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Tom Hornbein, the formidable American mountaineer famous above all for his groundbreaking first ascent of the West Ridge of Everest in 1963 with Willi Unsoeld, has died aged 92.

The video of the Mezzalama Trophy, won by Giulia Murada, Giulia Compagnoni and Alba De Silvestro, and by Matteo Eydallin, Robert Antonioli and Davide Magnini.

Nicola Bertoldo, Diego Dellai and Marco Toldo belonging to the Roccia 4 Gatti di Arsiero mountaineering club have climbed the enormous icefall located inside the Brezno pod Velbom cave, at an altitude of 2050m on the Slovenian side of Monte Canin. Dellai reports of the repeat of what is considered...

The video of British climber Steve McClure making a fast repeat of 'Le Voyage' at Annot in France at the end of March 2023. Established by James Pearson in 2017, this 8b+/E10 is considered one of the hardest trad climbs in the country.

The video of deaf climber Morag Skelton who refuses to let anything stand in the way of her love for nature and the great outdoors.

The video of Anna Hazlett, aka Anna Hazelnutt, repeating, and Tom Randall attempting, Prinzip Hoffnung at Bürs in Austria.

Live streaming of the XXIII edition of the Mezzalama Trophy, the legendary ski mountaineering competition across the Monte Rosa massif.

The video of Stefano Ghisolfi attempting Burden of Dreams (9A) in Finland, together with Elias Iagnemma, Will Bosi and Shawn Raboutou.

The video portrait of Connor Herson, the young American hailed as one of the most well-rounded climbers of his generation, with groundbreaking ascents to his name such as The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite aged 15 and the 9a+ sport climb Empath, repeated on gear.

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

The video of Pete Whittaker and Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll making first free ascents in the Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre massif in Patagonia.

On 12 April 2023 Scottish climber William Bosi made the coveted second ascent of Burden of Dreams in Lappnor, Finland. Established by Nalle Hukkataival in 2016, this was the first ever boulder problem to be graded 9A and even today is considered the hardest boulder problem in the world.

The video of Claudia Ghisolfi's battle, from injury to redpointing her first 9a, TCT at Gravere in Italy.

The film Ascend, documenting the work of the organisation empowering women in Afghanistan through climbing.

The documentary of the first ascent of the Central Tower of Paine in Patagonia, completed on 16 January 1963 by British mountaineers Chris Bonington and Don Whillans.

The film Balkan Express featuring Max Kroneck and Jochen Mesle as they bike and ski the Balkans, from Greece all the way to Germany