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Ice Climbing World Cup 2015: HanNaRai Song and Maxim Tomilov win in Cheongsong
13/01/2015 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup 2015: HanNaRai Song and Maxim Tomilov win in Cheongsong
The second stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2015 took place at Cheongsong, Korea and was won by HanNaRai Song and Maxim Tomilov from Russia.
Jeff Merçier climbs first Italian D14 at Bus Quai
07/01/2015 - Alpinism
Jeff Merçier climbs first Italian D14 at Bus Quai
On December 28, 2014 at the drytooling crag Bus del Quai, Iseo, French climber Jeff Mercier made the first ascent of Low G Man, a combination of three existing drytooling routes. Graded D14 this is now the hardest total dry climb in the country. The report by Matteo Rivadossi.
Kilian Jornet Burgada sets new Aconcagua speed record
24/12/2014 - Trekking
Kilian Jornet Burgada sets new Aconcagua speed record
Spanish skyrunner Kilian Jornet Burgada has set a new speed record on Aconcagua, ascending and descending the 6962m high mountain in 12 hours and 49 minutes.
Ice Climbing World Cup 2015, Maxim Tomilov and Liudmila Badalyan win in Bozeman
16/12/2014 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup 2015, Maxim Tomilov and Liudmila Badalyan win in Bozeman
The first stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup, held on 12 and 13 December at Bozeman, USA, was won by Maxim Tomilov and Liudmila Badalyan. The Speed competition was won by Nikolai Kuzovlev and Kendra Stritch.
Mina Markovic onsights 8b+ at Oliana
12/12/2014 - Climbing
Mina Markovic onsights 8b+ at Oliana
Yesterday at Oliana in Spain the Slovenian climber Mina Markovic managed to onsight Humildes pa casa 8b+.
La Sportiva Legends Only: behind the scenes
09/12/2014 - Competitions
La Sportiva Legends Only: behind the scenes
The reportage behind the scenes of the La Sportiva Legends Only, the bouldering competition that was held at the end of November in Stockholm, Sweden.
Adam Ondra wins the La Sportiva Legends Only 2014
29/11/2014 - Competitions
Adam Ondra wins the La Sportiva Legends Only 2014
Adam Ondra has won the La Sportiva Legends Only 2014 that took place in Stockholm on Saturday night, beating Alexander Megos, Jan Hojer, Jimmy Webb, Daniel Woods and Jernej Kruder.
Gabriele Moroni: from competitions to Goldrake, sport climbing in his DNA
20/11/2014 - Interviews
Gabriele Moroni: from competitions to Goldrake, sport climbing in his DNA
Interview with Italian climber Gabriele Moronim from his first competitions to when he won bronze in the 2004 European Bouldering Championship in 2004, via his bouldering and sport climbing which recently netted him the redpoint of Goldrake 9a+ at Cornalba, Italy.
Adam Ondra and Mina Markovic win in Kranj
18/11/2014 - Competitions
Adam Ondra and Mina Markovic win in Kranj
The last stage of the Lead World Cup 2014, held on 16 November at Kranj in Slovenia, was won by Adam Ondra and Mina Markovic. Austria's Jakob Schubert and South Korea's Jain Kim had already won the Lead World Cup 2014, while Sean McColl and Markovic won silver and Ondra...
Jakob Schubert, boulder machine at Magic Wood
04/11/2014 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert, boulder machine at Magic Wood
In just a day's bouldering at Magic Wood in Switzerland the Austrian climber Jakob Schubert sent two 8B+problems and flashed on 8B.
Jain Kim and Jakob Schubert win the Lead World Cup 2014
28/10/2014 - Climbing
Jain Kim and Jakob Schubert win the Lead World Cup 2014
The Lead World Cup 2014 was won on 25 October 2014 at Inzai in Japan, one stage ahead of schedule, by Austria's Jakob Schubert and South Korea's Jain Kim. The stage was won by Adam Ondra and Jain Kim.
Stefano Ghisolfi wins China stage of Lead World Cup with Mina Markovic
20/10/2014 - Competitions
Stefano Ghisolfi wins China stage of Lead World Cup with Mina Markovic
On 19 October 2014 the sixth stage of the Lead World Cup 2014 was won at Wujiang in China by Italy's Stefano Ghisolfi and Slovenia's Mina Markovic. The Speed World Cup was won by Qixin Zhong and Mariia Krasavina.
Clean and Honest Mountaineering: Reality or Illusion? The conference at the Brixen IMS
17/10/2014 - Alpinism
Clean and Honest Mountaineering: Reality or Illusion? The conference at the Brixen IMS
On Saturday 18 October 18 the International Mountain Summit at Brixen will hold the conference "Clean and Honest Mountaineering: Reality or Illusion?" Organised by the Master in Mountain Medicine and its director Dr. Luigi Festi, this conference will attempt to provide a definition to doping in the mountains and set...
Lead World Cup 2014: Jakob Schubert and Mina Markovic win in South Korea
16/10/2014 - Competitions
Lead World Cup 2014: Jakob Schubert and Mina Markovic win in South Korea
The fifth stage of the Lead World Cup 2014 was won on 12 October at Mokpo in South Korea by Jakob Schubert from Austria and Mina Markovic from Slovenia. The stage of the Speed World Cup was won by Marcin Dzienski and Iuliia Kaplina.
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2014 - the report
15/10/2014 - Climbing
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2014 - the report
The report of the The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2014 that took place on the island of Kalymnos, Greece, from 9 - 12 October 2014.
GORE-TEX® Experience Tour
14/10/2014 - Alpinism
GORE-TEX® Experience Tour
Experience an intense and unique adventure with the GORE-TEX® Experience Tour: together with world-famous Himalayan alpinist Edurne Pasaban climb in the footsteps of Lucy Walker, the great pioneer of alpinism, to rediscover the beauty of the Alps and the meaning of taking to the mountains.