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The video of Adam Ondra exploring a new sector at the historic crag Buoux in southern France.

Nemuel Feurle, Jacopo Larcher and Babara Zangerl have all repeated 'Seventh Direction' in the Rätikon, Austria. The 220m 8c multipitch on Drusenfluh was first ascended in 2022 by Alex Luger.

On 30/08/2024 German climber Lara Neumeier, belayed by Nadine Wallner, redpointed 'Headless Children' (8b, 250m) on Schijenfluh in the Rätikon massif.

Swiss climber Katherine Choong has made the first female ascent of Zahir (8b+, 300m) at Wenden.

23-year-old British climber Max Milne has flashed 'Bewilderness' (8b+/V14) at Badger’s Cove in the Peak District, England. First climbed by Dan Varian, this is a rare flash of an 8b+ and only the first time this difficulty has been flashed on UK soil.

The video of Robbie Phillips repeating & Seb Berthe flashing Le Voyage, the E10 7a trad climb at Annot in France.

The video of Slovenia's Janja Garnbret climbing the iconic 'Big Five' boulder problems at Fontainebleau in France in a single day: Big Boss, Fourmis Rouge, Tristesse, Big Golden and Atrésie.

American climber Michaela Kiersch recently returned from a highly successful bouldering trip to Rocklands in South Africa, where she amassed a huge list of ascents that include Amandla 8b+. What makes her repeats even more impressive is the fact that prior to the trip the 29-year-old had fractured her...

Valle d'Aosta, Italy, is to host the unique climbing challenge Tiro Lead. Once again the aim is to free two difficult sport climbs, this time at the new crag Cascata Lo Dard above Ollomont. This year's prize money totals €1,200; the initiative is open to everyone and will last all...

British rock climber James Pearson has made the long-awaited first repeat of Dave MacLeod's 2008 masterpiece 'Echo Wall' on Ben Nevis in Scotland.

On 14 July 2024 Norwegian climber Tuva Stavø made the first female ascent of 'Arctandria' on Store Blåmann in Norway.

The Lead and Speed​World Cup took place in Chamonix, France, last weekend and was won respectively by Ai Mori and Colin Duffy, and by Zhang Shaoqin and Sam Watson. Fabio Palma reports

The documentary 'Project Breakthrough', created by John Thornton, tells the story of how the Swiss climber Alexander Rohr breaks the 9a barrier with three top-level challenges: the first pitch of 'Change' (9a+/b) at Flatanger in Norway, 'La Castagne' (9a+) and 'Eagle 4' (9b) at Saint Léger du Ventoux in France.

Slovenia's Jernej Kruder has repeated 'Greenspit', the difficult trad route established by Didier Berthod in Valle dell'Orco, Italy.

Last Monday Swiss climber Katherine Choong repeated 'La Fiesta de Los Metallos', the 200m 8b located in the Verdon Gorge, France.

A fortnight ago French rock climber Soline Kentzel climbed her hardest route to date, Le Voyage (E10/8b+) at Annot in France. First ascended by James Pearson in 2017, the route is still ranked as one of the hardest trad climbs in France.