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Janja Garnbret wins the La Sportiva Legends Only 2015
30/11/2015 - Competitions
Janja Garnbret wins the La Sportiva Legends Only 2015
The La Sportiva Legends Only 2015 bouldering competition was won on Saturday 28/11/2015 at Stockholm in Sweden by Janja Garnbret, ahead of Shauna Coxsey, Melissa Le Neve, Juliane Wurm and Anna Stöhr.
Mina Markovič and Sachi Amma, end of year tests at Misja Pec and Ospo
24/11/2015 - Climbing
Mina Markovič and Sachi Amma, end of year tests at Misja Pec and Ospo
At Slovenia’s top sports crag Misja Pec Mina Markovic has made a 3rd go repeat of the 8c+ Histerija, while at nearby Osp Sachi Amma has made a 4th go repeat of Water World 9a.
Ueli Steck and Kilian Jornet Burgada climb Eiger North Face
09/11/2015 - Alpinism
Ueli Steck and Kilian Jornet Burgada climb Eiger North Face
The brief video of Ueli Steck and Kilian Jornet Burgada climbing the North Face of the Eigher via the Heckmair route.
Janja Garnbret climbs 8c+ at Kotecnik in Slovenia
06/11/2015 - Climbing
Janja Garnbret climbs 8c+ at Kotecnik in Slovenia
Last weekend Slovenian sports climber Janja Garnbret redpointed her first 8c+, Miza za šest at Kotecnik in Slovenia.
From Noia to Lapsus at Andonno in Italy. By Severino Scassa
04/11/2015 - Climbing
From Noia to Lapsus at Andonno in Italy. By Severino Scassa
Severino Seve Scassa, who climbed Italy’s first 8c+ in 1993 with Noia at Andonno, shares his views about Lapsus, the new route freed at the same crag by Stefano Ghisolfi graded 9b.
Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden complete first ascent of Gave Ding in Nepal
28/10/2015 - Alpinism
Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden complete first ascent of Gave Ding in Nepal
British mountaineers Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden have made the first ascent of Gave Ding (6,400m) in Nepal's Himalaya.
Angelika Rainer and Tim Emmett win the Red Bull White Cliffs 2015
08/10/2015 - Competitions
Angelika Rainer and Tim Emmett win the Red Bull White Cliffs 2015
The dry tooling climbing competition Red Bull White Cliffs 2015 took place on 3 and 4 October 2015 on the Isle of Wight, England and was won by Tim Emmett (England) and Angelika Rainer (Italy). The report by Marco Servalli.
The North Face Night Ray Outdoor Fest in the Verdon Gorge
07/10/2015 - Events
The North Face Night Ray Outdoor Fest in the Verdon Gorge
On 12 September the Gorge du Verdon, France, hosted The North Face Nightray Outdoor Fest, an all night celebration of everything to do with exploration organized by The North Face.
Jain Kim and Domen Skofic win in Puurs
29/09/2015 - Competitions
Jain Kim and Domen Skofic win in Puurs
Last Sunday in Puurs, Belgium, South Korea’s Jain Kim and Slovenia’s Domen Škofic won the fifth stage of the Lead World Cup 2015
Sport climbing and the Olympics, the dream is becoming a reality
28/09/2015 - Competitions
Sport climbing and the Olympics, the dream is becoming a reality
The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee announced today that it has proposed 5 sports to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), including sports climbing. The other sports are: baseball/softball, karate, skateboard and surfing. All that is missing now is final ratification by the IOC when in meets in Rio de Janeiro in...
adidas Rockstars 2015 live
26/09/2015 - Competitions
adidas Rockstars 2015 live
This evening, Saturday 26 September 105, as of 20:15 live streaming of the adidas Rockstars finals, an invitational Masters with some of the world's best boulderers.
Highline Meeting Monte Piana 2015
22/09/2015 - Events
Highline Meeting Monte Piana 2015
From 10 - 15 September 2015 the Highline Meeting Monte Piana took place close to Misurina in the Dolomites. More than 350 highliners from 20 countries participated in this non-competitive event, during which a new highline world record was set and a hammock rainbow was created to symbolise peace, to...
Tor des Géants 2015 ends in celebration
21/09/2015 - Competitions
Tor des Géants 2015 ends in celebration
On Friday 18 September the Tor des Géants, cancelled ahed of schedule due to prohibitive weather conditions, celebrated its winners and all finishers in Courmayeur, Italy. France’s Patrick Bohard and Switzerland’s Denise Zimmermann won the grueling trail running race, ahead of Gianluca Galeati and Lisa Borzani (second) and Marina Plavan...
Tor des Géants cancelled
18/09/2015 - Competitions
Tor des Géants cancelled
A difficult decision was taken yesterday at the Tor des Géants: at 8.30 am the grueling mountain running competition was cancelled due to prohibitive weather conditions.
Patrick Bohard wins the Tor des Géants 2015
17/09/2015 - Competitions
Patrick Bohard wins the Tor des Géants 2015
The Tor des Géants 2015 was won yesterday by 51-year-old Frenchman Patrick Bohard. Gianluca Galeati from Italy placed second, Christophe Le Saux from France third.
Tor des Géants 2015: an uncertain race to the end
16/09/2015 - Competitions
Tor des Géants 2015: an uncertain race to the end
Patrik Bohard and Denise Zimmermann currently lead the Tor des Geants 2015 in Valle d'Aosta, but anything can happen in the mountain race considered the most difficult in the world.