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Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel, Benjamin Védrines climb Matterhorn to complete Winter Direttissima Alpine Trilogy
11/02/2022 - Alpinism
Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel, Benjamin Védrines climb Matterhorn to complete Winter Direttissima Alpine Trilogy
With their repeat of the Gogna-Cerruti climb on the Matterhorn the French mountaineers Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel and Benjamin Védrines have completed their project of climbing the three great north faces of the Alps in winter via three Direttissima.
Line van den Berg and Fay Manners make first female ascent of  Phantom Direct on Grandes Jorasses
10/02/2022 - Alpinism
Line van den Berg and Fay Manners make first female ascent of Phantom Direct on Grandes Jorasses
On the 26th of January 2022 Line van den Berg from the Netherlands and Fay Manners from Great Britain have made the first female ascent of 'Phantom Direct', also referred to as 'Via in memoria di Gianni Comino', established in 1985 on the south face of the Grandes Jorasses in...
Stefano Ghisolfi frees L'Arenauta 9b at Sperlonga, Italy
08/02/2022 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi frees L'Arenauta 9b at Sperlonga, Italy
Today at Grotta dell'Arenauta in Italy Stefano Ghisolfi made the first ascent of L'Arenauta, an old project bolted by Giuliano Tarquini for which Ghisolfi has now proposes the grade 9b.
Adieu Korra Pesce
02/02/2022 - Alpinism
Adieu Korra Pesce
Corrado 'Korra' Pesce, the Italian mountain guide known as one of the strongest climbers of his generation, lost his life on Cerro Torre in Patagonia.
Anna Taylor solos E8 at Danby Crag in UK
28/01/2022 - Climbing
Anna Taylor solos E8 at Danby Crag in UK
23-year-old British climber Anna Taylor has made a free solo ascent of Psykovsky’s Sequins E8 at Danby Crag, England.
Watch Adam Ondra free Absolutorium, 27-year-old 9a project at Beckov in Slovakia
20/01/2022 - Climbing
Watch Adam Ondra free Absolutorium, 27-year-old 9a project at Beckov in Slovakia
The video of the first ascent of Absolutorium, a 9a freed by Adam Ondra at the end of October 2021 and bolted by Tomáš Pilka in 1994.
El Capitan’s Dawn Wall attempted by Sébastien Berthe, Siebe Vanhee
20/01/2022 - Climbing
El Capitan’s Dawn Wall attempted by Sébastien Berthe, Siebe Vanhee
Belgian climbers Sébastien Berthe and Siebe Vanhee are currently attempting to climb The Dawn Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite.
Gabriele Moroni establishes Trofeo dell'Adriatico, a new 9a+ at Arco, Italy
19/01/2022 - Climbing
Gabriele Moroni establishes Trofeo dell'Adriatico, a new 9a+ at Arco, Italy
Last Monday 34-year-old Gabriele Moroni made the first ascent of Trofeo dell'Adriatico, a new 9a at Bus de La Stria (Hotel Olivo) close to Arco, Garda Trentino, Italy
Oriane Bertone climbs Karma, legendary Fred Nicole boulder at Fontainebleau
14/01/2022 - Climbing
Oriane Bertone climbs Karma, legendary Fred Nicole boulder at Fontainebleau
16-year-old climber Oriane Bertone has repeated Karma, the legendary boulder problem at Fontainebleau first ascended in 1995 by Fred Nicole. This is likely to be the first female ascent of iconic bouldering problem.
Watch Beat Kammerlander climbing WoGü in the Rätikon, Switzerland
08/01/2022 - Climbing
Watch Beat Kammerlander climbing WoGü in the Rätikon, Switzerland
The film about Austrian climber Beat Kammerlander making the first ascent of WoGü, the difficult multi-pitch route he established in 1998 in the Rätikon massif in Switzerland, dedicated to Wolfgang Güllich.
Watch Dave MacLeod soloing the Orion Face Direct on Ben Nevis in Scotland
01/01/2022 - Alpinism
Watch Dave MacLeod soloing the Orion Face Direct on Ben Nevis in Scotland
The video of Scottish mountaineer Dave MacLeod soloing the classic Orion Face Direct on Ben Nevis, one of the longest and most famous winter routes in Great Britain.
Luca Bana frees Extrasistole galoppante 9a at Cornalba, Italy
31/12/2021 - Climbing
Luca Bana frees Extrasistole galoppante 9a at Cornalba, Italy
The report by 23-year-old Italian climber Luca Bana who on 26/12/2021 made the first ascent of Extrasistole galoppante 9a at the historic crag Cornalba in Val Seriana above Bergamo, Italy.
Adam Ondra frees Taurus, new 9b at Byci Skala in the Czech Republic
27/12/2021 - Climbing
Adam Ondra frees Taurus, new 9b at Byci Skala in the Czech Republic
On 23 December 2021 Adam Ondra made the first ascent of Taurus, a new 9b sport climb at Byci Skala in the Czech Republic.
Franco Cookson adds Immortal E11 7b to Maiden's Bluff, UK
23/12/2021 - Climbing
Franco Cookson adds Immortal E11 7b to Maiden's Bluff, UK
In April British rock climber Franco Cookson made the first ascent of Immortal at Maiden's Bluff, Yorkshire, UK. Graded E11 7b, it currently stands as one of the most difficult and dangerous in the country.
Watch Stefano Ghisolfi uncut on Bibliographie at Céüse today at 17
23/12/2021 - Climbing
Watch Stefano Ghisolfi uncut on Bibliographie at Céüse today at 17
At 17:00 CET today Stefano Ghisolfi will share his uncut ascent of the 9b+ Bibliographie at Céüse in France. The 28-year-old will be online on youtube to answer questions.
Yuji Hirayama (52) fires first ascent of Hanabi 8c+ at Mt Futago in Japan
22/12/2021 - Climbing
Yuji Hirayama (52) fires first ascent of Hanabi 8c+ at Mt Futago in Japan
52-year-old Japanese rock climber Yuji Hirayama has made the first ascent of the 8c+ Hanabi at Futagoyama (Mt Futago) in Japan.