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Peter Habeler, 74, climbs Eiger North Face again with David Lama
06/04/2017 - Alpinism
Peter Habeler, 74, climbs Eiger North Face again with David Lama
Timeless mountaineering: aged 74 Peter Habeler, one of the world’s greatest mountaineers who in 1978 made the first ascent of Everest without supplementary oxygen together with Reinhold Messner, has now climbed the North Face of the Eiger once again. In...
The incredible climbing of Matthew Phillips
05/04/2017 - Climbing
The incredible climbing of Matthew Phillips
Watch and learn from British paraclimber Matthew Phillips in these three climbing and training videos.
Grandes Jorasses Pointe Whymper / Denis Trento skis SW Couloir
Grandes Jorasses Pointe Whymper / Denis Trento skis SW Couloir
At the end of March 2017 Denis Trento made what might well be the first integral ski descent of the SW Couloir of Pointe Whymper. The video and report of the Italian mountain guide and extreme skier about this ski...
Petit Dru, Les Droites & Grandes Jorasses, class mountaineering in the Mont Blanc massif
04/04/2017 - Alpinism
Petit Dru, Les Droites & Grandes Jorasses, class mountaineering in the Mont Blanc massif
Good conditions in the Mont Blanc massif have enabled the French Groupe Militaire de haute montagne climbers to make three interesting repeats on Rhem-Vimal up Les Droites, Rolling Stones on Grandes Jorasses and Voie des guides on Petit Dru.
Tai chi and the other crack climbs at Su Sussiu Ulassai in Sardinia
04/04/2017 - Climbing
Tai chi and the other crack climbs at Su Sussiu Ulassai in Sardinia
The video by Maurizio Oviglia and Paolo Contini documenting Roberto Vigiani's onsight ascent of the famous crack climb Tai Chi, at Su Sussiu, Ulassai, Sardinia.
Great mountaineering on Thalay Sagar: the Russian direttissima video
03/04/2017 - Alpinism
Great mountaineering on Thalay Sagar: the Russian direttissima video
The video of the first ascent of 'Moveable Feast', the huge new route up the North Face of Thalay Sagar (6904m) in the Indian Himalaya first climbed from 9 - 17 September 2016 by the Russian alpinists Dmitry Golovchenko, Dmitry...
Sean Villanueva & Siebe Vanhee climbing free in Madagascar
02/04/2017 - Climbing
Sean Villanueva & Siebe Vanhee climbing free in Madagascar
The video MAD in Madagascar, documenting Sean Villanueva & Siebe Vanhee making the first ascent of Fire in the Bell up Tsaranoro Atsimo in Madagascar.
Patxi Usobiaga returns to 9a+ climbing form
01/04/2017 - Climbing
Patxi Usobiaga returns to 9a+ climbing form
Basque climber Patxi Usobiaga has repeated Papichulo, a 9a+ sport climb at Oliana in Spain. This heralds a great return to form after injury.
Michele Caminati and the shocking ground fall video
31/03/2017 - Climbing
Michele Caminati and the shocking ground fall video
The video of Italian climber Michele Caminati falling to the ground when his rope broke at the gritstone crag Curbar in England. Caminati miraculously walked away with only a broken wrist and heel.
Red Bull X-Alps 2017 route announced
31/03/2017 - Competitions
Red Bull X-Alps 2017 route announced
The route for 8th edition of the Red Bull X-Alps 2017 has now been announced. Considered the world’s toughest adventure race, the +1000km traverse across the Alps by paraglider or on foot will begin on 2 July 2017 at Salzburg...
Michele Caminati survives gritstone ground-fall in England
30/03/2017 - Climbing
Michele Caminati survives gritstone ground-fall in England
Michele Caminati, an expert of England’s gritstone, fell to the ground while climbing The Elder Statesman at Curbar in the Peak District. Miraculously, the Italian walked away with nothing more than a fractured wrist and heel.
Stromboli volcano and the spectacular hike in the Aeolian Islands
30/03/2017 - Trekking
Stromboli volcano and the spectacular hike in the Aeolian Islands
Marco Milanese introduces the hike to the summit of the volcano on Stromboli, the charming island in the Aeolian Islands in Sicily, Italy.
Solo by Mike Hoover, Yosemite and climbing in the 70's
29/03/2017 - Climbing
Solo by Mike Hoover, Yosemite and climbing in the 70's
The film Solo by Mike Hoover, nominated as best documentary short for the 1973 Oscars, providing interesting insight into the meaning of climbing and mountaineering in the 1970s.
Patagonia: Franchini brothers climb new route on Cerro Penitentes
29/03/2017 - Alpinism
Patagonia: Franchini brothers climb new route on Cerro Penitentes
Climbing in Patagonia: on 26/01/2017 Tomas Franchini and his brother Silvestro Franchini made a quick, alpine style first ascent up Cerro Penitentes. The new route is called ‘El Mariano’ (750m, 85° M4).
Julia Chanourdie climbs Ground Zero at Tetto di Sarre
28/03/2017 - Climbing
Julia Chanourdie climbs Ground Zero at Tetto di Sarre
French rock climber Julia Chanourdie has repeated Ground Zero at Tetto di Sarre in Valle d’Aosta, Italy, freed in 2002 by Alberto Gnerro and graded 9a.
Margo Hayes / the La Rambla Siurana climbing interview
27/03/2017 - Climbing
Margo Hayes / the La Rambla Siurana climbing interview
Interview with American climber Margo Hayes who on 26 February 2017 became the first woman to climb 9a+ with her ascent of La Rambla at the crag Siurana in Catalonia, Spain.