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Shauna Coxsey climbs 'Mito Sit' (8B+) in Sintra, Portugal
12/02/2025 - Climbing
Shauna Coxsey climbs 'Mito Sit' (8B+) in Sintra, Portugal
British rock climber Shauna Coxsey has made the third ascent of 'Mito Sit' (8B+) in Sintra, Portugal.
Laura Rogora makes 8c onsight at Oliana, Spain
11/02/2025 - Climbing
Laura Rogora makes 8c onsight at Oliana, Spain
23-year-old Italian climber Laura Rogora has sent her third 8c onsight, 'American Hustle' at Oliana in Spain.
Adam Ondra takes down 'Soudain Seul' in Fontainebleau
10/02/2025 - Climbing
Adam Ondra takes down 'Soudain Seul' in Fontainebleau
Czech climber Adam Ondra has repeated 'Soudain Seul' in Fontainebleau, France. The problem was originally established by Simon Lorenzi in 2021 and graded 9A, and is Ondra's hardest to date.
Watch Elias Iagnemma establish 'The Big Slamm', the hardest boulder in Italy
10/02/2025 - Climbing
Watch Elias Iagnemma establish 'The Big Slamm', the hardest boulder in Italy
The video of Elias Iagnemma making the first ascent of 'The Big Slamm' at Tintorale in Abruzzo. This is the first 9A boulder problem in Italy.
Seb Berthe repeats legendary 'Dawn Wall' on El Capitan
07/02/2025 - Climbing
Seb Berthe repeats legendary 'Dawn Wall' on El Capitan
Belgian climber Sébastien Berthe has made the fourth free ascent of the Dawn Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA. First climbed by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson in 2015, it was repeated by Adam Ondra in 2016 and is...
Seb Bouin makes first ascent of hardest climb in China
06/02/2025 - Climbing
Seb Bouin makes first ascent of hardest climb in China
French rock climber Sébastien Bouin has made the first ascent of 'El Gran Cabrón' in the Shegeng Cave in China. Graded 9b, this now stands as the hardest sport climb in the country
Will Bosi makes second ascent of 'Excalibur' (9b+) in Arco, Italy
05/02/2025 - Climbing
Will Bosi makes second ascent of 'Excalibur' (9b+) in Arco, Italy
On 03/02/2025 Scottish climber William Bosi made the second ascent of Stefano Ghisolfi's 'Excalibur' (9b+) in Arco, Italy.
Video: Robbie Phillips climbs bold highball 'Dead on Arrival' at Back Bowden Doors, UK
03/02/2025 - Climbing
Video: Robbie Phillips climbs bold highball 'Dead on Arrival' at Back Bowden Doors, UK
Watch Scottish rock climber Robbie Phillips repeating the E6 6a highball 'Dead on Arrival' at Back Bowden Doors, UK.
Adam Ondra flashes 'El Elegido', 8B+ boulder at La Pedriza
02/02/2025 - Climbing
Adam Ondra flashes 'El Elegido', 8B+ boulder at La Pedriza
Czech climber Adam Ondra has flashed the 8B+ boulder problem 'El Elegido' at La Pedriza, Spain, describing the feat as 'possibly the bouldering flash ascent that I value the most.'
Video: Laura Pineau climbs Greenspit in Valle dell'Orco, Italy
01/02/2025 - Climbing
Video: Laura Pineau climbs Greenspit in Valle dell'Orco, Italy
Watch the video of French climber Laura Pineau repeating 'Greenspit' in Valle dell'Orco, Italy.
Video: Tim Emmet is Mad For It
29/01/2025 - Climbing
Video: Tim Emmet is Mad For It
The video portrait of inspirational British climber Tim Emmet.
In Patagonia new climbs on Aguja Mermoz & Paine North Tower by Tasio Martin, Ibon Mendia
27/01/2025 - Climbing
In Patagonia new climbs on Aguja Mermoz & Paine North Tower by Tasio Martin, Ibon Mendia
Basque mountaineers Tasio Martin and Ibon Mendia have established two new lines in Patagonia this season: Erresistentziara Kondenatuak on Torre Norte del Paine and 'Dardara' on Aguja Mermoz. Martin reports.
Video: Alex Megos sends 'Tuareg Blanco' (9b/+) at Margalef
27/01/2025 - Climbing
Video: Alex Megos sends 'Tuareg Blanco' (9b/+) at Margalef
The video of German climber Alexander Megos making the first ascent of 'Tuareg Blanco' (9b/+) at Margalef in Spain.
Watch the evolution of Adam Ondra
25/01/2025 - Climbing
Watch the evolution of Adam Ondra
The video portrait for the La Sportiva Living Legends series of Adam Ondra, the leading climber of his generation. The 30-year-old Czech is the first climber to redpoint a route with a proposed grade of 9c ('Silence', Flatanger, Norway 2017),...
'Eternal Flauta' added to El Mochito in Patagonia by Mati Korten, Ignacio Mulero
22/01/2025 - Climbing
'Eternal Flauta' added to El Mochito in Patagonia by Mati Korten, Ignacio Mulero
In December 2024 Matías Korten and Ignacio Mulero established 'Eternal Flauta' (220m, 7a+) on the East face of El Mochito in the Cerro Torre group in Patagonia. Mulero reports
New rock climbs in Morocco by Fay Manners, Daniel Coquoz
22/01/2025 - Climbing
New rock climbs in Morocco by Fay Manners, Daniel Coquoz
British rock climber Fay Manners reports about a climbing trip to Morocco towards the end of last year which resulted in the first ascents of three new trad climbs together with