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28/01/2024 - Climbing
Watch Amity Warme climb Book of Hate in Yosemite The video of American climber Amity Warme repeating Book of Hate, one of the best corner climbs in Yosemite Valley, USA, first ascended by Randy Leavitt.
25/01/2024 - Alpinism
Martin Feistl & Martin Sieberer add Men with morals to Pinnistal in Austria Austrian alpinists Martin Feistl and Martin Sieberer have made the first ascent of the mixed climb 'Männer mit Moral' (170m, M8, WI 6, R) in Pinnistal, a small side valley of the Stubaital in Austria. Feistl reports.
24/01/2024 - Climbing
Watch Alex Megos send Sleeping Lion at Siurana The video of Alexander Megos repeating 'Sleeping Lion', the 9b at Siurana in Spain freed by Chris Sharma in 2023.
23/01/2024 - Events
Melloblocco 2024, registration online for the 20th legendary bouldering meet Registration is open online for Melloblocco 2024, the world’s biggest bouldering and climbing meeting scheduled to take place from Wednesday 8 to Saturday 11 May in Italy's magical Val Masino and Val di Mello Nature Reserve.
22/01/2024 - Climbing
Watch Adam Ondra complete his second-hardest flash, Peščena ura (9a) at Sopota in Slovenia The video of Adam Ondra making his second-hardest flash ever, Peščena ura (9a) at Sopota in Slovenia.
22/01/2024 - Climbing
Will Bosi no slouch on Sleepwalker at Red Rocks, USA On Saturday 20 January William Bosi repeated 'Sleepwalker' at Red Rocks, USA. First ascended by Jimmy Webb in 2018 at 8C+ and repeated on various occasions, Bosi has now suggested a downgrade from 8C+ to 8C.
21/01/2024 - Climbing
Tom Randall, & Mary Eden vs The Cleaver, gruelling offwidth climb in Day Canyon, USA The video of Tom Randall and Mary Eden on The Cleaver, a 5.13b offwidth crack climb in Day Canyon, close to Moab in Utah, USA, first ascended by Pete Whittaker in autumn 2023.
19/01/2024 - Alpinism
Big new mixed climb on Civetta (Dolomites) by Christian Casanova, Francesco Favilli, Mathieu Maynadier From 15-16 January 2024 the mountaineers Christian Casanova, Francesco Favilli and Mathieu Maynadier made the first ascent of the new mixed climb 'Mixte feeling' on the north-east face of Civetta in the Dolomites. Established with one bivouac, the 560m route...
18/01/2024 - Climbing
The quest for the world's first 9a+ Watch the video about the hardest sport climbs in the 1990's, and the quest for the world's first 9a+. Featuring Chris Sharma with Biographie, Fred Rouhling with Akira, Bernabé Fernández with Orujo, Steve McClure with Mutation, Alex Huber with and...
17/01/2024 - Climbing
Stefano Carnati claims two 9a's at Mišja Peč in Slovenia At the crag Mišja Peč in Slovenia the 25-year-old Italian climber Stefano Carnati has redpointed two 9a's, 'Xaxid hostel' and 'Sanjski par extension', while at Kompanj in Croatia he has repeated the 8c+ 'All in, I'm out'.
16/01/2024 - Climbing
Watch Alex Megos vs Sleeping Lion, first sessions The video of Alexander Megos and his first attempts on Sleeping Lion, the 9b at Siurana in Spain freed by Chris Sharma in 2023.
15/01/2024 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
New ski descent on Capucin du Requin in Mont Blanc massif by Laurent Bibollet, Sam Favret, Julien Herry On 14/01/2024 Laurent Bibollet, Sam Favret, Julien Herry made what is likely to be the first ski descent of the obvious gully on Capucin du Requin above the Vallée Blanche in the Mont Blanc massif.
15/01/2024 - Gear
UIAA addresses Electromagnetic Interference in Avalanche Transceivers The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) has issued the following comprehensive position statement regarding the critical issue of electromagnetic interference (EMI) with avalanche transceivers.
10/01/2024 - Events
Melloblocco 2024 to take place from 8 to 11 May in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy From 8 to 11 May 2024 Val di Mello - Val Masino will once again host the Melloblocco, the largest bouldering meeting in the world.
09/01/2024 - Climbing
Tomoa Narasaki flashes Gakido 8B+ at Chigobudau in Japan On 20/12/2023 Japanese climber Tomoa Narasaki flashed 'Gakido', a boulder problem at Chigobudau previously rated 8C+. After using a slightly different sequence, Narasaki suggested 8B+. He then freed the sitstart project at 8C, calling it 'Ashuradō'.
09/01/2024 - Alpinism
Brenta Dolomites: new mixed climb on Castello di Vallesinella by Marco Cordin, Martino Piva On 31/12/2023 Marco Cordin and Martino Piva made the first ascent of 'Nunca con prisa, siempre con gana', a new mixed climb on Castello di Vallesinella in the Brenta Dolomites, Italy. Cordin reports.
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