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British climber Alex Waterhouse has set a fastest known time on Plumber’s Crack at Red Rock, climbing up and back down the famous chimney in less than 26 seconds.

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

The report of the second day of the Piolets d'Or 2024 in San Martino di Castrozza, Dolomites.

The 2024 edition of the Piolets d'Or will take place from 8 - 11 December 2024 in San Martino di Castrozza, Dolomites, Italy.

Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl has flashed 'Freerider' (VI 5.13a), making her the first person in history to flash El Capitan, Yosemite, usa.

Watch the video of American climber Sean Bailey making the first ascent of Shaolin (9A) at Red Rock, usa

Lara Neumeier from Germany and Nemuel Feurle from Austria have repeated ‘El Niño – Pineapple Express’ (800m, 5.13c) on El Capitan in Yosemite, usa.

On Tuesday 29th of October, Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl repeated 'Magic Line' (5.14c /8c+) in Yosemite Valley, California.

The Piolets d'Or 2024 will be awarded to the following climbs: 'The Secret Line' on the north face of Tirich Mir in Pakistan by Kazuya Hiraide and Kenro Nakajima, 'Round Trip Ticket' on the north face of Jannu in Nepal by Matt Cornell, Jackson Marvell, and Alan Rousseau, and 'Tomorrow...

From 22 August to 26 September a small team of four Slovenian women comprised of Ana Baumgartner, Urša Kešar, Anja Petek and Patricija Verdev climbed four new routes in the Indian Himalaya. These include the alpine style first ascent of the previously unclimbed Lalung I (6,243m).

The 60th edition of Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the most important award dedicated to nature photography promoted by the Natural History Museum of London, has been won by Shane Gross of Canada for his photo of a mass of western toad tadpoles swimming below lily pads in Cedar Lake.

On Sunday 6 October 2024 Michelle Dvorak from the usa and Fay Manners from Great Britain were rescued on Chaukhamba III in northern India. The pair were attempting a new route on the mountain's SE buttress.

On 30 September 2024 Michał Czech and Paweł Zieliński from Kraków, Poland, completed a challenging linkup in Adrspach, Czech Republic. The climbers repeated 15 classic climbs on 15 different towers and totalling 700 meters of climbing in 17 hours. Czech provides the details.

Earlier this year American alpinist and excavation contractor Nathan Brown, with the help of Jackson Marvell and Sam Mack, made the first ascent of 'Civil Disobedience' (V 5.9 A3) the right of the historic 'Lowe Route' on the north face of Angels Landing, Zion National Park, usa. Brown, who climbed...

The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the 'big list' of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2023. The honoured ascents will receive the Piolets d'Or 2024 award during the celebration at San Martino di Castrozza (Italy) from 8 - 11 December 2024.

Watch American climbers Amity Warme and Brent Barghahn making a ground-up free repeat of El Niño - Pineapple Express (5.13c, 25 pitches)⁣ on El Capitan in Yosemite, usa.