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![Changabang West Wall repeated after 46 years by Daniel Joll, Kim Ladiges, Matthew Scholes](/uploads/img/3/76677.jpg)
09/05/2022 - Alpinism
Changabang West Wall repeated after 46 years by Daniel Joll, Kim Ladiges, Matthew Scholes Kim Ladiges and Matthew Scholes from australia and Daniel Joll from New Zealand have made the coveted second ascent of the West Wall of Changabang (6880m) in India, first climbed by British mountaineers Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker in 1976.
![Seb Berthe breezes up El Niño on El Capitan in Yosemite](/uploads/img/3/76510.jpg)
01/05/2022 - Climbing
Seb Berthe breezes up El Niño on El Capitan in Yosemite Belgian rock climber Sébastien Berthe has made a swift repeat of El Niño on El Capitan, managing to onsight or flash almost all of this classic Huber testpiece in a single day.
![Jerry Moffat's Frankenjura Stone Love in Lines Of Legends](/uploads/img/3/75034.jpg)
18/02/2022 - Climbing
Jerry Moffat's Frankenjura Stone Love in Lines Of Legends The second episode of Lines Of Legends directed by Yuri Palma features Andrea and Marco Zanone versus Stone Love, the famous 8b+ first ascended by British rock climber Jerry Moffatt in Germany's Frankenjura in 1988.
![Cuerno Este of Cuernos del Paine in Patagonia climbed by Jurado, Marcotti, Pelletti](/uploads/img/3/74732.jpg)
03/02/2022 - Alpinism
Cuerno Este of Cuernos del Paine in Patagonia climbed by Jurado, Marcotti, Pelletti An international team comprised of Pepo Jurado from Ecuador, Romano Marcotti from Chile and Sebastian Pelletti from australia have made the first ascent of Cuerno Este, one the striking Cuernos del Paine peaks in the Paine massif in Patagonia, Chile.
![Josune Bereziartu, Lynn Hill, Luisa Iovane: three women who have left their mark in the history of rock climbing](/uploads/img/3/43625.jpg)
22/11/2021 - Climbing
Josune Bereziartu, Lynn Hill, Luisa Iovane: three women who have left their mark in the history of rock climbing Three women, and three climbs, which helped change the course of rock climbing: Luisa Iovane on Comeback in Val San Nicolò in 1986, Lynn Hill on The Nose in 1993 and Josune Bereziartu on Bain de Sang in 2002. Our...
![Piolets d'Or 2021 announces awarded ascents, Silvia Vidal receives Special Mention](/uploads/img/3/59520.jpg)
08/10/2021 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2021 announces awarded ascents, Silvia Vidal receives Special Mention The 2021 Piolets d'Or awards for alpinism will be awarded in November at Briançon, France, to Pierrick Fine and Symon Welfringer for their ascent of Sani Pakkush and Ethan Berman and Uisdean Hawthorn for their ascent of Mount Robson. Catalan...
![Tokyo 2020 Olympics: women's qualification live today](/uploads/img/3/72138.jpg)
04/08/2021 - Competitions
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: women's qualification live today Running commentary from the second day of sport climbing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Women's Qualification. The 8 athletes who have qualified for the Final on Friday are: Janja Garnbret, Chaehyun Seo, Miho Nonaka, Akiyo Noguchi, Brooke Raboutou, Jessica...
![Jorg Verhoeven and his Never Ending Climbing Projects](/uploads/img/3/69894.jpg)
08/03/2021 - Climbing
Jorg Verhoeven and his Never Ending Climbing Projects 35-year-old Dutchman Jorg Verhoeven explains three of his most recent climbing projects
![Farewell to Galliano Bordin, founder of AKU](/uploads/img/3/69413.jpg)
02/02/2021 - Environment
Farewell to Galliano Bordin, founder of AKU Galliano Bordin, the founder of the Italian footwear company AKU, passed away aged 85 on Saturday. The son of a family of shoemakers, Bordin founded the company at Montebelluna in Northern Italy and exported walking shoes, trekking and mountaineering boots...
![Future of rock climbing at stake at Grampians, Australia](/uploads/img/3/13597.jpg)
21/01/2021 - Climbing
Future of rock climbing at stake at Grampians, australia Numerous crags at the Grampians are at risk of closure. The Australian Climbing Association Victoria is asking climbers to submit their thoughts by Sunday 24 January 2021 to the government agency Parks Victoria against the plans which, if adopted, would...
![K2 in winter without supplementary oxygen - possible or impossible?](/uploads/img/3/59916.jpg)
14/01/2021 - Alpinism
K2 in winter without supplementary oxygen - possible or impossible? German journalist Stefan Nestler examines the physiological difficulties associated with climbing K2 in winter without supplemental oxygen. Originally published on his website, Nestler has kindly allowed his text to be republished on planetmountain.com.
![James Pearson repeats Harder, Faster while Caroline Ciavaldini repeats Gaia at Black Rocks](/uploads/img/3/68915.jpg)
27/12/2020 - Climbing
James Pearson repeats Harder, Faster while Caroline Ciavaldini repeats Gaia at Black Rocks At Black Rocks in England James Pearson has repeated the extremely dangerous gritstone testpiece Harder, Faster while his wife Caroline Ciavaldini has repeated Gaia. Pearson’s is only the third ascent in 20 years, while Ciavaldini claims the third female ascent.
![Climbing banned at Taipan Wall in Australia](/uploads/img/3/66902.jpg)
15/08/2020 - Climbing
Climbing banned at Taipan Wall in australia Rock climbing has been temporarily banned at one of australia’s premier crags, Taipan Wall in the Grampians.
![Climbing in Sudan, new routes in Taka mountains above Kassala](/uploads/img/3/62942.jpg)
25/01/2020 - Alpinism
Climbing in Sudan, new routes in Taka mountains above Kassala Chris Warner from australia reports about a rock climbing trip to Kassala in western Sudan with Jonny Baker which resulted in a handful of new routes in the Taka Mountains,
![Rotpunkt featuring Alex Megos](/uploads/img/3/39440.jpg)
18/11/2019 - Climbing
Rotpunkt featuring Alex Megos The film Rotpunkt featuring Alexander Megos; a portrait of the German climber and a look into the history of free climbing including the likes of Kurt Albert and Wolfgang Güllich.
![Goodbye to British rock climbing icon Andy Pollitt](/uploads/img/3/61933.jpg)
14/11/2019 - Climbing
Goodbye to British rock climbing icon Andy Pollitt Andy Pollitt, a rock climbing icon of 80’s and 90’s, passed away on 13 November 2019 in a Melbourne hospital. He was 56. Dave Barnes pays tribute.
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