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08/03/2013 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering

Pizzo Dosdè, new ski descent in the Cima di Piazzi massif

On Pizzo Dosdè 3280m in the Cima di Piazzi massif (Rhaetian Alps) Giuliano Bordoni, Marco Cattaneo and Bruno Mottini have made the first ski descent of a line they called Freedom and Love down the East Face (50°, 800m). Mountain...

08/03/2013 - Climbing

Video: Adam Ondra climbs Change 9b+ at Flatanger

The video of Adam Ondra and the first ascent of his route Change 9b+ in the Hanshellern - Flatanger cave in Norway.

04/03/2013 - Climbing

Difficult boulder problems in Ticino by Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven

At Chironico in Switzerland Katharina Saurwein flashed her first 8A boulder problem. Jorg Verhoeven made the first ascent of the problem Flash Flood 8B at Brione while at Cresciano he flashed the famous problem La Proue 8B.

04/03/2013 - Alpinism

Torre Egger West Face, first ascent by Della Bordella and Schiera

On Saturday 2 March 2013, Matteo della Bordella and Luca Schiera made the first ascent of a new route which, for the first time ever, breaches the West Face of Torre Egger (Cerro Torre massif, Patagonia).

01/03/2013 - Alpinism

Hansjörg Auer - thoughts about climbing in Patagonia

The thoughts about alpinism in Patagonia by Hansjörg Auer who this season, apart from establishing a new route up Aguja Guillaumet with Mario Walder, suddenly had to battle hard against the infamous Patagonian storms.

27/02/2013 - Alpinism

Attraverso Travenanzes, new icefall in Val Travenanzes by Ballico and Gamberini

On 16 February 2013 Beppe Ballico and Andrea Gamberini made the first ascent of Attraverso Travenanzes (120m, III, WI5+) a new icefall at the Supermario sector in Val Travenanzes which, once again, confirms itself as being an eldorado for ice...

26/02/2013 - Alpinism

MacLeod adds two new winter climbs to Ben Nevis

Dave MacLeod has made the first ascent of two new winter climbs on Ben Nevis in Scotland, White Noise M10+/M11 and The Snotter VIII,8.

26/02/2013 - Alpinism

Robert Jasper adds difficult mixed climb to Breitwangflue at Kandersteg

On 13/02/2013 Robert Jasper made the first free ascent of the ice and mixed climb Ritter der Kokosnuß (M12, WI5, 165m) up the Breitwangflue at Kandersteg in Switzerland.

24/02/2013 - Alpinism

Mojon Rojo, Colin Haley and Sarah Hart climb West Face in Patagonia

On 21/02/2013 Colin Haley and Sarah Hart made the first ascent of the West Face of Mojon Rojo via their El Zorro (700m, 5.10, A1).

23/02/2013 - Alpinism

Ines Papert sends Senja ice climb in Norway

On Norway's Senja island Ines Papert has made the first ascent of Finnmannen (M9+ WI7, 400m) together with Bent Vidar Eilertsen.

22/02/2013 - Climbing

Mexican multi-pitch free climb by Honnold and McCoy

Alex Honnold and Josh McCoy have made the first free ascent of Mi Regalo Favorito at El Portreo Chico in Mexico.

15/02/2013 - Alpinism

Febbre da Cavallo, new dry-tooling crag at Campitello Matese

Riccardo Quaranta introduces Febbre da Cavallo, the new dry-tooling crag at Campitello Matese close to Campobasso, Molise, Central Italy.

14/02/2013 - Alpinism

Bafomet, first M14 in Poland

On 17/02/2013 Michal Król and Marcin Gasienica-Kotelnicki both climbed Bafomet to establish Poland's first-ever drytooling route graded M14.

13/02/2013 - Climbing

Amiata trad climbing in Tuscany

Trad climbing around Monte Amiata in Tuscany, Italy, introduced by Federico Schlatter.

12/02/2013 - Climbing

James Pearson climbs hard in Turkey

At Geyikbayiri in Turkey James Pearson has freed two hard sport climbs: Deverse Royale 8c+ and Reverrance 8c+.

12/02/2013 - Alpinism

Superb new winter climbs in Scotland

A report of the recent new winter routes climbed in Scotland which include Shooting the Breeze (IX,8 Guy Robertson, Greg Boswell) and Immortal Memory (IX,9 Guy Robertson, Jason Currie) on Beinn Eighe, Vapourizer (VIII,8 Guy Robertson, Greg Boswell) on Creag...

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