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![Adam Ondra almost onsights Salathé Wall on El Capitan, Yosemite](/uploads/img/3/55420.jpg)
05/11/2018 - Climbing
Adam Ondra almost onsights Salathé Wall on El Capitan, Yosemite Czech rock climber Adam Ondra has attempted but only just failed to onsight the Salathé Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA.
![Piolets d’Or 2018 ceremony in Poland / Report and photos](/uploads/img/3/54813.jpg)
12/10/2018 - Events
Piolets d’Or 2018 ceremony in Poland / Report and photos Complete report and photographs of the Piolets d’Or 2018, the prestigious annual mountaineering award celebrated from 20 - 23 September at Ladek Zdrój in Poland.
![Wenden: Matteo Della Bordella completes Kaspar Ochsner and Ueli Steck climb](/uploads/img/3/54563.jpg)
03/10/2018 - Alpinism
Wenden: Matteo Della Bordella completes Kaspar Ochsner and Ueli Steck climb On Reissend Nollen in Switzerland’s Wendenstöcke Matteo Della Bordella, accompanied by Silvan Schüpbach, has made the first free ascent of 'Polenta con farina degli altri', a multi-pitch alpine climb that was started by Kaspar Ochsner and Ueli Steck. Della Bordella...
![Janja Garnbret and Kai Harada Boulder World Champions](/uploads/img/3/54250.jpg)
16/09/2018 - Competitions
Janja Garnbret and Kai Harada Boulder World Champions On Friday night at Innsbruck in Austria Janja Garnbret from Slovenia was crowned Boulder World Champion. Akiyo Noguchi from Japan took silver, Staša Gejo from Serbia bronze. The men's competition was won on Saturday night by Japan's Kai Harada, ahead...
![Jakob Schubert crowned 2018 Lead Climbing World Champion](/uploads/img/3/54147.jpg)
09/09/2018 - Competitions
Jakob Schubert crowned 2018 Lead Climbing World Champion 27-year-old Austrian athlete Jakob Schubert was crowned Lead World Champion 2018 this evening in Innsbruck. Austria. Czech climber Adam Ondra took silver, Germany's Alexander Megos bronze.
![Tom Frost, farewell to Yosemite Golden Age climbing legend](/uploads/img/3/43872.jpg)
25/08/2018 - Climbing
Tom Frost, farewell to Yosemite Golden Age climbing legend On 24 August 2018 American climber Tom Frost died aged 81. Frost was one of the pioneering climbers and photographers during the Golden Age of Yosemite climbing.
![Grivel: history, wonders and the first 200 years of mountaineering](/uploads/img/3/53244.jpg)
19/07/2018 - Alpinism
Grivel: history, wonders and the first 200 years of mountaineering A day with Gioachino Gobbi in Courmayeur, examining the history of Grivel and alpinism in the brand new Espace Grivel that will be inaugurated on 5 August 2018.
![Anna Stöhr world champion climber retires from bouldering competitions](/uploads/img/3/53299.jpg)
16/07/2018 - Competitions
Anna Stöhr world champion climber retires from bouldering competitions Austrian athlete Anna Stöhr has officially announced her retirement for bouldering competitions.
![Stefano Ghisolfi and Jessica Pilz climb to perfection in Chamonix](/uploads/img/3/53253.jpg)
14/07/2018 - Competitions
Stefano Ghisolfi and Jessica Pilz climb to perfection in Chamonix Last night at Chamonix in France Stefano Ghisolfi won the second stage of the Lead World Cup 2018. The Italian was joined on the podium by Austria’s Jessica Pilz who celebrated her first Lead World stage victory.
![Janja Garnbret and Jakob Schubert victorious in Villars](/uploads/img/3/53234.jpg)
12/07/2018 - Competitions
Janja Garnbret and Jakob Schubert victorious in Villars The first stage of the Lead World Cup 2018 was won last Saturday at Villars in Switzerland by Janja Garnbret and Jakob Schubert. The fourth stage of the Speed World Cup was won by Anouck Jaubert and Aleksandr Shikov.
![Magic Mushroom: Jacopo Larcher, Barbara Zangerl and the magical big wall on El Capitan](/uploads/img/3/52973.jpg)
26/06/2018 - Interviews
Magic Mushroom: Jacopo Larcher, Barbara Zangerl and the magical big wall on El Capitan Interview with Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl after their first repeat of Magic Mushroom on El Capitan in Yosemite, carried out in December 2017.
![Adieu Stéphane Husson](/uploads/img/3/52955.jpg)
25/06/2018 - Alpinism
Adieu Stéphane Husson French mountain guide Stéphane Husson and a 16-year-old teenager lost their lives in a climbing accident.
![Vertical Jungfrau Marathon by Roger Schäli & David Hefti](/uploads/img/3/52944.jpg)
22/06/2018 - Alpinism
Vertical Jungfrau Marathon by Roger Schäli & David Hefti Mountaineering video: the vertical marathon of Roger Schäli and David Hefti who on 22 August 2013 climbed more than 3300m elevation gain and 23 pitches up to 7a+ to reach the summit of Jungfrau in Switzerland’s Overland Bernese in 16...
![New multi-pitch rock climb up Punta Cusidore in Sardinia](/uploads/img/3/52695.jpg)
07/06/2018 - Climbing
New multi-pitch rock climb up Punta Cusidore in Sardinia Between autumn 2017 and spring 2018 Giovanni Manconi and Maurizio Oviglia established Passavamo sulla terra leggeri, a new rock climb on Punta Cusidore, a mountain considered by many as one of the most important 'alpine' peaks in Sardinia.
![6th Dolorock Climbing Festival / The cross border sport and culture meeting took place in fantastic weather](/uploads/img/3/52555.jpg)
30/05/2018 - Events
6th Dolorock Climbing Festival / The cross border sport and culture meeting took place in fantastic weather The Dolorock Climbing Festival took place once again during the last weekend of May, from 25 - 27/05, organised by the local climbing club 'Gamatzn'. Special guest of this transborder sports and culture event was David Lama, the main protagonist...
![Bouldering World Cup, Akiyo Noguchi commands in China](/uploads/img/3/52332.jpg)
20/05/2018 - Competitions
Bouldering World Cup, Akiyo Noguchi commands in China Akiyo Noguchi won both stages of the Bouldering World Cup 2018 in China; at Chongqing she shared the podium with Kokoro Fujii, while in Tai’an she was joined by Alex Khazanov. The Speed World Cup was won in Chongqing by...
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