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The video of Austrian climber Nicolai Užnik's attempting to flash 'La Force Tranquille' 8C at Magic Wood, Switzerland.

Interview with British climber Rob Matheson who, aged 74, in April 2025 made an audacios repeat of 'The Bells, The Bells!', one of the most fearsome trad climbs in Great Britain. Located on North Stack Wall at Gogarth, it has only seen a handful of repeats since its first ascent...

Russian mountaineer Alexander Odintsov has been named as 2025 recipient of the Piolets d'Or Carrière. He will receive the 17th Walter Bonatti - Piolets d’Or Lifetime Achievement Award at the international festival in San Martino di Castrozza (Dolomites, Italy) in December, and follows in the footsteps of Walter Bonatti, Reinhold...

At Sas da la Luna in the Monzoni group of the Dolomites, Maurizio Davarda, Martin Giovanazzi, and Elio Mazzalai have established 'SuPer Nava'. The route is dedicated to Simone Navarini who perished on 25 June 2025 while climbing in Brenta range.

On 15 October 2025 Katherine Choong repeated Tarragó (8b+, 240m) at Montserrat in Spain. The Swiss climber reports about the first female ascent.

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...

On the south face of Marmolada (Dolomites) Nicolò Geremia and Mirco Grasso have completed their new climb 'Chiaroveggenza'. The two alpinists had established the first 10 pitches to the halfway ledge in 2019, and this summer added a final 10 to the summit of Punta Ombretta.

86-year-old Spanish mountaineer Carlos Soria has summited Manaslu (8163m) in Nepal. In doing so he has become the oldest person to climb an 8000er.

Nicolò Guarrera, aka Pieroad, returned to Italy on Saturday. The 32-year-old had set off on his round-the-world journey on foot five years ago and is now making his way from Trieste back to his home in the Vicenza highlands.

24-year-old Dylan Chuat from Switzerland has repeated 'Move' at Flatanger in Norway. Chuat reports about the 9b/+ freed by Adam Ondra in 2013

On 26 and 27 July 2025 Manuel López and Alex Úbeda established a new mixed climb on the northwest face of Nevado Cashan (5686m) in the Cordillera Blanca range of the Peruvian Andes. The route is dedicated to the famous Spanish mountaineer Carlos Suarez, who perished in a base jumping...

From 22 - 28 September 2025 the historic town of Blagaj in Bosnia and Herzegovina will host the Blagaj Climbing Festival 2025. Sport climbing, walking, slackline, yoga and much more at the foot of ancient cliffs above the Buna River.

Rough granite, smooth moss, rain, and sun. And climbing and friends. The report of the 3rd day of Melloblocco, directly from Val Masino and Val di Mello.

Andres Marin, Tad McCrea and Anna Pfaff have made the first ascent of 'Journey Through the Castle of Providence' on Mount Providence in Alaska. Pfaff reports about 'the most direct route to the summit.'

French climber Jules Marchaland has made a second-go repeat of 'beyond' (9a+) at Pic Saint Loup in France.

An all-woman team comprised of Julia Cassou, Rocío Rodríguez Guiñazú, Fay Manners, Caroline North and Belén Prados spent five weeks in Northern Patagonia's Río Turbio IV valley, where they made the first ascent of 'Apollo 13' on the previously unclimbed El Cohete peak. Manners reports.