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31/03/2019 - Alpinism

Jim Reynolds races up Fitz Roy in Patagonia solo

American alpinist Jim Reynolds has made an extremely fast solitary ascent of Fitz Roy, climbing up and down climbing the long Afanassieff route.

30/03/2019 - Climbing

Yuji Hirayama and Sachi Amma at the top of their climbing game

While Yuji Hirayama has made the first ascent of his 8c+ project in Japan aged 50, in Spain 30-year-old Sachi Amma has redpointed his third 9b, Stoking the fire at Santa Linya.

28/03/2019 - Climbing

Keita Kurakami climbs 8c+ rope solo at Mt. Futago in Japan

Japanese climber Keita Kurakami has made a rope-solo ascent of Mare, an 8c+ sport climb at Mt. Futago in Japan. This is likely to be the most difficult rope-solo ever of a single pitch sports climb.

27/03/2019 - Climbing

Nadine Wallner picture-perfect on Prinzip Hoffnung at Bürs

After Barbara Zangerl, Austrian freeride skier and rock climber Nadine Wallner has now made the second female ascent of Prinzip Hoffnung, the trad testpiece first ascended by Beat Kammerlander at Bürs

23/03/2019 - Climbing

Margo Hayes climbs Papichulo at Oliana, her third 9a+

American sports climber Margo Hayes has repeated Papichulo at Oliana in Spain. This is her third 9a+ after La Rambla at Siurana and Biographie at Céüse.

22/03/2019 - Climbing

Jacopo Larcher frees his mega trad climb at Cadarese

At Cadarese, Italy, Jacopo Larcher has made the first ascent of his huge trad project, defining the pitch as 'the most difficult thing I’ve ever climbed'.

21/03/2019 - Climbing

Edu Marin makes first free ascent of Valhalla on Getu Grand Arch in China

Spanish rock climber Edu Marin has made the first free ascent of Valhalla, his huge multi-pitch sports climb up through the Grand Arch at Getu in China described as 'the largest roof in the world.'

21/03/2019 - Climbing

Nina Williams first woman to climb Too Big to Flail highball at Bishop

On 18/03/2019 America's Nina Williams repeated Too Big to Flail, claiming the first female ascent of this huge highball boulder problem at Buttermilks, Bishop, USA.

20/03/2019 - Climbing

Anna Stöhr climbs her hardest at Arco, Italy

Austrian climber Anna Stöhr has redpointed two 8c’s at Arco, Italy. These are her hardest sport climbs to date after dominating bouldering competitions for over a decade.

19/03/2019 - Climbing

Dave Graham rules La Rambla at Siurana

American rock climber Dave Graham has repeated the famous sport climb La Rambla. Gonzalo Larrocha also checks in with a repeat of the benchmark 9a+ at Siurana in Spain.

13/03/2019 - Alpinism

Filip Babicz frees Uragano Dorato, D15 dry tooling at Italy's Bus del Quai

At the drytooling crag Bus del Quai (Italy) Polish climber Filip Babicz has made the first ascent of Uragano Dorato, D15.

11/03/2019 - Climbing

Giuliano Cameroni frees REM, 8C+ boulder next to Dreamtime in Cresciano

Swiss climber Giuliano Cameroni has made the first ascent of REM, a boulder problem located on the Dreamtime boulder at Cresciano he believes warrants 8C+.

06/03/2019 - Alpinism

Nanga Parbat, no trace of Daniele Nardi and Tom Ballard on the Kinshofer route

This morning the search for Daniele Nardi and Tom Ballard on the Kinshofer route proved unsuccessful. Tomorrow on Nanga Parbat the search will resume for the two climbers who have not been heard from since Sunday 24 February.