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26/01/2012 - Climbing

Adam Ondra bouldering in Fontainebleau

Two videos documenting Adam Ondra's first bouldering trip to Fontainebleau, France.

23/01/2012 - Alpinism

David Lama frees the Compressor route… while Kruk & Kennedy's bolt chopping is hotly debated

Yesterday 22/01/2012 David Lama made the first free ascent of the Compressor Route on Cerro Torre, Patagonia. The news has been confirmed by David Lama's team. There are no further details but this update will certainly add fuel to the controversy which has followed the bolt chopping carried out recently...

20/01/2012 - Alpinism

Cerro Torre, Kennedy and Kruk and the Compressor route by fair means

On 17/01/2012 Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk climbed the SE Ridge (the Compressor route) of Cerro Torre (Patagonia) via a route "by fair means" with difficulties up to 5.11 A2. In descent the two removed a significant portion of the Compressor route established by Cesare Maestri in 1970.

04/01/2012 - Alpinism

Bjørn-Eivind Årtun and Venas Azules on Torre Egger in Patagonia. The interview and meeting with Rolando Garibotti

Rolando Garibotti and the interview and meeting with Bjørn-Eivind Årtun, the Norwegian alpinist who in December 2011 together with Ole Lied established the route Venas Azules up the South Face of Torre Egger in Patagonia.

23/12/2011 - Interviews

Johnny Dawes - the rock climbing interview

Interview with Johnny Dawes, one of the most talented and influential British climbers of all times.

21/12/2011 - Climbing

Adam Ondra, his total climbing progression via Tough Enough in Madagascar

The video of the first one day free ascent of Tough Enough in Tsaranoro (Madagascar) in October 2010 and the total climbing progression of Adam Ondra, the Czech climber who amazed the world.

18/11/2011 - Climbing

Tommy Caldwell, Dawn Wall updates

The latest updates about Tommy Caldwell, currently engaged in his demanding attempt to free the Dawn Wall on El Capitan, Yosemite, USA.

08/11/2011 - Climbing

Cose Turche in Ala Daglar, new route by Bernasconi and Spini in Turkey

Matteo Bernasconi and Davide Spini have established Cose Turche (300m 7a obligatory/8b?) up Kazilin Basi (2944m) in the Ala Daglar, Turkey.

03/11/2011 - Climbing

Tommy Caldwell ever upwards on Dawn Wall, El Capitan

Tommy Caldwell has now sent pitch 10 of his Dawn Wall project on El Capitan, Yosemite.

02/11/2011 - Climbing

Shakti, new route for Riccardo Scarian

On 17/10/2011 Riccardo Scarian carried out the first free ascent of Shakti (200m, max 8b+/8c, obl. 7c/8a), the route he had established in August 2011 with various partners up the SW Face of Picco delle Aquile, Monte Coppolo, Valnuvola.

20/10/2011 - Interviews

Sasha DiGiulian, the Pure Imagination 9a interview

Interview with American climber Sasha DiGiulian after her ascent of Pure Imagination 9a at Red River Gorge, USA.

21/09/2011 - Alpinism

Andreas Fransson and the Denali South Face ski descent

Interview with Swedish extreme skier Andreas Fransson after the first ski descent of the South Face of Denali, Alaska.

20/09/2011 - Interviews

Arnaud Petit spills the beans about Black Bean, Ceuse

Interview with French climber Arnaud Petit after his greenpoint, ie trad ascent, of the 8b sport climb Black Bean at Ceuse in France.

15/09/2011 - Alpinism

Walter Bonatti, thoughts and memories from the world of alpinism

The thoughts for Walter Bonatti which PlanetMountain received from the alpinists...

06/08/2011 - Alpinism

Hervé Barmasse, Iker and Eneko Pou and the new Brouillard route up Mont Blanc

Interview with Hervé Barmasse, Iker and Eneko Pou after La Classica Moderna' the new route the trio esablished up the Left Pillar of Brouillard on Mont Blanc.