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British climber Tom Randall has made the first ascent of Dina Crac, E9 7a at Dinas Rock in South Wales.

The 2014 Bouldering World Championship starts in Munich, Germany tomorrow. The men's Qualification takes place on Thursday, the Women's Qualification on Friday while the Semifinals and Finals take place on Saturday.

Climbers such as Sean McColl, Sasha DiGiulian and Edu Marin have accepted the Ice Bucket Challenge, the campaign aimed at raising awareness and funds for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

A great and intense and climbing trip to the Ak-su Valley (Pamir Alay, Kyrgyzstan) resulted in two new climbs and three repeats for the Italian alpinists Luca Schiera and Matteo De Zaiacomo. Schiera provides the report.

Sachi Amma and Adam Ondra have repeated Biographie 9a+ at Ceuse in France.

On 29 and 30 May 2014 American alpinists John Frieh and Jess Roskelley made the first ascent of No Rest For the Wicked (IV+ AI6 M7), a difficult new route up the West Witches Tit in SE Alaska. The report by John Frieh.

On 2 August 2014 American climber Alex Puccio repeated the boulder problem Jade 8B+ / V14, Rocky Mountains National Park, USA.

Friday, August 29, 2014 Arco Rock Legends celebrates its ninth edition by assigning, during the Rock Master Festival, the two prestigious sport climbing Oscars entitled Salewa Rock Award and La Sportiva Competition Award. Those nominated for the Salewa Rock Award are Alexander Megos, Adam Ondra and Muriel Sarkany, while Sachi...

Interview with German climber Alexander Megos after his recent one-day redpoint of Biographie 9a+ at Ceuse in France.

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.

French climber Melissa Le Nevé has repeated Baa Baa Black Sheep 8c/+ at Ceuse, France

Austrian alpinists Hansjörg Auer, David Lama and Peter Ortner are currently in the Karakorum in Pakistan attempting to scale the unclimbed NE Face of Masherbrum (7821m).

The film Karsts of China, a vertical journey directed by Keith Ladzinski of 3 Strings Productions starring the climbers Emily Harrington, Cedar Wright and Matt Segal.

American climber Jonathan Siegrist has repeated Speed Intégrale 9a at Voralpsee, Switzerland.

Britain's Shauna Coxsey and the young Americans Brooke Raboutou and Ashima Shiraishi all climb 8B boulder problems.

American boulderer Alex Puccio has climbed Top Notch 8B, Rocky Mountains National Park, USA.