Sarah Hueniken to Receive 2026 Summit of Excellence Award at Banff Festival
Sarah Hueniken, one of Canada’s most accomplished mixed climbers and mountain community leaders, will be honoured with the 2026 Summit of Excellence Award during the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book...
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Yannick Flohé Flashes His Second V15 with Flow State
German climber Yannick Flohé has made a major statement ahead of the 2026 Rock Master, flashing Flow State (8C/V15) in Val Daone, Italy, on his first attempt. The ascent marks Flohé’s second flash of a...
View ArticleHere’s Where the World Cup Is Going in 2027
The 2027 World Climbing schedule has just been released. The series of competition climbing events takes place every year at different locations. The inaugural World Cup was held in 1989, and it only...
View ArticleJorge Díaz-Rullo Flashes His Hardest Boulder Yet
Jorge Díaz-Rullo has just flashed Paradise Lost V13/14 (8B/+) in the Sustenpass Boulders of Switzerland. He flashed V13 for the first time not long ago, in June of this year, and flashed his second V13...
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After 13 Years, An Adam Ondra 5.15 is Finally Repeated
Italian climber Stefano Carnati has made the second ascent of Adam Ondra’s Torture Physique Integrale 5.15- in Switzerland’s Gastlosen, 13 years after Ondra established the route. Carnati first arrived...
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Slice of Heaven: Alex Megos Talks About His New 5.15b
Alex Megos returned to Australia with unfinished business. His target was Slice of Heaven, a grade 37 (9b/5.15b)at Cheesedale near Nowra, south of Sydney. After falling just short on his first visit,...
View ArticleJakob Schubert to Livestream Attempts of DNA 5.15d
Jakob Schubert will be projecting DNA 5.15d in La Ramirole, France, over the next month—a route he first tried several years ago. DNA was bolted by Seb Bouin, who attempted it more than 250 times over...
View ArticleCamilla Moroni Climbs Her First 5.14d with Dreamcatcher
Camilla Moroni has climbed Dreamcatcher in Squamish for her first-ever send of a 5.14d. She recorded it on 8a.nu with “Such a perfect line to get into 9a [5.14d] team.” Moroni was one of three climbers...
View ArticleThese 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...
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