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American climber Connor Herson has made the first ascent of Drifters Escape in Squamish, Canada, proposing 5.15a (9a+) and establishing it as the world's first trad climb of this difficulty.

Nate Mankovich, Manuel López and Alvaro Vernich have made the first ascent of 'Yantibih Lak' (6c, 450m) on the west face of Jebel Kazhali in Wadi Rum, Jordan. López reports.

On 18 January 2026 Brette Harrington, Christina Lustenberger and Gee Pierrel completed the first ski descent of the North Glacier on Mount Deltaform in Canada. Originally climbed in June 1968, the route is no longer recommended or even mentioned in current guidebooks due to significant changes in the glacier and...

On Tête aux Chamois at Glacier 3000 in Switzerland's Bernese Oberland, Melanie Grünwald and Fay Manners made the first ascent of the mixed climb 'Elles Aussi' (M7+ A0).

Last summer on the north face of Mount Demirkazik in the Ala Daglar range of Turkey, the Italians Alessandro Larcher, Rolando Larcher and Federica Mingolla established 'Close to Heaven'.

On 28/01/2026, Leo Gheza and Luca Matteucci established 'Over the Trip' (WI6, M8, R, 100m) in Valsavarenche (Aosta Valley, Italy). The mixed route runs alongside the classic ice climb 'Trip in the night'.

On 20/01/2026 Austrian alpinists Martin Sieberer and Lukas Waldner completed the first winter ascent of 'Schutzengelweg' on the North Face of Sagwandspitze in the Valsertal valley in Tyrol, Austria. First ascended in summer 1982 by Andreas Orgler and Reinhard Schiestl, this is the first known repeat in 34 years.

On 20/01/2026 French alpinists Melvin Bou and Kilian Moni made the first ascent of 'Une histoire d'amitié' on the huge, untouched west face of Roc de Garnesier close to Lus-la- Jarjatte in France. This is their second new climb in the Dévoluy massif this season after 'Saute Aure et God...

Umberto Bado, with Paolo Giacobbe, Amedeo Giobbio and Luca Ponziani has established 'Smooth Criminal', a mixed climb next to the classic icefall 'Thriller '92' in Valle del Lys (Valle di Gressoney). Bado reports.

On 7 January 2026 Russian alpinists Boris Egorov, Vladimir Murzaev, Konstantin Yaemurd made the first BASE jump off Fitz Roy (Cerro Chaltén) in Patagonia. Egorov reports.

On 8 January 2026, in Valsavarenche (Aosta Valley, Italy), the mountain guides Niccolò Bruni and Giovanni Ravizza established 'Le Fantôme du Bricolage'. This is a mixed variant of the rarely formed ice climb 'Il fantasma di ghiaccio', first ascended in 1993 by A. Cambiolo, B. Gilardi, X. Iturrate, R. Lale,...

On 6 and 7 January 2026 French alpinists Melvin Bou, Kilian Moni and Raphael Olbrecht made the first ascent of the mixed climb 'Saute Aure et God Homme' (AI 5, M11 135m) on the rarely-formed classic Cascade de Saute Aure icefall in the Dévoluy massif of the Hautes-Alpes in France....

On 09/01/2026 Giordano Faletti, Martin Giovanazzi and Davide Miori made the first ascent of 'Mantel Ice' (300m, WI 5 M5+) on Cima Mantello on the Rosengarten / Catinaccio group of the Dolomites, Italy.

From 28 to 31 December 2025, French alpinists Antoine Bouqueret and Charles Dubouloz repeated the 'Directe Gamma' route on the southeast face of the Barre des Écrins (4,102m). This might well be the first winter ascent of this legendary route, first climbed in 1992 by the Italians Michele Frigerio, Eugenio...

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The report by Massimo Flaccavento on the first ascent of 'Pescatori di sogni', established together with Claudio Trovato on Pizzo della Sella, Monte Gallo (Sicilian Apennines) between 14 and 15 November 2025.