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![Watch Sébastien Bouin climb new sequence on Biographie at Céüse](/uploads/img/3/70031.jpg)
16/03/2021 - Climbing
Watch Sébastien Bouin climb new sequence on Biographie at Céüse Watch French climber Seb Bouin climbing a new sequence on the upper crux of Biographie at Céüse.
![Tokyo Olympic Games: Sport Climbing athletes lineup complete](/uploads/img/3/59766.jpg)
09/03/2021 - Competitions
Tokyo Olympic Games: Sport Climbing athletes lineup complete The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has announced the allocation of the remaining two quota places to Jongwon Chon and Chaehyun Seo of South Korea. The lineup of 40 athletes that will be competing in the historic debut of...
![Yosemite Half Dome integral ski descent by Zach Milligan, Jason Torlano](/uploads/img/3/69815.jpg)
03/03/2021 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Yosemite Half Dome integral ski descent by Zach Milligan, Jason Torlano American alpinists Jason Torlano and Zach Milligan have skied down Half Dome. This is reputed to be the first integral descent from the summit all the way back down into Yosemite Valley.
![Grandes Jorasses new climb by Matteo Della Bordella, Giacomo Mauri, Luca Schiera](/uploads/img/3/69771.jpg)
26/02/2021 - Alpinism
Grandes Jorasses new climb by Matteo Della Bordella, Giacomo Mauri, Luca Schiera On 24/02/2021 the Italian mountaineers Matteo Della Bordella, Giacomo Mauri and Luca Schiera made the first ascent of Il Regalo di Berna, a new route on the South Face of the Grandes Jorasses dedicated to Matteo Bernasconi. Della Bordella reports.
![Iker Pou establishes 9a+ on Mallorca, Jorge Díaz-Rullo repeats La Rambla at Siurana](/uploads/img/3/69585.jpg)
14/02/2021 - Climbing
Iker Pou establishes 9a+ on Mallorca, Jorge Díaz-Rullo repeats La Rambla at Siurana Spanish climbers Iker Pou and Jorge Díaz-Rullo have both recently redpointed 9a+: Pou made the first ascent of Gran Guggenheim on the island of Mallorca, while Díaz-Rullo repeated La Rambla at Siurana.
![Farewell to Cala Cimenti and Patrick Negro](/uploads/img/3/59526.jpg)
09/02/2021 - Alpinism
Farewell to Cala Cimenti and Patrick Negro Carlo Alberto Cimenti, best known as Cala, and Patrick Negro perished yesterday in an avalanche while skiing in the mountains of Susa Valley in Italy.
![Missing on K2 Juan Pablo Mohr, Muhammad Ali Sadpara, John Snorri](/uploads/img/3/69506.jpg)
06/02/2021 - Alpinism
Missing on K2 Juan Pablo Mohr, Muhammad Ali Sadpara, John Snorri Climbers Juan Pablo Mohr, Muhammad Ali Sadpara and John Snorri are currently missing on K2. The three mountaineers were last seen engaged in their push to reach the summit of the second highest mountain in the world.
![Atanas Skatov dies in a fall on K2](/uploads/img/3/69501.jpg)
05/02/2021 - Alpinism
Atanas Skatov dies in a fall on K2 Bulgarian climber Atanas Skatov has died while descending from K2. The 42-year-old was attempting to climb the second highest mountain in the world in winter and had previously climbed 10 eight-thousanders.
![Brittany Goris climbs 8b+ trad with East Coast Fist Bump](/uploads/img/3/69202.jpg)
22/01/2021 - Climbing
Brittany Goris climbs 8b+ trad with East Coast Fist Bump American climber Brittany Goris has repeated East Coast Fist Bump, an 8b+ trad climb at Flagstaff, Arizona.
![Farewell to Cesare Maestri](/uploads/img/3/69166.jpg)
20/01/2021 - Alpinism
Farewell to Cesare Maestri Cesare Maestri passed away yesterday aged 91. The highly talented Italian alpinist, mountain guide and author was nicknamed il Ragno delle Dolomiti, the Spider of the Dolomites. His name will always be intrinsically linked not only to his beloved home...
![Nirmal Purja climbed K2 in winter without supplementary oxygen](/uploads/img/3/69157.jpg)
18/01/2021 - Alpinism
Nirmal Purja climbed K2 in winter without supplementary oxygen Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja has reported that he climbed K2 in winter without the use of supplementary oxygen.
![K2: Nepalese mountaineers claim historic first winter ascent](/uploads/img/3/69138.jpg)
16/01/2021 - Alpinism
K2: Nepalese mountaineers claim historic first winter ascent Today, Saturday 16 January 2021 at 16:58 local time, a team of 10 Nepalese mountaineers completed the highly coveted first winter ascent of K2, the second highest mountain in the world and the last 8000er to be climbed in the...
![K2 in winter without supplementary oxygen - possible or impossible?](/uploads/img/3/59916.jpg)
14/01/2021 - Alpinism
K2 in winter without supplementary oxygen - possible or impossible? German journalist Stefan Nestler examines the physiological difficulties associated with climbing K2 in winter without supplemental oxygen. Originally published on his website, Nestler has kindly allowed his text to be republished on planetmountain.com.
![K2 winter / High winds destroy Camp 2](/uploads/img/3/69091.jpg)
11/01/2021 - Alpinism
K2 winter / High winds destroy Camp 2 The storms that hit K2 last week have wrecked Camp 2, destroying all equipment belonging to the expedition led by Nirmal Purja. The 37-year-old Nepalese mountaineer has already stated he will not give up and simply postpone his attempt to...
![Farewell to George Whitmore, pioneer of The Nose on El Capitan](/uploads/img/3/62018.jpg)
05/01/2021 - Climbing
Farewell to George Whitmore, pioneer of The Nose on El Capitan American rock climber George Whitmore has died at the age of 89. Together with Wayne Merry and Warren Harding he made the first ascent of The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite in 1958.
![K2 Winter, Tamara Lunger joins attempt of historic first winter ascent](/uploads/img/3/68874.jpg)
23/12/2020 - Alpinism
K2 Winter, Tamara Lunger joins attempt of historic first winter ascent South Tyrolean mountaineer Tamara Lunger announced a two days ago that she too will attempt to climb K2 in winter. The second highest mountain in the world is the last 8000er unclimbed during the harshest season.
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