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In just one month, the Italian mountaineer Hervé Barmasse climbed highest mountain of every region in Italy by fair means: by bicycle, on foot, and by sailing boat to connect the islands to the mainland. 4,250km, 81,000m positive elevation gain, 20 summits – for an absolutely one‑of‑a‑kind journey.

At Rodellar in Spain Laura Rogora has onsighted her third 8c+, 'Così fan tutte'. Success comes during an astounding week that also netted her the 9a+ 'No pain no gain' and 'Patanics'.

Over a period of three days French alpinist Annabelle Bouchardon completed the first female solo ascent of the 'American Direct' on the West Face of Petit Dru in the Mont Blanc massif.

František D’Agostino from the Czech Republic and Samuel Stroh of the USA had a pretty amazing spring season in Yosemite Valley, sending three big walls within two weeks on El Capitan and Middle Cathedral Rock: 'El Niño', 'Golden Gate' and 'Father Time'

The journey undertaken by Cédric Lachat and Guillaume Broust with The Future of Climbing continues with four previously unreleased episodes providing a behind-the-scenes look at some of Europe’s most iconic climbing sites. In the first bonus track, Cédric Lachat explores Fontainebleau and its problems.

American alpinists Sean McLane and Vitaliy Musiyenko have made the first ascent of the unclimbed SW Ridge of Balakun (6,471m). The pair were in the Indian Himalaya with Christian Black, who was forced to turned around a few hours into the ascent. While it is unclear whether this was also...

Watch Jakob Schubert make the September 2023 first ascent of 'B.I.G.', his 9c at Flatanger in Norway.

From 12 - 17/05/2026 Austrian alpinists Elias Hangweyrer, Maximilian Muck and Jakob Ritzl made the first ascent of 'Edge of Patience' on the North Face of Kongde Ri Shar (6093m), sometimes referred to as Kwangde Ri Shar, in Nepal. The 2500m line checks in at M7+, A2, AI6, R. Hangweyrer...

The San Vito Lo Capo Climbing Association is currently rebolting the Never Sleeping Wall crag in San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily.

During a training course in Sicily, a group of mountain guides and aspirant guides have rebolted the multipitch climbs 'Fatti non foste' on Monte Gallo, and 'Forse è vergine' and 'La banda del buco' on Monte Pellegrino close to Palermo. In addition, the belays on several climbs at risk of...

British climber Franco Cookson has made the first ascent of 'But Nothing Is Lost' at Ben Loyal in northern Scotland. Cookson has suggested E12 7a and, if the difficulty is confirmed, this would be the first of its grade in the United Kingdom.

Melloblocco 2026, the world's largest bouldering and climbing meeting, begins this week and will take place in Val di Mello – Val Masino from 6 to 9 May 2026. You can register online at www.melloblocco.it until 6:00 PM today to secure the bag with the boulder map, gadgets, and the...

The anticipation is building for this year's Melloblocco, scheduled from 6 to 9 May 2026 in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy. .With just two weeks to go, organisers have now released the program for thebiggest bouldering and climbing meeting in the world.

From 3 to 6 April 2026, French alpinists Pierre Girot, Kilian Moni, Hugo Peruzzo and Arthur Poindefert established 'Jorassique Pâques' on the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif. Graded ED+ M7 A3, the 1100-metre route climbs to Pointe Whymper on the north face. Poindefert reports.

Watch Nalle Hukkataival attempting, and then freeing Burden of Dreams, the world's first 9A boulder, freed at Lappnor in Finland in 2016.

French climber Laura Pineau reports on her latest adventure: climbing 100 multi-pitch routes in Provence in under 50 days with Elsa Ponzo. Calanques, Verdon, Dentelles de Montmirail, Cap Canaille, Destel, Sainte-Victoire... 100 climbs, 681 pitches and a total of 17,765 vertical meters in 43 days.