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Slovenian climber Lucija Tarkuš has sent her first 9a, 'Martin Krpan' at Mišja peč.

Slovenian climber Janja Garnbret has made quick work of Dreamtime at Cresciano, the first 8C boulder problem in the world put up by Fred Nicole in 2000.

The video of Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel who in September 2025 became the first person in the world to climb and then make a complete ski descent of Mount Everest (8,849m) without supplementary oxygen.

At Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux in France Laura Rogora has onsighted 'La Ligne Claire'. This is the second 8c+ onsight for the 24-year-old Italian Climber, following her first-go send of 'Ultimate Sacrifice' at Gorges du Loup in July.

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has announced the calendar of events for the 2026 Climbing and Para Climbing season.

The Kalymnos International Climbing Festival 2025 concluded with resounding success on October 19, bringing together more than 3,500 climbers and outdoor enthusiasts from across the globe.

The Piolets d'Or 2025 will be awarded to the following climbs: the west ridge of Gasherbrum III in Nepal by Aleš Česen and Tom Livingstone, the southwest arête of Kaqur Kangri in Nepal by Spencer Gray and Ryan Griffiths, and the north pillar of Yashkuk Sar in the Karakoram...

26-year-old Slovenian climber Janja Garnbret has made a flash ascent of 'Pure Dreaming' (8c+/9a) at Arco, Italy. This is probably the hardest-ever flash by a female climber to date.

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 organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the 'big list' of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2024. The honoured ascents will receive the Piolets d'Or 2025 award from 9 - 12 December 2025 during the celebration at San Martino di Castrozza (Italy).

Kalymnos is drawing the attention of the international climbing scene, hosting the International Climbing Festival 2025 from October 16 to 19, an event that has gained global recognition and has inextricably linked the island’s name with the international climbing community. Special guests include Silvo Karo, Silvia Loreggian, Marcin Jamkowski, Kostas...

Watch specialist Pete Whittaker introduce Janja Garnbret to the art of crack climbing.

Slovenian alpinists Anja Petek and Patricija Verdev are the recipients of Piolets d'Or Special Mention for Female Mountaineering, for their first ascent of Lalung I in the Indian Himalaya. The awards will be celebrated at San Martino di Castrozza (Italy) from 9 - 12 December 2025

slovenia's Domen Škofic has climbed an 8a on the wings of a glider at an altitude of 2500m.

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

Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel has become the first person in the world to climb and then make a complete ski descent of Mount Everest (8,849m) without supplementary oxygen. The 37-year-old skied the mountain's south face and stopped for the night at Camp II.