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On 22 July 2026, the Italian athlete Nadir Maguet made an attempt on the Matterhorn Fastest Known Time, stopping the clock at 3:01:48 – just 9 minutes and 46 seconds short of the record set by Kilian Jornet in 2013.

Jim Aikman's Metanoia is a powerful and moving film that tells the story of the great American mountaineer Jeff Lowe and how his life was radically changed and saved after an impressive first solo ascent of the Eiger's north face.

Over a period of 5 days at the start of July 2026 American alpinists Eli Spitulnik and Michael Telstad made the first ascent of Hologram Wall on Kichatna Spire in Alaska. This is the first route to ascend directly up mountain's formidable South face, and comes after a previous attempt...

Japanese climber Satone Yoshida has repeated 'Three Degrees of Separation', the 9a+ at Céüse freed by Chris Sharma in 2007.

French ultra runner François D'Haene has established a new Fastest Known Time on the famous GR20 trail in Corsica, completing the legendary traverse across the island in 29 hours and 46 minutes.

Simon Richardson reports about two possible new climbs above Val Ferret on south side of the Mont Blanc massif established with Michael Rinn: the SW Spur (500m, D) of P3654m, between Aiguille de Leschaux and Mont Greuvetta, and Zahn der Zeit (The Ravages of Time, 450m, D+) on the previously...

Siebe Vanhee, Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll and Symon Welfringer have completed the first ascent of the West Face of Tahu Rutum (6,651m), also referred to as Taa Hurutum , in the Karakoram of Pakistan. Called 'The Leopard of Higher Ground', the 1,500m line was climbed over a period of 15 days...

On Sunday 12 July, a group of anonymous climbers unfurled a 540m² Palestinian flag between Grand Charmoz and Grépon, high above Chamonix in the Mont Blanc massif. The action, which was visible during the last day of the Climbing World Cup, was meant to be a symbol of hope, solidarity,...

On the occasion of the NOF Nevee Outdoor Festival, which will take place in Sella Nevea (Friuli‑Venezia Giulia, Italy) next weekend, we are publishing the various sectors of the mountain crag Bila Pec. A 'stratospheric rock gem just five minutes from the Gilberti Hut.'

On the west face of La Varella (Conturines – Lavarella group), Alta Badia, Dolomites, mountain guide Simon Gietl, together with Martin Niederkofler and Davide Prandini, has opened the multi‑pitch route 'Kairos'.

'Exceptional' fires are currently devastating parts of the forest of Fontainebleau in France. Located about 70 km south-east of Paris, the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve is home to an extremely high level of biodiversity (about 5,000 plant species and 6,600 known animal species), as well as being recognised internationally as one...

Pietro Bottaro recounts the rediscovery of the historic 'Via Kastlunger-Bottaro' on Sasso delle Nove / Neunerplatte (Dolomites). Opened in 1948 by his grandfather Pierluigi Bottaro with Erich Kastlunger, it was the first route on the famous south face of Piza dales Nü (Cima Nove). During the recent repeat with Philipp...

Watch Jakob Schubet repeat one of the most difficult boulder problems in the world, Sean Bailey's 'Shaolin' (9A) at Red Rocks, USA

At Flatanger in Norway Leo Ketil Bøe has made the first ascent of Verdens Ende (The Edge of the World). Graded 9a+, this is one 130m continuous pitch through the huge roof protected first by bolts, then trad gear.

British climber James Pearson has made a free solo ascent of 'Legacy' at Rocklands, South Africa. Graded 9a as sports climb, it has now been rated 8B+ highball. Pearson, on a roll after repeating 'The Finnish Line' (8C), provides the details.

In just one month, the Italian mountaineer Hervé Barmasse climbed highest mountain of every region in Italy by fair means: by bicycle, on foot, and by sailing boat to connect the islands to the mainland. 4,250km, 81,000m positive elevation gain, 20 summits – for an absolutely one‑of‑a‑kind journey.