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Interview with Stefano Ghisolfi after his repeat of Perfecto Mundo, the 9b+ at Margalef in Spain considered one of the most difficult sport climbs in the world. After Adam Ondra, Chris sharma and Alexander Megos, the 25-year-old climber from Italy is now only the fourth climber to master these difficulties.

Today at Margalef in Spain the Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi repeated Perfecto Mundo, the 9b+ freed by Alexander Megos and considered one of the hardest sport climbs in the world.

Austrian climber Jakob Schubert has made the first repeat of El bon combat, the superbly difficult route freed by Chris sharma in 2015 at Cova de Ocell in Spain.

American climber Shawn Raboutou has made the long-awaited first ascent of Off the Wagon Low, in Val Bavona. Reportedly graded 8C+, this is now the hardest boulder problem in Switzerland.

This evening Stockholm, Sweden, will host the La Sportiva Legends Only 2018. The climbers invited to this international masters bouldering competition are Chris sharma, Alexander Megos, Jernej Kruder, Jongwon Chon, Alexey Rubtsov and Ray Sugimoto. Live streaming starts at 19.00

Czech climber Adam Ondra on the road to the Salathé Wall up El Capitan in Yosemite, USA, is the theme of the fourth episode of Ondra’s fourth VBlog

The video of Chris sharma deep water solo climbing at Mont Rebei in Spain.

Czech rock climber Adam Ondra has attempted but only just failed to onsight the Salathé Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA.

Jernej Kruder and his sister Julia from Slovenia have made a series of difficult DWS deep water solo ascents on the island of Mallorca, Spain.

German climber Jan Hojer has made the third ascent of Es Pontas, the famous Deep Water Solo freed by Chris sharma in 2006 on the island of Mallorca in Spain.

At Ceuse in France, Stefano Carnati has repeated Biographie, the world famous sport climb freed by Chris sharma in 2001 and recognised as the benchmark 9a+.

On Friday, 27th July 2018 the coveted Climbing Ambassador by Dryarn di Aquafi was awarded to Reinhold Messner during the 13th Arco Rock Legends awards. Adam Ondra won the Wild Country Rock Award and Romain Desgranges the La Sportiva Competition Award. The other candidates were Angela Eiter, Alexander Megos, Janja...

On Friday, 27th July 2018 the coveted Climbing Ambassador by Dryarn di Aquafi was awarded to Reinhold Messner during the 13th Arco Rock Legends awards. Adam Ondra won the Wild Country Rock Award and Romain Desgranges the La Sportiva Competition Award. The other candidates were Angela Eiter, Alexander Megos, Janja...

One of Poland’s strongest young climbers Piotr Schab has redpointed the 9a+ Biographie at Ceuse in France and made the onsight first ascent of Baby Boy, an 8c sports climb at Cuenca in Spain.

On Friday 27 July 2018 the Arco Rock Legends sport climbing Oscars will celebrate its XIII edition awarding the prestigious Climbing Ambassador by Dryarn di Aquafil to Reinhold Messner. Angela Eiter, Alexander Megos, Adam Ondra have been nominated for the Wild Country Rock Award, while Romain Desgranges, Janja Garnbret, Reza...

Austria’s Michael Kemeter has made the first free ascent of a big multi-pitch climb at Mont-Rebei in Spain, established in 2018 by Ignasi Miralpeix Llobet e Gil Furriols.