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The iconic multi-pitch climb 'Velebitaški' on Anića Kuk in the Paklenica National Park, Croatia, was illuminated on 15 June 2025 by the Velebit Mountaineering Club to celebrate its 75th anniversary. The 350m 6a+ was first ascended in autumn 1961 by Nedjeljko Jakić, Matija Mlinac and Davor Ribarov

The fifth and penultimate stage of the Lead World Cup 2025 takes place in Madrid today and tomorrow. This is the first time ever that a leg takes place in the Spanish capital.

The video of German climber Yannick Flohé making the world's first 8C boulder flash, 'Foundations Edge' at Fionnay in Switzerland.

Camilla Moroni and Pietro Vidi have repeated 'Histoire sans Fin' (8b+/5.14a 200m) on Petit Clocher du Portalet in Switzerland. Moroni's repeat is the first female ascent of this 200m 8b+.

Radoslav Groh and Zdeněk Hák have made the first ascent of the previously unclimbed southeast face of Hunza Peak (7300m) in the Karakorum, Pakistan. The two Czech mountaineers climbed alpine style ofver a period of 5 days at the start of June.

In the Frankenjura, Germany, Josef Pepa Šindel has repeated 'Action Directe' (9a), 'Classified' (9a/+) and 'Modified' (9a+).

The video of the 2016 Italian-Belgian expedition to the Stewart valley on Baffin Island in Canada comprised of Matteo Della Bordella, Matteo De Zaiacomo, Luca Schiera, Nicolas Favresse and Sean Villanueva.

German climber Yannick Flohé has flashed 'Foundations Edge', the 8C boulder problem at Fionnay in Switzerland. If the grade stands - and general consensus indeed indicates that the grade is correct - then the 25-year-old has become the first climber in the world to flash an 8C boulder problem.

Climbing alpine style over a period of three days, Eneko and Iker Pou have made the first ascent of 'Kuntur' (6c, 70°, M5, 1,575m) on Nevado Jurau A (5,520m) in the Cordillera Huayhuash mountain range in Peru.

Last summer Petra Bernard and Renato Bernard established the multipitch 'Etienne' on the First Sella tower (Dolomites). The climb is dedicated to their son Etienne Bernard, who perished in 2021.

The short film Ian directed by Matt Raimondo that chronicles the incredible journey of Australian climber Ian Elliott who defies conventional limits of aging by sending his first 7c at almost 70 years of age.

Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl is the recipient of the Paul Preuss Prize 2025. Awarded in memory of the bold Austrian alpinist, past winners are Reinhold Messner, Hanspeter Eisendle, Albert Precht, Hansjörg Auer, Alexander Huber, Beat Kammerlander, Bernd Arnold, Heinz Mariacher, Catherine Destivelle, Thomas Huber, Marko Prezelj and Dani Arnold

Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee has made the first rope solo ascent of 'Voie Petit' on Grand Capucin. The 450m line was established in 1997 Arnaud Petit and Stéphanie Bodet together with Pascal Gaudin and Jean-Paul Petit, and freed at 8a+/8b in 2005 by Alexander Huber.

David Göttler, Tiphaine Duperier & Boris Langenstein have carried out an alpine style ascent of Nanga Parbat (8126m) via the Rupal Face. The German descended the mountain by paraglider, while the French duo completed a ski descent.

Orlando Addis, Paul Chabot and Simon Prochaska have made the first ascent of 'Once upon a time in the northwest' on Tromma on the island of Kvaløya in Noway.

The sixth and final stage of the Boulder World Cup 2025 took place in Innsbruck, Austria, this weekend and was won by Olympic Champions Janja Garnbret of Slovenia and Toby Roberts of Great Britain. Oriane Bertone of France and Anraku Sorato of Japan were crowned season champions; this is Bertone's...