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Ukrainian climber Ievgeniia Kazbekova has repeated 'Necessary Evil' (5.14c/8c+) at the Virgin River Gorge, USA, four months after giving birth.

16-year-old Italian climber Andrea Chelleris has sent three 9a's in Spain: '20 años después' at Siurana and 'Victima Perez' and 'Victimes del futur' at Margalef.

Swedish climber Matilda Söderlund has made the first female ascent of 'Spomin', the 8c multipitch on Anića Kuk at Paklenica, Croatia

Climbing with John Kasaian, Laura Pineau has made the first female ascent of 'Wet Lycra Nightmare' on Leaning Tower in Yosemite, USA. First ascended by Jim Hewitt and Todd Skinner in 2004, the 9-pitch 8b is known for being the steepest big wall in the USA. The 25-year-old French climber...

Marco Sappa has made the sixth ascent of ‘Necronomicon’ (5.13d/14a) in Moab, Canyonlands, USA. The horizontal roof crack was first climbed in 2011 by Jean-Pierre Ouellet.

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

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.

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.

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

Slovenian climber Janja Garnbret has made quick work of Dreamtime at Cresciano, the first 8C boulder problem in the world put up by Fred Nicole in 2000.

Slovenian climber Jernej Kruder has repeated 'Big fish', the 8c+/9a deep water solo on the island of Mallorca in Spain. Established by Chris Sharma in 2017, this is now only the third ascent of this 20m psicobloc after the first repeat in 2023 by Matty Hong.

On 15 October 2025 Katherine Choong repeated Tarragó (8b+, 240m) at Montserrat in Spain. The Swiss climber reports about the first female ascent.

At the crag Capanna Bill in the Dolomites, Italy, Andrea Milani has made the first ascent of 'Affinità Elettive'. This 9a+ is a tribute to the brothers Luca and Mario Prinoth.

The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the 'big list' of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2024. The honoured ascents will receive the Piolets d'Or 2025 award from 9 - 12 December 2025 during the celebration at San Martino di Castrozza (Italy).

Norwegian climber Leo Ketil Bøe has climbed his hardest route to date, 'Change' at Flatanger in Norway. Put up by Adam Ondra in 2012, it is considered the world's first 9b+.

On 20/09/2025 Titus Prinoth completed a trad ascent of Menhir, the legendary route established by Christof Hainz in 1992 and freed a year later by Hanspeter Eisendle on the Menhir Pillar at the Mëisules dala Beisces (Sella, Dolomites). The 27-year-old South Tyrolean alpinist reports about his greenpoint ascent of this...