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Benjamin Védrines completes Petit Dru winter solo climb via BASE
24/02/2025 - Alpinism
Benjamin Védrines completes Petit Dru winter solo climb via base
From 17 to 21 February 2025, French climber Benjamin Védrines completed a solo winter ascent of the base route on the West Face of the Drus in the Mont Blanc massif.
'Kundalini' added to Cuerno Norte in Torres del Paine (Patagonia) by Nicolas Navarrete, Sebastian Pelletti, Hernan Rodriguez
20/02/2025 - Alpinism
'Kundalini' added to Cuerno Norte in Torres del Paine (Patagonia) by Nicolas Navarrete, Sebastian Pelletti, Hernan Rodriguez
Nicolas Navarrete, Sebastian Pelletti and Hernan Rodriguez have made the first ascent of 'Kundalini' (700m, 7a) on the East Face of Cuerno Norte in the Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile.
‘Kairos’ multipitch added to Taghia (Morocco) by Davide Gaeta, Gabriele Gorobey, Guido De Sabbata
18/02/2025 - Alpinism
‘Kairos’ multipitch added to Taghia (Morocco) by Davide Gaeta, Gabriele Gorobey, Guido De Sabbata
Gabriele Gorobey reports about the March 2023 first ascent, with Davide Gaeta and Guido De Sabbata, of Kairos (8a+, 230m), a new multi-pitch route on Paroi de la Cascade in Taghia, Morocco.
Shauna Coxsey climbs 'Mito Sit' (8B+) in Sintra, Portugal
12/02/2025 - Climbing
Shauna Coxsey climbs 'Mito Sit' (8B+) in Sintra, Portugal
British rock climber Shauna Coxsey has made the third ascent of 'Mito Sit' (8B+) in Sintra, Portugal.
Seb Berthe repeats legendary 'Dawn Wall' on El Capitan
07/02/2025 - Climbing
Seb Berthe repeats legendary 'Dawn Wall' on El Capitan
Belgian climber Sébastien Berthe has made the fourth free ascent of the Dawn Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA. First climbed by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson in 2015, it was repeated by Adam Ondra in 2016 and is...
Will Bosi makes second ascent of 'Excalibur' (9b+) in Arco, Italy
05/02/2025 - Climbing
Will Bosi makes second ascent of 'Excalibur' (9b+) in Arco, Italy
On 03/02/2025 Scottish climber William Bosi made the second ascent of Stefano Ghisolfi's 'Excalibur' (9b+) in Arco, Italy.
Fox Jaw Cirque in Greenland, Italians traverse Baby Molar, Molar & Incisor, climb Cavity Ridge
31/01/2025 - Alpinism
Fox Jaw Cirque in Greenland, Italians traverse Baby Molar, Molar & Incisor, climb Cavity Ridge
Last August, the Italians Daniele Bonzi, Francesco Fumagalli and Thomas Triboli travelled to the Fox Jaw Cirque in East Greenland, where they completed the first traverse of the first three towers: Baby Molar, Molar, and Incisor. Named 'Trident VI Orobica',...
First ski descent of East Face of Mt Hamilton in New Zealand
First ski descent of East Face of Mt Hamilton in New Zealand
In November 2024 Clémence Cadario, Joe Collinson, George Millets, Jordan Raymond and Romain Sacchettini completed the first descent of the East Face of Mt Hamilton in New Zealand. Collinson provides the details.
Video: Tim Emmet is Mad For It
29/01/2025 - Climbing
Video: Tim Emmet is Mad For It
The video portrait of inspirational British climber Tim Emmet.
Difficult new mixed climb in Switzerland's Gondoschlucht
21/01/2025 - Alpinism
Difficult new mixed climb in Switzerland's Gondoschlucht
Tommaso Lamantia and Luca Moroni have made the first ascent of the mixed climb 'Gli Artigli di Dade' in the Gondoschlucht / Gole di Gondo at Gabi, Switzerland. The report by Lamantia and Moroni.
Paul Bonhomme explores ‘De l’autre coté du ciel’ on Tête d’Eslucis in the Écrins
Paul Bonhomme explores ‘De l’autre coté du ciel’ on Tête d’Eslucis in the Écrins
On 16/01/2025 Paul Bonhomme made the first ski descent of ‘De l’autre coté du ciel’ down the North Face of Tête d’Eslucis (2764m) in the Écrins massif in France. The report by the French mountain guide.
New climb on Aguja Val Biois in Patagonia by Alessandro Baù, Matteo Della Bordella, Mirco Grasso
14/01/2025 - Alpinism
New climb on Aguja Val Biois in Patagonia by Alessandro Baù, Matteo Della Bordella, Mirco Grasso
On the east face of Aguja Val Biois in the Fitz Roy massif of Patagonia the Italian climbers Alessandro Baù, Matteo Della Bordella and Mirco Grasso have made the first ascent of '¿Quién sigue?' (450m, 7a, A1).
'Alborada' established on La Mascara (Torres del Paine, Patagonia) by Sebastian Pelletti, Hernan Rodriguez
08/01/2025 - Alpinism
'Alborada' established on La Mascara (Torres del Paine, Patagonia) by Sebastian Pelletti, Hernan Rodriguez
On 28 and 29 December 2024 Sebastian Pelletti and Hernan Rodriguez made the first ascent of 'Alborada' (5.11+, 600m) on the west face of Cerro Mascara in the Torres del Paine massif in Patagonia.
'Petit Pont' added to Petit Dru West Face by Philippe Bruley, Amaury Fouillade, Baptiste Obino
03/01/2025 - Alpinism
'Petit Pont' added to Petit Dru West Face by Philippe Bruley, Amaury Fouillade, Baptiste Obino
From 26/12/2024 to 01/01/2025, French alpinists Philippe Bruley, Amaury Fouillade and Baptiste Obino made the first ascent of 'Petit Pont' on the West Face of the Petit Dru in the Mont Blanc massif. The 1000m mixed route has been graded...
'Cadeau de Noël' established on Aiguille du Toula (Mont Blanc) by Niccolò Bruni, Federica Furia
28/12/2024 - Alpinism
'Cadeau de Noël' established on Aiguille du Toula (Mont Blanc) by Niccolò Bruni, Federica Furia
On 25/12/2024 Niccolò Bruni and Federica Furia made the first ascent of the mixed climb 'Cadeau de Noël' on Aiguille de Toule (3534m) in the Mont Blanc massif.
Great ski descents on Nevado Chachacomani in Bolivia
Great ski descents on Nevado Chachacomani in Bolivia
On 24 April 2024 Andri Bieger, Martin Kogler and Valentin Werner-Tutschku carried out three ski descents on Nevado Chachacomani (6074m) in Bolivia. It is highly likely that these lines have never been skied before.

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