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![Dolomitspit, new Dolomites rock climb up Sas Ciampac](/uploads/img/3/32804.jpg)
23/10/2015 - Alpinism
Dolomitspit, new Dolomites rock climb up Sas Ciampac On 20/09/2015 Simon Kehrer and Manuel Baumgartner completed Dolomitspit (530m, VII, VI obl.) a new rock climb up the South Face of Sas Ciampac (2672m), Val Gardena, Dolomites. The route was started initially in 2007 (with Karl Unterkircher) and was...
![Swiss trio climb three virgin summits in India's Kashmir Himalaya](/uploads/img/3/33063.jpg)
21/10/2015 - Alpinism
Swiss trio climb three virgin summits in India's Kashmir Himalaya In September and October 2015 Andreas Abegglen, Thomas Senf and Stephan Siegrist made the first ascents of Bhala 5900m, Tupendeo 5700m and Maha Dev Phobrang 5900m and its famous Te tower, three hitherto unclimbed mountains in the Kashmir region of...
![French forge new climb up Cerro Riso Patrón Central in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/32987.jpg)
15/10/2015 - Alpinism
French forge new climb up Cerro Riso Patrón Central in Patagonia In September 2015 the French alpinists Lise Billon, Antoine Moineville, Diego Simari and Jérôme Sullivan made the first ascent of Hasta las Wuebas (1000m, ED-, WI5, M5, 90°), a new climb up the east face of Cerro Riso Patrón Central,...
![Nepal to introduce new Everest climbing restrictions](/uploads/img/3/12182.jpg)
30/09/2015 - Alpinism
Nepal to introduce new Everest climbing restrictions Nepal's government announced recently that is is considering steps aimed at easing overcrowding on Everest and making the highest mountain in the world safer for climbers.
![Simon Gietl and Roger Schäli climb new route on La Esfinge in Peru](/uploads/img/3/32496.jpg)
23/09/2015 - Alpinism
Simon Gietl and Roger Schäli climb new route on La Esfinge in Peru Last July Simon Gietl and Roger Schäli made the first ascent of Chappie (7b+, 600m), a new multi-pitch rock climb up the granite giant La Esfinge in Peru.
![Big Bilibino rock climbs in Siberia](/uploads/img/3/32353.jpg)
14/09/2015 - Climbing
Big Bilibino rock climbs in Siberia In July 2015 Hansjörg Auer, Jacopo Larcher, Eneko Pou, Iker Pou and Siebe Vanhee climbed 8 new routes up the granite big walls close to Bilibino in Russia.
![Hansjörg Auer free solos Mephisto on Sass de la Crusc in the Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/32303.jpg)
09/09/2015 - Climbing
Hansjörg Auer free solos Mephisto on Sass de la Crusc in the Dolomites On 26 August 2015 the Austrian alpinist Hansjörg Auer made a free solo climb of Mephisto, the route established in 1979 by Reinhard Schiestl and Luggi Rieser on Sass de Crusc in the Dolomites
![Ulamertorsuaq, Swiss attempt to free climb Piteraq in Greenland](/uploads/img/3/32003.jpg)
27/08/2015 - Alpinism
Ulamertorsuaq, Swiss attempt to free climb Piteraq in Greenland Over a ten-day period in July 2015 Silvan Schüpbach and Bernadette Zak attempted to make the first free ascent of the 1200m high Piteraq up Ulamertorsuaq in Greenland. Except for a 3m pendulum on pitch 22, the swiss alpinists climbed...
![Mount Malaspina in Canada first ascended by Natalia Martinez and Camilo Rada](/uploads/img/3/31986.jpg)
25/08/2015 - Alpinism
Mount Malaspina in Canada first ascended by Natalia Martinez and Camilo Rada On 15 August 2015 Natalia Martinez from Argentina and Camilo Rada from Chile made the first ascent of Mount Malaspina (3,776 meters), Saint Elias Mountains, Yukon, Canada. The two climbed what was reputed to be the "highest named unclimbed mountain...
![Greenland Mirror Wall success for Leo Houlding & Co](/uploads/img/3/31603.jpg)
27/07/2015 - Alpinism
Greenland Mirror Wall success for Leo Houlding & Co A team of alpinists comprised of Leo Houlding, Joe Möhle, Matt Pickles, Matt Pycroft and Waldo Etherington have made the first ascent of a new route up the hitherto unclimbed NW Face of the Mirror Wall in the Renland region...
![Cerro Torre and the 1985 first winter ascent](/uploads/img/3/31560.jpg)
23/07/2015 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre and the 1985 first winter ascent It's currently winter in Patagonia. Exactly 30 years ago, in July 1985, the Italians Paolo Caruso, Maurizio Giarolli, Andrea Sarchi and Ermanno Salvaterra carried out the historic first winter ascent of Cerro Torre via the 'Compressor route' established by Cesare...
![Record numbers look set to complete Red Bull X-Alps adventure race](/uploads/img/3/31441.jpg)
16/07/2015 - Competitions
Record numbers look set to complete Red Bull X-Alps adventure race Monaco is currently welcoming a record number of exhausted athletes after hiking and flying from Salzburg in the Red Bull X-Alps 2015.
![Val di Mello, Simone Pedeferri climbs new route on Scoglio della Metamorfosi](/uploads/img/3/31199.jpg)
03/07/2015 - Climbing
Val di Mello, Simone Pedeferri climbs new route on Scoglio della Metamorfosi In April 2015 Simone Pedeferri made the first ascent of "Io non ho paura" (225m, max 8b+, 7b obligatory) a new rock climb established together with Alberto Marazzi on Scoglio della Metamorfosi in Val di Mello. The route is dedicated...
![Arc'teryx Alpine Academy 2015 on Mont Blanc](/uploads/img/3/31061.jpg)
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.
![Jon Griffith and Will Sim make alpine-style first ascent of NW Face of Mt Deborah in Alaska](/uploads/img/3/30810.jpg)
04/06/2015 - Alpinism
Jon Griffith and Will Sim make alpine-style first ascent of NW Face of Mt Deborah in Alaska British alpinists Jon Griffith and Will Sim have made the first ascent of Bad to the Bone, the first route to climb the NW Face of Mt Deborah in Alaska.
![Markus Pucher makes first ascent of Marconi Sur West Face in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/30707.jpg)
29/05/2015 - Alpinism
Markus Pucher makes first ascent of Marconi Sur West Face in Patagonia On 16/04/2015 Austrian alpinist Markus Pucher made the first ascent of the West Face of Marconi Sur in Patagonia via his new route Into the Wild. Pucher's climb is only the second ascent of this mountain, after the first solo...
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