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01/06/2022 - Alpinism
Marek Raganowicz completes 35-day big wall solo first ascent on Baffin Island’s Polar Sun Arm From 17 April to 21 May 2022 Polish mountaineer Marek Raganowicz climbed a new route solo on Polar Sun Arm, the huge buttress that guards Polar Sun Spire on Baffin Island in Canada. MikroKozmik Variations was climbed over 35...
01/06/2022 - Events
A help for Evgeny Kryvosheytsev in Ukraine Michael Pupeza, Anna Torretta and Stéphanie Maureau have launched a crowdfunding appeal to help Evgeny Kryvosheytsev, the talented climber and ice climber in difficulty due to the war in Ukraine.
30/05/2022 - Alpinism
Remembering Simone Badier, the great French alpinist Claude Gardien, historic editor-in-chief of the French magazine Vertical, remembers Simone Badier who passed away on 18 March 2022. Born in 1936 and as talented as she was discreet, she was one of the leading figures in women's climbing and...
26/05/2022 - Interviews
Surreal and magical. David Göttler on Everest without supplementary oxygen Interview with German alpinist David Göttler who at 9:45am on 21 May 2022 reached the summit of Everest without supplementary oxygen. This is the 43-year-old's sixth 8000er, after Gasherbrum II, Broad Peak, Dhaulagiri, Lhotse and Makalu.
25/05/2022 - Events
Dolorock Climbing Festival 2022 this weekend in Val di Landro, Dolomites From 27 to 29 May 2022 the 9th Dolorock Climbing Festival will take place in Val di Landro, Italy. Open to all, this is the biggest climbing meeting in the Dolomites, located a stone’s throw from the Tre Cime di...
21/05/2022 - Climbing
Loïc Zehani frees Chikane 9b at Orgon in France At Orgon in France Loïc Zehani has made the first ascent of Chikane, 30 intense moves now graded 9b. In December 2021 the 20-year-old established the hardest route at Buoux, Jusqu'au bout du mond 8c+/9a.
19/05/2022 - Climbing
Landro Classica, the oldest crag in Höhlensteintal in the Dolomites Daniel Rogger introduces Landro Classica, the oldest crag in Höhlensteintal / Valle di Landro. From 27 to 29 May 2022 this valley will host the Dolorock Climbing Festival, the international climbing meeting of the Dolomites
16/05/2022 - Climbing
Filip Babicz repeats E9 Appointment with Death rope-solo at Wimberry Polish rock climber Filip Babicz has repeated Appointment with Death, the E9 6c gritstone climb at Wimberry Rocks in England. Babicz made the fifth ascent without crashpad and rope-solo.
09/05/2022 - Alpinism
Changabang West Wall repeated after 46 years by Daniel Joll, Kim Ladiges, Matthew Scholes Kim Ladiges and Matthew Scholes from Australia and Daniel Joll from New Zealand have made the coveted second ascent of the West Wall of Changabang (6880m) in India, first climbed by British mountaineers Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker in 1976.
06/05/2022 - Climbing
Jacopo Larcher explores dangerous new trad climbs at Cadarese At Cadarese in Val d’Ossola, Italy, the South Tyrolean climber Jacopo Larcher has freed two difficult trad climbs: Waiting for ... and Jeune et con.
04/05/2022 - Alpinism
Senja Island Ulvetanna North Ridge in Norway climbed by Simon Richardson, Mark Robson Simon Richardson reports about the first ascent of the North Ridge of Ulvetanna on Senja Island in Norway, climbed on 23 April 2022 with Mark Robson. This is possibly only the second ascent of the mountain.
29/04/2022 - Alpinism
Resurrection on Pointe de l’Androsace by Gosia Jurewicz, Józek Soszyńsk
Polish alpinists Gosia Jurewicz, Józek Soszyńsk have established Resurrection, a new mixed climb on the NE Face of Pointe de l’Androsace in the Mont Blanc massif.
27/04/2022 - Alpinism
Benjamin Lieber solos Moose's Tooth in Alaska On 14/04/2022 American alpinist Benjamin Lieber has made a solo ascent of Moose's Tooth in Alaska, via the classic Ham & Eggs Couloir
27/04/2022 - Climbing
Watch Silvio Reffo and his Covolo Muse The video of Silvio Reffo and his new 9a sport climb, Musa at Covolo in Italy.
26/04/2022 - Alpinism
Firewall on Feuerhorn finally repeated by Guido Unterwurzacher, Simon Berger On 09/09/2021 Guido Unterwurzacher and Simon Berger made the first repeat of 'Firewall', a 300m 8b multipitch on Feuerhorn to the right of the famous 'End of Silence', established in 2003 by Alexander and Thomas Huber.
16/04/2022 - Alpinism
Greg Boswell adds great late winter climbs to Scotland Scottish mountaineer Greg Boswell has made the first ascent of two interesting winter climbs: The Reckoning at An Teallach with Guy Robertson and Fear of the Unknown at Coire an Lochain with Jamie Skelton
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