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Luca Schiera reports on the impressive link‑up he completed in Alta Val Masino on 9 July 2026 with Paolo Marazzi: Pizzo Torrone Orientale, Punta Allievi, and Pizzo Cengalo. The three classic ridges were connected via the Sentiero Roma, from Preda Rossa to Bagni Masino – a fantastic circuit covering over...

Italian alpinist Anna Chiaruttini recounts her rare rope solo ascent of the classic 'Deye Peters' route on Torre delle Madri dei Camosci (2,503m) in the Jôf Fuart group of the Julian Alps, which she completed with one bivouac. Though not extreme by modern standards, her ascent is likely the first...

Jim Aikman's Metanoia is a powerful and moving film that tells the story of the great American mountaineer Jeff Lowe and how his life was radically changed and saved after an impressive first solo ascent of the Eiger's north face.

Over a period of 5 days at the start of July 2026 American alpinists Eli Spitulnik and Michael Telstad made the first ascent of Hologram Wall on Kichatna Spire in Alaska. This is the first route to ascend directly up mountain's formidable South face, and comes after a previous attempt...

On the occasion of the NOF Nevee Outdoor Festival, which will take place in Sella Nevea (Friuli‑Venezia Giulia, Italy) next weekend, we are publishing the various sectors of the mountain crag Bila Pec. A 'stratospheric rock gem just five minutes from the Gilberti Hut.'

Pietro Bottaro recounts the rediscovery of the historic 'Via Kastlunger-Bottaro' on Sasso delle Nove / Neunerplatte (Dolomites). Opened in 1948 by his grandfather Pierluigi Bottaro with Erich Kastlunger, it was the first route on the famous south face of Piza dales Nü (Cima Nove). During the recent repeat with Philipp...

At Flatanger in Norway Leo Ketil Bøe has made the first ascent of Verdens Ende (The Edge of the World). Graded 9a+, this is one 130m continuous pitch through the huge roof protected first by bolts, then trad gear.

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.

On 15 & 16 June 2026 Nemuel Feurle repeated 'Unendliche Geschichte' (400m, 8b/+) in the Rätikon massif. On 3 July the Austrian climber repeated 'Headless Children' (260m, 8b).

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.

On 29/06/2026 the Italian mountain guides Niccolò Bruni and Ezio Marlier made the first ascent of 'President Evil', a 150m multipitch climb on Rognon Vaudano in the Mont Blanc massif.

At the Transatlantico wall in the Sarca Valley close to Arco, Italy, Matteo Faletti and Matteo Pavana have opened the multipitch climb 'Queen Mary'. The climbers from Povo (Trento) bolted the route ground-up over the course of two half-days between 2025 and 2026, and freed it on 11 June this...

On 20 and 21 June 2026, mountain guide Niccolò Bruni and Federica Furia established 'Rise Slow' on Rognon Vaudano, below the Dent du Géant in the Mont Blanc massif.

Last weekend at Passo della Presolana, Italy, Laura Rogora sent 'Black Shadow' (8c), 'Dancing in the Moon' (8c+) and 'Moon Landing' (9a).

On the south face of Piz Ciavazes in the Dolomites, Hubert Eisendle and Simon Kehrer have made the first ascent of 'Sellavie' (7a, 275m).

From 21-23 May 2026 Czech climbers Lukáš Trojovský and Dan Bronec made the first ascent of 'Tra sogno e realtà' on the north face of Addaura on Monte Pellegrino in Sicily, Italy. Trojovský reports.