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Laura Rogora frees Ferentillo Corvo Morto
21/03/2020 - Climbing
Laura Rogora frees Ferentillo Corvo Morto
On 08/03/2020 18-year-old Roman climber Laura Rogora made the first ascent of Corvo Morto 8c +/9a at Ferentillo (Italy).
Luka Lindič & Luka Krajnc add new route to Aguja Saint-Exupéry in Patagonia
19/03/2020 - Alpinism
Luka Lindič & Luka Krajnc add new route to Aguja Saint-Exupéry in Patagonia
Interview with Slovenian alpinists Luka Lindič and Luka Krajnc after their first ascent of Mir, a new climb up Aguja Saint-Exupéry in Patagonia.
Triglav North Face, Matej Balažic and Marjan Kozole climb For Friends
12/03/2020 - Alpinism
Triglav North Face, Matej Balažic and Marjan Kozole climb For Friends
On the North Face of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia, Matej Balažic and Marjan Kozole climbed Za prijatelje, For Friends. This combination of four summer rock climbs transforms into a logical winter line circa 1000m high and was climbed...
Hugo Parmentier powers up his first 9b, Eagle-4 at St. Léger du Ventoux
22/01/2020 - Climbing
Hugo Parmentier powers up his first 9b, Eagle-4 at St. Léger du Ventoux
21-year-old French climber Hugo Parmentier has made the first repeat of Eagle-4, the 9b sport climb at St. Léger du Ventoux in France freed by Adam Ondra in 2018.
Two new ice climbs in Valnontey by the Cogne Mountain Guides
10/01/2020 - Alpinism
Two new ice climbs in Valnontey by the Cogne Mountain Guides
Two new ice and mixed routes were established in Valnontey, Valle d'Aosta, close to the legendary Repentance: Sputnik and Daddy cool, by Michele Amadio, Marco Farina, Remy Maquignaz, Roberto Meoli and Alberto Silvestri. Cogne Mountain Guides Marco Farina reports
Laura Rogora and Gabriele Moroni end 2019 on a high at Margalef
01/01/2020 - Climbing
Laura Rogora and Gabriele Moroni end 2019 on a high at Margalef
At Margalef in Spain Gabriele Moroni has repeated Demencia Senil 9a+ while Laura Rogora has sent Pal Norte 8c+/9a.
Natascha Knecht, Marcel Schenk uncover new mixed climb deep in Switzerland's Val Bregaglia
18/12/2019 - Alpinism
Natascha Knecht, Marcel Schenk uncover new mixed climb deep in Switzerland's Val Bregaglia
On Mt. Al Balzet in Valle Albigna, a side valley of Val Bregaglia in Switzerland, Natascha Knecht and Marcel Schenk have made the first ascent of a new mixed climb called Un poco Mondo.
Sport climbing Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Toulouse qualified women results
30/11/2019 - Competitions
Sport climbing Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Toulouse qualified women results
Awaiting official Olympic Committee confirmation, Laura Rogora, Julia Chanourdie, Iuliia Kaplina, Kyra Kondie and YiLing Song qualified in Toulouse yesterday for the Tokyo2020 Olympic Games while Lucka Rakovec and Mia Krampl will battle it out for the remaining nation quota...
Hazel Findlay miraculous on Magic Line in Yosemite
26/11/2019 - Climbing
Hazel Findlay miraculous on Magic Line in Yosemite
British rock climber Hazel Findlay has repeated Magic Line, one of the most difficult trad climbs in Yosemite Valley and beyond.
Orazio Codega, historic president and soul of CAMP, passes away aged 80
19/11/2019 - Alpinism
Orazio Codega, historic president and soul of CAMP, passes away aged 80
Orazio Codega, president and genuine soul of CAMP, has passed away aged 80. Born in 1939, from the Sixties until 2004 he shaped the Italian company into becoming it one of the world leaders in the production of climbing and mountaineering...
Nellie Milfeld climbs Freerider free on El Capitan, Yosemite
17/11/2019 - Climbing
Nellie Milfeld climbs Freerider free on El Capitan, Yosemite
American rock climber Nellie Milfeld, belayed by her husband Cedar Wright, has made a rare female ascent of Freerider up El Capitan in Yosemite
Jakob Schubert claims third ascent of Perfecto Mundo 9b+ at Margalef
09/11/2019 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert claims third ascent of Perfecto Mundo 9b+ at Margalef
Austrian climber Jakob Schubert has made the third ascent of Perfecto Mundo, the 9b+ sports climb at Margalef in Spain freed by Alexander Megos and repeated by Stefano Ghisolfi.
Michele Caminati's Greenspit comeback in Valle dell'Orco
14/10/2019 - Climbing
Michele Caminati's Greenspit comeback in Valle dell'Orco
Italian climber Michele Caminati has repeated Greenspit, the difficult trad climb freed in Italy’s Valle Orco by Didier Berthod. The ascent marks a significant comeback after his fall on England’s gritstone in 2017.
Elias Iagnemma establishes Ten at Vado di Sole, hardest sport climb in Abruzzo
11/10/2019 - Climbing
Elias Iagnemma establishes Ten at Vado di Sole, hardest sport climb in Abruzzo
Italian boulderer Elias Iagnemma has made the first ascent of Ten at Vado di Sole in Abruzzo, Italy. This is the first route in the region graded 9a/a+.
Eiger North Face Meltdown established rope solo by Robert Jasper
02/10/2019 - Alpinism
Eiger North Face Meltdown established rope solo by Robert Jasper
German mountain guide Robert Jasper has made a rope solo first ascent of Meltdown up the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland.
Risht Peak first ascent in Pakistan's unexplored Yarkhun valley
05/09/2019 - Alpinism
Risht Peak first ascent in Pakistan's unexplored Yarkhun valley
Symon Welfringer reports about an expedition with fellow French mountaineers Aurélien Vaissière, Pierrick Fine and Antoine Rolle to Yarkhun valley in Pakistan which resulted in the first ascent of Risht Peak (5960m) right at the end of the Risht glacier.