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Rick Allen rescued by drone in descent off Broad Peak
17/07/2018 - Alpinism
Rick Allen rescued by drone in descent off Broad Peak
Thanks to the help of a drone leading British mountaineer Rick Allen has been rescued in descent off Broad Peak (8047m) in Pakistan.
Anna Stöhr world champion climber retires from bouldering competitions
16/07/2018 - Competitions
Anna Stöhr world champion climber retires from bouldering competitions
Austrian athlete Anna Stöhr has officially announced her retirement for bouldering competitions.
Antelao, Dolomites: Enrico Paganin makes solo first ascent of Via Mamabi
15/07/2018 - Alpinism
Antelao, Dolomites: Enrico Paganin makes solo first ascent of Via Mamabi
Climbing alone on Saturday 30 June 2018, Enrico Paganin made what is likely to be a first ascent up the SW Face of Antelao in the Dolomites. An 'exploratory' climb that ‘doesn’t concentrate on the grade' and which, via a hidden series of diagonal ledges, enters into the heart of...
Stefano Ghisolfi and Jessica Pilz climb to perfection in Chamonix
14/07/2018 - Competitions
Stefano Ghisolfi and Jessica Pilz climb to perfection in Chamonix
Last night at Chamonix in France Stefano Ghisolfi won the second stage of the Lead World Cup 2018. The Italian was joined on the podium by Austria’s Jessica Pilz who celebrated her first Lead World stage victory.
Slackline between two icefalls walked by Lukas Irmler & Pablo Signoret
13/07/2018 - Alpinism
Slackline between two icefalls walked by Lukas Irmler & Pablo Signoret
The video of Lukas Irmler and Pablo Signoret walking across a highline rigged between two icefalls in France.
Chamonix Lead World Cup live streaming today
13/07/2018 - Competitions
Chamonix Lead World Cup live streaming today
Live streaming today from Chamonix, France, from the second stage of the Lead World Cup 2018. At 10 am the semi-finals, at 20.30 pm the finals.
Janja Garnbret and Jakob Schubert victorious in Villars
12/07/2018 - Competitions
Janja Garnbret and Jakob Schubert victorious in Villars
The first stage of the Lead World Cup 2018 was won last Saturday at Villars in Switzerland by Janja Garnbret and Jakob Schubert. The fourth stage of the Speed ​​World Cup was won by Anouck Jaubert and Aleksandr Shikov.
Maurizio Giordano perishes climbing Gasherbrum IV
11/07/2018 - Alpinism
Maurizio Giordano perishes climbing Gasherbrum IV
32-year-old mountaineer Italian Maurizio Giordano from the Aosta Military Expedition perished while climbing Gasherbrum IV in Karakorum, Pakistan.
Aiguille du Midi cable car reopens after unexpected maintenance
11/07/2018 - Alpinism
Aiguille du Midi cable car reopens after unexpected maintenance
After unforeseen maintenance works the Aiguille du Midi cable car in the Mont Blanc massif has reopened once again.
El Ojo Critico in Ordesa repeated by James Pearson
10/07/2018 - Alpinism
El Ojo Critico in Ordesa repeated by James Pearson
British rock climber James Pearson reports about his repeat of El Ojo Critico, the difficult multi-pitch trad climb ascended in Spain’s Ordesa National Park by Josune Bereziartu and Rikar Otegi in 2007 and repeated previously only by Unai Mendia and Iker Madoz. Belayed by Caroline Ciavaldini, Pearson managed to onsight...
Hansjörg Auer, Lupghar Sar West solo ascent details
09/07/2018 - Alpinism
Hansjörg Auer, Lupghar Sar West solo ascent details
The first details from Hansjörg Auer about his solo first ascent of the West Face of Lupghar Sar West in the Karakorum, Pakistan.
Hansjörg Auer completes solo ascent of Lupghar Sar West
09/07/2018 - Alpinism
Hansjörg Auer completes solo ascent of Lupghar Sar West
Austrian alpinist Hansjörg Auer has made a solitary ascent of Lupghar Sar West, a 7181 meter peak in the Karakorum, Pakistan.
Lead World Cup 2018 starts in Switzerland's Villars
07/07/2018 - Competitions
Lead World Cup 2018 starts in Switzerland's Villars
The Lead Climbing World Cup 2018 and the Speed World Cup got underway in Villars, Switzerland, yesterday. Live streaming today at 10.00 am today of the Semifinal, at 20.00 the finals.
Ikaria Island, the unique climbing destination in Greece
06/07/2018 - Climbing
Ikaria Island, the unique climbing destination in Greece
Talented Greek climber Argyro Papathanasiou reports about the unique new climbing destination in Greece, the small island of Ikaria in the Aegean Sea.
Adam Ondra onsights 8c+ at Acephale in Canada
06/07/2018 - Climbing
Adam Ondra onsights 8c+ at Acephale in Canada
At Acephale in Canada Adam Ondra has onsighted the 8c+ sports climb First Flight
Rock climbing in Sardinia: two new crags at Baunei
05/07/2018 - Climbing
Rock climbing in Sardinia: two new crags at Baunei
Sport climbing in Sardinia: two new sectors have been developed at Pedra Longa, financed by the Municipality of Baunei and bolted by Maurizio Oviglia and Gianluca Piras.