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04/02/2026 - Climbing
Close to Heaven established on Mt. Demirkazik in Turkey's Aladağlar by Federica Mingolla, Alessandro & Rolando Larcher Last summer on the north face of Mount Demirkazik in the Ala Daglar range of Turkey, the Italians Alessandro Larcher, Rolando Larcher and Federica Mingolla established 'Close to Heaven'.
02/02/2026 - Climbing
Iris Bielli sends her first 8c+ at Sasso Pelo, Italy 21-year-old climber Italian climber Iris Bielli has sent her first 8c+, 'Il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio' at Sasso Pelo in Lombardy.
30/01/2026 - Climbing
Esteban Daligault repeats Bon Voyage at Annot French climber Esteban Daligault has repeated 'Bon Voyage', the E12 trad climb put up by James Pearson in 2023 at Annot in France.
27/01/2026 - Climbing
Sean Bailey makes first ascent of Duality of Man (9c) at Dry Canyon American rock climber Sean Bailey has made the first ascent of 'Duality of Man' (9c) at Dry Canyon, Arizona, USA.
26/01/2026 - Climbing
Raimundo De Andraca, Fernanda Carabias establish big new climb on La Zaranda in Patagonia Raimundo De Andraca and Fernanda Carabias have made the first ascent of 'Sin obstáculos no hay camino' (600m, 5.12–, A1) on La Zaranda in Patagonia, Chile.
25/01/2026 - Climbing
Alex Honnold completes free solo climb of Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan American rock climber Alex Honnold has successfully completed his free solo ascent of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan. The 40-year-old required 1 hour and 31 minutes to climb one of the tallest buildings in the world.
24/01/2026 - Climbing
Video: Will Bosi making the first ascent of Pôr Do Sol (8C+) at Sintra in Portugal Watch Scottish climber William Bosi making the first ascent of 'Pôr Do Sol' (8C+) at Sintra in Portugal.
15/01/2026 - Climbing
Yannick Flohé sends Excalibur (9b+) at Arco German climber Yannick Flohé has repeated 'Excalibur', the 9b+ in Arco, Italy, first ascended by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2023 and, until now, only repeated by Will Bosi and Brooke Raboutou.
15/01/2026 - Climbing
New multipitch climb on Monte Monaco at San Vito lo Capo in Sicily by Christoph Hainz & Roger Schäli The two mountain guides Christoph Hainz and Roger Schäli have opened 'Chi non lavora non fa l'amore' (7b, 6b+ obligatory) on the east face of Monte Monaco at San Vito lo Capo in Sicily.
12/01/2026 - Climbing
Will Bosi makes first ascent of Pôr Do Sol (8C+) at Sintra, hardest boulder problem in Portugal Scottish climber William Bosi has made the first ascent of 'Pôr Do Sol' at Sintra close to Lisbon. Graded 8C+/V16, it is currently the hardest boulder problem in Portugal.
09/01/2026 - Climbing
Video: Laura Pineau climbing Butterfly Circus, one of Europe’s best splitter cracks. Footage of French climber Laura Pineau repeating 'Butterfly Circus', the 8a+ crack in Ticinio, Switzerland described as 'one of Europe’s best splitter cracks.'
08/01/2026 - Climbing
Video: Chris Sharma establishes his Vision Quest, 9a/+ DWS on Mallorca Watch American climber Chris Sharma establish 'Vision Quest', a 9a/+ deep water solo on the island of Mallorca first ascended in December 2024.
08/01/2026 - Climbing
Giovanni Placci ticks Terapia d'urto (9a+) at Arco, Italy At Padaro above Arco (Italy), Giovanni Placci has repeated 'Terapia d'urto', the 9a+ freed by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2021.
02/01/2026 - Climbing
Simon Lorenzi sends Shaolin, his 5th 9A boulder On 27 December 2025 Belgian climber Simon Lorenzi sent his 5th 9A boulder problem, 'Shaolin' at Red Rocks, USA.
30/12/2025 - Climbing
Pescatori di sogni added to Pizzo della Sella (Sicily) by Massimo Flaccavento, Claudio Trovato The report by Massimo Flaccavento on the first ascent of 'Pescatori di sogni', established together with Claudio Trovato on Pizzo della Sella, Monte Gallo (Sicilian Apennines) between 14 and 15 November 2025.
28/12/2025 - Climbing
Jenya Kazbekova sends Necessary Evil (8c+) at Virgin River Gorge Ukrainian climber Ievgeniia Kazbekova has repeated 'Necessary Evil' (5.14c/8c+) at the Virgin River Gorge, USA, four months after giving birth.
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