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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.
02/12/2017 - Climbing
El Capitan The Nose speed record video of Gobright & Reynolds A video documenting a part of the amazing ascent carried out by Jim Reynolds and Brad Gobright as they set a new speed record on The Nose, El Capitan,yosemite on 21 October 2017 when they climbed the route in 2:19:44.
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.
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.
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...
05/11/2017 - Climbing
El Capitan: Big Stone vs Tiny Humans The timelapse of climbers on El Capitan in yosemite Valley, USA, filmed by di Tristan Greszko.
01/11/2017 - Climbing
Val Daone: Silvestro Franchini completes fantastic free climb link-up Silvestro Franchini talks about his link-up of the routes Orion, Psycobar and Gatto Silvestro at Scoglio di Boazzo in Valle di Daone, described as the "most beautiful free climb combination" in this mini-yosemite in Northern Italy.
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...
23/10/2017 - Alpinism
El Capitan rockfall continues / New video from yosemite New rockfall has taken place on the SE Face of El Capitan in yosemite Valley (USA). The video filmed by Maurizio Oviglia from Middle Cathedral Rock.
20/10/2017 - Interviews
Sasha DiGiulian / The state of the art of women's climbing Top American climber Sasha DiGiulian talks to planetmountain.com about the current state of female sport climbing, starting from the latest great ascents carried out Margo Hayes and Anak Verhoeven.
18/10/2017 - Alpinism
Quinn Brett, Recovery Fund for climber injured in fall on El Capitan On 11 October 2017 strong American climber Quinn Brett fell and seriously injured herself while climbing The Nose on El Capitan in yosemite Valley (USA). Friends have launched a fundraising campaign.
09/10/2017 - Alpinism
Goodbye to Franček Knez, Slovenia's silent climber 62-year-old Slovenian mountaineer Franček Knez died on 6 October 2017. Reserved and modest, Knez was considered by many as one of the strongest alpinists of his generation. Published below is a profile written by Slovenian journalist Urban Golob in 2010...
02/10/2017 - Environment
El Capitan, video footage of the enormous second rockfall in yosemite The video filmed by Peter Zabrok of the second rockfall that occurred on the SE Face of El Capitan in yosemite on 28/09/2017.
29/09/2017 - Alpinism
El Capitan: second larger rockfall. The photos from yosemite After the first rockfall on on Wednesday 27/09/2017, yesterday Thursday 28 September a second, larger rockfall occurred on El Capitan in yosemite Valley (USA).
28/09/2017 - Alpinism
Enormous El Capitan rockfall leaves one dead and one injured in yosemite Rockfall on El Capitan in yosemite, USA, that took place shortly before 14:00 on 27/09/2017 has killed one person and injured another according to park officials.
19/09/2017 - Climbing
Greenspit, Fred Moix climbing The Warrior's Roof in Valle dell'Orco The short film The Warrior’s Roof by Christophe Margot retracing the first ascent of Greenspit in Valle dell’Orco, Italy at the hands of Didier Berthod and documenting the October 2016 repeat by Fred Moix.
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