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Vivian Quarry, slate climbing in North Wales
26/10/2010 - Climbing
Vivian Quarry, slate climbing in North Wales
Vivian Quarry is perhaps the most popular slate crag in Wales due to its proximity to Llanberis and the vast selection of routes of all shapes and sizes.
Greenland 2010 roundup and Nico Favresse interview
19/10/2010 - Alpinism
Greenland 2010 roundup and Nico Favresse interview
Interview with Belgian climber Nicolas Favresse after his three month climbing and sailing trip to Greenland.
AlexAnna, Punta Penia, Marmolada: first free ascent by Rolando Larcher
14/10/2010 - Alpinism
AlexAnna, Punta Penia, Marmolada: first free ascent by Rolando Larcher
On 14/07/2010 Rolando Larcher and climbing partner Tiziano Buccella carried out the first free ascent of AlexAnna (740m, 8a+ max, 7a+ obl.), up the Pilastro Lindo on the SW Face of Punta Penia on the Marmolada, Dolomites. Larcher had established the line with various partners over 6 days during 2007...
Paul Robinson climbs Il Trill Fb8c at Magic Wood, Switzerland
13/10/2010 - Climbing
Paul Robinson climbs Il Trill Fb8c at Magic Wood, Switzerland
Paul Robinson has established Il Trill Fb8c at the Magic Wood, Switzerland.
Action Directe by Adam Pustelnik
11/10/2010 - Climbing
Action Directe by Adam Pustelnik
Adam Pustelnik from Poland has repeated Action Directe 9a first ascended by Wolfgang Güllich in the Frankenjura, Germany.
Barbara Raudner frees Mauerblümchen 8b+/8c at the Frankenfels
09/10/2010 - Climbing
Barbara Raudner frees Mauerblümchen 8b+/8c at the Frankenfels
In September Barbara Raudner carried out the first ascent of Mauerblümchen 8b+/8c at the Frankenfels, Austria.
Zahir 8b+ on the Wendenstöcke repeated by Iker and Eneko Pou
07/10/2010 - Climbing
Zahir 8b+ on the Wendenstöcke repeated by Iker and Eneko Pou
Iker and Eneko Pou from Spain have repeated Zahir 8b+ on the Wendenstöcke, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
Simone Pedeferri and the first free ascent of Non sei più della mia banda
05/10/2010 - Climbing
Simone Pedeferri and the first free ascent of Non sei più della mia banda
Between the 2nd and 3rd of September 2010 the Italian climber Simone Pedeferri carried out the first free ascent of "Non sei più della mia banda" (700m, 8a+ max, 7a+ obbl.), the route first ascended by Stefano "Pizza" Pizzagalli, Domenico Soldarini, Stefano Gaffuri and Cesare Romano on the emblematic Precipizio...
Dave Macleod repeats Muy Caliente! at Pembroke
04/10/2010 - Climbing
Dave Macleod repeats Muy Caliente! at Pembroke
Dave Macleod has carried out the third ascent of Tim Emmett's Muy Caliente! E10 6c at Stennis Ford, Pembroke
Sulamar North Face first ascent by Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden
04/10/2010 - Alpinism
Sulamar North Face first ascent by Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden
Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden have carried out the first ascent of the North Face of Sulamar, China
Kurt Albert is dead. Goodbye to a climbing legend
29/09/2010 - Climbing
Kurt Albert is dead. Goodbye to a climbing legend
German climbing legend Kurt Albert died yesterday at 20.45 aged 56 following the accident last Sunday on a via ferrata in Bavaria, Germany on Sunday.
Pakistan: new route in the Nangmah Valley
07/09/2010 - Alpinism
Pakistan: new route in the Nangmah Valley
Leopoldo Faria, Rui Rosado, Ana and Bruno Silva Gaspar from Portugal have established "Off-Dido" (7a+ 550m) on the Babar Wall in the Nangmah Valley in Pakistan.
Eventyr, new route in Greenland for Gietl, Kopp, Schäli and Ulrich
29/08/2010 - Alpinism
Eventyr, new route in Greenland for Gietl, Kopp, Schäli and Ulrich
At the start of August an international team of alpinists comprised of Roger Schäli, Thomas Ulrich, Simon Gietl and Daniel Kopp carried out the first ascent of Eventyr (7a+, 1300m) on the Grundtvigskirken in Greenland.
Simone Pedeferri and Quello che non c’è 8c+ in Val Masino
25/08/2010 - Climbing
Simone Pedeferri and Quello che non c’è 8c+ in Val Masino
Simone Pedeferri has freed "Quello che non c’è" 8c+ on Sasso Remenno in Val Masino (Val di Mello).
Ceuse hard sends by Enzo Oddo, David Lama and Alizée Dufraisse
24/08/2010 - Climbing
Ceuse hard sends by Enzo Oddo, David Lama and Alizée Dufraisse
In August David Lama from Austria carried out the first ascent of Lülü 8c+ at Céüse, while 15 year old Enzo Oddo from France repeated Chris Sharma's Realization / Biographie 9a+ and Alizée Dufraisse repeated Arcadémicien des Crépis 8c
40 anni rifugio Falier, first free ascent by Mittersteiner and Renzler in Marmolada
13/08/2010 - Climbing
40 anni rifugio Falier, first free ascent by Mittersteiner and Renzler in Marmolada
Roland Mittersteiner and Oliver Renzler have carried out the first free ascent of "40 anni rifugio Falier", established by Igor Koller and Dino Kuran in 1993 with the use of aid and now graded 7c+.

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