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![ReBolting- maintaining climbs in Switzerland](/uploads/img/3/129693.jpg)
21/07/2024 - Climbing
ReBolting- maintaining climbs in Switzerland The Rebolting association from Switzerland, dedicated to the maintenance of old climbing routes and supporting climbers in their maintenance efforts.
![Embracing the Grim - a tribute to Line van Den Berg](/uploads/img/3/129428.jpg)
09/07/2024 - Alpinism
Embracing the Grim - a tribute to Line van Den Berg The short film 'Embracing the Grim' by Aleksandra Janiak featuring Fay Manners and Line van den Berg, the talented Dutch alpinist who perished in 2023
![Video: The Disturbing Rise and Fall of Dean Potter](/uploads/img/3/15503.jpg)
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.
![Léo Billon & Benjamin Védrines complete Drus-Droites-Jorasses 3 day winter trilogy](/uploads/img/3/125557.jpg)
01/02/2024 - Alpinism
Léo Billon & Benjamin Védrines complete Drus-Droites-Jorasses 3 day winter trilogy French mountaineers Léo Billon and Benjamin Védrines have completed an exceptional trilogy, climbing the north faces of the Drus, Les Droites and the Grandes Jorasses in just three days and in the middle of winter. The enchainment was described as...
![Watch Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli climb the 6 Great North Faces of the Alps](/uploads/img/3/72977.jpg)
19/12/2023 - Alpinism
Watch Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli climb the 6 Great North Faces of the Alps The video of Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli and North6, their project to climb the six great north faces of the Alps, travelling from one mountain to the next by bike: Cima Grande di Lavaredo, Pizzo Badile, eiger, Matterhorn, Petit Dru...
![Watch Pete Whittaker make first ascent of 9a crack climb Crown Royale at Profile Wall in Norway](/uploads/img/3/124531.jpg)
12/12/2023 - Climbing
Watch Pete Whittaker make first ascent of 9a crack climb Crown Royale at Profile Wall in Norway The video of English climber Pete Whittaker making the first ascent of Crown Royale (9a) on the Profilveggen / Profile Wall at Jøssingfjord in Norway. Graded 9a, this now ranks as one of the most difficult trad cracks in the...
![Flat Top north face climbed in India's Kishtwar by Hugo Béguin, Matthias Gribi, Nathan Monard](/uploads/img/3/123956.jpg)
06/11/2023 - Alpinism
Flat Top north face climbed in India's Kishtwar by Hugo Béguin, Matthias Gribi, Nathan Monard Swiss mountaineers Hugo Béguin, Matthias Gribi and Nathan Alexandre Monard have made the first ascent of the unclimbed north face of Flat Top (6057m) in the Kishtwar region of India. Called 'Tomorrow is another day', the 1400m line was climbed...
![Rottalhorn West Face first ascent by Silvan Schüpbach, Peter von Känel, Rolf Zurbrügg](/uploads/img/3/123796.jpg)
23/10/2023 - Alpinism
Rottalhorn West Face first ascent by Silvan Schüpbach, Peter von Känel, Rolf Zurbrügg On 12/10/2023 Silvan Schüpbach, Peter von Känel and Rolf Zurbrügg made the first ascent of the west face of Rottalhorn (3971m) in Switzerland's Bernese Alps via their 'Herbstwanderung'.
![Piolets d'Or 2023 announces list of Significant Ascents](/uploads/img/3/59520.jpg)
22/09/2023 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2023 announces list of Significant Ascents The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the complete list of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2022. The honoured ascents will receive the 2023 Piolets d'Or award during the celebration in Briançon, France, from...
![Big new climb on Eiger North Face by Silvan Schüpbach, Peter von Känel](/uploads/img/3/89315.jpg)
31/08/2023 - Alpinism
Big new climb on eiger North Face by Silvan Schüpbach, Peter von Känel From 19-24 August Swiss alpinists Silvan Schüpbach and Peter von Känel made the first ascent of Renaissance, a big new climb on the North Face of the eiger in Switzerland. The pair climbed the 1220m line without the use of...
![Pete Whittaker frees Eigerdosis, 8c trad crack at Jøssingfjord in Norway](/uploads/img/3/60300.jpg)
25/08/2023 - Climbing
Pete Whittaker frees Eigerdosis, 8c trad crack at Jøssingfjord in Norway British rock climber Pete Whittaker has made the first free ascent of the second pitch of 'Eigerdosis' on the Profilveggen / Profile wall at Jøssingfjord in Norway. The previous aid climb is now a trad crack that checks in at...
![Nadine Wallner climbs Vertical Jungfrau Marathon in under 17 hours with Simon Wahli](/uploads/img/3/89134.jpg)
21/08/2023 - Alpinism
Nadine Wallner climbs Vertical Jungfrau Marathon in under 17 hours with Simon Wahli On 23 July 2023 Nadine Wallner completed the Vertical Jungfrau Marathon in 16 hours and 20 minutes. The Austrian mountain guide teamed up with her Swiss colleague Simon Wahli for the 3600+ ascent that leads from the Lauterbrunnental to the...
![Dani Arnold solos Switzerland's Salbit Trilogy in under 10 hours](/uploads/img/3/84956.jpg)
29/06/2023 - Alpinism
Dani Arnold solos Switzerland's Salbit Trilogy in under 10 hours On 11 June 2023 Swiss mountaineer Dani Arnold soloed the three ridges on the legendary Salbitschijen in 9 hours, 36 minutes and 55 seconds.
![Meru South. Simon Gietl interview after Goldfish first ascent with Mathieu Maynadier, Roger Schäli](/uploads/img/3/84689.jpg)
15/06/2023 - Interviews
Meru South. Simon Gietl interview after Goldfish first ascent with Mathieu Maynadier, Roger Schäli Interview with Simon Gietl after the first ascent of Goldfish on Meru South in India, carried out alpine style from 11 - 13 May 2023 with Mathieu Maynadier and Roger Schäli. Interview by Bulgarian journalist Tanya Ivanova.
![Remembering Christoph Schweiger](/uploads/img/3/84362.jpg)
30/05/2023 - Climbing
Remembering Christoph Schweiger A video to remember Christoph Schweiger, the German climber who died tragically in a road accident in April 2023.
![Big new mixed climb on Mount Morrison, the Eiger of the Sierra, by Jack Cramer, Tad McCrea, Vitaliy Musienko](/uploads/img/3/83637.jpg)
25/04/2023 - Alpinism
Big new mixed climb on Mount Morrison, the eiger of the Sierra, by Jack Cramer, Tad McCrea, Vitaliy Musienko On 14 and 15 of April 2023 Jack Cramer, Tad McCrea, Vitaliy Musienko made the first ascent of Troll Toll (600m, M5) on the ENE Face of Mount Morrison in California, USA. Located in the Sherwin Range of the Sierra...
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