Nemuel Feurle sends Rhapsody, the world's first E11
The 25-year-old Austrian worked Dave MacLeod's famous line on Dumbarton Rock over two trips this year and topped out on 7 October. That makes two…
Oct 19, 2026
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Four days instead of four years: Ondra repeats Exodia and calls it 9A
Elias Iagnemma needed more than 200 sessions for the first boulder ever proposed at 9A+. Adam Ondra made the second ascent in four days at Rifugio…
Oct 19, 2026
Val di Scala grows upwards: Via Ferrata Flavio Veronese opens on 24 October
The beginner-friendly granite ferrata near Canal San Bovo now has an upper floor. The Vanoi valley opens it this Saturday with a group ascent and a…
Oct 19, 2026
At 44, Dan Mirsky sends Kinder Cakes, his first 9a+
Dan Mirsky has climbed Kinder Cakes (9a+, 5.15a) in Rifle, Colorado. At 44, it's his first route of the grade and the hardest thing he has ever done.…
Oct 18, 2026
Jessica Pilz finally ticks her first 9a: Hades at Götterwandl
Jessica Pilz has climbed her first 9a. On 15 October she sent Hades at Götterwandl near Nassereith in Tyrol, a power-endurance testpiece first…
Oct 18, 2026