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Marco Pedrini, Cumbre and the first solo ascent of Cerro Torre in 1985
11/04/2019 - Alpinism
Marco Pedrini, Cumbre and the first solo ascent of Cerro Torre in 1985
The 1985 film Cerro Torre Cumbre by Fulvio Mariani that documents the first solo ascent of Cerro Torre in Patagonia, carried out by Swiss alpinist Marco Pedrini on 26/11/1985 via the Cesare Maestri Compressor Route.
Bouldering World Cup 2019 season starts in Meiringen
06/04/2019 - Competitions
Bouldering World Cup 2019 season starts in Meiringen
The Boulder World Cup 2019 started yesterday in Meiringen, Switzerland. The Semifinals and Finals take place today at 11:00 and 19:00 respectively and can be followed in in live streaming.
Lucien Martinez masters Three Degrees of Separation at Céüse
05/04/2019 - Climbing
Lucien Martinez masters Three Degrees of Separation at Céüse
French sports climber Lucien Martinez has made the third ascent of Three Degrees of Separation at Céüse, after Chris Sharma in 2007 and Adam Ondra in 2015.
Madeleine Cope deals with difficult trad slab Prinzip Hoffnung
03/04/2019 - Climbing
Madeleine Cope deals with difficult trad slab Prinzip Hoffnung
Britain’s Madeleine Cope has repeated Prinzip Hoffnung at Bürs. First ascended by Beat Kammerlander in 2009, this is hailed as one of the hardest trad climbs in Austria.
Jim Reynolds races up Fitz Roy in Patagonia solo
31/03/2019 - Alpinism
Jim Reynolds races up Fitz Roy in Patagonia solo
American alpinist Jim Reynolds has made an extremely fast solitary ascent of Fitz Roy, climbing up and down climbing the long Afanassieff route.
Margo Hayes climbs Papichulo at Oliana, her third 9a+
23/03/2019 - Climbing
Margo Hayes climbs Papichulo at Oliana, her third 9a+
American sports climber Margo Hayes has repeated Papichulo at Oliana in Spain. This is her third 9a+ after La Rambla at Siurana and Biographie at Céüse.
Nina Williams first woman to climb Too Big to Flail highball at Bishop
21/03/2019 - Climbing
Nina Williams first woman to climb Too Big to Flail highball at Bishop
On 18/03/2019 America's Nina Williams repeated Too Big to Flail, claiming the first female ascent of this huge highball boulder problem at Buttermilks, Bishop, USA.
Dave Graham rules La Rambla at Siurana
19/03/2019 - Climbing
Dave Graham rules La Rambla at Siurana
American rock climber Dave Graham has repeated the famous sport climb La Rambla. Gonzalo Larrocha also checks in with a repeat of the benchmark 9a+ at Siurana in Spain.
For Daniele Nardi and Tom Ballard lost forever on Nanga Parbat
09/03/2019 - Alpinism
For Daniele Nardi and Tom Ballard lost forever on Nanga Parbat
The news broke a short time ago that the search has officially been called off on Nanga Parbat for Daniele Nardi and Tom Ballard, the two mountaineers who have not been heard from since Sunday 24 February.
Oscars: Free Solo featuring Alex Honnold climbing El Capitan wins Best Documentary
25/02/2019 - Climbing
Oscars: Free Solo featuring Alex Honnold climbing El Capitan wins Best Documentary
The film Free Solo that chronicles the extraordinary solo, ropeless ascent of Alex Honnold up El Capitan in Yosemite has won an Oscar for Best Documentary. Directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, this is the first time a...
Jimmy Webb vs. Dreamcatcher at Squamish in Canada
24/02/2019 - Climbing
Jimmy Webb vs. Dreamcatcher at Squamish in Canada
The video of American climber James Webb dispatching the famous sports climb Dreamcatcher at Squamish in Canada.
Giuliano Cameroni potent on Poison the Well, 8C+ boulder at Brione in Switzerland
20/02/2019 - Climbing
Giuliano Cameroni potent on Poison the Well, 8C+ boulder at Brione in Switzerland
Swiss rock climber Giuliano Cameroni has made the first ascent of Poison the Well, an 8C+ boulder problem at Brione in Switzerland.
Isabelle Faus sends Memory is Parallax, her third 8B+ boulder problem
16/02/2019 - Climbing
Isabelle Faus sends Memory is Parallax, her third 8B+ boulder problem
Isabelle Faus has climbed Memory is Parallax, an 8B+ boulder problem at Elkland, Rocky Mountain National Park, USA.
Paragliding in Patagonia, Aaron Durogati makes Fitz Roy flyby
13/02/2019 - Alpinism
Paragliding in Patagonia, Aaron Durogati makes Fitz Roy flyby
In January 2019 Aaron Durogati, Italian paragliding champion and exceptional mountaineer, flew with his paraglider off some of the most beautiful peaks in the Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre massifs in Patagonia.
Free Solo featuring Alex Honnold climbing El Capitan wins BAFTA and Eddie Awards
11/02/2019 - Climbing
Free Solo featuring Alex Honnold climbing El Capitan wins BAFTA and Eddie Awards
Free Solo, the film that portrays Alex Honnold and his ropeless ascent of Freerider up El Capitan in Yosemite directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, won a BAFTA award last night in the Documentary category. In early February,...
Adam Ondra / Final episode of USA and Chile climbing road trip
07/02/2019 - Climbing
Adam Ondra / Final episode of USA and Chile climbing road trip
VBlog #18 of Adam Ondra: the last episode of this climbing trip across the Americas comes from Valle de Los Cóndores in Chile.