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12/10/2022 - Climbing
Michael Wohlleben adds Bodhichitta to Westliche Dreifaltigkeit in Switzerland German rock climber Michael Wohlleben has made the first ascent of Bodhichitta, a highly technical 5-pitch route on Westliche Dreifaltigkeit in Switzerland.
11/10/2022 - Alpinism
Tasio Martin & Marc Toralles climb Punta Guillem Aparicio in Shafat Valley, Zanskar, India On 23 August 2022 Tasio Martin from the Basque country and Marc Toralles from Catalonia made the first ascent of Punta Guillem Aparicio (5700m) in the Shafat Valley, Zanskar, India via their Txoria Txori (740m, 7a+).
09/10/2022 - Climbing
Watch Stefano Ghisolfi climbing Move Hard (9b) at Flatanger in Norway Running commentary from Stefano Ghisolfi about his repeat of Move Hard (9b) at Flatanger in Norway
07/10/2022 - Alpinism
Silvo Karo honoured with Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 Slovenian alpinist Silvo Karo is to receive the 14th Piolets d'Or Carrière Lifetime Achievement Award. The prize giving ceremony will be celebrated from 17 to 20 November at Briançon in France. In the past the prestigious mountaineering prize has been...
07/10/2022 - Alpinism
Solène Amoros, Katherine Choong repeat Ali Baba at Aiglun in France French rock climber Solène Amoros and Katherine Choong from Switzerland have repeated the mythical multipitch sport climb Ali Baba (8a+, 240m) at Aiglun in France.
05/10/2022 - Alpinism
Roger Schäli establishes Tierra del Fuego rope-solo on Roda Val della Neve in Switzerland 44-year-old Roger Schäli has completed the first ascent, ground-up and rope-solo, of Tierra del Fuego on Roda Val della Neve in Switzerland.
04/10/2022 - Environment
Glaciers in Switzerland are melting more than ever before 2022 was a disastrous year for Swiss glaciers: all ice melt records were smashed by the great dearth of snow in winter and continuous heatwaves in summer. More than 6 percent of the ice volume was lost, reports the Cryospheric...
30/09/2022 - Alpinism
Dry Ice Queen on Mount Zabor, difficult Slovakian mixed climb in Kyrgyzstan Slovakian alpinist Juraj Švingál reports about Dry Ice Queen (M9- WI6+), a 21-pitch technical mixed climb ascended with Marek Radovský on Mount Zabor in the Kookshal Too massif in Kyrgyzstan. Ascended alpine style on 13 and 14 August 2022, it...
30/09/2022 - Climbing
Season Finale: Stefano Ghisolfi on Silence and Move Hard at Flatanger The last attempts on Silence at Flatanger and, with time running out, the first repeat of 9b Move Hard. Check out Stefano Ghisolfi's season finale in Norway.
29/09/2022 - Alpinism
Janluca Kostner completes first solo ascent of Chimera Verticale on Civetta, Dolomites The report by 24-year-old mountain guide Janluca Kostner from Ortisei (Val Gardena, Italy) who between 13 and 14 September 2022 made the first rope-solo ascent of Chimera Verticale on Mt. Civetta (Dolomites). Graded IX, the route on the North West...
27/09/2022 - Alpinism
Hilaree Nelson and Anup Rai perish on Manaslu UPDATE 28/09/2022: The body of Hilaree Nelson has been found on Manaslu and transported to Kathmandu.
- A huge avalanche on Manalsu in Nepal struck a dozen climbers yesterday, killing Sherpa Anup Rai. In an unrelated incident on the same mountain...
- A huge avalanche on Manalsu in Nepal struck a dozen climbers yesterday, killing Sherpa Anup Rai. In an unrelated incident on the same mountain...
27/09/2022 - Alpinism
Sasha DiGiulian, Matilda Söderlund, Brette Harrington repeat Rayu, 8c Picos de Europa multipitch Sasha DiGiulian, Matilda Söderlund and Brette Harrington have made the second ascent and first female ascent of the 8c multipitch Rayu the south face of Peña Santa de Castilla (2596m) in the Picos de Europa massif in Spain.
26/09/2022 - Alpinism
Colin Haley completes first winter solo of Supercanaleta on Fitz Roy in Patagonia Chamonix-based alpinist Colin Haley has made the first solo winter ascent of the classic Supercanaleta route on Fitz Roy in Patagonia
25/09/2022 - Alpinism
Filip Babicz climbs Mont Blanc’s Grand Capucin in just 49 minutes On 23/09/2022 Filip Babicz climbed Grand Capucin in the Mont Blanc massif in just 49 minutes solo and without a rope via the Swiss Route and O Sole Mio exit.
24/09/2022 - Climbing
Claudia Ghisolfi climbs TCT 9a at Gravere in Italy On Wednesday 21 September 2022 at Gravere in Val di Susa, Italy, Claudia Ghisolfi redpointed her first 9a, TCT. After Laura Rogora she is now only the second Italian woman to send 9a.
23/09/2022 - Alpinism
Louis Gundolf repeats Safety Discussion, David Lama & Peter Ortner masterpiece in Lienz Dolomites Belayed by Jonathan Lechner, on 31/08/2021 Austrian climber Louis Gundolf repeated 'Safety Discussion', a difficult multipitch established in 2012 by David Lama and Peter Ortner on the South Face of Laserz in the Lienz Dolomites, Austria.
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