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![A perfect Patagonia premiere. By Raphaela Haug](/uploads/img/3/64625.jpg)
28/04/2020 - Alpinism
A perfect Patagonia premiere. By Raphaela Haug German alpinist Raphaela Haug talks about her first trip to Patagonia with climbing partner Laura Tiefenthaler, during which they climbed Cerro Torre and, with Barbara Vigl, ascended Fitz Roy.
![Moscow European Climbing Championships 2020 rescheduled to October](/uploads/img/3/58792.jpg)
24/04/2020 - Competitions
Moscow European Climbing Championships 2020 rescheduled to October The International Federation of Sport Climbing has announced that the European Climbing Championships will take place in October, while the first three stages of the Lead World Cup 2020 scheduled for July have been postponed.
![Tom Ballard, the film about the great British climber](/uploads/img/3/29466.jpg)
24/04/2020 - Alpinism
Tom Ballard, the film about the great British climber Tom, the film by Angel Esteban and Elena Goatelli, is now online. This documents the attempt of British mountaineer Tom Ballard to become the first to solo in the same winter season the six great North Faces of the Alps:...
![Goodbye to British climbing legend Joe Brown](/uploads/img/3/64503.jpg)
16/04/2020 - Alpinism
Goodbye to British climbing legend Joe Brown Joe Brown, one of the world’s greatest all-round climbers, passed away last night aged 89. Brown pioneered climbs throughout Great Britain, the Alps and the Greater Ranges in particular in the 1950's and '60's. Cenotaph Corner on Dinas Cromlech in...
![Remembering Hansjörg Auer, David Lama, Jess Roskelley](/uploads/img/3/64500.jpg)
16/04/2020 - Alpinism
Remembering Hansjörg Auer, David Lama, Jess Roskelley It's a year to the day that Hansjörg Auer, David Lama and Jess Roskelley were killed in a climbing accident on Howse Peak in Canada.
![Nameless Tower Eternal Flame / Huber brothers first free ascent video](/uploads/img/3/3891.jpg)
15/04/2020 - Alpinism
Nameless Tower Eternal Flame / Huber brothers first free ascent video The video of the first free ascent of Eternal Flame, the legendary rock climb on Nameless Tower, in the Trango group, Karakorum. Established by Kurt Albert, Wolfgang Güllich, Christof Stiegler and Milan Sykora, the first redpoint was carried out from...
![Marcel Remy, 94, climbing Miroir de l’Argentine in Switzerland](/uploads/img/3/48832.jpg)
12/04/2020 - Alpinism
Marcel Remy, 94, climbing Miroir de l’Argentine in Switzerland The film Marcel directed by Nicolas Falquet which follows Marcel Remy as he climbs the west face of Miroir de l'Argentine in Switzerland. Father of the famous Swiss mountaineers Claude and Yves Remy, Marcel repeated the route in 2017 aged...
![Sílvia Vidal completes 33-day solo ascent of Sincronia Magica on Cerro Chileno Grande, Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/64420.jpg)
10/04/2020 - Alpinism
Sílvia Vidal completes 33-day solo ascent of Sincronia Magica on Cerro Chileno Grande, Patagonia After spending 33 days alone on the wall from 07/02 - 10/03/2020, Silvia Vidal completed a new big wall climb up the West Face of Cerro Chileno Grande in Patagonia, Chile. Sincronia Magica (A3+/6a+, 1200m circa) is the first route...
![Rosso 70, online the mountaineering, memories and life of the Scoiattoli di Cortina](/uploads/img/3/6143.jpg)
09/04/2020 - Alpinism
Rosso 70, online the mountaineering, memories and life of the Scoiattoli di Cortina Courtesy of the Scoiattoli di Cortina we have published online Rosso 70: Stories and memories of 70 years of alpinism of the Scoiattoli di Cortina. The film by Vinicio Stefanello and Francesco Mansutti retraces the first 70 years of the...
![Iker Pou, my ascent of Action Directe in Frankenjura 20 years ago](/uploads/img/3/64358.jpg)
06/04/2020 - Climbing
Iker Pou, my ascent of Action Directe in Frankenjura 20 years ago Spanish climber Iker Pou recalls his ascent 20 years ago of Action Directe, the Frankenjura masterpiece freed by Wolfgang Güllich in 1991. At the time, Pou’s ascent in autumn 2000 was only the second repeat after Alexander Adler and, nowadays...
![La Sportiva produces face masks to combat coronavirus pandemic](/uploads/img/3/64278.jpg)
01/04/2020 - Environment
La Sportiva produces face masks to combat coronavirus pandemic Everyone is united, even the outdoor world against Covid-19: La Sportiva has converted part of its production to create lab coats and face masks for the Province of Trento to combat the coronavirus emergency.
![Linea Continua, the film by Hervé and Marco Barmasse on YouTube](/uploads/img/3/4869.jpg)
27/03/2020 - Alpinism
Linea Continua, the film by Hervé and Marco Barmasse on YouTube Hervé Barmasse has published 'Linea Continua’ on YouTube, the film about the new route he established on the South Face of the Matterhorn with his father Marco. First ascended in 2010, it is still unrepeated.
![Luis Penín, David López Sáenz unearth Gaia at Ehrwald in Austria](/uploads/img/3/64149.jpg)
25/03/2020 - Alpinism
Luis Penín, David López Sáenz unearth Gaia at Ehrwald in Austria At the end of February and start of March Spanish mountaineers Luis Penín and David López Sáenz made the first ascent of the mixed climb Gaia (175m, M12?, WI6+) at Ehrwald in Austria.
![Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games postponed to next year](/uploads/img/3/64132.jpg)
24/03/2020 - Competitions
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games postponed to next year Due to the coronavirus pandemic the XXXII Olympic Games scheduled to take place this summer in Tokyo, Japan, have been postponed. The date is yet to be announced but will take place by summer 2021.
![Canada will not send athletes to Olympic Games in summer 2020, including Sean McColl, Alannah Yip](/uploads/img/3/64121.jpg)
23/03/2020 - Competitions
Canada will not send athletes to Olympic Games in summer 2020, including Sean McColl, Alannah Yip The Canadian Olympic Committee has announced it will not send athletes to the Olympic Games in summer 2020 due to the risks associated with the coronavirus outbreak. Over 300 Team Canada athletes have qualified for Tokyo 2020 including Sean McColl...
![Jakob Schubert climbing Perfecto Mundo at Margalef in Spain](/uploads/img/3/61814.jpg)
19/03/2020 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert climbing Perfecto Mundo at Margalef in Spain The video of Austrian climber Jakob Schubert on Perfecto Mundo, the 9b+ at Margalef in Spain he repeated in November 2019.
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