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04/07/2018 - Climbing
Piotr Schab 8c first ascent onsight at Cuenca and Biographie at Céüse One of Poland’s strongest young climbers Piotr Schab has redpointed the 9a+ Biographie at Ceuse in France and made the onsight first ascent of Baby Boy, an 8c sports climb at Cuenca in Spain.
03/07/2018 - Events
Cjanevate 150 and Arrampicarnia 2018, the great climbing meeting in the Carnic Alps From 13 to 15 July 2018 Passo di Monte Croce Carnico in the Carnic Alps, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, will host the historic climbing meeting Arrampicarnia. The event will also celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first ascent of Crete...
01/07/2018 - Climbing
Old Man of Hoy climb by eight-year-old raises 30,000 € for Climbers Against Cancer The Old Man of Hoy in Scotland was climbed recently by eight-year-old Edward Mills. In becoming the youngest person to climb the iconic sea stack he importantly raised nearly €30,000 for Climbers Against Cancer.
29/06/2018 - Events
Reinhold Messner at Arco Rock Legends / All the climbing Oscar nominations On Friday 27 July 2018 the Arco Rock Legends sport climbing Oscars will celebrate its XIII edition awarding the prestigious Climbing Ambassador by Dryarn di Aquafil to Reinhold Messner. Angela Eiter, Alexander Megos, Adam Ondra have been nominated for the...
26/06/2018 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Legendary Aiguille Verte Nant Blanc face skied by Paul Bonhomme and Vivian Bruchez On 19 June 2018 Paul Bonhomme and Vivian Bruchez made a rare ski descent of the mythical NW Face of Aiguille Verte, also referred to as Nant Blanc, in the Mont Blanc massif.
22/06/2018 - Alpinism
New climbs above Juneau Ice Cap in Alaska by Brette Harrington and Caro North Caro North and Brette Harrington have made the first ascent of new mixed line up the NE Face of Southern Duke and added a new rock climb to the Taku towers on the Juneau Ice Cap in Alaska.
21/06/2018 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi makes excellent Erto debut At his first visti to the Italian crag Erto, Stefano Ghisolfi onsighted Tucson 8a, Bricolage 8a+, Super Pole Position 8a+ and Jurassic Climb 8b+.
09/06/2018 - Climbing
Hotel Supramonte climbed in Sardinia by Lara Neumeier, Christoph Hanke, Jozef Kristoffy Lara Neumeier, Christoph Hanke and Jozef Kristoffy have all repeated Hotel Supramonte, the famous multi-pitch climb first ascended in the Gole di Gorropu in Sardinia by Rolando Larcher and Roberto Vigiani.
06/06/2018 - Climbing
Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell climb The Nose in under 2 hours to set new El Capitan speed record This morning American climbers Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell set another speed record on The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite. This time the duo broke the legendary 2-hour barrier, climbing the big wall route in 1:58:07.
30/05/2018 - Climbing
Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold smash The Nose Speed record American climbers Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold have set a new speed record on The Nose, climbing El Capitan in Yosemite in 2:10:15.
21/05/2018 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl sends Speed Intégrale at Voralpsee, her first 9a Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl has redpointed Speed Intégrale at Voralpsee in Switzerland, her first 9a sports climb.
19/05/2018 - Climbing
Jonathan Siegrist = Jumbo Love 9b American sports climber Jonathan Siegrist has repeated Jumbo Love, the 9b sports climb freed by Chris Sharma at Clark Mountain, USA in 2008 and repeated only by Ethan Pringle.
16/05/2018 - Climbing
Valhalla, Edu Marin's huge Getu Grand Arch roof project The third episode of Valhalla, the huge roof project bolted by Spanish climber Edu Marin through the Grand Arch roof at Getu in China.
16/05/2018 - Alpinism
Everest oxygen failure accidents avoided During an Everest summit bid members of a commercial expedition had to descend rapidly from circa 8500 meters when they experienced oxygen bottle regulator failures.
13/05/2018 - Competitions
Climbing World Cup 2018: Boulder & Speed live from China The fourth stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2018 is currently taking place at Tai’an in China, as is the third stage of the Speed World Cup 2018.
11/05/2018 - Interviews
Alexander Megos and Perfecto Mundo at Margalef / The 9b+ interview Interview with Alexander Megos after the first ascent of Perfecto Mundo, the sports climb freed on Wednesday 9 May 2018 at Margalef in Spain graded a staggering 9b+ by the 24-year-old German climber.
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