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The first-ever Pro Climbing League competition will take place in London this evening at 19:30 GMT/20:30 CET and screened live on Red Bull TV. The 16 climbers competing on identical boulders are: Oriane Bertone, Jenny Buckley, Lucia Dörffel, Janja Garnbret, Anon Matsufuji, Erin McNeice, Camilla Moroni, Annie Sanders and Colin...

The safety of bolts on climbs close to the sea remains a very important issue, not only at the crags and multipitch routes on Sardinia and those overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, but also elsewhere. To avoid future accidents due to bolt failure, Maurizio Oviglia calls for greater awareness among all...

After two failed attempts, on 13-14/02/2026 American climber Tommy Caldwell and his Belgian counterpart Siebe Vanhee completed a remarkable 24-hour free ascent of the 'South African Route' on the East Face of the Central Tower of Paine in the Torres del Paine massif in Patagonia, Chile.

World Climbing, the international governing body of Climbing formerly known as the International Federation of Sport Climbing, has lifted the suspension of the Russian and Belarusian Federations at its latest meeting.

On Cerro Walwalun in the Cochamó Valley, Chile, the international team composed of Italy's Mirco Grasso and Slovenia's Jernej Kruder opened and subsequently freed 'Tarock', a big wall climb with difficulties up to 7c.

The video of the first BASE jump off Fitz Roy (Cerro Chaltén) in Patagonia, carried out on 7 January 2026 by Russian alpinists Boris Egorov, Vladimir Murzaev, Konstantin Yaemurd

Emily Harrop & Thibault Anselmet win gold l'oro. Marianne Fatton & Jon Kistler silver. Ana Alonso Rodriguez & Oriol Cardona Coll bronze

Twelve nations to battle for the first-ever Mixed Relay Olympic gold at 13:30 today in Bormio at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

On 08/06/2025 Elisa Bessega and Enrico Mosetti completed a rare descent of the west face of Mount Tetnuldi (4858m) in Georgia.

Beneath heavy snowfall in Bormio, Italy, Marianne Fatton and Oriol Cardona Coll win the Sprint race at Ski mountaineering's historic Olympic debut today at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

Women's sprint: Marianne Fatton wins gold, Emily Harrop silver, Ana Alonso Rodriguez bronze

Men's sprint: Oriol Cardona Coll wins gold, Nikita...

Austrian climber Eva Hammelmüller has sent her fifth 9a, WRC at Castillon in France.

Ski Mountaineering will make its long-awaited debut at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Bormio 19/02/2026. 36 athletes (18 men, 18 women) will compete in the three medal events — men’s sprint, women’s sprint, and a mixed Relay.

The video of the avalanche power cloud in Val Veny, above Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley on the Italian side of Mont Blanc. The powder clouds engulfed skiers, but no injuries were reported.

British climber Aidan Roberts has flashed Bügeleisen (8B+) in the Maltatal, Austria

On 13/01/2026, Tine Cuder, Filip Princi and Miloš Milanović made the first ascent of 'Bratstvo v cepinih', a new mixed climb in the Loška Koritnica valley in the Triglav National Park in the Julian Alps of Slovenia.

24-year-old Italian climber Laura Rogora has made short work of Niobe at Arco, Italy, sending the 9a slab in a single day.

On 23 December 2025 Davide Picco repeated 'Beginning' at Eremo di San Paolo close to Arco, Italy. This is the third 9a+ for the Italian climber.