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Steph Davis climbing Glad to be trad, Mineral Canyon
18/03/2013 - Climbing
Steph Davis climbing Glad to be trad, Mineral Canyon
Video of Steph Davis on the rock climb Glad to be trad 5.13- first ascended by Steve Hong in the Mineral Canyon, USA.
Important new winter additions to Ben Nevis
18/03/2013 - Alpinism
Important new winter additions to Ben Nevis
Two new winter climbs have been added to Ben Nevis in Scotland: Deadly Presence (VIII,7, Iain Small, Doug Hawthorn) and Shooting Star (VI,6, Robin Clothier, Richard Bentley).
Video: Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven, Ticino #2
16/03/2013 - Climbing
Video: Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven, Ticino #2
The second video of Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven bouldering in Chironico, Cresciano and Brione in Canton Ticino, Switzerland.
Villanueva, Didier and Hanssens free climbs in Patagonia's Torres del Paine
15/03/2013 - Alpinism
Villanueva, Didier and Hanssens free climbs in Patagonia's Torres del Paine
In Patagonia the Belgian alpinists Stephane Hanssens, Merlin Didier and Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll made the first free ascents of the East Face of Cerro Catedral (1000 m, 7c+) and the East Face of Cerro Cota 2000 (500m, 7c+) while on...
Mont Blanc timelapse
14/03/2013 - Alpinism
Mont Blanc timelapse
The Mont Blanc timelapse by Italian photographer and alpinist Davide Necchi.
Park Hee Yong and Maria Tolokonina win the Ice Climbing World Cup 2013
14/03/2013 - Competitions
Park Hee Yong and Maria Tolokonina win the Ice Climbing World Cup 2013
The fifth and last stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup Lead 2013 was held in Kirov (Russia) last weekend and was won by Russia's Maxim Tomilov and Korea's Shin Woon Seon, while the Lead World Cup 2013 was won...
Leopoldo Faria climbs Portugal's first 9a at Sagres
12/03/2013 - Climbing
Leopoldo Faria climbs Portugal's first 9a at Sagres
At the sea cliff Sagres Leopoldo Faria has made the first ascent of Peixe Porco, the first 9a sport climb in Portugal.
Piolets d'Or 2013, the nominations for the 21st edition
11/03/2013 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2013, the nominations for the 21st edition
They come from France, Britain, Russia, the United States and Japan and all made beautiful and difficult climb up highest mountains in the world: the candidates for the 21st edition of the Piolet d'Or, the most prestigious international mountaineering award...
Grand Muveran West Face steep skiing action in Switzerland
Grand Muveran West Face steep skiing action in Switzerland
On 2 March Sébastien de Sainte Marie, Olov Isaksson and Gilles Bornet skied the West Face of Grand Muveran (1600m, 5.2/5.3 E4) in Switzerland's Bernese Alps.
Video: the Attraverso Travenanzes icefall first ascent
11/03/2013 - Alpinism
Video: the Attraverso Travenanzes icefall first ascent
Video of the first ascent of Attraverso Travenanzes (120m, III, WI5+), the new icefall located in the Supermario sector in Val Travenanzes (Dolomites) established on 16 February 2013 by Beppe Ballico and Andrea Gamberini.
Simone Moro, the drama on Broad Peak and winter mountaineering in the Himalaya
07/03/2013 - Alpinism
Simone Moro, the drama on Broad Peak and winter mountaineering in the Himalaya
The thoughts of Simone Moro about high-altitude winter mountaineering on the world's Eight-thousanders and about the events which have taken place and are currently unfolding on Broad Peak.
Dolomites ski mountaineering: the Puez Odle group
Dolomites ski mountaineering: the Puez Odle group
Four ski mountaineering routes in the Puez Odle group of the Dolomites presented by Enrico Baccanti and Francesco Tremolada, Alta Badia Guides: Antersasc North Gully, Crep da le Dodesc, Munt da Medalges, Sass da Putia East Face
Difficult boulder problems in Ticino by Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven
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.
Hansjörg Auer - thoughts about climbing in 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.
Attraverso Travenanzes, new icefall in Val Travenanzes by Ballico and Gamberini
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...
King of Dolomites 2013, a great success
26/02/2013 - Events
King of Dolomites 2013, a great success
The first King of Dolomites freeride and snowboard photo contest which took place last weekend at San Martino di Castrozza (Dolomites) was won by Brian Goldstone, Jose Carròn and Paolo Marazzi in the Pro category. Maurizio Fasano and Vittorio Trinca...