1423 News found
25/08/2018 - Climbing
Tom Frost, farewell to Yosemite Golden Age climbing legend On 24 August 2018 American climber Tom Frost died aged 81. Frost was one of the pioneering climbers and photographers during the Golden Age of Yosemite climbing.
24/08/2018 - Alpinism
Eiger Odyssee repeated by Barbara Zangerl, Jacopo Larcher Climbing ground-up and in a single push, Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher have repeated Odyssee, the difficult alpine outing up the Eiger completed in 2015 by Roger Schaeli, Robert Jasper and Simon Gietl.
24/08/2018 - Alpinism
Márek Holeček and Zdeněk Hák climb new route up Kyajo Ri in Nepal Climbing in alpine style from 25 to 28 May 2018, the Czech mountaineers Marek Holeček and Zdeněk Hák made the first ascent of Lapse of Reason, a new route up Kyajo Ri (6186 m) in Nepal.
16/08/2018 - Interviews
Dani Arnold interview after 2-hour 4-minute Grandes Jorasses Cassin Route ascent Interview with Swiss alpinist Daniel Arnold who on 27/07/2018 climbed the Cassin route up Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif in a record-breaking 2 hours and 4 minutes.
16/08/2018 - Alpinism
Time is immense. The Grivel Day at Courmayeur The video documenting the Grivel Day at Courmayeur. On 5 August 2018 Grivel Courmayeur celebrated its 200th anniversary and its timeless, boundless love for mountaineering.
13/08/2018 - Alpinism
Dani Arnold climbs the Cassin route up Grandes Jorasses in 2 hours and 4 minutes On 27 July 2018 Swiss alpinist Dani Arnold climbed the Cassin route up Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif in just 2 hours and 4 minutes.
12/08/2018 - Climbing
Agrodolce, new rock climb in Brenta Dolomites On Castello di Vallesinella in the Brenta Dolomites Giorgio Pirovano, Nicola Castagna and Sara Ongari established Agrodolce, a new 6-pitch rock climb first ascended ground-up, onsight, with bolts only at the belays and difficulties up to grade VII.
10/08/2018 - Climbing
Daniel Jung reaps first repeat of Recovery drink, Favresse's difficult crack climb in Norway German climber Daniel Jung has made the first repeat of Recovery drink, the difficult trad climb on the Profilveggen wall at Jøssingfjord in Norway. First ascended in 2013 by Nicolas Favresse, the route had foiled some of the best crack...
08/08/2018 - Interviews
Hansjörg Auer: Lupghar Sar West solo interview Interview with Austrian alpinist Hansjörg Auer after his July 2018 solo ascent of Lupghar Sar West, a 7181 meter peak in the Karakorum, Pakistan.
03/08/2018 - Alpinism
Martin and Florian Riegler liberate The Flying Penguin in Canada's Bugaboos On 16/07/2018 the Florian and Martin Riegler made the first free ascent The Flying Penguin, the 300m crack climb they established in 2009 up the South Face of Pigeon Feathers.
02/08/2018 - Alpinism
Grivel 200: alpinism, climbing gear, techniques and evolutioN Second episode dedicated to Espace Grivel, or to the first 200 years of the history of Grivel and alpinism.
01/08/2018 - Alpinism
Cima Grande di Lavaredo, Reiner Kauschke at 80 reclimbs his Superdirectissima Accompanied by mountain guide Christoph Hainz, Reiner Kauschke has repeated Superdirectissima up the North Face of Cima Grande di Lavaredo in the Dolomites. Kauschke had made the first ascent of the ‘Saxon Route' with Peter Siegert and Gert Uhner in...
25/07/2018 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher repeat The Path in Canada During a climbing trip to Canada Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher repeated a string of difficult routes, including the trad climb The Path at Lake Louise.
19/07/2018 - Alpinism
Grivel: history, wonders and the first 200 years of mountaineering A day with Gioachino Gobbi in Courmayeur, examining the history of Grivel and alpinism in the brand new Espace Grivel that will be inaugurated on 5 August 2018.
18/07/2018 - Alpinism
Ciao Monica Two days ago Monica Campo Bagatin passed away. For over 35 years she ran the hut Rifugio Casèra Bosconero in Val di Zoldo, Dolomites and she was the first woman to join the Val Zoldana mountain rescue squad. On 28...
15/07/2018 - Alpinism
Antelao, Dolomites: Enrico Paganin makes solo first ascent of Via Mamabi Climbing alone on Saturday 30 June 2018, Enrico Paganin made what is likely to be a first ascent up the SW Face of Antelao in the Dolomites. An 'exploratory' climb that ‘doesn’t concentrate on the grade' and which, via a...
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