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Altitoy Ternua celebrates start to ski mountaineering's La Grande Course
02/03/2016 - Competitions
Altitoy Ternua celebrates start to ski mountaineering's La Grande Course
Altitoy Ternua, the first stage of the ski mountaineering circuit "La Grande Course 2016”, was won on Sunday 28 February 2016 by Mathéo Jacquemoud - Kilian Jornet Burgada and Axelle Mollaret - Laetitia Roux.
Tris Rotondo, a stormy ski mountaineering success
01/03/2016 - Competitions
Tris Rotondo, a stormy ski mountaineering success
On Sunday 28 February 2016 the 7th biennial ski mountaineering competition Tris Rotondo took place in switzerland’s Canton Ticino, switzerland. The men’s Super Tris competition was won by Filippo Barazzuol & Maguet Nadir while Jennifer Fiechter & Lorna Bonnel won the women's event.
Laura Rogora climbs  Grandi Gesti 9a at Sperlonga
01/03/2016 - Climbing
Laura Rogora climbs Grandi Gesti 9a at Sperlonga
On Sunday 28 February 2016 the 14-year-old climber Laura Rogora redpointed her first 9a, Grandi Gesti at Grotta dell’Arenauta, Sperlonga, Italy.
Piolets d'Or 2016: Wojciech Kurtyka to receive Piolet d'Or Carrière and the 'big list' of elite alpinism
25/02/2016 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2016: Wojciech Kurtyka to receive Piolet d'Or Carrière and the 'big list' of elite alpinism
52 climbs carried out in 2015 have been included in the "Big list" of the Piolets d'Or, the prestigious mountaineering award that will be celebrated between 14 - 17 April 2016 at La Grave - La Meije in France. During the 24th edition, Polish mountaineer Wojciech Kurtyka will receive the...
Robert Antonioli and Laetitia Roux win Transcavallo Sprint Race
21/02/2016 - Competitions
Robert Antonioli and Laetitia Roux win Transcavallo Sprint Race
On Saturday 20 February the Ski Mountaineering World Cup Transcavallo Sprint Race was won by Robert Antonioli and Laetitia Roux.
33rd Transcavallo: Kilian Jornet and Laetitia Roux win Individual Race
20/02/2016 - Competitions
33rd Transcavallo: Kilian Jornet and Laetitia Roux win Individual Race
Kilian Jornet and Laetitia Roux earned precious points on Friday 19 Febraury 2016 at the fourth 2016 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup event, the 33rd Transcavallo, by winning the Individual race that took place at Alpago, more specifically at Col Indes, a few kilometres above Tambre.
Rabenstein Ice Climbing World Cup 2016 highlights
10/02/2016 - Competitions
Rabenstein Ice Climbing World Cup 2016 highlights
The video highlights of the fourth and final stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2016 that took place at Rabenstein, Italy, on 30 - 31 January 2016.
Victoria Kreuzer and Kilian Jornet Burgada win the Vertical Race European Championships
Victoria Kreuzer and Kilian Jornet Burgada win the Vertical Race European Championships
At Les Marecottes in switzerland the Vertical Race European Ski Mountaineering Championships were won by Victoria Kreuzer and Kilian Jornet Burgada.
Michele Boscacci and Laetitia Roux new European Ski Mountaineering Champions
06/02/2016 - Competitions
Michele Boscacci and Laetitia Roux new European Ski Mountaineering Champions
The European Ski Mountaineering Championships are currently taking place at Les Marécottes in switzerland. The Individual race was won on 05/02/2016 by Italy's Michele Boscacci and France's Laetitia Roux.
Tom Ballard claims world's first D15 dry tooling climb in the Dolomites
05/02/2016 - Alpinism
Tom Ballard claims world's first D15 dry tooling climb in the Dolomites
British climber Tom Ballard has freed A Line Above the Sky at Tomorrow's World, Dolomites. If the D15 grade is confirmed, this climb weighs in as the hardest drytooling route in the world.
Cerro Torre SE Ridge, or Compressor route: the ascent by Matteo Della Bordella and Silvan Schüpbach
04/02/2016 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre SE Ridge, or Compressor route: the ascent by Matteo Della Bordella and Silvan Schüpbach
From 30 - 31 January 2016 Italy’s Matteo Della Bordella and switzerland’s Silvan Schüpbach climbed the SE Ridge (Compressor Route) of Cerro Torre (Patagonia). After the bolts were chopped by Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk in January 2012, this is the third ascent of this route. The first carried out...
Luca Rinaldi boulders 8B+ with Off the Wagon in Valle Bavona
04/02/2016 - Climbing
Luca Rinaldi boulders 8B+ with Off the Wagon in Valle Bavona
Italian climber Luca Rinaldi has repeated Off the Wagon, the boulder problem graded 8B+ located in Val Bavona, switzerland.
Maria Tolokonina and Maxim Tomilov win the Ice Climbing World Cup 2016
01/02/2016 - Competitions
Maria Tolokonina and Maxim Tomilov win the Ice Climbing World Cup 2016
The final stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2016 took place last weekend at Rabenstein - Corvara in Italy. After four competitions, both the Lead and Speed World Cups were won by the Russians Maria Tolokonina and Maxim Tomilov. Lead stage victory went ot Janez Svoljšak from Slovenia and...
Marianne van der Steen D13+ drytooling flash at Bus del Quai, Italy
28/01/2016 - Alpinism
Marianne van der Steen D13+ drytooling flash at Bus del Quai, Italy
On 26 January 2016 at Bus del Quai di Iseo (Italy) Dutch climber Marianne van der Steen managed to flash Kamasutra, a drytooling climb graded D13+.
Ice Climbing World Cup: Russians take gold in Saas Fee
26/01/2016 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup: Russians take gold in Saas Fee
The third stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2016 took place in Saas Fee, switzerland from 22 - 23 January 2016. Russians Maxim Tomilov and Maria Tolokonina won the Lead discipline, while Speed was won by teammates Nikolei Kuzovlev and Ekaterina Koshcheeva.
Font Blanca opens the ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2016
16/01/2016 - Competitions
Font Blanca opens the ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2016
The ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2016 begins in Andorra this weekend with two events, one individual race and one vertical race.