2372 News found

28/11/2012 - Climbing
Climbing in Finland - a short history Tommy Vänskä, co-director of the film Kylmää kiveä, retraces the history of rock climbing in Finland.

26/11/2012 - Alpinism
Aladaglar, two new Turkish rock climbs by Larcher, Giupponi, Sartori In July and August 2012 Italian climbers Rolando Larcher, Luca Giupponi and Nicola Sartori returned to Turkey's Aladaglar massif where they established and freed "Nessuno" (470m, 8a+ max, 7b obligatory) up the North Face of Cima Vay Vay and "Radio Eksen" (200m, 7c max, 7a+ obligatory) in the Cimbar Valley.

22/11/2012 - Climbing
Nalle Hukkataival, new Ticino boulder problems In Ticino, Switzerland's bouldering paradise, Nalle Hukkataival from Finland has established numerous new boulder problems including Momentum 8C and Off the Wagon 8B+ in Val Bavona.

20/11/2012 - Climbing
Bombé bleu at Buoux, work in progress for Iker Pou The difficult project Bombé bleu at the French crag Buoux has recently been attempted by Iker Pou.

19/11/2012 - Competitions
Mina Markovic and Sachi Amma win the Lead World Cup 2012 19/11/2012. The last stage of the Lead World Cup held last weekend in Kranj, Slovenia, was won by home-athlete Mina Markovic who has now won her second overall World Cup. In the men's event Austria's Jakob Schubert won the Kranj stage while second-placed Sachi Amma from Japan won his first...

15/11/2012 - Climbing
Yosemite bolt replacement and Death Block removal Two videos by Cheyne Lempe from Yosemite concerning climbing safety: replacement of old bolts and the removal, off El Capitan, of the famous Death Block.

13/11/2012 - Climbing
Dawn Wall, the El Capitan project continues Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson Jonathan Siegrist are currently working the crux central pitches of the demanding Dawn Wall project on El Capitan, Yosemite, USA.

12/11/2012 - Climbing
Jacopo Larcher and Melissa Le Nevé outstanding at Red River Gorge At Red River Gorge (USA) Jacopo Larcher has sent his first 9a, while Melissa Le Nevé has redpointed her first 8c+.

09/11/2012 - Climbing
Val Bavona, new rock climb and free ascents by Tobias Wolf In Val Bavona (Switzerland) Tobias Wolf has made the first ascent of Saga di Valle Bavona (7c+/8a, 205m).

08/11/2012 - Interviews
Samuel Anthamatten and his love for freeride Interview by Ellade Ossola with Samuel Anthamatten, the Swiss freerider and alpinist, on the eve of the Evolution Vertical event organized by New Rock and scheduled to take place in Lugano, Switzerland on Friday 9 November.

08/11/2012 - Alpinism
First ascent of Kemailong in China's Shaluli Shan In China's Shaluli Shan mountain range Dave Anderson and Szu-ting Yi have made the first ascent of Kemailong (5870m).

31/10/2012 - Climbing
Silvio Reffo, from Tentacoli to the Bella Regis video At the Italian crag Covolo (VI) Silvio Reffo has repeated Tentacoli 8c. The video of Reffo climbing Bella Regis 8c/c+ at Bus de Vela.

31/10/2012 - Climbing
Mayan Smith-Gobat, first female ascent of Punks in the Gym at Arapiles On 28/10/2012 New Zealand's Mayan Smith-Gobat succeeded in the first female ascent of Punks in the Gym (32/8b+) at Arapiles, Australia.

30/10/2012 - Climbing
Red River Gorge: Adam Ondra 9a flash and Ashima Shiraishi 8c+ redpoint At Red River Gorge (USA) Adam Ondra has flashed Southern Smoke Direct 9a, while young Ashima Shiraishi has repeated the 8c+ climbs Southern smoke and Lucifer.

29/10/2012 - Climbing
Pirmin Bertle adds 8c+ to Jansegg in Swtizerland Pirmin Bertle has made the first ascent of Le lézard communiste (8c/8c+) at Jansegg, Gastlosen, Swtizerland

26/10/2012 - Climbing
Amiata, new boulder problems in Tuscany by Michele Caminati A new sport climb and new boulder problems at Amiata in Italy's Tuscany: Michele Caminati has freed the highball Apollo 7B+ and made the first repeat of Alibracciapinne 8b.
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