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28/09/2020 - Climbing

Remembering Kurt Albert, German climbing legend and father of the redpoint

Precisely 10 years ago German climbing legend Kurt Albert died at the age of 56. He invented the redpoint philosophy in Frankenjura in 1975, considered nowadays the standard for sport climbing worldwide, and established numerous important rock climbs and big...

26/03/2020 - Climbing

Stefano Ghisolfi fights gravity on Jupiter

The La Sportiva Strange Heroes series continues with Stefano Ghisolfi. The Italian climber is on a mission to fight gravity on another planet.

06/08/2013 - Events

Arco Rock Legends and the 2013 nominations

The nominations for the VIII edition of Arco Rock Legends that will take place on Friday 6 September 2013 during the Rock Master Festival to assign both the Salewa Rock Award and the La Sportiva Competition Award. In the running...

03/08/2012 - Climbing

Heiko Queitsch greenpoint climbing in the Frankenjura

Video of Heiko Queitsch climbing Magnet and other famous routes in the Frankenjura greenpoint, without bolts and with trad gear.

07/11/2011 - Climbing

Chasin the Trane greenpoint in the Frankenjura

German climber Heiko Queitsch has climbed the famous Frankenjura routes fight gravity (by Kurt Albert) and Chasin the Train (by John Bachar) without using the bolts but with trad gear.

29/09/2010 - Climbing

Kurt Albert is dead. Goodbye to a climbing legend

German climbing legend Kurt Albert died yesterday at 20.45 aged 56 following the accident last Sunday on a via ferrata in Bavaria, Germany on Sunday.

22/11/2006 - Events

Zakopane Film Festival 2006

At the end of October the small Polish town Zakopan celebrated its second Mountain Film Festival. The winner of the Sportkania z Filmen Gorskim was L'Abisso by Alessandro Anderloni, whilst the spectators award went to Premeny Tatier by Pavel Barabasz.

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