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The steep walls of Osp in Slovenia will host the Janez Jeglič – Johan Memorial competition, in memory of the famous Slovenian mountaineer who perished on Nupste in 1997. Scheduled from 7- 9 May 2026, the event is accepting applications from international climbers

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.

The safety of bolts on climbs close to the sea remains a very important issue, not only at the crags and multipitch routes on Sardinia and those overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, but also elsewhere. To avoid future accidents due to bolt failure, Maurizio Oviglia calls for greater awareness among all...

French climber Esteban Daligault has repeated 'Bon Voyage', the E12 trad climb put up by James Pearson in 2023 at Annot in France.

The two mountain guides Christoph Hainz and Roger Schäli have opened 'Chi non lavora non fa l'amore' (7b, 6b+ obligatory) on the east face of Monte Monaco at San Vito lo Capo in Sicily.

Hugo Parmentier and Symon Welfringer, accompanied by Arthur Delicque, have established 'Resurrection' on Punta Lunarda in the Bavella massif in Corsica. The route has yet to be freed but the climbers believe the difficulties lie somewhere in the region on 9a, making it a strong contender for one the hardest...

Czech climber Lumír Fajkos has made a rope-solo ascent of Gekón (8c) at Gotická stena in Slovakia.

Swedish climber Matilda Söderlund has made the first female ascent of 'Spomin', the 8c multipitch on Anića Kuk at Paklenica, Croatia

32-year-old Marcello Bombardi has repeated 'La Fenice' on Rocca dei Campanili del Mongioie in NW Italy. Graded 8c max, 7c obligatory, this 150m multipitch was established and freed ground-up by Matteo Gambaro and Alessandro Cariga in 2021.

Iker Pou and his brother Eneko have established 'Vicios Ocultos' on Tiro Pedabejo in the Picos de Europa massif, Spain.

From 20 October to 5 November 2025, Filippo Colombo, Andrea Giglioli, Enrico Pession and Matteo Michetti opened 'Caccia al Tesoro' (Treasure Hunt), a new multipitch on the NE Face of Tuyat in Taghia, Morocco. Colombo reports

Slovenian climber Jernej Kruder has repeated 'Big fish', the 8c+/9a deep water solo on the island of Mallorca in Spain. Established by Chris Sharma in 2017, this is now only the third ascent of this 20m psicobloc after the first repeat in 2023 by Matty Hong.

The alpinists and Ragni di Lecco members Giacomo Regallo and Marco Zanchetta have opened 'Due anni e un figlio' on Avancorpo del Cavalcorto in Valle del Ferro (Val Masino, Italy). Dedicated to Regallo’s son, the route is described as 'an alternative to the usual mid-grade climbs, suited to those who...

Slovenian climber Jernej Kruder reports about his rare trad ascent of 'The Shark' (5.14b/8c) at Squamish in Canada.

Italian climbers Pietro Vidi and Alessandro Larcher have successfully made a free ascent of 'Joy Division' (800m, 8b), on Mount Qualido in Val Di Mello, Italy. The pair redpointed the first pitch, graded 8b, after having free climbed the rest of the route.

On 24 August 2025 Massimo Da Pozzo and Giordano Riello made the first ascent of 'Cerullova' on Torre Grande in the Cinque Torri group abovea Cortina d’Ampezzo in the Italian Dolomites.