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Enzo Oddo does Just do it! at Smith Rock
04/10/2010 - Climbing
Enzo Oddo does Just do it! at Smith Rock
15-year-old Enzo Oddo from France has carried out a rare repeat of "Just Do It" 5.14c at Smith Rock, Oregon, USA.
Kurt Albert farewell in the Frankenjura next Saturday
04/10/2010 - Climbing
Kurt Albert farewell in the Frankenjura next Saturday
Climbers worldwide are invited to take part in the farewell ceremony organised for Saturday 9 October in Steiberg, Frankenjura, in honour of German climbing legend Kurt Albert.
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
Piz Dal Nas, hard Titlis ascent by Matthias Trottmann
01/10/2010 - Climbing
Piz Dal Nas, hard Titlis ascent by Matthias Trottmann
At the end of August Matthias Trottmann completed his biggest project to date, Piz dal Nas (8b, 500m) up the North Face of Titlis, Switzerland.
Kurt Albert seriously injured in via ferrata accident
28/09/2010 - Climbing
Kurt Albert seriously injured in via ferrata accident
German climbing legend Kurt Albert is in intensive care after falling from a via ferrata in Bavaria, Germany.
Millstone, rock climbing in England
27/09/2010 - Climbing
Millstone, rock climbing in England
Millstone Edge is one of the most popular gritstone crags in England. Overlooking Hathersage and just a stone's throw from Sheffield, this former quarry hosts some of the finest gritstone lines in the country.
Favresse, Villanueva and Ditto, final routes in Greenland
09/09/2010 - Alpinism
Favresse, Villanueva and Ditto, final routes in Greenland
Nico Favresse, his brother Olivier, Sean Villanueva and Ben Ditto are now sailing home after a final flurry up the granite walls of Greenland.
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.
Rock climbing around Brasov, Romania
06/09/2010 - Climbing
Rock climbing around Brasov, Romania
Ciprian Draghici introduces the rock climbing potential around the town of Brasov in central Romania.
Pennadomo, climbing in Abruzzo, Italy
31/08/2010 - Climbing
Pennadomo, climbing in Abruzzo, Italy
Giorgio Ferretti introduces the historic Pennadomo, one the the finest crags in central Italy.
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.
Ruggero Zardini, free ascents in Tofana and Becco di Mezzodì
27/08/2010 - Climbing
Ruggero Zardini, free ascents in Tofana and Becco di Mezzodì
First free ascents of the routes Nicola Molin on Becco di Mezzodì (7c, 285m) and Via Benjamin (7c, 290m) up the Pilastro della Tofana di Mezzo in the Dolomites by Ruggero Zardini.
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
New rock climbs on Aiguille de l'Eveque, Mont Blanc
24/08/2010 - Alpinism
New rock climbs on Aiguille de l'Eveque, Mont Blanc
Two new routes on SSW shoulder of Aiguille de l'Eveque, Le manteau de l'Eveque (240m, 7a max, 6b+ oblig) and Les Pèlerins et la Dame (200m, 6c/A0, 6a+ oblig) first ascended in july and August 2010 by Elio Bonfanti and...