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![New mixed climbs on Ralfkopf and Glödis in Austria's Lesachtal](/uploads/img/3/68801.jpg)
17/12/2020 - Alpinism
New mixed climbs on Ralfkopf and Glödis in Austria's Lesachtal A series of new mixed climbs have been added to Ralfkopf and Glödis above the Lesachtal valley close to Kals am Großglockner in Austria's East Tyrol by Vittorio Messini, Lukas Pichler, Michael Amraser, Isidor Poppeller and Hans Zlöbl.
![Bernd Zangerl explores his limits on Grenzenlos in Valle dell’Orco](/uploads/img/3/68553.jpg)
02/12/2020 - Climbing
Bernd Zangerl explores his limits on Grenzenlos in Valle dell’Orco Austrian boulderer Bernd Zangerl has made the first ascent of a difficult crack called Grenzenlos in Valle Orco, Italy. Protected with a pecker, it is a mix between a trad climb and a highball.
![Federica Mingolla frees Angels and Demons in Valle Orco](/uploads/img/3/68469.jpg)
30/11/2020 - Alpinism
Federica Mingolla frees Angels and Demons in Valle Orco On Caporal in Valle dell’Orco, Italy, Federica Mingolla has made the first free ascent of 'Angels and Demons', the multi-pitch rock climb started by Ezio Marlier and Massimo Farina 15 years ago Mingolla completed the route with Leonardo Gheza before...
![Viktoriia Meshkova, Aleksei Rubtsov qualify for Tokyo Olympic Games](/uploads/img/3/68481.jpg)
28/11/2020 - Competitions
Viktoriia Meshkova, Aleksei Rubtsov qualify for Tokyo Olympic Games Viktoriia Meshkova and Aleksei Rubtsov from Russia have qualified for Tokyo Olympic Games after winning the European Combined Championships in Moscow, Russia. Stasa Gejo and Sascha Lehmann placed second, Eliska Adamovska and Sergei Luzhetskii placed third.
![Viktoriia Meshkova, Sascha Lehmann European Lead Champions 2020](/uploads/img/3/68380.jpg)
25/11/2020 - Competitions
Viktoriia Meshkova, Sascha Lehmann European Lead Champions 2020 In Moscow earlier today Viktoriia Meshkova from Russia and Sascha Lehmann from Switzerland won the 2020 European Lead Championship.
![Josef Pfnür makes first repeat of Thomas Huber's 8b+ multipitch Stone Age](/uploads/img/3/68291.jpg)
18/11/2020 - Climbing
Josef Pfnür makes first repeat of Thomas Huber's 8b+ multipitch Stone Age German climber Josef Pfnür has made the first repeat of Stone Age, established by Thomas Huber on Untersberg in the Berchtesgaden Alps, Germany in 2019
![Alexander Huber, Thomas Huber crown their Sonnenkönig on Untersberg](/uploads/img/3/68040.jpg)
30/10/2020 - Alpinism
Alexander Huber, Thomas Huber crown their Sonnenkönig on Untersberg On the South Face of Untersberg in the Berchtesgaden Alps in Germany, Thomas and Alexander Huber have made the first ascent of Sonnenkönig. Alexander Huber reports.
![Tribe at Cadarese: the James Pearson second ascent interview](/uploads/img/3/67984.jpg)
26/10/2020 - Interviews
Tribe at Cadarese: the James Pearson second ascent interview Interview with British rock climber James Pearson after the second ascent of Tribe, the extremely difficult trad climb at Cadarese in Italy first ascended by Jacopo Larcher in 2019
![Sébastien Bouin adds Beyond Integral 9b/+ Pic Saint Loup France](/uploads/img/3/67975.jpg)
26/10/2020 - Climbing
Sébastien Bouin adds Beyond Integral 9b/+ Pic Saint Loup France On 20/10/2020 Seb Bouin made the first ascent of Beyond integral 9b/+ and Terra Nova 8c+ at the crag Pic Saint Loup in France.
![Luka Lindič, Ines Papert float up Wolke 7 on Hinteres Feuerhörndl at Reiteralm](/uploads/img/3/67920.jpg)
21/10/2020 - Alpinism
Luka Lindič, Ines Papert float up Wolke 7 on Hinteres Feuerhörndl at Reiteralm Luka Lindič and Ines Papert have made the first ascent of Wolke 7 on Hintere Feuerhörndl at Reiteralm in the Berchtesgaden Alps in Germany.
![Two New Routes on Mont Vert de Greuvetta in Mont Blanc massif](/uploads/img/3/67739.jpg)
09/10/2020 - Alpinism
Two New Routes on Mont Vert de Greuvetta in Mont Blanc massif Simon Richardson reports about two new routes climbed on Mont Vert de Greuvetta in the Mont Blanc massif with Michael Rinn, the ephemeral mixed route Dinosaur Gully and the traditional multi-pitch rock climb Autumn Vibes.
![Mathew Wright repeats Hubble, the Ben Moon masterpiece at Raven Tor](/uploads/img/3/67585.jpg)
02/10/2020 - Interviews
Mathew Wright repeats Hubble, the Ben Moon masterpiece at Raven Tor 22-year old British rock climber Mathew Wright has made a rare ascent of Hubble, the Ben Moon masterpiece at Raven Tor. First ascended in 1990 and hailed as the world’s first 8c+, this is increasingly considered the world’s first 9a.
![Ushba & Ailama, difficult new Georgian climbs in the Caucasus by Archil Badriashvili, Giorgi Tepnadze, Levan Lashkarashvili](/uploads/img/3/67544.jpg)
01/10/2020 - Alpinism
Ushba & Ailama, difficult new Georgian climbs in the Caucasus by Archil Badriashvili, Giorgi Tepnadze, Levan Lashkarashvili In September 2020 Georgian mountaineers made a 16-day trip to Svaneti in Central Caucasus and completed two new routes. The first, by Archil Badriashvili, Giorgi Tepnadze and Levan Lashkarashvili, up the SW Face of Ailama (4,547m), the second by Badriashvili...
![Remembering Kurt Albert, German climbing legend and father of the redpoint](/uploads/img/3/5857.jpg)
28/09/2020 - Climbing
Remembering Kurt Albert, German climbing legend and father of the redpoint Precisely 10 years ago German climbing legend Kurt Albert died at the age of 56. He invented the redpoint philosophy in Frankenjura in 1975, considered nowadays the standard for sport climbing worldwide, and established numerous important rock climbs and big...
![Ang Rita Sherpa, Nepal's legendary Everest mountaineer, passes away](/uploads/img/3/1819.jpg)
23/09/2020 - Alpinism
Ang Rita Sherpa, Nepal's legendary Everest mountaineer, passes away Ang Rita Sherpa, the legendary Nepalese mountaineer nicknamed Snow Leopard and famous for having climbed Everest 10 times without the use of supplementary oxygen between 1983 and 1996, passed away yesterday at 72.
![Heinz Mariacher receives Paul Preuss Award 2020](/uploads/img/3/44610.jpg)
24/08/2020 - Alpinism
Heinz Mariacher receives Paul Preuss Award 2020 Austrian alpinist Heinz Mariacher is the recipient of the Paul Preuss Award 2020. Mariacher is the eighth mountaineer to receive the prestigious prize after Reinhold Messner, Hanspeter Eisendle, Albert Precht, Hansjörg Auer, Alexander Huber, Beat Kammerlander and Bernd Arnold.
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