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06/05/2025 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl climbs her first 9a+, 'Bombardino' at Arco On 02/05/2025 Babsi Zangerl repeated 'Bombardino' at Bus de La Stria, Arco, Italy. In doing so the Austrian has climbed her first 9a+.

10/04/2025 - Competitions
Boulder, Lead and Speed Climbing medals at LA28 Olympic Games The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028 the three core disciplines of sport climbing - Speed, Lead and Boulder - will all have their own medals.

20/03/2025 - Alpinism
New climbs in Algeria's Hoggar mountains Luca Vallata reports about a climbing trip to the Hoggar massif in Algeria. With Richard Felderer and Federico Martinelli the trio repeated and established several routes; the standout climb was the first ascent of 'Les Hommes Bleus' on Dôme de l'Éléphant in the Tesnou group.

19/03/2025 - Climbing
Pietro Bassotto (61) frees 'Mata Leao' (8c+) at Novalesa in Italy Interview with Pietro Bassotto, the 61-year-old Italian climber who recently made the first ascent of 'Mata Leao' (8c+) at the La Terrazza crag in Novalesa, Val di Susa, Italy.

03/03/2025 - Alpinism
'Gringos Locos' on Cerro Piergiorgio in Patagonia finally completed by Matteo Della Bordella, Dario Eynard, Mirco Grasso On the west face of Cerro Piergiorgio in Patagonia, Italian alpinists Matteo Della Bordella, Dario Eynard, and Mirco Grasso have completed Gringos Locos. The route was first attempted in 1995 by Maurizio Giordani and Luca Maspes, who had managed to climb more than three-quarters up the face.

18/02/2025 - Climbing
Watch Adam Ondra flash 'El Elegido' (8B+) at La Pedriza The video of Adam Ondra's flash of the 8B+ boulder problem 'El Elegido' at La Pedriza in Spain.

07/02/2025 - Climbing
Seb Berthe repeats legendary 'Dawn Wall' on El Capitan Belgian climber Sébastien Berthe has made the fourth free ascent of the Dawn Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA. First climbed by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson in 2015, it was repeated by Adam Ondra in 2016 and is known as the most difficult big wall climb in the...

03/02/2025 - Alpinism
Yet another new mixed climb above Sappada, Italy On 22 January 2025, in Valle di Enghe above Sappada in NE Italy, the two InMont mountain guides Gianni Dorigo and Samuel Straulino established the new mixed climb 'L’Orco non va mai in vacanza' (The Ogre Never Goes on Holiday). Below is Dorigo’s report.

22/01/2025 - Climbing
New rock climbs in Morocco by Fay Manners, Daniel Coquoz British rock climber Fay Manners reports about a climbing trip to Morocco towards the end of last year which resulted in the first ascents of three new trad climbs together with

28/12/2024 - Alpinism
'Cadeau de Noël' established on Aiguille du Toula (Mont Blanc) by Niccolò Bruni, Federica Furia On 25/12/2024 Niccolò Bruni and Federica Furia made the first ascent of the mixed climb 'Cadeau de Noël' on Aiguille de Toule (3534m) in the Mont Blanc massif.

13/12/2024 - Climbing
Hannes Puman climbs The Nose free via Schnaz Variation Climbing with Jamie Lowther from Scotland, Sweden's Hannes Puman has completed a free ascent of 'The Nose' on El Capitan in Yosemite via what is known as the Schnaz Variation.

25/11/2024 - Interviews
It goes again, boys! Barbara Zangerl interview after Freerider flash on El Cap Interview with Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl after her ground-breaking, historic flash ascent of 'Freerider' on El Capitan in Yosemite.

22/11/2024 - Climbing
Giovanni Placci sends Erebor (9b) at Arco On 19/11/2024 Giovanni Placci redpointed Erebor at the Eremo di San Paolo crag in Arco, Italy.

12/10/2024 - Alpinism
Jordi Corominas to receive Piolets d'Or Carrière Lifetime Achievement Award 2024 Spanish alpinist Jordi Corominas has been named as 2024 recipient of the Piolets d'Or Carrière. He will receive the 16th Walter Bonatti - Piolets d’Or Lifetime Achievement Award at the international festival in San Martino di Castrozza (Dolomites, Italy) in December.

09/10/2024 - Climbing
Laura Pineau grabs Greenspit in Valle dell'Orco French climber Laura Pineau has repeated 'Greenspit' in Valle dell'Orco, Italy. First ascended by Didier Berthod over 20 years ago, this coveted crack climb had been climbed only once before by a woman, by Barbara Zangerl in 2020. Pineau reports of the 'magical day', during which Giacomo Meliffi also sent...

23/08/2024 - Climbing
Alex Megos climbs Change (9b+) at Flatanger in just 5 days German climber Alexander Megos has repeated Change, the 9b+ at Flatanger in Norway established by Adam Ondra in 2012 and hitherto repeated by only Stefano Ghisolfi in 2020 and Seb Bouin in 2022.
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