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Video: The Disturbing Rise and Fall of Dean Potter
09/06/2024 - Climbing
Video: The Disturbing Rise and Fall of Dean Potter
The video portrait of Dean Potter, one of the world’s leading climbers who lost his life on 16/05/2015 aged 43 in a wingsuit accident in Yosemite Valley, USA, together with Graham Hunt.
Crack Baby at Kandersteg: Stephan Siegrist climbing in the footsteps of Xaver Bongard, Michael Gruber
07/03/2023 - Alpinism
Crack Baby at Kandersteg: Stephan Siegrist climbing in the footsteps of Xaver Bongard, Michael Gruber
The video of Stephan Siegrist and Michael Gruber on Crack Baby, the ice climb first ascended by Gruber and Xaver Bongard on the Breitwangflue at Kandersteg in Switzerland in 1993 and nowadays one of the most famous icefalls in all...
Tim Howell completes North Base paralpinism Project on 6 great North Faces of the Alps
21/09/2022 - Interviews
Tim Howell completes North Base paralpinism Project on 6 great North Faces of the Alps
British mountaineer Tim Howell has completed his ambitious North Base Project which aimed to climb and fly the six great North Faces of the Alps. Depending on the mountain, the 33-year-old Brit either made a wingsuit flight or BASE jump....
Watch climbing legend Dean Potter Free Solo the Rostrum in Yosemite
16/05/2021 - Climbing
Watch climbing legend Dean Potter Free Solo the Rostrum in Yosemite
Six years ago today Dean Potter, one of the most famous rock climbers in the world, perished in a wingsuit accident in Yosemite Valley together with Graham Hunt. Reel Rock have released remastered footage of Potter making a solo...
The Choices of American climber Steph Davis
17/04/2020 - Climbing
The Choices of American climber Steph Davis
The portrait of the Steph Davis, the talented American climber, mountaineer, Base jumper.
The Lorax Project, climbing and base jumping in Tasmania
24/01/2019 - Alpinism
The Lorax Project, climbing and base jumping in Tasmania
The film The Lorax Project featuring Kamil Sustiak, Martin Buchauer, Lee Jackson, Pete Wyllie, Jared Irwin and Simon Blair as they embark on a unique adventure in Tasmania: climb the Lorax route and BASE jump off Frenchmans Cap.
Marco Milanese Tre Cime di Lavaredo triple free solo & BASE jumps
17/08/2018 - Alpinism
Marco Milanese Tre Cime di Lavaredo triple free solo & BASE jumps
Yesterday Marco Milanese free solo climbed Cima Piccola, Cima Ovest until half height and Cima Grande in the Dolomites before base jumping off all three of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo.
Valery Rozov BASE jumps from 7700m off Cho Oyu
25/10/2016 - Alpinism
Valery Rozov BASE jumps from 7700m off Cho Oyu
On 5 October 2016 Russia’s Valery Rozov leapt from a record-breaking altitude of 7700m off Cho Oyu, the sixth highest mountain in the world.
Half Dome 1977 and the pioneering flight in Yosemite
22/04/2016 - Alpinism
Half Dome 1977 and the pioneering flight in Yosemite
The short film by Carl Boenish that documents the flight carried out by Rich Piccirilli, Jim Hanbury and Brian Johnson from Half Dome (Yosemite) that marked a pivotal moment in the history of base jumping.
Aντίο Chris Boukoros
31/12/2015 - Climbing
Aντίο Chris Boukoros
Christos Boukoros, one of Greece’s premier outdoor photographers, died on Wednesday 30 December 2015 in a car crash while traveling from Volos to Larissa.
Dean Potter and Graham Hunt die in Yosemite accident
18/05/2015 - Climbing
Dean Potter and Graham Hunt die in Yosemite accident
On Saturday, 16/05/2015, the famous American climber Dean Potter and Graham Hunt lost their lives in a wingsuit accident in Yosemite Valley, USA.
Bluetopia: putting Australia's Blue Mountains on the map
04/01/2015 - Climbing
Bluetopia: putting Australia's Blue Mountains on the map
The short film Bluetopia about the outstanding climbing, walking, high lining and base jumping in Australia's Blue Mountains. Simon Blair of Mission Control Collective explains the motivation behind this film.
Florian Riegler frees Albatros in Vallunga, Dolomites
14/10/2014 - Alpinism
Florian Riegler frees Albatros in Vallunga, Dolomites
On 27/09/2014 Florian Riegler, together with his brother Martin Riegler, has made the first free ascent of the multi-pitch rock climb Albatros (8b, 200m) up the South Face of Col Turont, Vallunga, Dolomites.
Meteora climbing at risk in Greece
11/08/2014 - Climbing
Meteora climbing at risk in Greece
A petition launched by the Committee of Meteora Climbers against banning climbing at these famous towers in Thessalia, Greece. The report by George Voutiropoulos.
The other, unusual climbing in Greece. By Maurizio Oviglia
11/06/2014 - Climbing
The other, unusual climbing in Greece. By Maurizio Oviglia
A climbing trip off the beaten path in Greece, between Epirus and Thessaly.
Sean Leary dies in BASE jump accident
26/03/2014 - Climbing
Sean Leary dies in BASE jump accident
On 13 March the American climber Sean Leary died during a BASE jump accident in Utah, USA