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22/06/2015 - Climbing
The Heart Route on El Capitan climbed free by Mason Earle and Brad Gobright American climbers Mason Earle and Brad Gobright have made the first free ascent of The Heart Route, the big wall on El Capitan, Yosemite, first climbed by Chuck Kroger and Scott Davis in 1970.
21/06/2015 - Alpinism
Baffin Island Virgin - Mike Libecki and Jonas Haag big wall climb The short film documenting the first ascent of “new Dog, Old Tricks, a big wall climbed in May 2014 by Mike Libecki and Jonas Haag.
20/06/2015 - Events
Arc'teryx Alpine Academy 2015 on Mont Blanc From 12 - 14 June 2015 the 4th Arcteryx Alpine Academy took place at Chamonix. 340 participants from 25 countries took part in the event aimed at teaching mountain safety and improving mountain skills on Mont Blanc.
19/06/2015 - Competitions
Aaron Durogati: the Road to Red Bull X-Alps 2015 Preparations are in full swing a unique adventure race: watch Aaron Durogati, the only Italian taking part in Red Bull X-Alps 2015, the world’s most spectacular flight competition across the Alps.
19/06/2015 - Climbing
Franco Cookson and his Divine Moments of Truth at Kay Nest At Kay Nest in Yorkshire, England, Franco Cookson made the first ascent of Divine Moments of Truth. The British climber has graded the climb H10, making it one of the most difficult trad climbs in the country.
18/06/2015 - Climbing
Nifada, Angela Eiter and Bernie Ruech climb untouched rock in Greece Austrian climber Angela Eiter reports about her recent trips to Greece where, close to Leonidio, she and her partner Bernie Ruech developed Nifada. The new crag currently hosts 14 routes up to 8c+.
17/06/2015 - Alpinism
Video: Bad to the Bone - Jon Griffith and Will Sim climb Mt Deborah, Alaska A short video of British alpinists Jon Griffith and Will Sim making the the first ascent of Bad to the Bone up the NW Face of Mt Deborah in Alaska.
17/06/2015 - Climbing
Iranians climb new Tsaranoro big wall in Madagascar In April 2015 the Iranian climbers Hassan Gerami, Hamid Reza Shafaghi and Farshad Mijoji made the first ascent of The Change Experience (8b, A2 442m), a new multi-pitch rock climb up the Karambony tower (Ecole) located in the Tsaranoro massif,...
16/06/2015 - Climbing
Chris Sharma climbs Jumbo Wood on giant Redwood tree The video of American rock climber Chris Sharma climbing a giant redwood tree in the Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California, USA.
16/06/2015 - Alpinism
Monte Bianco di Presanella and the new rock climb Il Male di Vivere From 2 to 3 June 2015 Paolo Baroldi, Francesco Salvaterra and Alessio Tait made the first ascent of a new rock climb up the East Face of Monte Bianco di Presanella. The new route is called Il Male di Vivere...
16/06/2015 - Climbing
Swiss Spéléologie climb in Morocco's Caiat massif Armando Bodeo and Jasmin Biller from Switzerland report about the first ascent of Spéléologie (7a, 6c obligatory, 150m), a new multi-pitch rock climb on the Caiat face, Rif mountains, Morocco
15/06/2015 - Alpinism
Andi Hammerstingl & Xaver Mayr add 4 Gewinnt to Pantherkopf, Wetterstein On 5 June 2015 German climbers Xaver Mayr and Andi Hammerstingl made the first free ascent of 4 Gewinnt, their new route up the South Face of Pantherkopf in the Wetterstein massif, Austria.
15/06/2015 - Climbing
Liming and the trad climbing in China Luca Schiera introduces Liming, the famous trad climbing area in China. The Italian alpinist and member of the Ragni di Lecco club visited the area together with Paolo Marazzi in November 2014.
15/06/2015 - Climbing
Video: Ben Moon's ascent of Rainshadow at Malham Cove Footage of Ben Moon’s redpoint of Rainshadow 9a at Malham Cove.
14/06/2015 - Alpinism
Ueli Steck, Michael Wohlleben and the Piz Bernina video The video of the ascent of Piz Bernina, the first of 82 summits above 4000m in the Alps that Ueli Steck and Michael Wohlleben hope to climb in 80 days.
13/06/2015 - Climbing
Roland Hemetzberger repeats Fugu at Schleierwasserfall German climber Roland Hemetzberger reports about his first repeat of Fugu, the 9a sports climb freed by Adam Ondra at the Schleierwasserfall, Austria.
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