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![Sébastien Berthe sends his first 9a+, Super-Crackinette at St. Leger](/uploads/img/3/68316.jpg)
20/11/2020 - Climbing
Sébastien Berthe sends his first 9a+, Super-Crackinette at St. Leger Belgian climber Seb Berthe reports about his first 9a+ redpoint, Super-Crackinette at Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux in France. Success came about after a relentless summer on some of the hardest multi-pitch climbs across the Alps.
![Nicolas Favresse, Sébastien Berthe climb End of Silence, complete Alpine Trilogy](/uploads/img/3/66981.jpg)
22/08/2020 - Alpinism
Nicolas Favresse, Sébastien Berthe climb End of Silence, complete Alpine Trilogy Belgian climbers nico favresse and Seb Berthe have repeated End of Silence, the 8b+ multi-pitch on the Feuerhorn in Germany first ascended by Thomas Huber in 1994. In doing so the Belgian climbers have repeated the famous Alpine Trilogy hat...
![Nicolas Favresse, Sébastien Berthe fancy Des Kaisers neue Kleider in Wilder Kaiser](/uploads/img/3/66974.jpg)
20/08/2020 - Climbing
Nicolas Favresse, Sébastien Berthe fancy Des Kaisers neue Kleider in Wilder Kaiser Seb Berthe and nico favresse have made a single-day, ground-up repeat of Des Kaisers neue Kleider (240m, 8b+), first ascended by Stefan Glowacz in the Wilder Kaiser massif in Austria in 1994.
![Nicolas Favresse, Sébastien Berthe bike & climb the Alps](/uploads/img/3/66799.jpg)
11/08/2020 - Climbing
Nicolas Favresse, Sébastien Berthe bike & climb the Alps Seb Berthe and nico favresse are currently on a bike and climbing trip across the Alps. The Belgian climbers have made swift work of Silbergeier and Headless Children in the Rätikon massif and are now cycling towards Wilder Kaiser in...
![Steve McClure onsighting Nightmayer at Dinas Cromlech in Wales](/uploads/img/3/64298.jpg)
31/03/2020 - Climbing
Steve McClure onsighting Nightmayer at Dinas Cromlech in Wales The video of British rock climber Steve McClure making an onsight ascent of Nightmayer, the difficult trad climb on Dinas Cromlech in Wales.
![Aguja Poincenot, Nico Favresse and Sean Villanueva climb another two routes in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/64234.jpg)
27/03/2020 - Alpinism
Aguja Poincenot, nico favresse and Sean Villanueva climb another two routes in Patagonia Belgian alpinist Nicolas Favresse reports about another two routes climbed with Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll on Aguja Poincenot in Patagonia: Beggars Banket (7a, 400m) first ascended on the East Face directly above the Whillans ramp and, on the South Face, the...
![Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva climb new route on Cerro Standhardt in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/63462.jpg)
19/02/2020 - Alpinism
Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva climb new route on Cerro Standhardt in Patagonia On Aguja Standhardt in Patagonia Belgian climbers nico favresse and Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll have made the first ascent the mixed climb El Flechazo (850m, 7b, M3, WI5+).
![Crack climbing - Mastering the skills and techniques with Pete Whittaker](/uploads/img/3/61670.jpg)
12/12/2019 - Book-press
Crack climbing - Mastering the skills and techniques with Pete Whittaker Interview with British rock climber Pete Whittaker about his new book Crack climbing - Mastering the skills and techniques
![Free South Africa on Paine Towers in Patagonia, the Nico Favresse, Sean Villanueva, Ben Ditto ascent video](/uploads/img/3/2801.jpg)
11/08/2019 - Alpinism
Free South Africa on Paine Towers in Patagonia, the nico favresse, Sean Villanueva, Ben Ditto ascent video The video of the first free ascent of the South African route on the east face of the Central Tower of Paine, Patagonia, carried out in 2009 by Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva and Ben Ditto.
![Piolets d’Or 2018 ceremony in Poland / Report and photos](/uploads/img/3/54813.jpg)
12/10/2018 - Events
Piolets d’Or 2018 ceremony in Poland / Report and photos Complete report and photographs of the Piolets d’Or 2018, the prestigious annual mountaineering award celebrated from 20 - 23 September at Ladek Zdrój in Poland.
![Nicolas Favresse adds spectacular new trad climb to Yosemite](/uploads/img/3/49085.jpg)
27/11/2017 - Climbing
Nicolas Favresse adds spectacular new trad climb to Yosemite In Yosemite, USA, Belgian climber Nicolas Favresse climbing together with Alix Morris and Drew Smith has made the first free ascent of Eye of Sauron, a spectacular and difficult new 400 m trad climb in the Ribbon Falls area.
![Paine Towers, Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee free another big climb in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/43528.jpg)
23/02/2017 - Alpinism
Paine Towers, Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee free another big climb in Patagonia After spending 19 days climbing the East Face of Central Tower of Paine in Patagonia, Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee completed the first free ascent of 'El Regalo de Mwono'. This 1200m big wall rock climb was...
![Baffin big wall climbing: the final concert](/uploads/img/3/39053.jpg)
19/08/2016 - Alpinism
Baffin big wall climbing: the final concert The final report by Nicolas Favresse about the recent two-month climbing trip to Baffin Island, together with Sean Villanueva, Matteo Della Bordella, Matteo De Zaiacomo and Luca Schiera that resulted in a series of new, long and difficult trad routes.
![King of Kanzi - 80's Climbing Festival at Kanzianiberg in Austria](/uploads/img/3/36931.jpg)
11/05/2016 - Events
King of Kanzi - 80's Climbing Festival at Kanzianiberg in Austria From 13 to 15 May 2016 Austria’s Kanzianiberg will host King of Kanzi, the 1980’s climbing festival with special guests Hans Kammerlander, Klemen Premrl, Sean Villanueva, Nicolas Favresse, Olivier Favresse and Bob Shepton.
![Greenland 2014: Baffin Island and Sam Ford Fjord for Favresse, Ditto and Villanueva](/uploads/img/3/26012.jpg)
08/09/2014 - Alpinism
Greenland 2014: Baffin Island and Sam Ford Fjord for Favresse, Ditto and Villanueva The second dispatch from Nicolas Favresse, Olivier Favresse, Ben Ditto and Sean Villanueva about their Greenland 2014 expedition.
![Nicolas Favresse, Olivier Favresse, Ben Ditto and Sean Villanueva to explore Greenland's big walls once again](/uploads/img/3/24886.jpg)
08/07/2014 - Alpinism
Nicolas Favresse, Olivier Favresse, Ben Ditto and Sean Villanueva to explore Greenland's big walls once again Nicolas and Olivier Favresse, Ben Ditto and Sean Villanueva are about to set off on a 2 - 3 month sailing and climbing trip to explore the coastline of Greenland and Baffin Island.
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