235 News found
10/03/2012 - Climbing
Cerro Autana, new route The Yopo Wall in Venezuela From January 28 – February 5 2012 Leo Houlding, Jason Pickles, Sean Leary, Alastair Lee, Yupi Rangel, Alejandro Lamus established The Yopo Wall (400m, E6 6b, A1) up Cerro Autana in Venezuela.
23/02/2012 - Alpinism
David Lama and the cerro torre video The video of David Lama and Peter Ortner and the first free ascent of the Compressor Route on cerro torre, Patagonia.
20/02/2012 - Alpinism
cerro torre an impossible mountain, the petition in favour of the bolt chopping The petition, promoted by Rolando Garibotti, concerning the recent bolt chopping of the Compressor Route on cerro torre, Patagonia by the Americans Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk.
14/02/2012 - Alpinism
Bjørn-Eivind Årtun and Stein-Ivar Gravdal, fatal accident in Norway Tragedy in Norway, where last week the alpinists Bjørn-Eivind Årtun and Stein-Ivar Gravdal died while attempting a new ice climb up the Kjerag rock face.
09/02/2012 - Alpinism
cerro torre bolt chopping, the debate in Italy With regards to the bolt chopping on cerro torre's Compressor route, we have received and published the views of Stefano Lovison, shared by numerous Italian alpinists.
07/02/2012 - Interviews
David Lama - interview after the Compressor Route on cerro torre Interview with Austrian alpinist David Lama after the first free ascent of the Compressor Route on cerro torre, carried out on 20 and 21 January 2012 with Peter Ortner.
03/02/2012 - Alpinism
cerro torre: the bolt chopping and its history as seen through the eyes of Mario Conti Italian alpinist Mario Conti shares his views about the recent bolt chopping of the Compressor route on the SE Face of cerro torre.
24/01/2012 - Alpinism
David Lama talks about the first free ascent of the Compressor Route on cerro torre The report by David Lama about his first free ascent of the Compressor route up the SE Ridge of cerro torre (Patagonia), carried out by the Austrian climber from 20 - 21 January 2012.
23/01/2012 - Alpinism
David Lama frees the Compressor route… while Kruk & Kennedy's bolt chopping is hotly debated Yesterday 22/01/2012 David Lama made the first free ascent of the Compressor Route on cerro torre, Patagonia. The news has been confirmed by David Lama's team. There are no further details but this update will certainly add fuel to the...
20/01/2012 - Alpinism
cerro torre, Kennedy and Kruk and the Compressor route by fair means On 17/01/2012 Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk climbed the SE Ridge (the Compressor route) of cerro torre (Patagonia) via a route "by fair means" with difficulties up to 5.11 A2. In descent the two removed a significant portion of the...
04/01/2012 - Alpinism
Bjørn-Eivind Årtun and Venas Azules on Torre Egger in Patagonia. The interview and meeting with Rolando Garibotti Rolando Garibotti and the interview and meeting with Bjørn-Eivind Årtun, the Norwegian alpinist who in December 2011 together with Ole Lied established the route Venas Azules up the South Face of Torre Egger in Patagonia.
30/12/2011 - Alpinism
Torre Egger, Norwegians climb new route in Patagonia In December 2011 the Norwegians Bjørn-Eivind Aartun and Ole Lied established a new route up the south face of Torre Egger 2850m, Patagonia.
13/12/2011 - Alpinism
Corrado 'Korra' Pesce, from No Siesta to cerro torre. The interview and meeting with Rolando Garibotti From the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses to Patagonia. Corrado "Korra" Pesce's alpine journey, introduced by Rolando Garibotti in this meeting and interview - from one alpinist to another - in El Chalten
02/12/2011 - Climbing
David Lama, more multi-pitches on Loferer Alm and Tessin Austrian climber David Lama has made the first repeat of Woher Kompass (8a+, 120m) and has freed Vamos a la playa (six pitches, 8b+) above Cevio in Switzerland's Tessin.
13/11/2011 - Alpinism
cerro torre West Face, the 2011 Patagonia season has begun The 2011 "andesimo" season in Patagonia has begun in earnest with a great ascent of the rarely repeated West Face of Cerro Torre at the hands of Michael Lerjen-Demjen from Zermatt and Korra Pesce from Chamonix who chose to...
15/09/2011 - Alpinism
Walter Bonatti, thoughts and memories from the world of alpinism The thoughts for Walter Bonatti which PlanetMountain received from the alpinists...
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