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22/01/2012 - Climbing
Jacopo Larcher and the 8b+ flash at Siurana At Siurana in Spain Jacopo Larcher from Italy has flashed the climb Kale Borroka 8b+. His story.
20/01/2012 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre, Kennedy and Kruk and the Compressor route by fair means On 17/01/2012 Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk climbed the SE Ridge (the Compressor route) of Cerro Torre (Patagonia) via a route "by fair means" with difficulties up to 5.11 A2. In descent the two removed a significant portion of the...
20/01/2012 - Environment
Klemen Becan, 8c on-sight at Oliana and Archidona Slovenian climber Klemen Becan has on-sighted two 8c's, Fish Eye at Oliana and Kaliste at Archidona, Spain. The report by Urban Golob.
20/01/2012 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat in winter, the route upwards for Moro and Urubko News from Nanga Parbat: Simone Moro and Denis Urubko continue to explore their hopes and the mountain itself. Yesterday they ventured to beyond 5800m to reach the base of the couloir which they will attempt to climb via their (new)...
19/01/2012 - Climbing
Alex Honnold, interview after Too Big To Flail at the Buttermilks A short interview with Alex Honnold after his first ascent of the boulder Too Big To Flail at the Buttermilks, Bishop, USA.
19/01/2012 - Alpinism
Voie Lesueur, free ascent by Steck and Griffith on Petit Dru On the North Face of Petit Dru (3754m) Ueli Steck and Jonathan Griffith have carried out what is likely to be the first free ascent of the Voie Lesueur (ED3, M8+, 900m) with some drytooling sections and a new variation...
18/01/2012 - Alpinism
Mario Merelli, goodbye to the alpinist from Bergamo 18/01/2012. Mario Merelli died this morning at 8:00am while climbing up Pizzo Redorta (Val Seriana, Bergamo, Italy). Merelli was one of the most famous Italian alpinists and Himalayan mountaineers and one of the driving forces of the Bergamo mountaineering scene.
18/01/2012 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Dent du Jetoula, first ski descent by Capozzi and Bigio On 16/01/2012 Davide Capozzi and Stefano Bigio carried out the first ski and snowboard descent of the SE Ridge of the Dent du Jetoula (Mont Blanc range). Details of the ascent by Capozzi.
17/01/2012 - Alpinism
Non ci resta che piangere, first free ascent by the Riegler brothers On 12/01/2012 Florian ande Martin Riegler made the first free ascent of Non ci resta che piangere IX+/X- (Sella, Dolomites).
17/01/2012 - Climbing
Verhoeven and Saurwein, more boulders at the Buttermilks, Bishop Another video of Jorg Verhoeven and Katharina Saurwein bouldering at the Buttermilks, Bishop, USA, where they climbed Evilution Direct and Saigon direct.
16/01/2012 - Climbing
Kazikli Canyon, a sport climbing paradise in the Aladaglar, Turkey Recep Ince introduces the Turkish delights of rock climbing at the Kazikli Canyon in the Ala Daglar region.
15/01/2012 - Climbing
Enzo Oddo, the video of La Rambla at Siurana The video of Enzo Oddo climbing La Rambla 9a+ at Siurana, Spain.
14/01/2012 - Alpinism
Aconcagua South Face: the ascent by Andrea Di Donato and Andres Zegers On 22,23,24 December 2011 the Italian mountain Guide Andrea Di Donato and the alpinist from Chile Andres Zegers ascended the South Face of Aconcagua (6962m, Andes, Argentina), establishing a probable 800m new start variation to the Direct French route.
13/01/2012 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat in winter, Moro and Urubko aim to climb route attempted by Messner and Eisendle On 12/01/2012 Simone Moro and Denis Urubko acclimatised at 5400m on the Diamir Face of Nanga Parbat. Their attempt at the first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat will be via the line attempted by Messner and Eisendle in 2000, and...
12/01/2012 - Interviews
Adam Ondra, the routes I cannot climb! Czech climber Adam Ondra talks to Planetmountain about the sport climbs he has failed to climb. Hubble, Three Degrees of Separation, Underground and many more.
12/01/2012 - Climbing
Paul Robinson tops Meadowlark Lemon, an 8C boulder problem in Nevada Yesterday at Gateway Canyon in Nevada Paul Robinson freed his boulder problem Meadowlark Lemon 8C, the sitdown variation Meadowlark Lemon Stand.
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