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![Farewell Fred Beckey, American climbing legend](/uploads/img/3/48546.jpg)
31/10/2017 - Alpinism
Farewell Fred Beckey, American climbing legend Legendary American climber Fred Beckey has passed away aged 94.
![Caroline Face, huge first descent on Mount Aoraki in New Zealand by Briggs, Grant and Mosetti](/uploads/img/3/48540.jpg)
30/10/2017 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Caroline Face, huge first descent on Mount Aoraki in new Zealand by Briggs, Grant and Mosetti On 27 October the Italian mountaineer Enrico Mosetti and the Britons Ben Briggs and Tom Grant made the first ski descent of the Caroline Face, the difficult and dangerous SE Face of Mount Aoraki / Mount Cook (3724m) in new...
![Mount Edgar summit and new Italian West Face climb in China](/uploads/img/3/48532.jpg)
28/10/2017 - Alpinism
Mount Edgar summit and new Italian West Face climb in China An Italian expedition comprised of François Cazzanelli, Francesco Ratti, Emrik Favre, Tomas Franchini, Matteo Faletti and Fabrizio Dellai has successfully climbed Mount Edgar (6618m) in the Sichuan region of China. Climbing in two teams, they repeated the original Korean route...
![The Nose Speed, new record set by Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds on El Capitan](/uploads/img/3/48531.jpg)
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...
![Shivling, big new route in Indian Himalaya climbed by Simon Gietl and Vittorio Messini](/uploads/img/3/48508.jpg)
26/10/2017 - Alpinism
Shivling, big new route in Indian Himalaya climbed by Simon Gietl and Vittorio Messini Mountaineering news: in October Simon Gietl and Vittorio Messini made the first ascent of Shiva's Ice, a beautiful new route up Shivling (6543 m) in the Indian Himalayas.
![From Italy with love, new Italian trad climb in Canada's Bugaboos](/uploads/img/3/48446.jpg)
25/10/2017 - Alpinism
From Italy with love, new Italian trad climb in Canada's Bugaboos From 15 - 16 August 2017 the XMountain Mountain Guide Luca Montanari and Arianna Del Sordo made the first ascent of 'From Italy with love', a trad climb up the Crescent Towers in the heart of the Bugaboo Spires, Canada.
![Angela Eiter / First woman to climb 9b interview](/uploads/img/3/48411.jpg)
24/10/2017 - Interviews
Angela Eiter / First woman to climb 9b interview Interview with Austrian climber Angela Eiter after becoming the first female to climb 9b: La planta de shiva at Villanueva del Rosario in Spain.
![Andrea Zanone climbs Coup de Grace, 9a in Switzerland's Val Bavona](/uploads/img/3/48407.jpg)
24/10/2017 - Climbing
Andrea Zanone climbs Coup de Grace, 9a in Switzerland's Val Bavona Italian climber Andrea Zanone has redpointed his first 9a sports climb Coup de Grace in the Canton of Ticino in Switzerland, first ascended in 2005 by America’s Dave Graham.
![Angela Eiter climbs historic first female 9b with La planta de shiva in Spain](/uploads/img/3/48403.jpg)
23/10/2017 - Climbing
Angela Eiter climbs historic first female 9b with La planta de shiva in Spain Austrian climber Angela Eiter has become the first woman in the world to climb 9b with her repeat of La planta de shiva, the sports climbed freed in 2011 by Adam Ondra nel 2011 at Villanueva del Rosario in Spain.
![El Capitan rockfall continues / New video from Yosemite](/uploads/img/3/48402.jpg)
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.
![Anna Stöhr & Juliane Wurm bouldering in Japan](/uploads/img/3/48390.jpg)
22/10/2017 - Climbing
Anna Stöhr & Juliane Wurm bouldering in Japan Austria’s Anna Stöhr and Germany’s Juliane Wurm discover some of the bouldering potential in Japan, featuring Yuji Hirayama, Akiyo Noguchi, Yuka Kobayashi, Sachi Amma and many others.
![Nuptse South Face, extraordinary new French route climbed by Degoulet, Guigonne, Millerioux](/uploads/img/3/48385.jpg)
21/10/2017 - Alpinism
Nuptse South Face, extraordinary new French route climbed by Degoulet, Guigonne, Millerioux French alpinists Hélias Millerioux, Frédéric Degoulet and Niçois Benjamin Guigonnet have made an alpine style ascent of a new route up the South Face of Nuptse, Nepal Himalaya
![Sasha DiGiulian / The state of the art of women's climbing](/uploads/img/3/8694.jpg)
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.
![Gnadenlos, difficult and dangerous new Ortler ice climb](/uploads/img/3/48364.jpg)
19/10/2017 - Alpinism
Gnadenlos, difficult and dangerous new Ortler ice climb On the NW Face of Ortler (3905m) Daniel Ladurner, Johannes Lemayer and Herbert Plattner have made the first ascent of 'Gnadenlos', a new icefall described as 'WI5 with great risk'.
![Via Mirko, new rock climb above Val Gardena in the Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/48295.jpg)
19/10/2017 - Alpinism
Via Mirko, new rock climb above Val Gardena in the Dolomites The Italian Mountain Guides Armin Senoner and Manuel Nocker have made the first ascent of Via Mirko, a new rock climb up Monte Steviola above Vallunga (Puez-Odle group), Dolomites.
![Quinn Brett, Recovery Fund for climber injured in fall on El Capitan](/uploads/img/3/48336.jpg)
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.
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