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Hervé Barmasse, Shisha Pangma and the lure of unpredictable mountaineering
24/04/2017 - Alpinism
Hervé Barmasse, Shisha Pangma and the lure of unpredictable mountaineering
Interview with Hervé Barmasse, the Italian alpinist and Matterhorn mountain guide who together with Germany’s David Göttler will attempt a new route up the South Face of Shisha Pangma (8027m) in Tibet. Should things go according to plan this would...
Open Letter from the IFSC Athletes Commission against end to free livestream
12/04/2017 - Competitions
Open Letter from the IFSC Athletes Commission against end to free livestream
We have received and publish an Open Letter from the IFSC Athletes Commission, the body that provides a channel for communication between athletes and the IFSC Board, following the shock decision of the International Federation of Sport Climbing to put...
Arco Rock Star and Adventure Awards Days, the Italian adventure and exploration festival
11/04/2017 - Events
Arco Rock Star and Adventure Awards Days, the Italian adventure and exploration festival
From 21- 23 April Arco, Italy will host the Adventure Awards Days, the International Festival of adventure and exploration. Guests include Manolo, Emilio Previtali, Francesco Sauro, Stefano Gregoretti, Michele Evangelisti and Robbie Shone. The two-day festival will also host the...
Shauna Coxsey and Kokoro Fuji win Bouldering World Cup 2017 debut at Meiringen
10/04/2017 - Competitions
Shauna Coxsey and Kokoro Fuji win Bouldering World Cup 2017 debut at Meiringen
The first stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2017 was won on Saturday, April 8 at Meiringen in Switzerland by Britain’s Shauna Coxsey and Japan’s Kokoro Fujii.
Boulder World Cup 2017, free live streaming from Meiringen today!
08/04/2017 - Competitions
Boulder World Cup 2017, free live streaming from Meiringen today!
As a result of the furor of thousands of climbers, the final stages of the first Bouldering World Cup 2017 will be streamed free of charge today on youtube. At 11 the Semifinals, at 18:30 the finals.
Ueli Steck and the great Everest - Lhotse traverse / Pioneering mountaineering
07/04/2017 - Interviews
Ueli Steck and the great Everest - Lhotse traverse / Pioneering mountaineering
Interview with Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck on the eve of departure for Nepal where he will attempt to complete one of the most amitious projects in Himalayan mountaineering: the coveted first Everest - Lhotse traverse.
Climbing World Cup live streaming no longer free sparks outrage on social media
06/04/2017 - Competitions
Climbing World Cup live streaming no longer free sparks outrage on social media
The IFSC, the International Federation of Sport Climbing, has announced a deal with Flosports. As of tomorrow and for the next three years, the sport climbing World Cups will no longer be streamed online free of charge, but on the...
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...
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.
Jernej Kruder climbs 9a sport and 8C boulder in just two days
09/03/2017 - Climbing
Jernej Kruder climbs 9a sport and 8C boulder in just two days
In a mere two days Slovenian rock climber Jernej Kruder redpointed a 9a sport climb and an 8C boulder problem, namely 'Bi herri, borokka bat' and 'Catalan witness the fitness' at Cova del ocell in Spain.
 Red Bull X-Alps 2017, how to prepare for the world's toughest adventure race
25/02/2017 - Competitions
Red Bull X-Alps 2017, how to prepare for the world's toughest adventure race
On 2 July the Red Bull X-Alps 2017 gets underway, the world's most spectacular adventure race across the Alps and via via a 1000km course on foot or by paraglider, from Salzburg in Austria to the Principality of Monaco
Damiano Lenzi and Laetitia Roux Individual Ski Mountaineering World Champions
24/02/2017 - Competitions
Damiano Lenzi and Laetitia Roux Individual Ski Mountaineering World Champions
On the first day of the Ski Mountaineering World Championships 2017 at Alpago - Piancavallo, Italy’s Damiano Lenzi and France’s Laetitia Roux were crowned Individual world champions. Silver went to Kilian Jornet Burgada from Spain and Maude Mathys from Switzerland,...
Laura Rogora / Climbing into the future
15/02/2017 - Climbing
Laura Rogora / Climbing into the future
Interview with Italian climber Laura Rogora who, aged a mere 15, made the first ascent of a route at Collepardo on the outskirts of Rome which could be one of the hardest sport climbs ever freed by a woman.
Ice Climbing World Cup 2017 won in Corvara by HeeYong Park and Han Na Rai Song
01/02/2017 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup 2017 won in Corvara by HeeYong Park and Han Na Rai Song
The last stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup was held last weekend in Corvara; HeeYong Park and Han Na Rai Song won both the stage in Val Passiria and the overall World Cup. The fastest Speed climbers were Pavel...
Ice Climbing World Cup 2017, live streaming from Corvara
27/01/2017 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup 2017, live streaming from Corvara
Over the coming weekend the small village of Corvara in Val Passiria, Dolomites, Italy, will host a stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2017. A total of 100 ice climbers from 20 countries and three continents have registered. Live...
Ice Climbing World Cup 2017: Han Na Rai Song and HeeYong Park win in Saas Fee
26/01/2017 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup 2017: Han Na Rai Song and HeeYong Park win in Saas Fee
Last weekend South Korea’s Han Na Rai Song and HeeYong Park won the fourth and penultimate stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2017 in Saas Fee, Switzerland. The Speed event was won by the Russians Vladimir Kartashev and Ekaterina...

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