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French climber Laura Pineau reports on her latest adventure: climbing 100 multi-pitch routes in Provence in under 50 days with Elsa Ponzo. Calanques, Verdon, Dentelles de Montmirail, Cap Canaille, Destel, Sainte-Victoire... 100 climbs, 681 pitches and a total of 17,765 vertical meters in 43 days.

On 2 April 2026 Austrian climber Nicolai Užnik has made the first ascent of 'Bügelbrett' in Maltatal, Austria. The boulder problem adds 7 moves into 'Bügeleisen' and has been graded 8c+.

Watch Czech climber Jana Švecová making the first ascent of 'Tokyo Drift' (8c) at the crag Lidomorna in Moravský Kras, Czech Republic.

Baltazar Calera, Joaquin Guglielmetti, Santiago Guglielmetti and Matías Tapia Artigas have completed the first ascent of 'Ira de Gugal' on Punta Zanzi in Chile.

On 3 April 2026 Sung Su Lee from South Korea repeated Alphane at Chironico in Switzerland. A day later, Makoto Yamauchi from Japan repeated 'Burden of Dreams' at Lappnor in Finland. Both boulder problems are graded 9A.

Czech climber Jana Švecová has made the first ascent of 'Tokyo Drift' at the crag Lidomorna in Moravský Kras, Czech Republic. The suggested grade is 8c and, if confirmed, along with her 'Nova' this becomes the hardest boulder problem ever freed by a female climber.

After much deliberation, Spanish climber Jorge Díaz-Rullo has now suggested 9c for 'Café Colombia' he freed on 13 March 2026 at Margalef in Spain. The 27-year-old even considered proposing something even harder... This is only the fifth 9c in the world, after 'Silence' by Adam Ondra, 'DNA' by Seb Bouin,...

In August 2025 Connor Herson made the third ascent of 'Crown Royale' on the Profile Wall at Jøssingfjord in Norway. The trad climb was established by Pete Whittaker in 2023 and repeated by Jernej Kruder in May 2025.

On 13 March 2026 Spanish climber Jorge Díaz-Rullo made the first ascent of his cutting-edge 'Café Colombia' at Margalef in Spain. Currently ungraded, the 40-move monster promises to join the ranks of the hardest climbs in the world.

On 11 March 2026 Adam Ondra made a flash ascent of Klem Loskot's 'Emotional Landscapes' at Maltatal in Austria. This is the Czech climber's fourth 8c flash.

Interview with French climber Erwan Legrand who on 11 February 2026 made the coveted first ascent of 'Le Bombé Bleu' at Buoux, France. The 17-year-old has suggest 9b for the legendary line bolted in 1991 by Marc Le Menestrel and attempted by many of the best climbers in the world...

French ski mountaineer Mathéo Jacquemoud has embarked on his L’Intégrale des Alpes project, with the aim of traversing across the entire Alps from Vienna to Nice on skis and without motorised transport.

Spanish climber Alberto Ginés López has climbed his hardest route to date, 'El Bon Combat' at Cova de Ocell in Spain established in 2015 by Chris Sharma.

The video of Nicolai Užnik making the first ascent of 'Full Gem', the 8c+ boulder problem at Chironico in Switzerland.

Interview with Czech climber Adam Ondra who last week flashed two 8c boulder problems, Lion's Share at Brione and Celestite in Val Bavona. The 33-year-old has now flashed three 8c boulder problems, after Foundation's Edge at Fionnay last year

On 11 February 2026 Erwan Legrand made the long-awaited first ascent of 'Le Bombé Bleu' at Buoux, France — one of the longest-standing sport climbing projects in the world. First bolted by Marc Le Menestrel in 1991, the legendary line had been attempted by many of the world's very best...