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On 9 May 2026, Simon Gietl and Jakob Steinkasserer opened 'Laktosefrei' (M6, 300m), a new mixed climb on the little-known north face of Weißzint / Punta Bianca (zillertal Alps).

American climber Michaela Kiersch has made the first female ascent of 'Dolby Surround' in the zillertal valley in Austria. The 31-year-old has suggested an upgrade to 9a+ after a hold broke.

On Wednesday 8 April 2026 the La Sportiva Climb World Tour 2026 kicks off at the BSide Climbing Gym in Turin. It will be followed by stops in Paris, Brussels, Stockholm, Munich, and Vienna, as well as outdoor legs in Arco, Céüse, Freyr, Bohuslän, zillertal, and Frankenjura. Special guests include...

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 organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the complete list of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2022. The honoured ascents will receive the 2023 Piolets d'Or award during the celebration in Briançon, France, from 14 to 16 November

Johannes Kehrer and Martin Sieberer have made the first ascent of Smooth Criminal (M9/WI7-/150m), a testing mixed climb established in the Floitental in Austria.

The 2021 Piolets d'Or awards for alpinism will be awarded in November at Briançon, France, to Pierrick Fine and Symon Welfringer for their ascent of Sani Pakkush and Ethan Berman and Uisdean Hawthorn for their ascent of Mount Robson. Catalan climber Silvia Vidal has received a special mention.

Watch Niccolò Ceria climbing some of the most famous boulder problems in the zillertal, Austria. During his visit, the Italian established a new bloc called Faber Castell.

Earlier this autumn alpinists Simon Messner and Martin Sieberer established two new mixed routes, Käse-Greiner and Nordwandrampe, on the north face of Großer Greiner in Austria’s zillertal Alps.

Bügeleisen sit in the Maltatal has been repeated by Nicolai Uznik. This 8C boulder problem was first climbed in 2014 by Nalle Hukkataival and has been repeated by Jakob Schubert and Stefan Scarperi.

On 29/11/2020 Simon Gietl and Aaron Durogati made the first ascent of a new 500m route on the hitherto unclimbed north face of Mount Rauchkofel in the South Tyrol, Italy. After the ascent, the two climbers paraglided back down to valley. Durogati reports about this latest paralpinism adventure.

At Magic Wood in Switzerland Jakob Schubert has made the first ascent of the 8C boulder problem La Force Tranquille Direct.

The video of Jakob Schubert training at home during lockdown in Austria and his subsequent first 10 days climbing outdoors.

Two difficult new sport climbs in the zillertal, Austria: Walk the Line 9a freed by Jakob Schubert at Monkey Island and Der Weg zur Quelle 8c+ freed by Jorg Verhoeven at Schwarze Wand.

In Valsertal (zillertal Alps, Tyrol) Martin Schidlowski and Raphaela Haug have climbed Catwalk, a probable new mixed line up the NE Face of Hohe Warte.

Austrian climber Karoline Sinnhuber has climbed Knockin' on heavens door, an 8A+ highball boulder problem in the zillertal.