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Hansjörg Auer and Much Mayr claim unclimbed Mt. Reaper in Alaska
01/06/2015 - Alpinism
Hansjörg Auer and Much Mayr claim unclimbed Mt. Reaper in Alaska
On 17/05/2015 Hansjörg Auer and Much Mayr made the first ascent of the hitherto unclimbed Mt. Reaper in Alaska via their North Face route Sugar Man (M7, 85°, A1, 750m).
Nacho Sanchez: the Cthulhu bouldering video at Arnao
30/05/2015 - Climbing
Nacho Sanchez: the Cthulhu bouldering video at Arnao
The video of Ignacio Sánchez González climbing his Cthulhu 8C at Arnao, Spain.
Markus Pucher makes first ascent of Marconi Sur West Face in Patagonia
29/05/2015 - Alpinism
Markus Pucher makes first ascent of Marconi Sur West Face in Patagonia
On 16/04/2015 Austrian alpinist Markus Pucher made the first ascent of the West Face of Marconi Sur in Patagonia via his new route Into the Wild. Pucher's climb is only the second ascent of this mountain, after the first solo via the East Face carried out in 1995 by Antonio...
Nacho Sanchez climbs Cthulhu 8C at Arnao
28/05/2015 - Climbing
Nacho Sanchez climbs Cthulhu 8C at Arnao
Spanish boulderer Ignacio Sánchez González has made the first ascent of the boulder problem Cthulhu 8C at Arnao in Spain.
Palermo and the miraculous climbing on Monte Gallo. By Eugenio Pinotti
27/05/2015 - Climbing
Palermo and the miraculous climbing on Monte Gallo. By Eugenio Pinotti
Eugenio Pinotti tells the intriguing story of a new route, or rather a route that could have already existed, on the north face of Mount Gallo: Nato due volte, climbed with Fabrice Calabrese and Mauro Florit in March 2015.
Langkofel Esposito - Butta, first winter ascent in the Dolomites by Giorgio Travaglia and Alex Walpoth
26/05/2015 - Alpinism
Langkofel Esposito - Butta, first winter ascent in the Dolomites by Giorgio Travaglia and Alex Walpoth
From 18 to 20 February 2015 Giorgio Travaglia and Alex Walpoth made the first winter ascent of Via Esposito - Butta up the North Face of Langkofel, Dolomites.
Matteo Della Bordella wins Grignetta d'Oro 2015
25/05/2015 - Alpinism
Matteo Della Bordella wins Grignetta d'Oro 2015
On Friday, May 22 at Lecco the Grignetta d'Oro 2015 was awarded to Matteo Della Bordella while Ivo Ferrari and Romano Benet received special mentions. The other alpinists in the running for the Italian mountaineering award were Hervé Barmasse, Simon Gietl, Tamara Lunger, Corrado Pesce, Francesco Salvaterra and Luca Schiera.
Spirito Baldense, new multi-pitch rock climb Val d'Adige, Italy
23/05/2015 - Climbing
Spirito Baldense, new multi-pitch rock climb Val d'Adige, Italy
Beppe Vidali, Sergio Coltri, Diego Perotti, Sebastiano Munari and Giuliana Steccanella have made the first ascent of Spirito Baldense (6b, 150m) on Spalti di Pratovecchio in Val d'Adige, Italy.
Logan Barber breaches The Firewall at Liming, the hardest trad route in China
22/05/2015 - Climbing
Logan Barber breaches The Firewall at Liming, the hardest trad route in China
At Liming in China Logan Barber has made the first ascent of The Firewall, a strong contender for the hardest trad climb in the country.
Cima Tuckett, classic ski mountaineering in the Ortles Cevedale massif
Cima Tuckett, classic ski mountaineering in the Ortles Cevedale massif
Mountain Guide Eraldo Meraldi introduces Cima Tuckett (3462m), the classic ski touring itinerary in the Stelvio National Park, Ortles - Cevedale massif, Italy.
Felix Neumärker repeats Action Directe in Frankenjura and To tu jeste nebylo at Labak
21/05/2015 - Climbing
Felix Neumärker repeats Action Directe in Frankenjura and To tu jeste nebylo at Labak
On 14/05/2015 Felix Neumärker repeated To tu jeste nebydlo 9a at Labak in the Czech Republic. Two days later he repeated Action Direct, the 9a first climbed by Wolfgang Güllich in Germany’s Frankenjura.
L'Ora del Garda, Larcher and Giupponi climb new route at Mandrea (Arco)
20/05/2015 - Climbing
L'Ora del Garda, Larcher and Giupponi climb new route at Mandrea (Arco)
Rolando Larcher and Luca Giupponi, during five days from November 2013 to March 2015, made the first ascent of L'Ora del Garda (355m, 8a max, 7b+ obligatory), a challenging and beautiful new route up Mandrea Laghel (Arco, Sarca Valley, Italy). On 24/03/2015 the two made the route's first free ascent....
Dean Potter and Graham Hunt die in Yosemite accident
18/05/2015 - Climbing
Dean Potter and Graham Hunt die in Yosemite accident
On Saturday, 16/05/2015, the famous American climber Dean Potter and Graham Hunt lost their lives in a wingsuit accident in Yosemite Valley, USA.
Luogosanto, Rock & Walls and the bouldering in Sardinia
13/05/2015 - Climbing
Luogosanto, Rock & Walls and the bouldering in Sardinia
The report by Filippo Manca about the first Rock & Walls 2015, the Boulder Contest and climbing meeting that took place on 9-10 May 2015 at Luogosanto, Gallura, Sardinia that launched this great new bouldering area.
Tom Ballard film teasers
12/05/2015 - Alpinism
Tom Ballard film teasers
Two teasers from the docu-film Tom, dedicated to British alpinist Tom Ballard who became the first to solo climb, in the same winter season, the six great North Faces of the Alps: Cima Grande di Lavaredo, Pizzo Badile, Matterhorn, Grandes Jorasses, Petit Dru and the Eiger.
Fuori come Merli, new climb at Chiusa di Ceraino, Verona
12/05/2015 - Climbing
Fuori come Merli, new climb at Chiusa di Ceraino, Verona
At Chiusa di Ceraino, Verona (Italy), Andrea Simonini and Tommaso Marchesini have made the first ascent of Fuori come Merli, a new 120m route with difficulties up to 7c.