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The Italian alpinists Mattia Sandionigi and Pietro Saggiante (Gruppo Alpinistico Gamma Lecco), together with Sandro Maranetto, were able to open a new route on the Siula Grande (6.344 m) in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes.

Seven pieces from The North Face Summit Series, a week in the Mont Blanc massif: How does the series perform in alpine conditions? Our editor Gwen tested the collection on high-altitude tours and multi-pitch climbs and discovered that the best compliment for mountain clothing is a rather unspectacular one.

Third 9a flash for Alexander Megos! "Baby Cakes" in the Australian climbing area Nowra is now on the Erlangen native's tick list.

Siebe Vanhee, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll, and Symon Welfringer have made the first ascent of the west face of Tahu Rutum, a 6.651-meter peak in the Pakistani Karakoram. Their 1500-meter route, "The Leopard of Higher Ground," connects the lower rock face to the summit via a series of steep snow traverses. They completed the route as a team free ascent, redpointing every pitch.

Which hold type benefits you the most? How do you train slopers effectively? And how do you build the necessary strength for pockets and monos without damaging your ligaments? In a new video, lattice coaches Jen and Billy address these very questions and work their way through (almost) every hold type you'll find on rock and in the gym.

At -22°C and under daily shelling, the people of Kyiv continue to climb. Not despite the war, but as a response to it. In the city's climbing gyms, a sport that mountaineers once called the "pursuit of uselessness" has become something profoundly necessary: ​​a place of light, warmth, and community in the fifth winter of the war.

Mountain Equipment is refreshing its climbing and bouldering collection – with clothing that captures the feeling of life between rock, gym and everyday life.

When the lights go out in Kyiv, people keep climbing – by the light of their cell phone flashlights – until the generator kicks in. For this report, photojournalist and climber Wilson Vieira traveled to Kyiv and accompanied veterans, organizers, and climbing center staff. In the second part, the focus shifts to the SPACE climbing center itself: a place that remains open despite power outages, air raid sirens, and freezing cold.