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Countdown to Melloblocco 2025
01/05/2025 - Events
Countdown to Melloblocco 2025
Melloblocco 2025 will take place from 7 - 10 May 2025 in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy. Check out the latest updates about the biggest bouldering meeting in the world.
Soline Kentzel makes rope-solo ascent of El Capitan’s 'The Nose'
28/04/2025 - Climbing
Soline Kentzel makes rope-solo ascent of El Capitan’s 'The Nose'
From 18 - 22 March 2025 French climber Soline Kentze completed a rope-solo ascent of 'The Nose' on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA.
Jonathan Siegrist repeats 'Erebor' (9b) in Arco, Italy
26/04/2025 - Climbing
Jonathan Siegrist repeats 'Erebor' (9b) in Arco, Italy
American climber Jonathan Siegrist has repeated 'Erebor' in Arco, Italy. The 9b was established by local climber Stefano Ghisolfi in 2021.
'End Child Marriage', new climb on Punta Cusidore in Sardinia by Nasim Eshqi, Sina Heidari
24/04/2025 - Climbing
'End Child Marriage', new climb on Punta Cusidore in Sardinia by Nasim Eshqi, Sina Heidari
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...
Annie Sanders & Sorato Anraku win first Boulder World Cup in Keqiao
22/04/2025 - Competitions
Annie Sanders & Sorato Anraku win first Boulder World Cup in Keqiao
The first stage of the Boulder World Cup 2025 was won in Keqiao, China, last weekend by USA’s Annie Sanders and Japan’s Anraku Sorato
Mille Melloblocco
19/04/2025 - Events
Mille Melloblocco
Over 1200 climbers have already registered for Melloblocco 2025, the biggest bouldering and climbing meeting in the world scheduled to take place in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy, from May 7th to 10th.
'Llamada del Cóndor' on Cerro Colorado in Patagonia by Marc Bordas-Garcia, Robert Jasper
11/04/2025 - Alpinism
'Llamada del Cóndor' on Cerro Colorado in Patagonia by Marc Bordas-Garcia, Robert Jasper
Spanish alpinist Marc Bordas-Garcia and Germany's Robert Jasper have made the first ascent of 'Llamada del Cóndor' (200m, 7b/+) on the NW Face of Cerro Colorado in northern Patagonia.
Jim Pope makes long-awaited second ascent of 'Grandad's Slab' at Burbage South
10/04/2025 - Climbing
Jim Pope makes long-awaited second ascent of 'Grandad's Slab' at Burbage South
On 9 April 2025 British climber Jim Pope made the coveted second ascent of 'Grandad's Slab' at Burbage South in the Peak District, England. The gritstone trad climb was first ascended by Pete Whittaker in 2008.
Brooke Raboutou first woman to climb 9b+ with 'Excalibur' at Arco
08/04/2025 - Climbing
Brooke Raboutou first woman to climb 9b+ with 'Excalibur' at Arco
American rock climber Brooke Raboutou has become the first woman in the world to climb 9b+ with her redpoint of 'Excalibur' at Arco, Italy. Established by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2023 and repeated by Will Bosi in February 2025, this fierce,...
Jules Marchaland climbs 'Beyond' (9a+) second go
02/04/2025 - Climbing
Jules Marchaland climbs 'Beyond' (9a+) second go
French climber Jules Marchaland has made a second-go repeat of 'Beyond' (9a+) at Pic Saint Loup in France.
Barbara Zangerl repeats 'Solitary Souls' (8c+) in Arco
17/03/2025 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl repeats 'Solitary Souls' (8c+) in Arco
Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl has repeated 'Solitary Souls' (8c+) in Arco.
Simon Lorenzi repeats 'Return of the Sleepwalker', his fourth 9A boulder
13/03/2025 - Climbing
Simon Lorenzi repeats 'Return of the Sleepwalker', his fourth 9A boulder
Belgium's Simon Lorenzi has successfully repeated 'Return of the Sleepwalker' in Red Rocks, USA. This marks the 28-year-old climber's fourth 9A boulder problem.
'Luce e Tenebre' on Punta Pioda established by Filippo Sala, Roger Schäli, Silvan Schüpbach
12/03/2025 - Alpinism
'Luce e Tenebre' on Punta Pioda established by Filippo Sala, Roger Schäli, Silvan Schüpbach
Swiss alpinists Filippo Sala, Roger Schäli, and Silvan Schüpbach have opened 'Luce e Tenebre', a spectacular new route on the north face of Punta Pioda, also known as Pioda di Sciora in Switzerland.
Dai Koyamada frees 'Monolith' in Hinokage Valley, Japan
11/03/2025 - Climbing
Dai Koyamada frees 'Monolith' in Hinokage Valley, Japan
Japanese climber Dai Koyamada has established 'Monolith' in the Hinokage Valley, Japan. The boulder has been graded 8C/+ and was described by the 48-year-old as 'one of the best problems of my life.
Eva Hammelmüller’s unreal Spainish ticklist
09/03/2025 - Climbing
Eva Hammelmüller’s unreal Spainish ticklist
Austrian climber Eva Hammelmüller has completed her climbing trip to France and Spain. Standout repeats include 'Esclatamàsters' (9a), 'Joe-cita' (9a) and an onsight ascent of 'Humildes pa Casa' (8b+).
Janja Garnbret claims first female ascent of historic 8c+ at Mišja Peč in Slovenia
07/03/2025 - Climbing
Janja Garnbret claims first female ascent of historic 8c+ at Mišja Peč in Slovenia
Ar Mišja Peč in Slovenia Janja Garnbret has made the first female ascent of ‘Za Staro kolo in Majhnega psa’ the historic 8c+ established in 1992 by Tadej Slabe.