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![Mélissa Le Nevé becomes first woman to boulder 8B+ at Fontainebleau](/uploads/img/3/44311.jpg)
23/03/2017 - Climbing
Mélissa Le Nevé becomes first woman to boulder 8B+ at Fontainebleau With her recent ascent of Mécanique élémentaire, French climber Mélissa Le Nevé has become the first woman to climb an 8B+ boulder problem at Fontainebleau in France.
![Heinz Zak & Separate Reality - the film of his Yosemite free solo](/uploads/img/3/44310.jpg)
22/03/2017 - Climbing
Heinz Zak & Separate Reality - the film of his Yosemite free solo 12 years ago Austrian climber and photographer Heinz Zak made the second free solo of Separate Reality, one of the most famous rock climbs in Yosemite Valley, USA. The film of this audacious ascent, which followed that of Wolfgang Güllich...
![Via MammaSandra, new rock climb in Val Zemola, Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/44287.jpg)
22/03/2017 - Climbing
Via MammaSandra, new rock climb in Val Zemola, Dolomites On Monte Porgeit in Val Zemola (Dolomites) Daniele Geremia, Nicolò Cadorin and Maurizio Fontana have made the first ascent of Via MammaSandra (7b+, 7a+ obligatory, 250m), a new multi-pitch sport climb.
![Stefano Ghisolfi sends Siurana’s La Rambla 4th go](/uploads/img/3/44215.jpg)
21/03/2017 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi sends Siurana’s La Rambla 4th go Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi has repeated La Rambla, the famous 9a+ sport climb at Siurana in Spain, on his fourth attempt.
![Tre Cime di Lavaredo winter enchainment by Simon Gietl and Michi Wohlleben](/uploads/img/3/44155.jpg)
20/03/2017 - Alpinism
Tre Cime di Lavaredo winter enchainment by Simon Gietl and Michi Wohlleben Winter mountaineering: on 17/03/2017 the alpinists Simon Gietl and Michi Wohlleben completed the traverse of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo - Drei Zinnen - in the Dolomites, climbing Cima Ovest, Cima Grande, Cima Piccola, Punta di Frida and Cima Piccolissima...
![Stefano Ghisolfi & Laura Rogora add difficult new climbs to Arco and Collepardo](/uploads/img/3/44111.jpg)
17/03/2017 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi & Laura Rogora add difficult new climbs to Arco and Collepardo At Italy's Padaro crag close to Arco Stefano Ghisolfi has freed Omen Nomen, an 8c+ sports climb, while Laura Rogora has made the first ascent of Ercole 8c/+ at Collepardo.
![Fabian Buhl rope-solo 8c first ascent / Ganesha at Loferer Alm in Austria](/uploads/img/3/43901.jpg)
16/03/2017 - Climbing
Fabian Buhl rope-solo 8c first ascent / Ganesha at Loferer Alm in Austria In summer 2016 German rock climber made the first free ascent of Ganesha, a seven-pitch 8c he had established alone up the Sonnwendwand at Loferer Alm in Austria. Buhl climbed rope solo.
![Royal Robbins, goodbye to America's legendary climber](/uploads/img/3/43873.jpg)
15/03/2017 - Climbing
Royal Robbins, goodbye to America's legendary climber On 14 March 2017 American rock climbing pioneer Royal Robbins passed away. Aged 82, Robbins was one of the best American climbers during the ’60’s and ’70’s, the period known in "Golden Age"" of Yosemite Valley climbing. Robbins was a...
![Vanessa François and her climb up Grand Capucin](/uploads/img/3/43867.jpg)
14/03/2017 - Alpinism
Vanessa François and her climb up Grand Capucin The video ‘Ensemble au Grand Cap' of disabled alpinist Vanessa François and her ascent of Grand Capucin (Mont Blanc) up the route 'L’écho des alpages'.
![Pedra Longa in Sardinia / The Spigolo dell'Ospitalità rock climb](/uploads/img/3/43839.jpg)
13/03/2017 - Climbing
Pedra Longa in Sardinia / The Spigolo dell'Ospitalità rock climb The multi-pitch rock climb Spigolo dell’Ospitalità was first ascended in 1982 by Umberto Marampon up the beautiful Pedra Longa tower in Sardinia. Maurizio Oviglia and Fabio Erriu recently made a rare, possibly even first, repeat of this climb above the...
![Cerro Torre Ragni route: Daniel Joll & Kim Ladiges make first 2017 ascent](/uploads/img/3/43835.jpg)
11/03/2017 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre Ragni route: Daniel Joll & Kim Ladiges make first 2017 ascent The video the documents the first ascent in the 2016/2017 season on the Ragni route on Cerro Torre in Patagonia, carried out by New Zealand’s Daniel Joll and Kim Ladiges.
![Torres del Paine, interview with Nicolas Favresse after the first free ascent of El Regalo de Mwono in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/43831.jpg)
10/03/2017 - Alpinism
Torres del Paine, interview with Nicolas Favresse after the first free ascent of El Regalo de Mwono in Patagonia Interview with Nicolas Favresse after the first free ascent, carried out with fellow-Belgians Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee, of the big wall rock climb El Regalo de Mwono (1200m, 8a) located on the East Face of the Central Tower...
![Video: Margo Hayes climbing La Rambla 9a+ at Siurana](/uploads/img/3/43824.jpg)
09/03/2017 - Climbing
Video: Margo Hayes climbing La Rambla 9a+ at Siurana The first video of America’s Margo Hayes climbing La Rambla a Siurana in Spain, thanks to which she became the first woman to climb 9a+.
![Malta Azure window collapses after storm](/uploads/img/3/7154.jpg)
09/03/2017 - Environment
Malta Azure window collapses after storm On the island of Gozo, just north of Malta, the famous Azure window landmark arch collapsed in a storm.
![Jernej Kruder climbs 9a sport and 8C boulder in just two days](/uploads/img/3/43823.jpg)
09/03/2017 - Climbing
Jernej Kruder climbs 9a sport and 8C boulder in just two days In a mere two days Slovenian rock climber Jernej Kruder redpointed a 9a sport climb and an 8C boulder problem, namely 'Bi herri, borokka bat' and 'Catalan witness the fitness' at Cova del ocell in Spain.
![Luca Rinaldi boulders 8B at Cresciano and Varazze](/uploads/img/3/43822.jpg)
09/03/2017 - Climbing
Luca Rinaldi boulders 8B at Cresciano and Varazze At Cresciano in Switzerland Italy’s Luca Rinaldi repeated The Proue while at Varazze he sent Gioia and Alphacentauri. All three boulder problems are graded 8B.
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