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The Millennium Cave at Cala Gonone is one of the most famous climbing spots in sardinia, but also one of the coastal crags most at risk of bolt corrosion on the Italian island. In order to address safety issues, since 2017 Maurizio Oviglia has undertaken a systematic bolt replacement campaign,...

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...

32-year-old Marcello Bombardi has repeated 'La Fenice' on Rocca dei Campanili del Mongioie in NW Italy. Graded 8c max, 7c obligatory, this 150m multipitch was established and freed ground-up by Matteo Gambaro and Alessandro Cariga in 2021.

Swiss-German mountain guide Tim Marklowski has achieved the first-ever linkup of the GR20 trek in Corsica and the Selvaggio Blu trek in sardinia, after combining hiking, cycling, and swimming in a grueling 'by fair means' triathlon via what he has described as the 'perfect connection.'

On 10/06/2025 German climber Lara Neumeier successfully repeated 'Silbergeier', the Beat Kammerlander masterpiece recognised as one of the most famous hard multi-pitch routes in the Alps.

Diego Zurru introduces Ferru e Cuaddu, the new crag located between Buggerru and the San Nicolò beach on the west coast of sardinia in Italy.

In sardinia, Italy, a group of mountain guides and aspirant guides have re-bolted the multi-pitch climbs 'L’ombra della mia mano' on Punta Cusidore, 'Legittimo bastardo' and 'Stella di Sangue' on Bruncu Nieddu and 'Sguercia' on Monte Uddè, as well as 4 climbs at the crag Monte Maccione crag. Matteo Canova,...

At Red Point Wall at Arco, Italy, Angelika Rainer has repeated 'Pungitopo'. This is the second 8c+ of the 38-year-old climber who, in the past, has also redpointed 9a.

On 15/04/2025 Nasim Eshqi and Sina Heidari completed the first ascent of 'End Child Marriage' on Punta Cusidore in sardinia, Italy. The climb is the third in Eshqi's ongoing project 'When Mountains Speak', which uses climbing as a platform to amplify human rights issues, with a focus on women’s rights.

Maurizio Oviglia shares the latest news and discusses the curent safety situation of sport crags in sardinia. This first chapter is dedicated to the wild southwest coast and the crags at Gonnesa, Iglesias, Buggerru and Masua.

The third edition of 'Baunei, Sport climbing', the compact climbing guidebook by Maurizio Oviglia, has been published by Pietra di Luna Edizioni. One of the best-selling guidebooks to the east coast of sardinia, Italy, features all the crags in the Baunei area, as well as the multi-pitch climbs on Pedra...

A fundraising campaign has been launched to rebolt the most at-risk sport climbs at Castello dell’Iride, one of the most beautiful crags in sardinia.

The development of Gola di Mikado, a beautiful new sport climbing crag near Capo Pecora in sardinia, has been completed thanks to a crowdfunding campaign. All the details directly from Maurizio Oviglia, who bolted the routes together with Antonio Iaria and Tatjana Goex

Mountain guide Josef Hilpold has made the first ascent of 'Giai amus a obiare' (6b, 155m) on Pedra Longa in sardinia.

Watch the award-winning documentary Still Alive featuring Klaas Willems, the hugely talented Belgian rock climber diagnosed with both cystic fibrosis and cancer, who has dedicated his life to climbing in clean air

26-year-old German climber Lara Neumeier has made the first repeat of 'Nimm Dir Zeit' (140m, 8a+) on Roter Stein in Austria.