Angelo Contessi, Diego Diaz and Leo Gheza have established the big wall 'Nunca say Nunca' (5.12+/A1/1000m). Gheza reports.

The documentary of Alex Honnold climbing in Taghia, Morocco, prior to his ground-breaking free solo of Freerider on el capitan in Yosemite. During his 3-weel stay with Tommy Caldwell, Honnold completed a free solo ascent of the technical 'Rivières Pourpres' (7b+, 500m).

American climbers Amity Warme and Brent Barghahn have made a free repeat of El Niño - Pineapple Express (5.13c, 25 pitches)⁣ on el capitan in Yosemite, USA.

The endless climbing possibilities on the sandstone towers at Adršpach in the Czech Republic, seen through the eyes of Miška Izakovičová.

Supported by climbing partner Karel Nováček, Michaela Izakovičová from Slovakia has made a free ascent of 'Golden Gate' on el capitan in Yosemite. The 34-year-old from Bratislava provides the details of this classic big wall, established in September 2000 by German brothers Alexander and Thomas Huber.

The video of Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee attempting the Dawn Wall on el capitan in Yosemite, USA, first ascended by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson.

The video portrait of Connor Herson, the young American hailed as one of the most well-rounded climbers of his generation, with groundbreaking ascents to his name such as The Nose on el capitan in Yosemite aged 15 and the 9a+ sport climb Empath, repeated on gear.

Belgian climber Sébastien Berthe has managed to flash 'Le Voyage' (8b+/E10) at Annot in France. First ascended by James Pearson in 2017, it is considered one of the hardest trad climbs in France.

Will Bosi is currently in Finland attempting Burden of Dreams (9A), the hardest boulder problem in the world established by Nalle Hukkataival in 2016. The Scottish climber is streaming his progress live on Instagram.