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01/07/2024 - Alpinism
The fifth Lecco Spider on the summit of Cerro Torre in 1974 From the MOdiSCA archive an iconic photo taken by the Italian Ragni di Lecco expedition documenting the first ascent of the west face of Cerro Torre in Patagonia in 1974: the fifth Lecco Spider on the mountain's summit, with Casimiro...
24/06/2024 - Climbing
Watch Adam Ondra & Pepa Šindel climbing in Slovakia The video of Adam Ondra & Pepa Šindel climbing in Slovakia.
23/04/2024 - Climbing
James Pearson repeats Bernd Zangerl's huge highball 29Dots in Valle dell'Orco, Italy British climber James Pearson has made the third ascent of Bernd Zangerl’s 8A+ highball boulder problem '29 Dots' in Val Noasca, Valle dell'Orco, Italy.
07/01/2024 - Competitions
European Ski Mountaineering Championships 2024 in Flaine & Chamonix Europe's best converge next week for the 2024 ISMF European Championships in Flaine / Chamonix, France.
07/12/2023 - Climbing
Watch Resistance Climbing free for limited period Resistance Climbing, the award-winning film by Reel Rock and Andrew Bisharat about life and climbing in the strife-torn hills of Palestine can be watched for free for a limited period.
23/11/2023 - Climbing
Magnus Midtbø reaches 2 million subscribers on Youtube Norwegian rock climber Magnus Midtbø has reached 2 million subscribers on his Youtube channel.
02/11/2023 - Book-press
Memorial María Luisa Photo Contest call for entries The 34th Memorial María Luisa International Mountain, Nature and Adventure Photo and Video Contest is calling for entries. The deadline is 1 December 2023.
06/10/2023 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Whillans ramp on Aguja Poincenot in Patagonia skied by Vivian Bruchez, Aurélien Lardy, Jules Socié On 21 September 2023 French alpinists Vivian Bruchez, Aurélien Lardy and Jules Socié skied the awe-inspiring Whillans-Cochrane ramp on Aguja Poincenot in the Fitz Roy massif of Patagonia. This is only the second ski descent, after the first carried...
21/09/2023 - Trail running
Tor des Géants 2023 breaks all records As it started in the sign of records, it couldn’t but continue with other impressive numbers. The curtain falls on the 14th edition of TorX Tor des Géants after it thrilled, excited, took the breath away, crowded the Aosta Valley...
10/09/2023 - Events
Welcome to the new planetmountain website Planetmountain has unveiled a new site for its readers. Features of the redesign include responsive mobile-friendly viewing and major reorganisation of contents and articles.
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...
04/08/2023 - Competitions
Mickael Mawem Boulder World Champion 2023 French climber Mickael Mawem was crowned Boulder World Champion 2023 in Bern in Switzerland this evening. Teammate Mejdi Schalck won silver, Lee Dohyun bronze
26/07/2023 - Climbing
Seb Bouin repeats Move Hard (9b) at Flatanger in Norway On 24/07/2023 French climber Sébastien Bouin repeated Move Hard, the 9b at Flatanger in Norway established by Adam Ondra in 2017 and repeated previously only by Stefano Ghisolfi.
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.
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.
12/04/2023 - Interviews
Seb Berthe flashes Le Voyage at Annot in France Belgian climber Sébastien Berthe has managed to flash 'Le Voyage' (8b+/E10) at Annot in France. First ascended by James Pearson in 2017, it is considered one of the hardest trad climbs in France.
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