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Footage of French climber Laura Pineau repeating 'Butterfly Circus', the 8a+ crack in Ticinio, switzerland described as 'one of Europe’s best splitter cracks.'

On 27 December 2025 Belgian climber Simon Lorenzi sent his 5th 9A boulder problem, 'Shaolin' at Red Rocks, USA.

Olivier Kolly, Filippo Sala and Silvan Schüpbach have made the first ascent of 'Le clin d’œil' on the north face of Dent Blanche (4357m) in switzerland. The new route, climbed on 28 and 29 December 2025, forms part Schüpbach's 'The 6 Forgotten North Face' project.

On 13-14 December 2025 Tom Livingstone, Filippo Sala and Silvan Schüpbach climbed 'You didn't ask', a new variation up the north face of Aiguille de Triolet above the Argentière Basin in the Mont Blanc massif. On the same days Philippe Bruley, Amaury Fouillade and Olivier Kolly ascended the central gully...

Starting today, a new series about sport climbing called 'Natural Heights' is live on Red Bull TV. Split into four episodes, the first season features Janja Garnbret, Alberto Ginés López, Nika Potapova, and Jakob Schubert.

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

In August 2025 a women's expedition comprised of Naomie Bürki, Pauline Laubscher, Gianna Müller, Caro North, Lea Schneider, Melanie Tenorio, Ramona Volken, and Ramona Waldner established a host of new climbs in the Graah Fjord and the Skjoldungen Fjord areas of Greenland. The alpinists travelled by fair means, ie public...

The video of Adam Ondra flashing the 8C boulder problem 'Foundation's Edge' at Fionnay in switzerland, and repeating a slew of other testpieces including 'Ziqqurat' (8C) at Gaby and 'Big Illusion' (8C) in Val Daone.

The video of Austrian climber Nicolai Užnik's attempting to flash 'La Force Tranquille' 8C at Magic Wood, switzerland.

Czech climber Adam Ondra has flashed his hardest boulder to date, 'Foundation's Edge' at Fionnay in switzerland.

Watch Adam Ondra make the flash 'Greenspit' in Valle dell'Orco, Italy.

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

On 15 October 2025 Katherine Choong repeated Tarragó (8b+, 240m) at Montserrat in Spain. The Swiss climber reports about the first female ascent.

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).

The Greek island of Kalymnos, one of the world's premier climbing destinations, is preparing to host the International Kalymnos Climbing Festival from 16-19 October 2025.