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![Torres Del Avellano / Big new climbs in Chilean Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/50792.jpg)
28/02/2018 - Alpinism
Torres Del Avellano / Big new climbs in Chilean Patagonia Will Sim and John Crook report about their climbing trip to the Torres Del Avellano in Patagonia, Chile, together with Paul Swail, John McCune and Ruth Bevan. The highlight of the expedition was a 1000 m new route up the...
![Jim Bridwell, at the forefront of climbing and alpinism since the 60's](/uploads/img/3/50573.jpg)
22/02/2018 - Alpinism
Jim Bridwell, at the forefront of climbing and alpinism since the 60's The 2002 interview / portrait of American climber and mountaineer Jim Bridwell, one of the undisputed driving forces of rock climbing in Yosemite and on the world’s most inhospitable mountains, who died on 16 February 2018 at the age of...
![Grit & Rock Award: Nepal Mugu Peaks Expedition wins First Ascent Award](/uploads/img/3/50595.jpg)
20/02/2018 - Alpinism
Grit & Rock Award: Nepal Mugu Peaks Expedition wins First Ascent Award The women’s expedition comprised of Anna Torretta, Cecilia Buil and Ixchel Foord has won the main grant of the First Ascent Expedition Award promoted by the Grit & Rock Award foundation aimed at promoting female first ascents. The expedition will...
![Jim Bridwell, goodbye to legendary rock climber The Bird](/uploads/img/3/50529.jpg)
17/02/2018 - Alpinism
Jim Bridwell, goodbye to legendary rock climber The Bird Jim Bridwell has left us. Yesterday, February 16th 2018, one of the absolute legends of rock climbing and mountaineering, died aged 73.
![Astroman, the legendary climb in Yosemite Valley](/uploads/img/3/49799.jpg)
11/01/2018 - Climbing
Astroman, the legendary climb in Yosemite Valley Maurizio Oviglia introduces Astroman on the East Face of Washington Column, one of the most famous rock climbs in Yosemite Valley and the world.
![La Sportiva Strange Heroes: Barbara Zangerl](/uploads/img/3/49652.jpg)
27/12/2017 - Climbing
La Sportiva Strange Heroes: Barbara Zangerl Barbara Zangerl and the climb Speed at the Swiss crag Voralpsee are the focus of the third episode of the La Sportiva series Strange Heroes.
![Antarctica success for American exploratory expedition](/uploads/img/3/49573.jpg)
19/12/2017 - Alpinism
Antarctica success for American exploratory expedition Climbers Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, Savannah Cummins, Alex Honnold, Anna Pfaff, Cedar Wright and Pablo Durana have concluded their expedition to Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. The American alpinists succeed in climbing numerous routes, including the first ascent of a...
![Keita Kurakami climbs Neutralism, great Japanese highball](/uploads/img/3/49534.jpg)
15/12/2017 - Climbing
Keita Kurakami climbs Neutralism, great Japanese highball The video of Keita Kurakami making the ground-up first ascent of Neutralism, a huge highball boulder problem in Japan.
![El Capitan Magic Mushroom first repeat by Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl](/uploads/img/3/49410.jpg)
11/12/2017 - Climbing
El Capitan Magic Mushroom first repeat by Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl have made the first free repeat of Magic Mushroom, the difficult big wall climb freed by Tommy Caldwell on El Capitan in Yosemite.
![Mediterraneo up Punta Giradili, climbing between Sardinia's sky and sea](/uploads/img/3/49380.jpg)
08/12/2017 - Climbing
Mediterraneo up Punta Giradili, climbing between Sardinia's sky and sea In this video by Sky Survey System and Alberto Masala discover the magical climbing as it dances between the cobalt sea and Sardinia’s deep blue skies. The set is Mediterraneo, the multi-pitch rock climb first ascended in 1996 up the...
![American Safe Climbing Association replaces 20,000 bolts](/uploads/img/3/49371.jpg)
08/12/2017 - Climbing
American Safe Climbing Association replaces 20,000 bolts The ASCA, the American Safe Climbing Association, has replaced its 20,000th bolt in a bid to make climbing safer.
![Hazel Findlay fantastically free on the Salathé Wall on El Capitan](/uploads/img/3/49307.jpg)
05/12/2017 - Climbing
Hazel Findlay fantastically free on the Salathé Wall on El Capitan British rock climber Hazel Findlay has made a rare free ascent of the legendary Salathé Wall on El Capitan, Yosemite, USA.
![Nicolas Favresse adds spectacular new trad climb to Yosemite](/uploads/img/3/49085.jpg)
27/11/2017 - Climbing
Nicolas Favresse adds spectacular new trad climb to Yosemite In Yosemite, USA, Belgian climber Nicolas Favresse climbing together with Alix Morris and Drew Smith has made the first free ascent of Eye of Sauron, a spectacular and difficult new 400 m trad climb in the Ribbon Falls area.
![Keita Kurakami free climbs The Nose on El Capitan](/uploads/img/3/48847.jpg)
16/11/2017 - Climbing
Keita Kurakami free climbs The Nose on El Capitan Japanese rock climber Keita Kurakami has made a free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan (Yosemite, USA). This is only the 5th free ascent of the monumental big wall.
![Midnight Lightning: Filippo Manca explores the legendary Ron Kauk boulder problem in Yosemite](/uploads/img/3/48565.jpg)
06/11/2017 - Climbing
Midnight Lightning: Filippo Manca explores the legendary Ron Kauk boulder problem in Yosemite Filippo Manca talks about his bouldering trip to America where, in Yosemite, he managed to repeat the legendary Midnight Lightning boulder problem. Moments later he encountered American climbing legend Ron Kauk who, in 1978, made the first ascent of what...
![The Nose Speed, new record set by Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds on El Capitan](/uploads/img/3/48531.jpg)
27/10/2017 - Interviews
The Nose Speed, new record set by Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds on El Capitan Interview with American climber Jim Reynolds who on 21 October 2017 teamed up with Brad Gobright to speed climb The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite in 2:19:44. In doing so they beat the previous speed record set in 2012...
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