Julia Gürster

The two rockfalls on Mont Blanc and most recently on the Matterhorn demonstrate how heat and thawing permafrost are exacerbating the danger for mountaineers. While there is currently an acute risk throughout the Alps, climbing is continuing in some places.

What was the Spanish word for "Umleiter" again? The most important terms you need in European climbing areas – translated into English, French, Italian and Spanish.

It couldn't get more absurd: A 19-year-old firefighter from France has confessed to starting the fire in the Fontainebleau forest. The fire is now under control, but not yet completely extinguished. It could take decades for Paris's "green lung" to recover.

The 2028 Winter Olympics in Los Angeles will feature separate medals for bouldering, lead climbing, and speed climbing for the first time. World Climbing, the international governing body for climbing, has now announced when athletes can qualify for the Games.

New record time on Mont Blanc: French mountain runner Iris Pessey reached the highest peak in the Alps on June 18th in 5 hours and 2 minutes. The 34-year-old thus improved the previous women's record set by Hillary Gerardi in 2023 by ten minutes.

A packed house and a highly competitive field of competitors in Innsbruck: All the results of the World Cups in Bouldering, Lead and Para Climbing at a glance.

The humanoid robot "Pemba José Lani" has largely autonomously reached the summit of the 6.263-meter-high Chimborazo volcano in Ecuador. Its next test will take it to Mount Everest – but setting records is not the project's primary goal.

Franco Cookson is one of the most experienced trad climbers in his native Great Britain. In northern Scotland, the 32-year-old has now established what is potentially the country's first E12/7a route. We spoke with him.