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![Winter 8000 by Bernadette McDonald](/uploads/img/3/68656.jpg)
24/12/2020 - Book-press
Winter 8000 by Bernadette McDonald Winter 8000: Climbing the World's Highest Mountains in the Coldest Season by award-winning author Bernadette McDonald. The best-selling mountaineering book, the most complete analysis of winter climbing in the Himalayas, finalist of all the most important international mountain literature awards.
![K2 Winter, Tamara Lunger joins attempt of historic first winter ascent](/uploads/img/3/68874.jpg)
23/12/2020 - Alpinism
K2 Winter, Tamara Lunger joins attempt of historic first winter ascent South Tyrolean mountaineer Tamara Lunger announced a two days ago that she too will attempt to climb K2 in winter. The second highest mountain in the world is the last 8000er unclimbed during the harshest season.
![Jesse Dufton onsights Forked Lightning Crack, classic gritstone trad climb at Heptonstall Quarry](/uploads/img/3/68840.jpg)
20/12/2020 - Climbing
Jesse Dufton onsights Forked Lightning Crack, classic gritstone trad climb at Heptonstall Quarry The video of blind rock climber Jesse Dufton climbing the famous E2 trad climb Forked Lightning Crack at Heptonstall Quarry in England.
![Federica Mingolla frees Angels and Demons in Valle Orco](/uploads/img/3/68469.jpg)
30/11/2020 - Alpinism
Federica Mingolla frees Angels and Demons in Valle Orco On Caporal in Valle dell’Orco, Italy, Federica Mingolla has made the first free ascent of 'Angels and Demons', the multi-pitch rock climb started by Ezio Marlier and Massimo Farina 15 years ago Mingolla completed the route with Leonardo Gheza before...
![Alaska's autumn nets two big new climbs in Hayes Range](/uploads/img/3/68462.jpg)
26/11/2020 - Alpinism
Alaska's autumn nets two big new climbs in Hayes Range Benjamin Lieber reports about two big new climbs ascended in Alaska’s Hayes Range: DeWilde Style (800m AI4+) up the SE Face of Peak 9,250ft with Alex Hansen and Longing For Light (700m AI5) on the NE Shoulder of Mount Moffit...
![Stefano Ghisolfi - The Way to Change](/uploads/img/3/68393.jpg)
26/11/2020 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi - The Way to Change The first three episodes produced by Stefano Ghisolfi and Sara Grippo documenting the Italian’s repeat of Change, the world’s first 9b+ located at Flatanger in Norway.
![Sagzahn Verschneidung, first repeat in Valsertal by Martin Feistl, David Bruder](/uploads/img/3/68288.jpg)
18/11/2020 - Alpinism
Sagzahn Verschneidung, first repeat in Valsertal by Martin Feistl, David Bruder On 11 November 2020 Martin Feistl and David Bruder made the first repeat and first free ascent of Sagzahnverschneidung, the difficult mixed route in the Valsertal in Austria established in 2018 by David Lama and Peter Mühlberger.
![Leap of Faith freed on Poncione d'Alnasca by Matteo Della Bordella, Alessandro Zeni](/uploads/img/3/68258.jpg)
17/11/2020 - Alpinism
Leap of Faith freed on Poncione d'Alnasca by Matteo Della Bordella, Alessandro Zeni Italian climbers Matteo Della Bordella and Alessandro Zeni have made the first free ascent of Leap of Faith (8a+/b max, 7b+ obligatory, 500m), a big new multi-pitch up Poncione d'Alnasca in Switzerland.
![Čikola Canyon, Croatia's new climbing hot spot](/uploads/img/3/68035.jpg)
29/10/2020 - Climbing
Čikola Canyon, Croatia's new climbing hot spot Čikola Canyon, the new climbing hot spot in CroatiaBoris Čujić introduces Čikola Canyon, the up-and-coming climbing area close to Šibenik in Croatia.
![The King of Fanes added to Col Bechei, Dolomites, by Simon Kehrer, Manuel Baumgartner](/uploads/img/3/67754.jpg)
16/10/2020 - Alpinism
The King of Fanes added to Col Bechei, Dolomites, by Simon Kehrer, Manuel Baumgartner The two South Tyrolean mountain guides Simon Kehrer and Manuel Baumgartner have made the first ascent of The King of Fanes on the South Face of Col Becchei (Dolomites).
![Barbara Zangerl climbs Greenspit in Valle dell’Orco](/uploads/img/3/67840.jpg)
15/10/2020 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl climbs Greenspit in Valle dell’Orco Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl has become the first woman to climb Greenspit, the difficult trad route first ascended by Didier Berthod in Valle dell’Orco, Italy.
![Baspa Valley, India: Raldang Spire climbed by Austrian expedition](/uploads/img/3/67771.jpg)
12/10/2020 - Alpinism
Baspa Valley, India: Raldang Spire climbed by Austrian expedition In October 2019 an Austrian expedition comprised of Alexander Blümel, Much Mayr, Peter Mühlburger and Matthias Wurzer made the first ascent of Baba Ji on Raldang Spire in the Baspa Valley, Kinnaur, India. Mühlburger reports.
![Ushba & Ailama, difficult new Georgian climbs in the Caucasus by Archil Badriashvili, Giorgi Tepnadze, Levan Lashkarashvili](/uploads/img/3/67544.jpg)
01/10/2020 - Alpinism
Ushba & Ailama, difficult new Georgian climbs in the Caucasus by Archil Badriashvili, Giorgi Tepnadze, Levan Lashkarashvili In September 2020 Georgian mountaineers made a 16-day trip to Svaneti in Central Caucasus and completed two new routes. The first, by Archil Badriashvili, Giorgi Tepnadze and Levan Lashkarashvili, up the SW Face of Ailama (4,547m), the second by Badriashvili...
![Heinz Mariacher, mountaineering, freedom and the Paul Preuss Award](/uploads/img/3/67077.jpg)
02/09/2020 - Alpinism
Heinz Mariacher, mountaineering, freedom and the Paul Preuss Award The report and words about mountaineering from the Paul Preuss Prize, awarded to the Austrian mountaineer Heinz Mariacher celebrated at Reinhold Messner's Firmian Castle. Mariacher is the eighth alpinist to receive the prestigious award after Messner himself, Hanspeter Eisendle, Albert...
![Heinz Mariacher receives Paul Preuss Award 2020](/uploads/img/3/44610.jpg)
24/08/2020 - Alpinism
Heinz Mariacher receives Paul Preuss Award 2020 Austrian alpinist Heinz Mariacher is the recipient of the Paul Preuss Award 2020. Mariacher is the eighth mountaineer to receive the prestigious prize after Reinhold Messner, Hanspeter Eisendle, Albert Precht, Hansjörg Auer, Alexander Huber, Beat Kammerlander and Bernd Arnold.
![Grandes Jorasses: Federica Mingolla, Leo Gheza repeat Il Giovane Guerriero for Matteo Pasquetto](/uploads/img/3/66913.jpg)
21/08/2020 - Alpinism
Grandes Jorasses: Federica Mingolla, Leo Gheza repeat Il Giovane Guerriero for Matteo Pasquetto Federica Mingolla and Leo Gheza have made the first repeat of Il Giovane Guerriero, Young Warrior, the route established only recently up the east face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif by Matteo Della Bordella, Matteo Pasquetto...
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