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24/11/2021 - Alpinism
Cascata Major on Mont Blanc East Face climbed by Francesco Civra Dano, Giuseppe Vidoni On the east face of Mont Blanc Giuseppe Vidoni and Francesco Civra Dano have climbed an icefall that had never been ascended before. Described as 'a real icefall at 4000m, about 200 meters high in the middle of the Brenva...
23/11/2021 - Alpinism
Yasushi Yamanoi to receive Lifetime Achievement Award Piolet d'Or Carrière 2021 Japanese mountaineer Yasushi Yamanoi is to receive the13th Piolets d'Or Carrière Lifetime Achievement Award. The prize giving ceremony will be celebrated in Briançon, france, from 26 to 29 November.
22/11/2021 - Climbing
Josune Bereziartu, Lynn Hill, Luisa Iovane: three women who have left their mark in the history of rock climbing Three women, and three climbs, which helped change the course of rock climbing: Luisa Iovane on Comeback in Val San Nicolò in 1986, Lynn Hill on The Nose in 1993 and Josune Bereziartu on Bain de Sang in 2002. Our...
15/11/2021 - Climbing
Jonathan Siegrist repeats Goldrake 9a+ at Cornalba, Italy American rock climber Jonathan Siegrist has repeated Goldrake, the 9a+ established in 2010 by Adam Ondra at Cornalba in Italy.
29/10/2021 - Climbing
Katherine Choong climbs hard in Verdon and Engelberg Swiss rock climber Katherine Choong has repeated 'Une Jolie Fleur dans une Peau de Vache' (300m, 8b) in the Verdon Gorge, france, and '6.4 Sekunden' (170m, 8b/+) at Engelberg in Switzerland.
26/10/2021 - Alpinism
New ice climbs in Lapland, Sweden Rafa Vadillo from Catalonia, Spain, reports about new ice climbs established in Swedish Lapland, in particular in the Stora Sjöfallet National Park and the Sarek National Park.
14/10/2021 - Climbing
Lorenzo Bogliacino, Gabriele Moroni nail Naturalmente 9a+ at San Rocchino, Italy At the crag San Rocchino close to Camaiore in Tuscany, Italy, Gabriele Moroni then Lorenzo Bogliacino have repeated Naturalmente. Graded 9a+, the route was freed by Adam Ondra in 2017 and unrepeated.
10/10/2021 - Climbing
Anak Verhoeven sends Patxitxulo 9a/+ at Oliana in Spain Belgian climber Anak Verhoeven has made the first repeat of Patxitxulo 9a/+ at Oliana in Spain.
08/10/2021 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2021 announces awarded ascents, Silvia Vidal receives Special Mention The 2021 Piolets d'Or awards for alpinism will be awarded in November at Briançon, france, to Pierrick Fine and Symon Welfringer for their ascent of Sani Pakkush and Ethan Berman and Uisdean Hawthorn for their ascent of Mount Robson. Catalan...
05/10/2021 - Interviews
Laura Rogora: the 9b/+ Erebor exploit interview Interview with Laura Rogora after her first repeat of the 9b/+ Erebor at Eremo di San Paolo in Arco, Italy. With her It is the first time that a woman has climbed a route of this difficulty. Watch the uncut...
04/10/2021 - Climbing
Soudain Seul, the trailer of Simon Lorenzi's boulder at Fontainebleau The trailer of the first ascent of Soudain Seul, the hardest boulder problem at Fontainebleau in france carried out by Simon Lorenzi in February 2021.
30/09/2021 - Climbing
Sean Bailey sends Bibliographie at Céüse On 24 September 2021 American climber Sean Bailey repeated Bibliographie 9b+ at Céüse in france.
23/09/2021 - Climbing
Alex Megos 9a flash on Intermezzo XY gelöst at Plombergstein, Austria German climber Alexander Megos has made a first-go ascent of Intermezzo XY gelöst 9a at Plombergstein in Austria.
22/09/2021 - Competitions
Seo Chaehyun and Jakob Schubert crowned Lead World Champions 2021 Last night at Moscow, Russia, during the Climbing World Championships Seo Chaehyun from South Korea and Jakob Schubert from Austria won the 2021 Lead World Championships. Natalia Grossman and Luka Potocar took home the silver medal, Laura Rogora and Hamish...
22/09/2021 - Alpinism
Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli climb Matterhorn Schmid route in North6 project After Cima Grande di Lavaredo, Pizzo Badile and the Eiger, alpinists Simon Gietl and Roger Schäli have now climbed the Matterhorn via the Schmid route. To complete their North6 project, only two famous north faces of the Alps are still...
16/09/2021 - Climbing
Miho Nonaka climbs Mr Hyde 8c+ at Céüse Japanese competition climber Miho Nonaka has redpointed Mr Hyde at Ceuse in france. In doing so she has upped her game from 7c+ to 8c+ in one single go.
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