Hamish McArthur repeats No One Mourns The Wicked (F9A) in a session British climber Hamish McArthur made the second ascent of No One Mourns The Wicked in Thunder Ridge, Colorado, USA. Hamish managed to climb the boulder problem in a single session. climber.co.uk/news/hamish-mc…

Gold for Erin McNeice (again) in Lead World Cup in Bali Another weekend, another Lead World Cup comp and another gold for Erin McNeice! Her second in a row. climber.co.uk/news/gold-for-…

Babsi Zangerl repeats Bombardino (F9a+) Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl has repeated Bombardino (F9a+) in Arco, Italy. The ascent marks Babsi’s first F9a+ graded route and sets her amongst a relatively small group of women to have achieved the grade. climber.co.uk/news/babsi-zan…

Adam Ondra makes history by flashing Lexicon (E11 7a) Red-hot news from the Lake District is that Adam Ondra has flashed Lexicon, Neil Gresham’s E11 7a Pavey Ark testpiece. climber.co.uk/news/adam-ondr…

Will Bosi makes first ascent of Realm of Tor’ment (Font 9A) Since returning from Switzerland, Will Bosi has climbed his long-standing Raven Tor project, adding Realm of Tor’ment, a fifth Font 9A, to his resume. climber.co.uk/news/will-bosi…

Lee Sungsu sends Burden of Dreams (Font 9A) – twice Korean climber Lee Sungsu recently made an ascent of Burden of Dreams (Font 9A) at Lappnor in Finland, returning to climb it again after a potential 'dab' two days before. climber.co.uk/news/lee-sungs…

Steve McClure repeats Yma O Hyd (E10) again – on trad gear only Steve has returned once again to Skyline Buttress, Gallt yr Ogof in north Wales for his latest mission – a repeat of Yma O Hyd without the pegs in Mission Impossible. climber.co.uk/news/steve-mcc…

Seb Bouin makes first ascent of hardest route in Croatia, Vidra La Vida (F9b/+) French climber Sébastien Bouin has completed the first ascent of Vidra La Vida (F9b/+), establishing the hardest sport route in Croatia to date. climber.co.uk/news/seb-bouin…

Erin McNeice takes her first Boulder Gold in Bern GB climber Erin McNeice took her first gold medal in Boulder at the Bern event last week to add to the two Lead golds Erin scooped at Wujiang and Bali earlier this year. climber.co.uk/news/erin-mcne…

Lara Neumeier climbs iconic multi-pitch route Silbergeier (F8b+) in Rätikon, Switzerland German climber Lara Neumeier has successfully climbed Silbergeier (6 pitches, 240m, F8b+), one of the most iconic and demanding multi-pitch routes in the Alps. climber.co.uk/news/lara-neum…

Billy Ridal makes eighth ascent of Rhapsody (E11 7a) Billy Ridal battles massive falls and snapping micro nuts to make a rare repeat of Rhapsody (E11 7a) at Dumbarton. climber.co.uk/news/billy-rid…

Babsi Zangerl & Jacopo Larcher free Next Generation (6 pitches, F8b+) On Friday, the 20th of June 2025, Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher managed to red-point an existing project called Next Generation in The Rätikon, Austria. climber.co.uk/news/babsi-zan…

Olympic Champions, Garnbret and Roberts, win last Boulder Golds of 2025 The Olympic champions, Janja Garnbret and Toby Roberts, have both finished the IFSC 2025 World Cup Boulder season with Gold medals at Innsbruck, Austria. climber.co.uk/news/olympic-c…

Garnbret takes Innsbruck World Cup Lead Gold: GBs Roberts and McNeice podium Janja Garnbret takes the IFSC World Cup Lead gold and the Innsbruck double (again), whilst GBs Toby Roberts and Erin McNeice podiumed with silver and bronze. climber.co.uk/news/garnbret-…

Historic Nanga Parbat climb and fly for David Göttler German Alpinist David Göttler has successfully completed an ‘Alpine style’ ascent of Nanga Parbat (8126m) via the infamous Rupal Face and descended the mountain by paraglider. climber.co.uk/news/historic-…

Siebe Vanhee in First Rope Solo Ascent of Voie Petit (450m, F8b) Over 1.5 days, on the 24th and 25th of June 2025, Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee successfully made the first rope solo ascent of Voie Petit (450m, F8b), on Grand Capucin (3838m), Mont Blanc. climber.co.uk/news/siebe-van…

Seo and Anraku take gold at Chamonix World Cup comp: McNeice podiums (again) with bronze Chaehyun Seo and Sorato Anraku took the top spots in the Chamonix Lead World Cup over the weekend, whilst Erin McNeice podiumed with a bronze. climber.co.uk/news/seo-and-a…

Sanders and Lee take their first gold medals in Madrid Annie Sanders and Dohyun Lee secured their first-ever gold medals in the Madrid Lead World Cup over the weekend. climber.co.uk/news/sanders-a…

First female ascent and fast repeat of Histoire sans Fin (F8b+) by Moroni and Vidi Italians Camilla Moroni and Pietro Vidi have repeated Histoire sans Fin (8b+ 200m), Petit Clocher du Portalet, Switzerland, with Moroni making the first female free ascent. climber.co.uk/news/first-fem…

Gietl, Huber and Arnold open a new route on the east face of Jirishanca in Peru Alexander Huber, Simon Gietl and Dani Arnold completed a first ascent on the east face of Jirishanca in Peru, said to be one of the Andes' most striking and steepest walls. climber.co.uk/news/gietl-hub…