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06/07/2011 - Climbing

Sonnie Trotter frees The Edge of Pan at Squamish, canada

A fortnight ago Canadian climber Sonnie Trotter freed The Edge of Pan on the Chief at Squamish, canada.

04/07/2011 - Climbing

Nina Caprez, first female ascent of Silbergeier, Rätikon

Interview with Nina Caprez after the Swiss climber carried out the first female ascent of Silbergeier, shortly after her partner Cedric Lachat repeated the 240m 8b/8b+ in the Rätikon, Switzerland.

03/07/2011 - Climbing

Nina Caprez, first female ascent of Silbergeier, Rätikon

Interview with Nina Caprez after the Swiss climber carried out the first female ascent of Silbergeier, shortly after her partner Cedric Lachat repeated the 240m 8b/8b+ in the Rätikon, Switzerland.

14/05/2011 - Competitions

Bouldering World Cup: Stöhr & Sharafutdinov victorious in Vienna

The third stage of the Bouldering World Cup was won yesterday by Anna Stöhr from Austria and Dimitry Sharafutdinov from Russia.

04/05/2011 - Alpinism

Tsunami, Canadian Rockies first ascent by Slawinski and Lavigne

On 01/05/2011 Joshua Lavigne and Raphael Slawinski made the first ascent of Tsunami (300 m, M5 WI5+) on Mt Patterson in canada's Rocky Mountains.

20/04/2011 - Alpinism

In memory of Guy Lacelle

The film dedicated to Guy Lacelle from canada, one of the pioneers of ice climbing.

19/04/2011 - Events

Piolet d'Or 2011, winners, diversity and the challenges of alpinism

Two Piolets d'Or were awarded on 15 April in Chamonix, France, during the IXX Piolet d'Or 2011: to the Greenland Big Walls by Sean Villanueva, Nicolas and Olivier Favresse, Ben Ditto and Bob Shepton and to the ascent up Mount...

16/04/2011 - Events

Piolet d'Or 2011: Mount Logan and Greenland Big Walls the winners

Two prizes awarded last night in Chamonix during the IXX Piolet d'Or: Mount Logan in canada by Yasushi Okada and Katsutaka Yokoyama, and the Big Walls in Greenland by Sean Villanueva, Nicolas and Olivier Favresse and Ben Ditto.

05/04/2011 - Alpinism

The Peach, mixed trad in canada by Slawinski and Meekins

On 12/03/2011 Raphael Slawinski and Grant Meekins established The Peach (110m, WI5 M8) at Storm Creek, Canadian Rockies.

21/03/2011 - Alpinism

Piolet d'Or 2011: the nominations, Doug Scott receives Lifetime Achievement, and all the evenings

The IXX Piolet d'Or will take place from 13 - 16 April 2011 at Courmayeur and Chamonix (Mont Blanc). Six ascents are in the running for the golden ice axe, while the great British mountaineer Doug Scott will receive the...

21/02/2011 - Alpinism

Colin Haley, mountain climbing from Alaska to Patagonia

An in-depth interview with 26-year-old American alpinist Colin Haley, to discover his approach to alpinism, from Alaska to Patagonia.

31/01/2011 - Alpinism

Spray On, Will Gadd and Tim Emmett return to Helmcken Falls, canada

Will Gadd from canada and Tim Emmett from Britain have returned to the Helmcken Falls in canada and added a further 4 pitches to last season's Spray On.

10/01/2011 - Competitions

Ice Climbing World Cup 2011, Bendler and Tolokonina win in Cheongsong, Korea

The first stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup took place in Cheongsong, Korea, on 8 and 9 January 2011 and was won by Markus Bendler from Austria and Maria Tolokonina from Russia. The Speed event was won by the...

10/11/2010 - Alpinism

Mount Kyzyl Asker: Papert, Senf and Russegger in Kyrgyzstan

Ines Papert, Thomas Senf and Wolfgang Russegger have failed 200m shy of the summit in an attempt to establish a new line up Mount Kyzyl Asker, Kyrgyzstan.

09/11/2010 - Alpinism

Piolet d'or Asia won by Okada and Katsutake. Hasegawa wins lifetime achievement award.

On 22/10/2010 in Korea's capital Seoul the Japanese alpinists Yasushi Okada and Katsutake Yokoyama won the fifth edition of the Piolet d'or Asia, while the lifetime achievement award went to their fellow countryman Tsuneo Hasegawa.