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The first stage of the 2023 Boulder World Cup was won in Hachioji, Japan, last weekend by Brooke Raboutou and Mejdi Schalck. This is Raboutou's first ever IFSC World Cup gold medal, Schalck's second.

24-year-old climber from Italy, Stefano Carnati, has repeated Erebor at Eremo di San Paolo close to Arco, Italy. First ascended in 2021 by Stefano Ghisolfi, this power endurance testpiece has been repeated by Laura Rogora, Adam Ondra and Jakob Schubert.

The 2023 IFSC Climbing World Cup Series kicks off in Hachioji, Japan, this weekend as athletes from around the world compete for the first Boulder World Cup medals of the year.

A crowdfunding campaign to finance a solar powered pump to supply drinking water to the village of Taghia in Morocco has been launched. Called Eguzkiz Blai, the project is spearheaded by Iñaki Arakistain, Alex Honnold, Aitzol Ibarzabal, Arnaud Petit, Christian Ravier and Sean Villanueva O´Driscoll.

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

Melloblocco, the biggest climbing and bouldering meeting in the world, viewed through the eyes of the historic promoters Michele Comi, Nicola Noè and Stefano Scetti. Over 2000 climbers have already registered for the 16th edition which will be held in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy from 4 to...

Climbing is currently prohibited on a selection of climbs at Mišja Peč in Slovenia due to nesting birds.

The 37th Pierra Menta, ski mountaineering's equivalent of Tour de France, took place from 8 to 11 March 2023 and was won by Michele Boscacci & Davide Magnini from Italy and by Axelle Gachet-Mollaret & Emily Harrop from France.

On Thursday 2 March Axelle Gachet-Mollaret & Emily Harrop from France and Matteo Eydallin & Robert Antonioli from Italy won the team race of the Ski Mountaineering World Championships at Boí Taüll in Spain.

The Ski Mountaineering World Championships 2022 are currently taking place at Boí Taüll in Spain. Marianna Jagerčíková and Oriol Cardona Coll were crowned Speed World Champions.

Solenne Piret, born without her right forearm, is one of the strongest paraclimbers. With two world championship titles and boulder problems up to 7B to her name, she lives her life chasing dreams that she now knows she can turn into reality. Our interview.

Climbing destinations and travel: notes from Leonidio in the Peloponnese, without a shadow of doubt one of the best rock climbing areas in Greece. By Nicoletta Costi and Nicola Noè.

The 40th edition of the Transcavallo 2023 ski mountaineering competition on the slopes of Alpago, Italy, was won by the teams formed by Elena Nicolini - Martina Valmassoi and Matteo Eydallin - Alex Oberbacher.

Between 28 and 29 January 2023 the French alpinists Julien Cruvellier, Nicolas Jean and Benjamin Védrines made the first ascent of 'De l'Or en Barre' a difficult mixed climb on the south face of the Barre des Écrins (4102 m). The mixed climb follows a treacherous couloir, infamous in summer...

In December 1938 a 'highly confidential' internal document from the National Council of the Italian Mountaineering Club (CAI) sent to all its sections indicated the criteria for purging members of the 'non-Aryan race'. As a result hundreds, guilty of simply being Jews, did not have their membership renewed. Today the...

The 2023 Ski Mountaineering World Cup took place in Andorra last weekend. The Individual race was won on Saturday by Axelle Gachet-Mollaret and Thibault Anselmet, while Gachet-Mollaret and Rémi Bonnet won the Vertical race on Sunday.