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Gianluca Vighetti: 9a at the age of twelve - is it a world record?

The Italian Gianluca Vighetti repeats the TCT route in Gravere, claiming the title of youngest 9a climber. But is that so?

World Cup in Kranj: Janja Garnbret makes history, Sascha Lehmann slips

With a big show in front of a home audience, Janja Garnbret won the Lead World Cup in Slovenia. In the men's category, the Japanese Masahiro Higuchi won. This also makes it clear who the overall winners are.

New line at the Siren Tower from Schüpbach, Della Bordella and Welfringer: Forum (840m, 7c)

The trio Silvan Schüpbach, Matteo Della Bordella and Symon Welfringer manages the second ascent of the Siren Tower on the new Forum line (840m, 7c).

Lead World Cup in Kranj: information and livestream

The Lead World Cup will take place in Kranj, Slovenia on September 3rd and 4th. Here you can find the program and the live streams of the competitions.

David Firnenburg successful in Céüse | Moritz Welt flashes 8c | Katherine Choong climbs Helix (8c +)

The climbing elite seem to have rediscovered the desire to travel. Success reports no longer only reach us from the home regions of the professionals, but again from all corners of Europe. That has been going on for the past seven days.

Interview: Matilda Söderlund about the ascent of Parzival

In an interview with LACRUX, Matilda Söderlund reveals how she became aware of the Parzival route, how she prepared for the tour and what the greatest challenges were for her.

Summit dispute broke out in the Alps: 150 billboards installed

A summit dispute has broken out in the Graubünden mountains. A Swiss bank has installed billboards on 150 peaks - the nature conservation organization Mountain Wilderness is declaring war on the campaign. We spoke to both sides.

Marco Müller repeats Schwarz Mönch and suggests 9a +

first started route in Gimmelwald and finds: "Significantly harder than all 9a's I've done so far" - his suggestion is 9a +. As a reminder: Adam Ondra was unsuccessful on this test piece.

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