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The Pro Climbing League makes its competition debut on 28 February 2026 in London (UK) with an exciting head-to-head format of sixteen climbers (eight men and eight women) competing on identical boulders.

The ranking of the 10 most popular articles published in 2025 on Planetmountain.

Starting today, a new series about sport climbing called 'Natural Heights' is live on Red Bull TV. Split into four episodes, the first season features Janja Garnbret, Alberto Ginés López, Nika Potapova, and Jakob Schubert.

Ferrino celebrates International Mountain Day on December 11th with the exclusive premiere of the film "Transcardus - A BalkanSki Story" on the Ferrino Video YouTube channel. The film, directed by Elisa Bessega, follows Enrico Mosetti's first ski traverse of the Sharr mountain range, with Lorenzo Barutta and Matteo Sarto.

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has officially become World Climbing. The rebrand highlights the evolution of climbing, nearly 19 years after the organisation’s founding

During her year as Slovenia's 'Godmother of Sport', Janja Garnbret exceeded all expectations by raising nearly €320,000 to support young underprivileged athletes.

At Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux in France Laura Rogora has onsighted 'La Ligne Claire'. This is the second 8c+ onsight for the 24-year-old Italian Climber, following her first-go send of 'Ultimate Sacrifice' at Gorges du Loup in July.

An interview with acclaimed climber and author Guy Robertson about 'The Great Mixed Climbs of Scotland,' his new book written in collaboration with mountain sports photographer Hamish Frost. Published by Scottish Mountaineering Press, this anthology celebrates the very best of Scottish winter climbing.

Kalymnos is drawing the attention of the international climbing scene, hosting the International Climbing Festival 2025 from October 16 to 19, an event that has gained global recognition and has inextricably linked the island’s name with the international climbing community. Special guests include Silvo Karo, Silvia Loreggian, Marcin Jamkowski, Kostas...

The Greek island of Kalymnos, one of the world's premier climbing destinations, is preparing to host the International Kalymnos Climbing Festival from 16-19 October 2025.

Slovenia's Janja Garnbret has climbed 100 routes in 24-hours to raise over €60,000 for underprivileged children in sports.

Last weekend an anonymous collective of climbers and alpinists hung a giant Palestinian flag on the west face of Les Drus to denounce the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

The 2025 IFSC Youth World Championship began in Helsinki, Finland today and will run to o 3 August.

The fifth and penultimate stage of the Lead World Cup 2025 was won in Madrid last weekend.

German Olympian Lucia Dörffel has successfully climbed the 8B+ boulder problem 'Hazel Grace', located at Switzerland’s Gotthard Pass.

On 27 June 2025, Luca Fois embarked on '86 Dolomites', the ambitious project to link all 86 peaks over 3,000 meters in the Dolomites in a single continuous effort. The 40-year-old Italian is joined by a team of experts comprised of Giuseppe Obinu, Emanuele Chessa and Michael Turconi.