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Bugaboos climbing: Leo Houlding and Will Stanhope enchain Howser Towers in a day
18/10/2017 - Alpinism
Bugaboos climbing: Leo Houlding and Will Stanhope enchain Howser Towers in a day
Leo Houlding and Will Stanhope climb the three Howser Towers at the Bugaboos in Canada in 23 hours and 30 minutes. The link-up consisted of 2,000m of climbing up to 5.12+ (7b/7b+). This is the first time the three towers...
Alfredo Webber climbs 9a aged 48, Thunder Ribes at Massone
17/10/2017 - Climbing
Alfredo Webber climbs 9a aged 48, Thunder Ribes at Massone
A few days ago 48-year-old Alfredo Webber climbed his first 9a, Thunder Ribes at Massone, Arco, Italy. Matteo Pavana provides the report.
The Crucifix at Canyonlands, progress and photos of Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker
16/10/2017 - Climbing
The Crucifix at Canyonlands, progress and photos of Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker
In September 2017 British rock climbers Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker returned to the Moab, USA where they made progress on their The Crucifix, hailed as one of the hardest trad climbing projects in the world.
Come on John!
14/10/2017 - Climbing
Come on John!
Backed up by his hilarious crew, John Thornton sends Caroline 7C+ at Rocklands, South Africa.
Adam Ondra vs Stefano Ghisolfi climbing challenge
13/10/2017 - Climbing
Adam Ondra vs Stefano Ghisolfi climbing challenge
The videos of Adam Ondra and Stefano Ghisolfi attempting to free a new sports climb at Massone, Arco, Italy.
Nangpai Gosum II first ascended by Jost Kobusch
12/10/2017 - Alpinism
Nangpai Gosum II first ascended by Jost Kobusch
24-year-old German alpinist Jost Kobusch claims the first ascent of Nangpai Gosum II, the 7296 meter high mountain located on the border between Nepal and China.
Farewell Hayden Kennedy and Inge Perkins, an indescribable tragedy for alpinism
11/10/2017 - Alpinism
Farewell Hayden Kennedy and Inge Perkins, an indescribable tragedy for alpinism
27-year-old Hayden Kennedy and his girlfriend Inge Perkins have lost their lives. Kennedy was considered one of the leading climbers of his generation.
Königsspitze ice climb by Daniel Ladurner and Johannes Lemayer
10/10/2017 - Alpinism
Königsspitze ice climb by Daniel Ladurner and Johannes Lemayer
Mountaineering in the South Tyrol: on 07/10/2017 Daniel Ladurner and Johannes Lemayer climbed Schattenspiel, a line they believe is a new route described as 'a fantastic line of ice' up the NE Face of Königsspitze / Gran Zebrù.
Stefano Ghisolfi and Janja Garnbret win in China
10/10/2017 - Competitions
Stefano Ghisolfi and Janja Garnbret win in China
Italy’s Stefano Ghisolfi and Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret won the sixth stage of the Lead World Cup 2017 that took place at Wujiang in China last weekend. The sixth stage of the Speed ​​World Cup was won by the Russians Aleksandr...
Goodbye to Franček Knez, Slovenia's silent climber
09/10/2017 - Alpinism
Goodbye to Franček Knez, Slovenia's silent climber
62-year-old Slovenian mountaineer Franček Knez died on 6 October 2017. Reserved and modest, Knez was considered by many as one of the strongest alpinists of his generation. Published below is a profile written by Slovenian journalist Urban Golob in 2010...
In Chile Pirmin Bertle makes first ascent of South America's hardest sport climb
07/10/2017 - Climbing
In Chile Pirmin Bertle makes first ascent of South America's hardest sport climb
In August at the crag Socaire in Chile German climber Pirmin Bertle made the first ascent of 'Le vent nous portera'. Graded 9a+, this is the hardest sport climb in the country and South America.
Alix von Melle and Luis Stitzinger summit Manaslu
06/10/2017 - Alpinism
Alix von Melle and Luis Stitzinger summit Manaslu
On 30 September the German mountaineers Alix von Melle and Luis Stitzinger reached the summit of Manaslu, their seventh 8000er climbing without the use of supplementary oxygen.
Nanga Parbat summit success for Mingma Gyalje Sherpa and seven other mountaineers
05/10/2017 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat summit success for Mingma Gyalje Sherpa and seven other mountaineers
On 02/10/2017 at 12:40 Sherpa Mingma Gyalje reached the summit of Nanga Parbat (8126 meters, Karakorum, Pakistan). The Sherpa summited with 7 other mountaineers, including Pakistan’s Muhammad Ali Sadpara.
Top female climbing: Ievgeniia Kazbekova sends 8c+, Muriel Sarkany redpoints 9a
04/10/2017 - Climbing
Top female climbing: Ievgeniia Kazbekova sends 8c+, Muriel Sarkany redpoints 9a
While Belgium’s Muriel Sarkany has climbed Era Vella 9a at Margalef, Ukraine’s Jenya Kazbekova has redpointed her first 8c+, Güllich at the crag Red Stone in the Crimea.
New King Line in Madagascar's Tsaranoro massif by Tobias Wolf and Chris-Jan Stiller
04/10/2017 - Alpinism
new King Line in Madagascar's Tsaranoro massif by Tobias Wolf and Chris-Jan Stiller
In September 2017 Tobias Wolf and Chris-Jan Stiller made the first ascent of Lalan’i Mpanjaka (8a+, 600m) up Tsaranoro Be, Tsaranoro massif, Madagascar.
Gabriele Moroni repeats Ziqqurat 8C at Gaby in Valle d'Aosta
04/10/2017 - Climbing
Gabriele Moroni repeats Ziqqurat 8C at Gaby in Valle d'Aosta
The video di Gabriele Moroni making the first repeat of Ziqqurat, an 8C boulder problem located at Gaby in Valle d’Aosta and freed in 2015 by Niccolò Ceria.