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On 31/12/2023 Marco Cordin and Martino Piva made the first ascent of 'Nunca con prisa, siempre con gana', a new mixed climb on Castello di Vallesinella in the Brenta dolomites, Italy. Cordin reports.

On 01/01/2024 Italian climber Luca Bana redpointed his second 9a+, 'Super Crackinette' at Saint Léger du Ventoux in France.

On 22/12/2023 Davide Galizzi and Daniele Leonardelli established 'Trilly occhi di ghiaccio', a new mixed climb on Cima delle Fontane Fredde in the Brenta dolomites. Galizzi report.

In December 2023 on Mëisules dala Biesces (Sella Group, dolomites) Rolando Varesco made the first ascents of the mixed climb 'Alpinewelten' with Martin Sölva and 'Dünnes Wasser' with Emanuele Andreozzi.

From 27 to 29 December 2023 Simon Gietl, Lukas Hinterberger and Michael Wohlleben carried out the first ground-up ascent of 'Ultima perla' on the North Face of Agner in Valle di San Lucano, dolomites.

On 12/24/2024 Mirco Grasso, Francesco Rigon and Luca Vallata made the first ascent of ' Archi del Vento', a fascinating new mixed climb on the north face of the Naso del Monte Duranno (Carnic Prealps, Friulian dolomites, Italy.

Emanuele Andreozzi and Vaida Vaivadaite have established 'First Time', a spectacular new ice climb in Val Ombretta directly opposite the south face of the Marmolada in the dolomites, Italy.

Italian mountain guide Francesco Rigon reports about the first ascent of ice climb 'Solo per un sorriso' (WI 5+ 170m), established with Mirco Grasso on Croda di Cacciagrande in the Sorapiss Group (dolomites) on 19/12/2023.

From 4 to 7 October 2023 Martin Dejori, Titus Prinoth and Alex Walpoth made the first ascent of 'Oltre il Diau' on the southwest face of Antelao (dolomites). Walpoth reports.

On the north face of Agner (Valle di San Lucano, dolomites) Nicola Bertoldo and Diego Dellai have made the first ascent of the mixed climb Ultima Perla (350m, 5+, M6, 50°).

An online petition has been launched to 'save' the Sassolungo Group in the dolomites from privatisation. Over 45 thousand signatures have been collected so far.

The video of the first ascent of Via Monologica on Torre di Mezzaluna in Vallaccia (dolomites), established in July 2023 by Angelo Contessi and Leo Gheza.

The video of Simon Gietl and his winter solo climbs in the dolomites: Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Sass dla Crusc / Heiligkreuzkofel, Rosengarten, Geislerspitzen.

On the south face of Marmolada (dolomites) Iris Bielli, Matteo Della Bordella, Massimo Faletti and Maurizio Giordani have made the first ascent of Madre Roccia. The 900m climb breaches difficulties of 8b max and 7b mandatory. A total of 18 bolts were placed and while all pitches were freed individually,...

The South Tyrolean mountain guide Simon Gietl has made the solo first ascent of 'Identität' solo, a new route up the west face of the Mittlerer Zwölfer / Croda Antonio Berti in the Sexten and Auronzo dolomites.

The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the complete list of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2022. The honoured ascents will receive the 2023 Piolets d'Or award during the celebration in Briançon, France, from 14 to 16 November