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32-year-old Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi has repeated Gioia, the 8C+ boulder in Varazze first freed by Christian Core in 2008.

The video of Gianluca Vighetti climbing his hardest route to date, the 9a+ 'Lapsus' at Andonno, Italy

German climber Yannick Flohé has repeated 'Excalibur', the 9b+ in Arco, Italy, first ascended by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2023 and, until now, only repeated by Will Bosi and Brooke Raboutou.

At Padaro above Arco (Italy), Giovanni Placci has repeated 'Terapia d'urto', the 9a+ freed by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2021.

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On 20 December 2025, Gianluca Vighetti sent Niobe (9a) at Arco, while on 22 November he had sent his first 9a+, 'Lapsus' at Andonno.

Austrian climber Eva Hammelmüller has redpointed 'Omen Nomen' (9a) at Arco, Italy.

South Tyrolean climber Filip Schenk has redpointed 'Beginning' (9a+), completing all the hardest routes at the L'Eremo di San Paolo crag near Arco, Italy.

At the crag Padaro above Arco, Italy, Filip Schenk has repeated 'Omen Nomen' (9a).

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+.

At La Stazione in Val Tanaro (Italy) Stefano Carnati mananged to flash the 8c 'Paranoid'. A few days later he sent two 9a's, 'Prima Classe' and 'Vivi si Muore'.

Watch 'Sir William and the Quest for the Holy Jug', the short film that documents the first repeat of 'Excalibur' at Arco, Italy, carried out by Will Bosi in February 2025.

Scottish climber William Bosi has made the first ascent of the long-standing boulder project 'Realm of Tor’ment' at Raven Tor in the Peak District, United Kingdom.

American climber Jonathan Siegrist has repeated 'Erebor' in Arco, Italy. The 9b was established by local climber Stefano Ghisolfi in 2021.

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, intense overhang stands as one of the hardest sport climbs...