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![Crack climbing - Mastering the skills and techniques with Pete Whittaker](/uploads/img/3/61670.jpg)
12/12/2019 - Book-press
Crack climbing - Mastering the skills and techniques with Pete Whittaker Interview with British rock climber Pete Whittaker about his new book Crack climbing - Mastering the skills and techniques
![Sport climbing Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: women's qualifiers in Toulouse today](/uploads/img/3/58780.jpg)
29/11/2019 - Competitions
Sport climbing Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: women's qualifiers in Toulouse today The second, decisive Olympic Qualifying Event for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games continues today in Toulouse, France, with the women’s qualification. Live streaming starts at 11:00 with Speed, followed by Boulder at 13:00 and Lead at 16:45. Those who...
![Heinz Mariacher: Back to the future? Magnus Midtbø explores Arco's historic slab climbs](/uploads/img/3/62063.jpg)
27/11/2019 - Climbing
Heinz Mariacher: Back to the future? Magnus Midtbø explores Arco's historic slab climbs Heinz Mariacher shares his thoughts after Magnus Midtbø paid a visit to Arco, Italy, during which the Norwegian climber attempted to classic slab climbs dating back to the 1980s and first ascended by Mariacher himself: Super Swing at the Swing...
![Katherine Choong climbs her second 9a, Jungfrau Marathon at Gimmelwald](/uploads/img/3/61701.jpg)
03/11/2019 - Climbing
Katherine Choong climbs her second 9a, Jungfrau Marathon at Gimmelwald Swiss climber Katherine Choong has redpointed Jungfraumarathon at Gimmelwald in Switzerland. This is her second 9a after Cabane au Canada at Rawyl in 2018
![Nirmal Purja climbs Shishapagma and completes 14 eight-thousanders in under 7 months](/uploads/img/3/61591.jpg)
29/10/2019 - Alpinism
Nirmal Purja climbs Shishapagma and completes 14 eight-thousanders in under 7 months Earlier today the Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja reached the summit of Shishapagma and, in doing so, completed his ‘Project Possible’ which aimed at climbing all fourteen eight-thousanders in less than seven months. Purja required just six months and six days;...
![Remembering Jerzy Kukuczka, the legendary Polish mountaineer](/uploads/img/3/61518.jpg)
24/10/2019 - Alpinism
Remembering Jerzy Kukuczka, the legendary Polish mountaineer 30 years today: on 24 October 1989, Polish mountaineer Jerzy Kukuczka died while attempting Lhotse. Kukuczka was the second man to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders after Reinhold Messner and an absolute legend of high altitude Himalayan mountaineering.
![Tengi Ragi Tau virgin West Face climbed alpine style by Alan Rousseau, Tino Villanueva](/uploads/img/3/61499.jpg)
23/10/2019 - Alpinism
Tengi Ragi Tau virgin West Face climbed alpine style by Alan Rousseau, Tino Villanueva American alpinists Tino Villanueva and Alan Rousseau have made a rare ascent of Tengi Ragi Tau (6,938m) in Nepal. Climbing alpine style for 5 days, the duo established a new route up the hitherto unclimbed west face.
![Age of Adam Ondra - the current limit of sport climbing](/uploads/img/3/55428.jpg)
10/10/2019 - Climbing
Age of Adam Ondra - the current limit of sport climbing The film Age of Ondra, directed by Sender Films. A fascinating portrait of Czech climber Adam Ondra as he struggles with Silence, the world’s first 9c, with Crackinette, ie the first-ever 9a+ flash, and his attempt to repeat a 9b...
![Koyo Zom West Face first ascent by Tom Livingstone and Ally Swinton](/uploads/img/3/61183.jpg)
09/10/2019 - Alpinism
Koyo Zom West Face first ascent by Tom Livingstone and Ally Swinton British mountaineers Tom Livingstone and Ally Swinton have climbed the virgin west face of Koyo Zom (6877m), the highest mountain in the Hindu Raj range in Pakistan. The two were part of a greater expedition including John Crook, Uisdean Hawthorn...
![Pizzo Badile Free Nardella climbed by Marcel Schenk, David Hefti](/uploads/img/3/61063.jpg)
03/10/2019 - Alpinism
Pizzo Badile Free Nardella climbed by Marcel Schenk, David Hefti Swiss climbers Marcel Schenk and David Hefti have climbed Via Nardella up Piz Badile, opened in 1973 by Daniele Chiappa, Giulio Martinelli, Tiziano Nardella and Elio Scarabelli in 1973. Hefti and Schenk onsighted all pitches, except for two which were...
![Aaron Durogati, Mirco Grasso, tandem paraglide off Marmolada halfway ledge](/uploads/img/3/60802.jpg)
24/09/2019 - Alpinism
Aaron Durogati, Mirco Grasso, tandem paraglide off Marmolada halfway ledge On Sunday 15 September 2019 Aaron Durogati and Mirco Grasso climbed Moby Dick up the South Face of Marmolada in the Dolomites to the famous halfway ledge from where they took off with a two-person paraglider. The experience reminded the...
![Emma Twyford first British woman to climb 9a, Big Bang at Lower Pen Trwyn](/uploads/img/3/60913.jpg)
19/09/2019 - Climbing
Emma Twyford first British woman to climb 9a, Big Bang at Lower Pen Trwyn On 17 September 2019 British rock climber Emma Twyford successfully redpointed Big Bang at Lower Pen Trwyn in North Wales. In doing so she has become the first British woman to climb 9a.
![K2 summits by Adrian Ballinger, Carla Perez & Co](/uploads/img/3/59989.jpg)
24/07/2019 - Alpinism
K2 summits by Adrian Ballinger, Carla Perez & Co K2 was climbed without supplementary oxygen today by Adrian Ballinger and Carla Perez. Shortly beforehand the summit of the second highest mountain in the world was reached by Nirmal Purja and his sherpa team climbing with O2.
![Grand Flambeau, Ezio Marlier discovers two mixed climbs in the Mont Blanc massif](/uploads/img/3/59253.jpg)
03/07/2019 - Alpinism
Grand Flambeau, Ezio Marlier discovers two mixed climbs in the Mont Blanc massif Mountaineering on Mont Blanc and a stone's throw from the Torino refuge: Aosta mountain guide Ezio Marlier introduces two new mixed climb on Grand Flambeau, Koala Pirla and La Vie in Rosa.
![Dave MacLeod coasts along The Golden Road in Scotland](/uploads/img/3/59299.jpg)
18/06/2019 - Climbing
Dave MacLeod coasts along The Golden Road in Scotland Scottish rock climber Dave MacLeod has made the first ascent of The Golden Road. Located at Creag Mo on the Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, this trad climb checks in at E9.
![Denis Trento and his exceptional spring ski mountaineering in Valle d'Aosta](/uploads/img/3/58984.jpg)
05/06/2019 - Alpinism
Denis Trento and his exceptional spring ski mountaineering in Valle d'Aosta Anomalous spring conditions across the Alps were exploited to the max by Denis Trento who managed to ski almost every day up in the Valle d’Aosta mountains. While “seeking the best conditions rather than famous descents”, Trento’s mountaineering always starts...
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