1012 News found
13/01/2016 - Alpinism
Psycho Vertical, Torre Egger, Patagonia first repeat in 29 years. Interview with Korra Pesce From 7 to 9 January 2016 Tomy Aguilo, Corrado Korra Pesce, Roland Striemitzer, Iñaki Coussirat and Carlitos Molina made the coveted second ascent of Psycho Vertical, the route first ascended in December 1986 up the southeast face of Torre Egger...
08/01/2016 - Alpinism
Mur del Pisciadù, Dolomites icefall climbed by Baumgartner cousin On Mur del Pisciadù (Sella, Dolomites) Manuel Baumgartner and Martin Baumgartner have climed Mur del Pisciadù Eisfall, an icefall with difficulties up to V+/M6/WI6.
30/12/2015 - Climbing
Donner Summit saved for climbing in California Rock climbing at the Black Wall and other granite crags at the world class Donner Summit in California has been secured thanks to the Access Fund, the local climbing community and other partners who have purchased the land.
27/12/2015 - Alpinism
Kuffner ridge, scaling Mont Blanc's beauty and history The Kuffner Ridge (also known as the Frontier Ridge), one of the classic and most beautiful ridge traverses in the Mont Blanc massif, described by mountain guide Thomas Scalise Meynet.
17/12/2015 - Climbing
Never the Same, first free ascent on Tsaranoro Atsimo in Madagascar by Polo, Gorobey and Giuliberti Andrea Polo, Gabriele Gorobey and Carlo Giuliberti retrace this September’s first free ascent of Never the Same up Tsaranoro Atsimo in Madagascar. The three were accompanied by Marco Sterni who, in 1998, had made the first ascent of this multi-pitch...
11/12/2015 - Climbing
Gabriele Moroni claims Maestri di Vita at Metanodotto Italian rock climber Gabriele Moroni has made the first ascent of Maestri di Vita, Life Masters, a difficult and dangerous trad climb at Metanodotto in the Aosta Valley.
07/12/2015 - Alpinism
Brenta Dolomites Val d'Ambiez: new climb in memory of Andrea Zambaldi The short film entitled Zamba by Pietro Bagnara / OpenCircle documenting the first ascent of Simonini - Bellamoli (370m, 7a max, 6b/c oblig), the new rock climb put up by Gianluca Beliamoli and Andrea Simonini in Val d'Ambiez, Brenta Dolomites,...
06/12/2015 - Alpinism
Nick Bullock and Tim Neill discover that All Roads Lead to Scotland The video entitled All Roads Lead to Scotland, featuring British climbers Nick Bullock and Tim Neill.
05/12/2015 - Alpinism
Armin Holzer, the last flight of the air's spirit Yesterday, December 4, 2015, Armin Holzer died in paragliding accident on Monte Piana (2324m, Sesto Dolomites). The South Tyrolean was a champion slackline and highline athlete.
02/12/2015 - Climbing
Chilam Balam Dani Andrada and Edu Marin video The video of the 4th and 5th ascent, carried out by Dani Andrada e Edu Marin, of Chilam Balam, the 9a+/b sports climb at Villanueva del Rosario in Spain.
01/12/2015 - Alpinism
Greg Boswell and Nick Bullock survive bear attack in Canadian Rockies Scotland's Greg Boswell was attacked by a bear yesterday while winter climbing in the Rocky Mountains in Canada together with Nick Bullock. The two leading British alpinists thankfully survived the attack without serious injury.
25/11/2015 - Climbing
Yosemite valley and climbing in Never Never Land. By Jacopo Larcher Jacopo Larcher talks about his first climbing trip to Yosemite Valley, USA with Barbara Zangerl, during which they repeated El Nino (5.13c, 800m) on El Capitan and other granite big wall climbs.
13/11/2015 - Alpinism
Tangra Tower Cory Hall Memorial expedition in Pakistan's Khane Valley James Monypenny reports about the attempt, carried out together with Max Fisher to climb Tangra Tower (5,620m) situated in Khane Valley in Pakistan's Karakoram in memory of Cory Hall.
05/11/2015 - Alpinism
Gerhard Fiegl perishes on Nilgiri South in the Himalaya On 25 October Hansjörg Auer, Alexander Blümel and Gerhard Fiegl reached the summit of Nilgiri South, the difficult 6839m mountain in the Annapurna massif (Nepal), having climbed the virgin South Face. The day after summiting the Austrian expedition transformed into...
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.
27/10/2015 - Climbing
Sport climbing safety, some big little steps to start off with Some quick thoughts and an "outburst" by Nicola Tondini - Italian mountain guide and director of the King Rock climbing wall in Verona - about sport climbing safety. Safe climbing must begin with big little steps (such as the correct...
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