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Simon Gietl, first winter ascents in the Dolomites
06/03/2012 - Alpinism
Simon Gietl, first winter ascents in the Dolomites
The South Tyrolean climbers Simon Gietl, Daniel Tavernini and Klaus Gruber have carried out the first winter ascents of ISO2000 (Tre Cime di Lavaredo) and Zauberlehrling (Cima Scotoni) in the Dolomites.
Chimera verticale, the video of Schweighofer and Wurm in Civetta
06/03/2012 - Alpinism
Chimera verticale, the video of Schweighofer and Wurm in Civetta
The video of the ascent of Chimera verticale by Jakob Schweighofer and Florian Wurm on Mount Civetta, Dolomites.
New routes in Russia's Khibini mountain range
05/03/2012 - Alpinism
New routes in Russia's Khibini mountain range
Sergey Nefedov, Alexey Romanov and Max Sotnik have established three new routes in the Khibini mountain range in Russia's Murmansk region.
Greg Boswell video interview
05/03/2012 - Alpinism
Greg Boswell video interview
Video interview with emerging Scottish climber Greg Boswell.
Michele Caminati, End of the Affair at Curbar
03/03/2012 - Climbing
Michele Caminati, End of the Affair at Curbar
Video of Michele Caminati climbing End of the Affair E8 6c on the gritstone crag Curbar, England.
Out of space, new route on Chalchschijen
03/03/2012 - Climbing
Out of space, new route on Chalchschijen
In summer 2011 the Swiss climbers Jürgen Bissig, Jvan Tresch, Pascal Siegrist and the photographer Robert Boesch established "Out of Space (600m 8a+/A1) on Chalchschijen in Switzerland.
Cristian D'Anzul climbs Vizija at Misja Pec
02/03/2012 - Climbing
Cristian D'Anzul climbs Vizija at Misja Pec
Italian climber Cristian D'Anzul has repeated Vizija 8c/c+ at the Misja Pec, Slovenia. The report by Giulio Cassio.
Chris Sharma, letting go to achieve success
01/03/2012 - Climbing
Chris Sharma, letting go to achieve success
The video of Chris Sharma which shows the importance of the mental aspect in sport climbing.
Der Grantler, new climb in Valle Cochamo, Chile
01/03/2012 - Climbing
Der Grantler, new climb in Valle Cochamo, Chile
Better late than never: in February 2011 the German climbers Frank Kretschmann and Mario Gliemann established Der Grantler (230m, 6b) up Cerro Trinidad Sur in the "Yosemite of Chile", the Cochamo Valley.
National Geographic Adventurer of the Year 2012 to Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa and Sano Babu Sunuwar
29/02/2012 - Events
National Geographic Adventurer of the Year 2012 to Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa and Sano Babu Sunuwar
Everest Guide Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa and kayaker Sano Babu Sunuwar have won the National Geographic People's Choice Adventurer of the Year 2012.
Katharina Saurwein, two 8A+ boulder problems at Hueco
28/02/2012 - Climbing
Katharina Saurwein, two 8A+ boulder problems at Hueco
Video of Katharina Saurwein at Hueco (USA) sending Rumble in the Jungle and Barefoot on Sacred Ground, both graded 8A+.
Katy Whittaker and Michele Caminati, English gritstone repeats
28/02/2012 - Climbing
Katy Whittaker and Michele Caminati, English gritstone repeats
British climber Katy Whittaker has repeated the gristone testpiece The Angel's Share E8 7a at Black Rocks, while Michele Caminati has sent the boulder problem Careless Torque 8A at Stanage.
Miyar Valley, new climbs by Schaar and Peschel in India
27/02/2012 - Alpinism
Miyar Valley, new climbs by Schaar and Peschel in India
In summer 2011 Gerhard Schaar and Ines Peschel visited the Miyar Valley (India) where they established a series of new routes.
Alizée Dufraisse and the Reina Mora video at Siurana
24/02/2012 - Climbing
Alizée Dufraisse and the Reina Mora video at Siurana
The video of Alizée Dufraisse and her January 2011 repeat of La Reina Mora 8c+/9a at Siurana in Spain.
Aiguille du Moine, ski and snowboard descent of SE Face
Aiguille du Moine, ski and snowboard descent of SE Face
On 21/02/2012 Davide Capozzi, Julien Herry, Stefano Bigio, Francesco Civra Dano and Luca Rolli made a rare descent with skis and snowboards down the SE Face of Aiguille du Moine (Mont Blanc).
David Lama and the Cerro Torre video
23/02/2012 - Alpinism
David Lama and the Cerro Torre video
The video of David Lama and Peter Ortner and the first free ascent of the Compressor Route on Cerro Torre, Patagonia.