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Ice Climbing World Cup 2018 starts in Saas Fee, Switzerland
19/01/2018 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup 2018 starts in Saas Fee, Switzerland
The first stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2018 got underway in Saas Fee, Switzerland today. The Speed finals take place the evening, tomorrow hosts the Lead semifinals and Finals. All stages transmitted in live streaming.
Angelika Rainer first female D15 with A Line Above the Sky
23/11/2017 - Alpinism
Angelika Rainer first female D15 with A Line Above the Sky
Yesterday at the drytooling crag Tomorrow’s World in the Dolomites Angelika Rainer repeated A Line Above the Sky. With this ascent the climber from the South Tyrol has become the first woman in the world to climb D15 and, in...
Patxi Usobiaga surpasses himself on Pachamama at Oliana
14/11/2017 - Climbing
Patxi Usobiaga surpasses himself on Pachamama at Oliana
Basque climber Patxi Usobiaga has climbed his hardest route to date, Pachamama 9a+/b at Oliana in Spain.
Romain Desgranges and Janja Garnbret win Climbing World Cup 2017
13/11/2017 - Competitions
Romain Desgranges and Janja Garnbret win Climbing World Cup 2017
The last leg of the Climbing Lead World Cup 2017, held on 11 and 12 November in Kranj, Slovenia, was won by Austria’s Jakob Schubert and Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret. France’s Romain Desgranges and Garnbret won the overall ranking, ahead of...
Valery Rozov dies in BASE Jump accident on Ama Dablam
12/11/2017 - Alpinism
Valery Rozov dies in BASE Jump accident on Ama Dablam
52-year-old Valery Rozov, one for the most expert and famous BASE jumpers in the world, has died in a BASE Jump accident on Ama Dablam.
Video: Patxi Usobiaga the fighter
03/11/2017 - Climbing
Video: Patxi Usobiaga the fighter
The second episode of the series 'Strange Heroes' by La Sportiva with Basque rock climber Patxi Usobiaga.
Angelika Rainer, Jeff Mercier climb Dolomites dry tooling testpiece
03/11/2017 - Alpinism
Angelika Rainer, Jeff Mercier climb Dolomites dry tooling testpiece
Italian climber Angelika Rainer and French alpinist Jeff Mercier have repeated 'Je Ne Sais Quoi' and 'Line above the Sky' at the crag Tomorrow's World in Dolomites; these dry tooling test pieces was freed in 2016 by Tom Ballard.
Angela Eiter / First woman to climb 9b interview
24/10/2017 - Interviews
Angela Eiter / First woman to climb 9b interview
Interview with Austrian climber Angela Eiter after becoming the first female to climb 9b: La planta de shiva at Villanueva del Rosario in Spain.
Angela Eiter climbs historic first female 9b with La planta de shiva in Spain
23/10/2017 - Climbing
Angela Eiter climbs historic first female 9b with La planta de shiva in Spain
Austrian climber Angela Eiter has become the first woman in the world to climb 9b with her repeat of La planta de shiva, the sports climbed freed in 2011 by Adam Ondra nel 2011 at Villanueva del Rosario in Spain.
Janja Garnbret wins Lead World Cup 2017, Anak Verhoeven and Keiichiro Korenaga win in Xiamen
16/10/2017 - Competitions
Janja Garnbret wins Lead World Cup 2017, Anak Verhoeven and Keiichiro Korenaga win in Xiamen
The penultimate stage of the Lead World Cup 2017 was won yesterday at Xiamen in China by Anak Verhoeven from Belgium and Keiichiro Korenaga from Japan. Slovenia's Janja Garnbret placed third and secured overall victory in the Lead World Cup....
Stefano Ghisolfi and Janja Garnbret win in China
10/10/2017 - Competitions
Stefano Ghisolfi and Janja Garnbret win in China
Italy’s Stefano Ghisolfi and Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret won the sixth stage of the Lead World Cup 2017 that took place at Wujiang in China last weekend. The sixth stage of the Speed ​​World Cup was won by the Russians Aleksandr...
Top female climbing: Ievgeniia Kazbekova sends 8c+, Muriel Sarkany redpoints 9a
04/10/2017 - Climbing
Top female climbing: Ievgeniia Kazbekova sends 8c+, Muriel Sarkany redpoints 9a
While Belgium’s Muriel Sarkany has climbed Era Vella 9a at Margalef, Ukraine’s Jenya Kazbekova has redpointed her first 8c+, Güllich at the crag Red Stone in the Crimea.
Russia dominates Speed climbing at IFSC Youth World Championships Innsbruck
07/09/2017 - Competitions
Russia dominates Speed climbing at IFSC Youth World Championships Innsbruck
Russian athletes excelled on Sunday and Monday in the Speed climbing discipline at the IFSC Youth World Championships 2017 in Innsbruck, adding 11 more medals to the count.
Filip Schenk and Ashima Shiraishi new Youth A Boulder World Champions
02/09/2017 - Competitions
Filip Schenk and Ashima Shiraishi new Youth A Boulder World Champions
Yesterday at Innsbruck, Austria Filip Schenk and Ashima Shiraishi won their Youth A category during the Youth Boulder World Championship.
Arco Rock Legends 2017: the 6 nominations for the sport climbing Oscar
08/08/2017 - Events
Arco Rock Legends 2017: the 6 nominations for the sport climbing Oscar
The sport climbing Oscars return to Arco on Friday 25 August 2017 with the 12th edition of Arco Rock Legends, celebrated during the 31st Rock Master. The candidates for the Wild Country Rock Award are Stefano Ghisolfi (Ita), Margo Hayes...
Dreamtime at Cresciano, the boulder problem by Fred Nicole between dream and reality
06/07/2017 - Climbing
Dreamtime at Cresciano, the boulder problem by Fred Nicole between dream and reality
The Classics | Boulder continues with the third episode dedicated to Dreamtime at Cresciano in Switzerland. Germany's Jan Hojer and Juliane Wurm take a step back in time and explore this problem established in 2000 by Fred Nicole and hailed...

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