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During the last few days Alexander Megos has repeated Biographie 9a+ at Ceuse, adam ondra has onsighted the 9a TCT at Gravere in Italy, and both Ashima Shiraishi and Shauna Coxsey repeat an 8B+ boulder problem.

From 4 -8 June 2014 German climber Alexander Megos teamed up with Roger Schäli, Frank Kretschmann and David Hefti to make the first free ascent of Fly (8c, 550m) on Staldeflue, Lauterbrunnental, Switzerland.

Italian climber Gabriele Moroni has made the first repeat of Back Road 9a at Rovereto (Arco).

In June 2013 the South African climbers Duncan Fraser, Leonard le Roux and Benjamin de Charmoy made the first ascent of Dancing with the World (350m, 6c+).

The fourth edition of the San Vito Climbing Festival took place at San Vito Lo Capo in Sicily from 15 to 18 May 2014. The report and portfolio of this international climbing meeting by official photographer Roberto Zampino.

The video of adam ondra onsighting Il Domani 9a ar Baltzola in Spain.

In Germany's Frankenjura Alexander Megos has repeated The Essential 9a, Black Label 9a, Matador 9a and The Man that follows hell 9a+.

The fourth stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2014 was won on Saturday night at Innsbruck, Austria, by Kilian Fischhuber and Shauna Coxsey. Michael Piccolruaz from Italy placed 6th.

The fourth stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2014 takes place at Innsbruck in Austria today. The Semifinals start at 12:30 while the finals start at 19:30.

The video of adam ondra attempting to onsight Psicoterapia 9a at Valdegovía in Spain.

On 04/05/2014 at Baltzola in Spain adam ondra onsighted Il Domani.

At Arco in Italy Silvio Reffo has repeated Bio-logiko 9a, while in Germany's Frankenjura he sent Odd fellows and Steinbock 8c as well as Battle cat 8c+. Young Stefano Carnati is on top form too with a rare repeat of Spirit Walker 8c at Sasso Remenno in Val di Mello

Day 2 of Melloblocco started with a light drizzle and this gave way to the sun in the afternoon. In any case rain didn't stop play, climbing continued as more than 1400 reached Val di Mello. Full house is expected on Saturday and Sunday.

Fragments, snapshots and updates from Melloblocco 2014. 1300 Melloblockers have already reached the Valley.

From 15 to 18 May 2014, the fourth edition of the San Vito Climbing Festival & Outdoors Games.

Interview with Argentine photographer Bernardo Gimenez who has made the mountains, rock climbing and alpinism are his favourite photo set. By Marco Ferrario.