These Five Routes are the Hardest Climbs in the World
As of fall 2026, five routes have been proposed at 5.15d, none of which has been repeated. There was a sixth proposed 5.15d, Bibliographie by Alex Megos, but it’s now a confirmed 5.15c. Of the five...
View ArticleJorge Díaz-Rullo Climbs a Shawn Raboutou V15
Jorge Díaz-Rullo is now one of the elite few who have repeated Shawn Raboutou’s Big Snapper V15 (8C) in Switzerland. His ascent comes less than a week after sending Hazel Grace Sit V15/16, his hardest...
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New Alpine Route on Chacraraju, a Peak Known for its Dangerous Conditions
More than 70 years after Chacraraju was regarded as one of the most impossible unclimbed mountains in the Peruvian Andes, three climbers have opened a new route on its 6,108-metre western summit....
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Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher Climb Bold 5.14b Multi-Pitch in the Alps
Jacopo Larcher and Babsi Zangerl have made back-to-back free ascents of WoGü 5.14b (8c), one of the most iconic hard multi-pitch climbs in the Alps. They climbed in their usual style, where they give...
View ArticleAvalanche Strikes Climbers in Himalaya, Rescue Ongoing
A massive avalanche struck the base camp of Himlung Himal in Nepal’s western Manang district, leaving climbers and expedition staff missing as heavy snowfall and difficult weather conditions hampered...
View ArticleJules Marchaland Climbs New 5.15c, Thanks Adam Ondra
French climber Jules Marchaland has made the first ascent of King Kang at Flatanger, Norway, proposing a grade of 5.15c (9b+). The route is an old project in the famous Flatanger cave and features a...
View ArticleConnor Herson Onsights Greenspit 5.14a Trad
Yesterday, Connor Herson onsighted Greenspit 5.14a (8b+) trad in Valle dell’Orco, Italy. Last year, Adam Ondra achieved the first flash of the iconic route. Herson just made its first-ever onsight....
View ArticleAlex Megos Makes First Ascent of Australia’s First 5.15b
Alex Megos has made the first ascent of Slice of Heaven in Australia, which he’s given the Australian grade of 37, which translates to 9b or 5.15b. Megos also recently repeated Rapture of the Deep...
View ArticleSkier Who Descended Everest and K2 Returns to Himalaya
Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel is heading to Nepal for a new 8,000-metre challenge: climbing Dhaulagiri (the seventh highest mountain in the world) and skiing from its summit. The expedition...
View ArticleFilip Schenk Makes a Rare Flash of a 5.14d
South Tyrolean climber Filip Schenk has flashed Vivi si Muore 5.14d at La Stazione in Piedmont, Italy. Schenk, 26, reached the top after around 15 minutes of climbing, just days after making a...
View ArticleThe World’s Longest-Running Climbing Festival Returns to Arco, Italy
On October 2 to 4, Rock Master in Arco, Trentino, will kick off another weekend of climbing competition. The prestigious event, which celebrates 40 years of climbing competitions, will begin with the...
View Article51-Year-Old Matteo Gambaro Climbs New 5.14d
Italian climber and route developer Matteo Gambaro has made the first ascent of Zip4ever 5.14d in Val Tanaro, adding another hard send to a career that stretches back more than three decades. Gambaro...
View ArticleGio Placci Sends Four 5.14d Routes in Four Days
Italian climber Gio Placci, who sent Erebor 5.15b in 2024, has climbed four 5.14d routes in four days, continuing a breakthrough year on rock after flashing 5.14d earlier this summer. Placci, 25, first...
View ArticleAlex Megos Climbs Wild 5.15a Roof in Australia
Alex Megos just repeated Australian climber Ryan Sklenica’s route Rapture of the Deep 5.15a (9a+). Rapture of the Deep is located in Cheesedale, a climbing sector near Nowra in New South Wales,...
View ArticleJakob Schubert on Second Ascent of Mount Doom V17
Jakob Schubert has released a video documenting his hard-fought second ascent of Mount Doom V17 (9A) in Maltatal, Austria, a climb he describes as one of the most epic fights he has ever had on a...
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Climbers Establish New 7-Pitch 5.12+ on Historic Quebec Wall
The history of Gros Bonnet just gained another chapter with the establishment of Les retrouvailles, a 236-metre, seven-pitch line in the large zone on the right side of the cliff. Opened by Simon Bossé...
View ArticleFanny Gilbert Sends Two Test-Piece Boulders
French climber Fanny Gibert has added two V12s to her long list of hard sends, climbing Scarred for Life in Fionnay, Switzerland, and Baboon Master in Fontainebleau, France. Gibert, a former World Cup...
View ArticleHamish McArthur’s Uncut Send of Megatron V17
Hamish McArthur made the second ascent of Megatron V17 (9A) in Colorado’s Eldorado Canyon back in April 2025. A video of his ascent was released a couple of months later – it was described on Mellow’s...
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Climber Spent 9 Days on a 40-Pitch Arctic Wall
In the early 1970s, Charlie Porter was establishing himself as one of the leading big-wall climbers in Yosemite. He put up new routes on El Capitan, including Zodiac, which he soloed, as well as...
View ArticleJorge Díaz-Rullo Sends His Most-Worked Boulder Yet
Hazel Grace Sit V15/16 (8C/+), one of Switzerland’s most famous boulders in the high-alpine Gottardo Pass, has just been climbed by Spanish climber Jorge Díaz-Rullo. He described it as the boulder he...
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