Laura Rogora Establishes "Malkuth" (9a): Umbria’s New Hardest Testpiece
Italian climbing prodigy Laura Rogora has capped off a historic 2025 season with yet another milestone. The 24-year-old has claimed the First Ascent …
Jan 06, 2026
New mixed route on Dent Blanche (4357m) in Switzerland: Le clin d’œil by Olivier Kolly, Filippo Sala, and Silvan Schüpbach
The winter climbing season in the Alps is off to a roaring start! We are excited to report that a strong Swiss-Italian trio has established a…
Jan 06, 2026
Yosemite Breakthrough: Laura Pineau Frees the Leaning Tower's Steepest Testpiec
Big congratulations are in order this week in the climbing world! We are thrilled to report that French climber Laura Pineau has successfully clipped…
Jan 05, 2026
BLINK AND YOU MISSED IT: Sam Watson Shatters Speed Climbing World Record with 4.64s!
Just when we thought the limits of human velocity on a vertical wall had been reached, American speed climbing phenomenon Sam Watson has completely…
Jan 03, 2026
Rewriting the Record Books: Nepal Announces Six "New" 8,000-Meter Peaks
For decades, the "Crown of the Himalaya"—the list of the world's 14 mountains exceeding 8,000 meters—has been the ultimate benchmark in high-altitude…
Jan 03, 2026
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