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On Wednesday 8 April 2026 the La Sportiva Climb World Tour 2026 kicks off at the BSide Climbing Gym in Turin. It will be followed by stops in Paris, Brussels, Stockholm, Munich, and Vienna, as well as outdoor legs in Arco, Céüse, Freyr, Bohuslän, Zillertal, and Frankenjura. Special guests include...

William Boffelli and Mathéo Jacquemoud have set a new fastest known time on the famous Chamonix - Zermatt Haute Route traverse, stopping the clock after approximately 103km and 8200D+ in 13:27:49.

On Thursday 26 March 2026 French mountain guide Mathéo Jacquemoud reached the beach in Nice, having made a traverse of the Alps in 19 days. After setting off from Vienna on 7 March, the former ski mountaineering world champion negotiated 86,000 meters of elevation gain and 2,200 km in total...

On the final day, Davide Magnini and Anton Palzer won both the last stage and the Millet Tour du Rutor Extrême 2026. In the women’s race, Axelle Mollaret and Alba De Silvestro dominated. With their victory at Transcavallo and 4th place on the snow of Valgrisenche, Sonia Brussoz – Marcela...

The first day of the Millet Tour du Rutor Extrême, the iconic Aosta Valley race and final of La Grande Course, got underway under the banner of the Pierra Menta winners Xavier Gachet – William Bon Mardion in the men’s race. In the women’s event, pre-race predictions were confirmed by...

Two years after the first expedition to Oman, the La Venta Geographic Explorations Association has returned to the mountains of Dhofar to explore Qanaf Cave in the depths of the Jabal Samḥān desert plateau. The report by Luca Imperio and Tullio Bernabei.

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,...

On 8 March 2026 Philipp Brugger and Lukas Waldner made the first single day winter ascent of all three North Pillars of Piz Palü (3899m) in the Bernina Alps of Switzerland. The Austrian alpinists enchained the Bumiller Pillar, East Pillar and Spinas Pillar in 8 hours and 59 minutes.

From 6-8 March 2026 Tasio Martín and Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll made the first free ascent of 'Pilar Este' on Cerro Chaltén (Fitz Roy) in Patagonia. The 1200m route was first ascended 50 years ago, in 1976 by Casimiro Ferrari and Vittorio Meles as part of a Ragni di Lecco expedition.

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.

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.

From 2-3 March 2026 French alpinists Melvin Bou, Kilian Moni and Étienne Poteaux made the first ascent of 'Y’a comme un pecker dans la soupe' (420m, M8/A2) on the north face of Aiguille Orientale du Soreiller in the Écrins massif.

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...

The Grand Prize of the 36th edition of the Maria Luisa Memorial Photo contest was awarded to Christoph Fischer for his photo entitled 'Fearless'. The competition attracted 18,089 photographs and 182 films entries.