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Maria Almudena Claassen and Piero Ronzani present the climbing area Labské Údolí, also known as Labák, in the Czech Republic. A gem of sandstone cliffs hidden along the Elbe River, where 'tradition and modernity coexist in harmony.'

The 2025 IFSC Youth World Championship began in Helsinki, Finland today and will run to o 3 August.

Italian climber Laura Rogora has become the first woman in the world to onsight 8c+ with her ascent earlier today of 'Ultimate Sacrifice' at the Gorges du Loup in France.

Japhy Dhungana and Zach Lovell have made the first free ascent of 'Dr. Bear Love' on Merriam Peak (3,993m) in the Sierra Nevada, USA. The 400m route was established in 2012 by Luke Stefurak and Casey Zak and now goes free at 7c+. During the same trip Dhungana and Lovell...

On the SW Face of Cima Ceda Occidentale in Val d'Ambiez (Brenta Dolomites) Daniele Bolognani, Davide Dallago and Walter Endrizzi have made the first ascent of 'Zero Termico'. Bolognani reports.

Austrian climber Eva Hammelmüller has redpointed 'Crise de Panique' (8c+) at Bas Valais in Switzerland.

The fifth and penultimate stage of the Lead World Cup 2025 was won in Madrid last weekend.

Dani Arnold, Alexander Huber and Simon Gietl have made the first ascent of 'Kolibri' on Jirishanca in Peru.

German Olympian Lucia Dörffel has successfully climbed the 8B+ boulder problem 'Hazel Grace', located at Switzerland’s Gotthard Pass.

Watch Magnus Midtbø training with Janja Garnbret, in a bid to find out what the secret is to one of the greatest climbers of all times.

The iconic multi-pitch climb 'Velebitaški' on Anića Kuk in the Paklenica National Park, Croatia, was illuminated on 15 June 2025 by the Velebit Mountaineering Club to celebrate its 75th anniversary. The 350m 6a+ was first ascended in autumn 1961 by Nedjeljko Jakić, Matija Mlinac and Davor Ribarov

The fifth and penultimate stage of the Lead World Cup 2025 takes place in Madrid today and tomorrow. This is the first time ever that a leg takes place in the Spanish capital.

The video of German climber Yannick Flohé making the world's first 8C boulder flash, 'Foundations Edge' at Fionnay in Switzerland.

Sport Climbing is set for six days of intense action at Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) from 24 to 29 July 2028.

Camilla Moroni and Pietro Vidi have repeated 'Histoire sans Fin' (8b+/5.14a 200m) on Petit Clocher du Portalet in Switzerland. Moroni's repeat is the first female ascent of this 200m 8b+.

Radoslav Groh and Zdeněk Hák have made the first ascent of the previously unclimbed southeast face of Hunza Peak (7300m) in the Karakorum, Pakistan. The two Czech mountaineers climbed alpine style ofver a period of 5 days at the start of June.