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04/11/2009 - Alpinism
Paragliding around Masherbrum Ramón Morillas from Spain has set a new altitude world record, flying with a paraglider aided by a paramotor to circa 7800m, close to Masherbrum. Teammate Tom de Dorlodot from Belgium flew unaided to 6625m
20/10/2009 - Climbing
Cochamo Valley, Swiss team climbs Los Tigres del Norte on Cerro Capicua A Swiss team comprised of Ivan Tresch, Michi Tresch, Tom Holzhauser and Dominik Angehrn has established Los Tigres del Norte (7c, 1200m) the first free route up Cerro Capicua in Cochamo Valley, Chile.
12/10/2009 - Climbing
Alain Robert: Paris climb on Tour Ariane On 8 October French climber Alain Robert scaled the 152m high Tour Ariane, at the Defense quarter in Paris, France
01/10/2009 - Climbing
Dangermouse E9 7a, Miles Gibson frees Wimberry arete On 26/09/2009 British climber Miles Gibson made the first ascent of Dangermouse E9 7a at Wimberry, Peak District.
10/09/2009 - Climbing
PlanetmountainTV goes online with the Arco Rock Master videos Planetmountain publishes its new WebTV section with videos of the Rock Master in Arco, won by Ramon Puigblanque and Angela Eiter.
31/08/2009 - Climbing
Valle del Orco, Greenspit repeats and new route flurry At the start of August a strong British team travelled to Italy's Valle del Orco where they managed to carry out the third ascent of Greenspit and forge five new routes high above the valley floor.
01/07/2009 - Climbing
Andreas Proft, 8b barefoot! German climber Andreas Proft has managed to climb up to 8b without climbing shoes.
17/06/2009 - Climbing
New rock climbs in Namibia On a recent trip to Namibia the Americans Majka Burhardt, Peter Doucette and Kate Rutherford carried out the first ascent of two new routes on Brandberg.
26/05/2009 - Alpinism
A question of style: Meroi, Pasaban, Kaltenbrunner and all the 14 8000m peaks Edurne Pasaban with Kanchenjunga and Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner with Lhotse have reached the summit of 12 8000m peaks. Nives Meroi and Romano Benet on the other hand have had to abandon their Kanchenjunga summit bid and have therefore climbed 11. The...
25/05/2009 - Alpinism
Lhotse for Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner and Ralf Dujmovits It's summit time in the Himalaya, summits with a truly important specific weight. On 20/05/2009 Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner from Austria reached the summit of Lhotse, her 12th 8000m peak, together Ralf Dujmovits and David Gottlie from Germany and Hiro Takeuchi from...
13/05/2009 - Climbing
Adam Ondra, action video Melloblocco 2009 video of the first ascent of Magic Bus Fb 8a+ by Adam Ondra in Val Masino, during the Melloblocco 2009.
07/05/2009 - Climbing
Melloblocco ready steady go! The sixth Melloblocco starts today in the splendid Val di Mello, Val Masino, Italy. Thousands of climbers gather every year at this international bouldering meeting, which will come to an end on Sunday 10 May.
30/04/2009 - Alpinism
Videos of the Trento Filmfestival The videos from the WebTV section of the Trento Filmfestival 2009 are online, from Chris Sharma to Patrick Edlinger, Manolo, Kurt Diemberger, Marco Confortola, Fabio Leoni, Rolando Larcher and many, many more.
28/04/2009 - Climbing
Manolo repeats Thin Ice On 25 April Maurizio Manolo Zanolla repeated Thin Ice at Terlago.
03/04/2009 - Alpinism
Switzerland cleans its mountains An advertising campaign concerning Switzerland's efforts to clean its mountains, promoted by the Swiss Tourist Board.
19/03/2009 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2009 - you know the score The sixth edition of the Melloblocco will take place in Val di Mello (Val Masino, Sondrio, Italy). This annual international bouldering meeting attracts thousands of boulderers and climbers from all over the world.
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