Keyword: Adam Ondra

That must mean something when Adam Ondra talks about the best bouldering days of his life. Two days in Aosta and the Czech climber's tick list is impressive.

From October 17th to 19th, we participated in the Rock Master in Arco – a friendly competition steeped in history that kicks off the off-season for the participating athletes. The pioneering 1987 edition on natural rock laid the foundation for a climbing festival that today attracts the attention of the entire climbing community.

Exactly 13 years to the day after the first ascent by Adam Ondra, Norwegian climber Leo Bøe has repeated the route "Change" in Flatanger. It's the 25-year-old from Bergen's first 9b+, and he also jumps over the grade 9b.

After a strong competition season, Italian Laura Rogora is no longer pulling on plastic, but rather back on the rock. With "Il Terzo Occhio," she takes her next 9a at Castello di Drena, Trentino. 

It seems like low gravity is the order of the day in Flatanger. After Kangaroos Limb and a few bouldering projects, Alex Megos is sending Iron Curtain. He's undecided about the difficulty level, though.

Alex Megos climbed Kangaroo's Limb, a 20a+ in the famous Hanshelleren cave in Flatanger, on August 2025, 9.

From October 17th to 19th, the heart of the climbing world will once again beat in Arco, the "Home of Climbing." The legendary Rock Master event will be in its 38th edition and, thanks in part to some new features, promises to be a spectacular climbing festival.

After a stormy World Cup in Prague, where the women's final was canceled at short notice due to severe weather warnings, the indoor venue at the Bouldering World Cup in Bern this weekend offers a welcome change.