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American climber Connor Herson has made a rare repeat of 'Magic Line' (8.14c/8c+), one of the most difficult crack climbs in Yosemite Valley.

The 23-year-old Italian climber Laura Rogora has made the first female ascent of Goldrake (9a+) at Cornalba, Italy, and onsighted Jedi (8b).

Spanish climber Ainhize Belar Barrutia has sent her first 9a+, Iñi Ameriketan at Cueva de Baltzola.

26-year-old German climber Lara Neumeier has made the first repeat of 'Nimm Dir Zeit' (140m, 8a+) on Roter Stein in Austria.

Swiss climber Katherine Choong has made the first female ascent of Zahir (8b+, 300m) at Wenden.

Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl have made the first repeats of The Gift (8c, 350m) on the Drusenfluh the Rätikon massif in Austria.

Italian alpinist Stefano Ragazzo has made the first rope-solo ascent of Eternal Flame on Nameless Tower (6251m) in the Trango Tower group in Pakistan. The most famous big wall at altitude was established in 1989 by Kurt Albert, Wolfgang...

On 14 July 2024 Norwegian climber Tuva Stavø made the first female ascent of 'Arctandria' on Store Blåmann in Norway.

French climber Laura Pineau reports about some of her most recent ascents that include a free repeat of 'Freerider' on El Capitan in Yosemite and a fast repeat of 'Turkey Crack' at Cadarese in Italy.

The short film 'Embracing the Grim' by Aleksandra Janiak featuring Fay Manners and Line van den Berg, the talented Dutch alpinist who perished in 2023

25-year-old Slovenian climber Janja Garnbret has made the first female ascent of "Bügeleisen sit", the 8C boulder problem freed by Nalle Hukkataival in 2014 in the Maltatal, Austria.

Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl has repeated 'Pungitopo' (8c+) at Red Point Wall close to Arco, Italy.

At La Pedriza in Spain, British rock climber Shauna Coxsey climbed 'Fotofobia Sit' (8B+/V14+).

At the start of January 2024 Austrian climber Nemuel Feurle, together with Lea Kempf, repeated 'Hotel Supramonte' (8b, 400m) in Sardinia.

At Andonno in Italy 22-year-old Laura Rogora has repeated Lapsus (9a+), Cobra Reale (8c+/9a), Noia (8c+) and Noi (8b+).

Belgian rock climber Anak Verhoeven has made the first female ascent of 'La Fuerza de la Gravedad', an 8b trad roof crack at Vadiello in Spain.