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Erwan Legrand, the 17-year-old son of climbing champion françois legrand, is putting in some excellent attempts on 'Bombé Bleu', the route bolted by Marc Le Menestrel in 1991 and still unrepeated.

The 70 best photos of the European Lead Climbing Championships 2017 at Campitello di Fassa taken by talented climber and photographer Ralf Brunel, the only Ladin athlete to have taken part in a Rock Master competition at Arco, back in 1997, won by françois legrand ahead of Cristian Brenna.

The IFSC World Championship kicks off in Arco and expectations for this great sport event are simply enormous.

Planetmountain publishes its new WebTV section with videos of the Rock Master in Arco, won by Ramon Puigblanque and Angela Eiter.

Angela Eiter from Austria has won her fifth Rock Master, Ramòn Julien Puigblanque his fourth. With these victories the two equal the records set by legendary climbers Lynn Hill and Francois Legrand.

Great first ascent by Andreas Bindhammer at Arco with his new 'St. Anger' 8c+/9a at the Eremo di San Paolo.

Nicolas Favresse has made the first ascent of"Gora gu ta gutarrak" 8c+, Yann Ghesquiers repeated "Titantrope" 8c+ at Kalymnos, Greece

20/11 Historic Italian victory in Kranj: Flavio Crespi is the first Italian to win the Climbin World Cup Lead. The Women's World Cup was won by Angela Eiter from Austria.

At the start of October more than 500 climbers from all over the world gathered in Kalymnos for the second Kalymnos Rock Climbing Festival.

On Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September the annual Rock Master will take place in Arco.

Christian Bindhammer sends two of Italy’s hardest, the classic Underground 9a and Alberto Gnerro's brand new Ground Zero 9a.

françois legrand and Martina Cufer win the International Master Serre Chavalier 2002

A year after his American tour with Yuji Hirayama, the Frenchman françois legrand is back in the States and on top form, sending Necessary Evil 5.14c/ 8c+ at Virgin River Gorge shortly after his arrival

Luca Giupponi redpoints 'Mike Jordan', 8B/8B+ at Pueblo di Massone, Arco and 'Superpolentin', 8b at Pian de Schiaveneis

Legrand and Hirayama both on-sight "Don't call me dude" 5.13c / 8a+ at Virgin River Gorge, while Liv Sansoz redpoints "Route of all evil" (5.14a 8b+). All three now plan to climb "Nessecary Evil" (5.14c/8c+)

Interview with French rock climber, the unbeatable françois legrand.