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28/04/2015 - Competitions
Define Femmine, the Arc'teryx Canadian West Coast Adventure The Define Femmine contest promoted by Arc'teryx runs until 8 May 2015: four woman will be invited for a week long West Coast adventure to go climbing, kayaking and bouldering in Canada.
27/04/2015 - Alpinism
Nepal earthquake: Oskar Piazza, Gigliola Mancinelli, Renzo Benedetti and Marco Pojer perish The news was made official a few hours ago: the well-known Italian mountain guide and member of the mountain rescue service Oskar Piazza and Dr. Gigliola Mancinelli perished beneath an avalanche triggered by the earthquake that destroyed the village of...
20/03/2015 - Alpinism
Tom Ballard climbs the six North Faces of the Alps in winter! With his ascent of the Eiger yesterday, Tom Ballard has now completed his Starlight and Storm project to climb the six great North Faces of the Alps in winter, alone and in just one season: Cima Grande di Lavaredo, Pizzo...
14/03/2015 - Climbing
Federica Mingolla climbing Tom et je ris in the Verdon The video of Italian climber Federica Mingolla redpointing the beautiful testpiece Tom et je ris 8b+ in the Verdon Gorge, France.
13/03/2015 - Climbing
Alizée Dufraisse climbs 8c+ at Siurana in Spain Sports climbing: Alizée Dufraisse from France has redpointed Chikane 8c+ at Siurana in Spain.
09/03/2015 - Interviews
Chris Sharma interview after new 9b/+ climb at Cova de Ocell in Spain Interview with American climber Chris Sharma after his first ascent of El Bon Combat 9b/+ at Cova de Ocell in Spain
20/02/2015 - Alpinism
Piolet d'Or 2015 and the big list of 58 climbs 58 ascents carried out in 2014 have been included in the "Big list" of the Piolets d'Or, the most prestigious mountaineering award that will be celebrated between 9 - 12 April, 2015 at Courmayeur and Chamonix, at the foot of...
19/02/2015 - Interviews
Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger, Manaslu Base Camp interview Interview with Italian alpinists Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger, currently at Manaslu base camp where they are hoping to make the first winter enchainment of the Main summit (8163m) with the East Pinnacle (7992m).
14/02/2015 - Climbing
Petition to save climbing at Geyikbayiri in Turkey An appeal has been launched to safeguard the sport climbing at Geyikbayiri, the most important climbing area in Turkey, following the release of a mining exploration permit.
03/02/2015 - Alpinism
Turkey ice climbing Festival at Erzurum. The report by Anna Torretta From 21 to 25 January 2015, Turkey’s first-ever international ice climbing festival took place at Erzurum (Anatolia). Participants included Anna Torretta (a Mountain guide from Courmayeur) and Spain’s Cecilia Buil who made the first ascents of two beautiful icefalls: Anatolia...
02/02/2015 - Competitions
Maxim Tomilov and WoonSeon Shin win Ice Climbing World Championship 2015 Yesterday at Corvara / Rabenstein, Italy, the Ice Climbing World Championship was won by Russia’s Maxim Tomilov and South Korea’s WoonSeon Shin. Angelika Rainer and HeeYong Park took silver, Petra Klingler and Alexey Tomilov bronze.
02/02/2015 - Competitions
Maxim Tomilov and WoonSeon Shin win Ice Climbing World Championship 2015 Yesterday at Corvara / Rabenstein, Italy, the Ice Climbing World Championship was won by Russia’s Maxim Tomilov and South Korea’s WoonSeon Shin. Angelika Rainer and HeeYong Park took silver, Petra Klingler and Alexey Tomilov bronze.
21/01/2015 - Alpinism
Tom Ballard, Cima Grande di Lavaredo and Pizzo Badile in winter for his Starlight and Storm project British mountaineer Tom Ballard, as part of his project Starlight and Storm to climb the six great North Faces of the Alps in winter, has recently climbed the Comici - Dimai route on Cima Grande di Lavaredo in the Dolomites...
20/01/2015 - Alpinism
Triglav and Travnik, important winter ascents in Slovenia by Mrak, Vukotič and Marčič From 23 - 26 December young Slovenian alpinists Matevž Mrak (23) and Matevž Vukotič (24) made the second winter ascent, and first ever from the base of the face, of one of Slovenia’s most famous routes, Obraz Sfinge on the North...
19/01/2015 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat in winter, Tomasz Mackiewicz and Elisabeth Revol return to Base Camp after reaching 7800m News just in: France’s Elisabeth Revol and Poland’s Tomasz Mackiewicz have returned to base camp of Nanga Parbat after reaching 7800m during their attempt to make the first winter ascent of this 8126m giant in the Karakorum. This historic feat...
08/01/2015 - Climbing
Monique Forestier tames Tiger Cat 8c in Australia's Blue Mountains Australian rock climber Monique Forestier has climbed Tiger Cat (33, 8c, 14b) at Elphinstone, Blue Mountains, Australia.
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