On Friday 29 April Sébastien Bouin made the first ascent of DNA in the Ramirole sector of the Verdon Gorge in France. The French climber has suggested the grade 9c, making it one of the most difficult ...

Last August Alexander Megos created climbing history at Ceüse in France with his first ascent of Bibliographie, the world's second 9c and the most difficult climb in France. The 26-year-old required ...

On March 13, Spaniard Jorge Diaz-Rullo fought his way to the top of his four-year project, Cafe Colombia, in Margalef, Spain. Ten days later, he announced that he believed it was 5.15d (9c), the ...

Back in 2017, Adam Ondra climbed Silence 9c - the first route of its grade and the hardest in the world at the time. But just how impressive was this step forward in sport climbing? And how do us ...