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Iker Pou and his brother Eneko have established 'Vicios Ocultos' on Tiro Pedabejo in the Picos de Europa massif, Spain.

South Tyrolean climber Filip Schenk has redpointed 'Beginning' (9a+), completing all the hardest routes at the L'Eremo di San Paolo crag near Arco, Italy.

The video of Adam Ondra flashing the 8C boulder problem 'Foundation's Edge' at Fionnay in Switzerland, and repeating a slew of other testpieces including 'Ziqqurat' (8C) at Gaby and 'Big Illusion' (8C) in Val Daone.

Nicole Berthod & Fay Manners have made the first ascent ‘Mukatila’ on the north face of Jebel Nassrani South in Wadi Rum, Jordan.

During her year as Slovenia's 'Godmother of Sport', Janja Garnbret exceeded all expectations by raising nearly €320,000 to support young underprivileged athletes.

From 20 October to 5 November 2025, Filippo Colombo, Andrea Giglioli, Enrico Pession and Matteo Michetti opened 'Caccia al Tesoro' (Treasure Hunt), a new multipitch on the NE Face of Tuyat in Taghia, Morocco. Colombo reports

On 13 November 2025 Jakob Schubert made the second ascent of 'Mount Doom', the 9A boulder problem in Austria's Maltatal established in February 2025 by Nicolai Užnik.

On 10 November 2025, Elias Iagnemma established 'Exodia' at Rifugio Barbara in Val Pellice, Italy. The Italian climber has put forward the grade 9A+/V18, making it the first of its grade and quite possibly the hardest boulder problem in the world.

The video of Austrian climber Nicolai Užnik's attempting to flash 'La Force Tranquille' 8C at Magic Wood, Switzerland.

Slovenian climber Lucija Tarkuš has sent her first 9a, 'Martin Krpan' at Mišja peč.

Czech climber Adam Ondra has flashed his hardest boulder to date, 'Foundation's Edge' at Fionnay in Switzerland.

Nicholas Farenzena reports about 'Baila Morena', the new climb he established with Gabriele Walicki on the south face of Corno del Framont in the Civetta - Moiazza of the Dolomites.

Italian climber Pietro Vidi has successfully repeated the cutting-edge trad climb 'Meltdown' (5.14c/8c+) in Cascade Creek, Yosemite Valley, USA

At the crag Padaro above Arco, Italy, Filip Schenk has repeated 'Omen Nomen' (9a).

Watch Adam Ondra make the flash 'Greenspit' in Valle dell'Orco, Italy.