Jon Cardwell, who did his first 9a in 2008, has done his long-term project, Biographie 9a+ in Céüse. It was bolted in 1989 by Jean-Christophe Lafaille and Chris Sharma made the FA in 2001. Biographie has seen 13 ascents to date, which makes it the most repeated 9a+ in the world. (c) Carlo Traversi Check out Jon's comments for his nicest journey that took ten years and included 75 tries. - Climbing means so many different things to me. It's an outlet for self expression, a vehicle to travel the worth with and experience incredible places. It's also a wise teacher that holds you accountable for every action from your footprint at fragile crags to your preparation for meaningful climbs. More than anything, it's just fun!"

"Introducing The North Face® Mountain Festival, an immersive celebration of exploration, set in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, at the foot of one of the most iconic mountains in the Alps, the Eiger, from 16 – 18th September 2016. Leave normal behind and disconnect yourself for a weekend, joining likeminded modern day adventurers for a unique opportunity to taste and trial the delights of day to day outdoor living in a breath-taking natural setting. From running mountainous trails for the first time, to following a pro athlete up a rock-face, learning gourmet expedition cookery or simply sharing tales of extreme adventure around a campfire, there will be something for everyone. The festival caters for all levels from novice to advance with both introductory and challenging, hikes, trail runs and climbs in stunning scenic surroundings, led by The North Face® professional athlete team. The festival is designed to equip you with all the skills and knowledge needed to become an avid adventurer, with expert mountain guides and athletes on hand providing basecamp workshops and talks including inspiring stories of exploration, epic outdoor cinema, adventure photography and expedition kit prep. For the brave and intrepid there will be the chance to experience paragliding or rafting, and even attempt to summit the Eiger alongside one of the The North Face® athletes. This truly will be an adventure to remember" Video presentation and here you have all details.

Mammut has added the southern classical route up to the top of Mount Everest to their #Project 360. Go to Mammut 360 website. "A small group of four Sherpas attended to the honourable task to bring the Everest into the living rooms of the fans of alpine sports by these three-dimensional recordings. Likewise, it is an homage to the first climbers Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay who have already chosen this route in 1953. A customized backpack with altogether six cameras facilitates the perfect omnidirectional view. Via mouse click and in pin-sharp quality the virtual climber experiences the challenging climbing passages: He conquers par example the crevasses of the Khumbu Icefall, climbs the Hillary Step, a twelve meters high and steep cliff edge, which represents the final obstacle before he reaches the summit. The reward is the view from highest point on earth – the choice of the different perspective is always up to the viewer. The recordings are also provided via app.

Cathy Wagner has done her 16th 8a+ of the last year, Mr Power in Verdon. In total, the 50-year-old has done 125 routes of this difficulty, including 11 routes graded 8b. When it comes to 8a's, the French lady has done 421 of them and she is still progressing doing more every year!

Julia Chanourdie, #11 in the last year's Lead World Cup, reports on Facebook, "Last saturday I toped my first 8c+ "L'Avaro" in Tetto di Sarre in Italy. It's a first female ascent. Video coming soon!" Tetto di Sarre is probably one of the most chipped crags in the world and in fact it is located in a quarry.

1. Shauna Coxsey 437 - Tomoa Narasaki 298 2. Miho Nonaka 319 - Kokoro Fujii 289 3. Melissa Le Neve 298 - Alexey Rubtsov 262 4. Akiyo Noguchi 259 - Jongwon Chon 238 5. Monika Retschy 200 - Rustam Gelmanov 219 Complete results

Excellent routesetting and a brilliant show where seven female topped out all four Boulders. There were also two male to achieve it, Sean McColl and Jongwon Chon.

The semi live streaming starts at 13 but it will take place without Jan Hojer, Rustam Gelmanov, Jakob Schubert and some other higher-ranked climbers, as Verhoeven and Hori. Among the female, there are no big sensations.

Great show took place in Innsbruck, where we could see Shauna Coxsey winning her fourth World Cup in 2016, meanwhile the overall winner from last year, Jongwon Chon, got his first victory. Giving credit to the route setters, it should be mentioned that all 36 problems throughout the event were topped out. The Swedish national coach, Reino Horak, says that he has never been on a better organized and more exciting climbing competition where the DJ created the perfect background. - When Chongwon matched on the micro hold where other could not even hold with it one hand, the audience got crazy :) With just two events left, Shauna will become the overall champion if she makes it to the podium in one of them even if Miho Nonaka wins the last two. Among the male, at least six have chances for the overall title and in theory, actually 15 still have the possibility. Results are presented below with semi results in brackets. 1. Jongwon Chon (2) - Shauna Coxsey (6) 2. Tomoa Narasaki (5) - Janja Garnbret (5) 3. Sean McColl (1) - Miho Nonaka (2) 4. Roland Rugens (6) - Megan Mescarenas (3) 5. Dimitrii Sharafitdinov (3) - Anna Stöhr (6) 6. Martin Stranik (4)- Akiyo Noguchi (1) 7. Sol Sa (3) Complete results (c) Eddie Fowke