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At Flatanger in Norway Stefano Ghisolfi from Italy has made the first repeat of Move Hard, a 9b sports climb put up by Adam Ondra in 2017.

On Punta Aurelia on the south face of Sass Pordoi (Sella, Dolomites), Simon Messner and Martin Sieberer have established the multi-pitch rock climb Semifreddo (IX, 7c, 200m).

The video portrait, directed by Matteo Pavana and Marco Zanone, of Fabian Buhl. In order to find his own way, the German alpinist has decided to take a step back so as to make a step forward.

The video portrait of Isabelle Faus, one of the most accomplished female boulderers in the world. 'Behind the Seams' by Matty Hong includes footage of her summer 2020 first ascent of Sinawav 8B+ at Pine Cliff, USA.

Swiss climber Alexander Rohr has made the first ascent of Oblivion, an old project at Gimmelwald in Switzerland now graded 9a.

On the 18th of July German climber Alexander Huber made the first free ascent of Ramayana, a 6-pitch 8b+ on Waidringer Steinplatte in Austria.

The fifth stage of the 2022 Lead World Cup was won on Saturday evening at Koper in Slovenia by home athlete Luka Potocar and Ai Mori from Japan. For both athletes this is their first victory in the Senior Lead World Cup

A short summary and video of Ryan Colley and his Ski Traverse across the Alps in Switzerland. 580km over 26 days, carried out last spring.

The video of Stefano Ghisolfi making his first attempts on Silence, the first 9c in the world freed in 2017 by Adam Ondra at Flatanger in Norway

In the Ak-Su Valley in the Pamir Alay in Kyrgyzstan, Italian alpinists Federica Mingolla and Niccolò Bartoli have made the first ascent of Vivere la vita, an 800m big wall with difficulties up to on the South Buttress of Pik Slesova, also referred to as Peak 3850m.

Watch Cédric Lachat making the first repeat of Fly, the difficult multi-pitch climb in Lauterbrunnental in Switzerland freed by Germany’s Alex Megos. The Swissman repeated the route with Tobias Suter in 2019.

18-year-old Australian rock climber Angie Scarth-Johnson has repeated the 9a Pornographie at Céüse in France.

Alpinists Simon Messner and Martin Sieberer, after a first attempt by Messner and Barbara Vigl, have established 'La vita è bella', a new rock climb on Lagazuoi Nord in the Dolomites.

The Combined Boulder & Lead discipline has been won by Janja Garnbret and Jakob Schubert.

The European Bouldering Championship 2022 has been won by Janja Garnbret and Nicolai Uznik. Adam Ondra and Janja Garnbret have been crowned European Lead Champions, while Aleksandra Miroslaw and Danyil Boldyrev have won the European Speed titles.

The video of Stefano Ghisolfi making first attempts on Ratstaman Vibrations, the route at Céüse bolted by Chris Sharma and freed by Alex Megos at the end of July.