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Will Gadd muscles Steel Koan at the Cineplex
12/01/2006 - Climbing
Will Gadd muscles Steel Koan at the Cineplex
Will Gadd has made the first ascent of Steel Koan in Cineplex Cave, Alberta, Canada.
Manolo dices Diabloluna 8c at Fonzaso
11/01/2006 - Climbing
Manolo dices Diabloluna 8c at Fonzaso
Maurizio "Manolo" Zanolla has managed to redpoint "Diaboluna" 8c at Fonzaso, N. Italy.
XV Piolet d'or, the candidates
04/01/2006 - Events
XV Piolet d'or, the candidates
The six candidates for the prestigious Piolet d'or, promoted by the French Montagnes Magazine and awarded in Grenoble, France on 10 February.
Manfred Stuffer's Dolomites summer
20/12/2005 - Alpinism
Manfred Stuffer's Dolomites summer
Manfred Stuffer spent last summer amassing a series of hard ascents, solos and enchainements, including "Costantini-Apollonio" (6c+), "Costantini-Ghedina" and 1° Spigolo Tofana di Rozes in 5 hours 30 minutes.
Salvaterra, Cerro Torre and Maestri
24/11/2005 - Alpinism
Salvaterra, Cerro Torre and Maestri
Ermanno Salvaterra's intervention after his latest ascent on Cerro Torre with Rolando Garibotti and Alessandro Beltrami.
Bendler adds 8c+ to Schleierwasserfall
23/11/2005 - Climbing
Bendler adds 8c+ to Schleierwasserfall
Markus Bendler has made the first ascent of "Das Erbe der Väter" 8c+ at the Schleierwasserfall, Tyrol, Austria.
Fowler and Watts make first ascent of Kajaqiao
22/11/2005 - Alpinism
Fowler and Watts make first ascent of Kajaqiao
Mick Fowler and Chris Watts have made the first ascent of Kajaqiao (6447m) located in the Nyainquentaglia East Range of Tibet.
Bindhammer Big Hammer 9a first ascent
09/11/2005 - Climbing
Bindhammer Big Hammer 9a first ascent
On 01/11/2005 Christian Bindhammer made the first ascent of "Big Hammer" 9a at the Pinswang, Austria and "Pandaemonium" 8c.
Pietro dal Pra' first repeat of Unendliche Geschichte
07/11/2005 - Climbing
Pietro dal Pra' first repeat of Unendliche Geschichte
Pietro dal Prà from Italy has made the first repeat of "Unendliche Geschichte" 8b+, climbed by Beat Kammerlander in 1990.
Zero gravity days
26/10/2005 - Climbing
Zero gravity days
Patxi Usobiaga becomes the third person in the world to on-sight an 8c, 'Gaua' at Lezain (N. Spain). Wolfgang Güllich's Action Directe 9a has been repeated by Dai Koyamada and Markus Bock. Martina Cufar on-sights Paieda' 8a+ at Rodellar, Spain...
Caldwell repeats The Nose!
20/10/2005 - Climbing
Caldwell repeats The Nose!
Yosemite news roundup. On 17 October Tommy Caldwell made a sub-12 hour ascent of the Nose, just days after his free ascent together with wife Beth Rodden. Nicolas Favresse from Belgium makes first ascent of L'Appât on El Capitan (VI...
Terra di Mezzo: new Caporal aid route by Folco and Gaggini
19/10/2005 - Climbing
Terra di Mezzo: new Caporal aid route by Folco and Gaggini
At the start of October Valerio Folco and Cristina Gaggini made the first ascent of the aid route Terra di Mezzo (A3), Caporal Valle dell'Orco, Italy
Rich Simpson makes 6th ascent of Action Directe
13/10/2005 - Climbing
Rich Simpson makes 6th ascent of Action Directe
News just in report Richard Simpson from England having successfully made the sixth ascent of Wolfgang Güllich's Action Direct, Frankenjura, Germany
Le nez, P.ta Croz, Grandes Jorasses. New route for Bole and Cortese
03/10/2005 - Alpinism
Le nez, P.ta Croz, Grandes Jorasses. New route for Bole and Cortese
From the end of July to 4 Spetember Mauro 'Bubu' Bole and Mario Cortese made the first ascent of Le nez (1300m, max 7c), on the north face of P.ta Croz, Grandes Jorasses, Mont Blanc.
Larcher and Vigiani repeat Sur le fil des apparences,
30/09/2005 - Alpinism
Larcher and Vigiani repeat Sur le fil des apparences,
On 14/09 Rolando Larcher and Roberto Vigiani made the first repeat and first on-sight of 'Sur le fil des apparences', first ascended in 2003 by Philippe Mussatto and Rémy Duhoux on the Specchio di Sara Pillar on the south face...
Christian Bindhammer repeats Kinematix 9a
28/09/2005 - Climbing
Christian Bindhammer repeats Kinematix 9a
Christian Bindhammer has repeated Kinematix 9a, Gorges du Loup, France.

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