Laura Rogora has made the first female onsight of an 8c+ route, with her ascent of Ultimate Sacrifice (8c+) at Gorges du Loup in Southeastern France.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=783432
Ethan Berman, Sebastian Pelletti and Maarten van Haeren have made the first ascent of one of the Karakoram's last major challenges
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https://gripped.com/news/climbers-find-success-on-huge-alpine-climb/
On November 11, 2021, my climbing partner and I weathered two avalanches while on an alpine climb in Canada. We were simul soloing and dumb luck kept us alive.
https://www.climbing.com/people/solo-ice-climbers-hit-by-avalanche/
Near the start of the mighty, 4km-long Bernia Ridge, Costa Blanca. A fantastic day out, particularly when combined with a bivvy in the Forat (cave/tunnel) under the ridge the night before.#mountains #climbing #scrambling #SomeRiskInvolved
Over the past couple of weeks, Jacopo Larcher and Babsi Zangerl have made multiple multi-pitch ascents at 8c in the Rtikon mountain range, in the Central Eastern Alps.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=774733
Olympic athletes can’t afford a single foot slip in the Lead and Speed events, where a fall disqualifies you immediately. So they're very particular about which shoes they use.
https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/11-climbing-shoes-paris-olympics/
