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The video of French climber Sébastien Bouin repeating Move Hard, the 9b at Flatanger in norway freed by Adam Ondra in 2017.

30-year-old Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi has repeated Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's masterpiece established in 1991 in Frankenjura, Germany.

Interview with Jakob Schubert after the first ascent of Project Big at Flatanger in norway last week. The 32-year-old Austrian has now called the climb B.I.G. and suggested the grade 9c. This is currently the third route in the world with this grade, after Silence at Flatanger and DNA in...

The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the complete list of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2022. The honoured ascents will receive the 2023 Piolets d'Or award during the celebration in Briançon, France, from 14 to 16 November

Austrian climber Jakob Schubert has made the first ascent of Project Big at Flatanger. Bolted by Adam Ondra in 2013, the line was defined by the Czech climber as 'the true king line of the cave.'

Watch Austrian climber Jakob Schubert attempt 'Project Big' at Flatanger in norway live on youtube today at 17:30.

British rock climber Pete Whittaker has made the first free ascent of the second pitch of 'Eigerdosis' on the Profilveggen / Profile wall at Jøssingfjord in norway. The previous aid climb is now a trad crack that checks in at 8c.

On 24 - 25 June 2023 Eivind Hugaas and Kalle Olsson completed what is likely to be the first free repeat of Skapelsen on Tågveggen (Tågwall) in Litldalen, norway. The 700 m climb was first ascended in 1986 by Anders Lundahl and Eva Selin.

On 24/07/2023 French climber Sébastien Bouin repeated Move Hard, the 9b at Flatanger in norway established by Adam Ondra in 2017 and repeated previously only by Stefano Ghisolfi.

Joda Dolmans reports about the first ascent of 'South West Face' on Stetind in norway with Andreas Widlund. The 790m climb was established in a 33-hour push, breaches difficulties up to N7/A0, and shares a short section of 'Guldfisken' in the middle of the face.

The video of the first ascent of 'How not to' (M5, 250m), established on the north face of Grytetippen on Senja Island in norway by Fay Manners and Freja Shannon in March 2023.

On Saturday 3 June French rock climber Sébastien Bouin repeated Bibliographie, the 9b+ at Céüse in Southern France first ascended by Alex Megos in summer 2020 and repeated by Stefano Ghisolfi and Sean Bailey in summer 2021.

The video of Adam Ondra downclimbing the 8c+ Odin's Eye at Flatanger in norway.

Watch the video of Adam Ondra grappling with Project Big, his extreme climbing project at Flatanger in norway.

Alpinists Fay Manners and Freja Shannon have made the first ascent of 'How not to' (M5, 250m) on the north face of Grytetippen on the island of Senja in norway.

The video and an interview with Austrian climber Jakob Schubert regarding his attempts of DNA, the 9c sport climb located in the Verdon Gorge in France established by Sebastién Bouin in 2022.