Jules Marchaland has successfully flashed Power of Now Direct (Font 8C), a line opened by Simon Lorenzi in Switzerland in July 2022.

Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee successfully made the first flash ascent of the trad climb Muy Caliente (E9 6c) at Stennis Ford, Pembroke, Wales.

Renowned French climbers, Léo Billon and Enzo Oddo, have made the first free ascent of the Voie Lafaille on the West Face of the Drus, Mont Blanc region.

Will Bosi has just made the first ascent of Chee Dale’s first F9a sport route, Spots of Lime at the Cornice in the Peak District.

Having added Crac yr Meistri (E9 7a) to his CV earlier this month, James Pearson headed to Loch Duntelchaig, Scotland, for What we do in the Shadows (E10 7a).

Jonas Schild, climbing with Thomas Schmid, has made a free ascent of Joy Division (F8b, 800m), Val di Mello, Italy.

James Pearson makes an early repeat of Crac yr Meistri (Masters Crack) in Nant Peris Quarry.

Italian Lead ace, Laura Rogora, takes women’s onsight climbing to a new level with Ultimate Sacrifice, a renowned long and pumpy F8c+ in Gorge du Loup, France.

Alexander Huber, Simon Gietl and Dani Arnold completed a first ascent on the east face of Jirishanca in Peru, which is said to be one of the most striking and steepest walls in the Andes.

German Olympian Lucia Dörffel has successfully climbed the boulder problem Hazel Grace (stand start), located in Switzerland’s Gotthard Pass.

Italian climbers Camilla Moroni and Pietro Vidi have repeated Histoire sans Fin (8b+ 200m) on Petit Clocher du Portalet, Switzerland, with Moroni making the first female free ascent

Annie Sanders and Dohyun Lee secured their first-ever gold medals in the Madrid Lead World Cup over the weekend.