42 News found
12/01/2012 - Interviews
Adam Ondra, the routes I cannot climb! Czech climber Adam Ondra talks to Planetmountain about the sport climbs he has failed to climb. hubble, Three Degrees of Separation, Underground and many more.
18/05/2011 - Climbing
Adam Ondra, Britain's first 8c on-sight and 9a+ repeat During a quick visit to Britain Adam Ondra made the first repeats of two Steve McClure testpieces: Overshadow 9a+ and Rainshadow 9a at Malham Cove. At the same crag the Czech climber also carried out the first on-sight of an...
11/11/2010 - Climbing
Raven Tor, rock climbing in the Peak District, England Steve McClure, one of Britain's most talented sport climbers, introduces the hallowed ground of English sport climbing: Raven Tor.
21/10/2010 - Climbing
Steve McClure minds a gap at Malham British climber Steve McClure has added a linked Cry Freedom to Predator at Malham Cove, Yorkshire.
04/05/2010 - Climbing
Adam Ondra tours and tears up Malham Cove and Kilnsey in England Young Adam Ondra is visiting Britain, in particular the climbs at Malham Cove and Kilnsey where he has climbed and attempted some of the hardest routes in the country established by Steve McClure.
28/08/2009 - Climbing
Steve McClure climbs hubble, Pete Robins Liquid Ambar Two of Britain's most emblematic sport routes, hubble 8c+ at Raven Tor and Liquid Ambar 8c at Lower Pen Trwyn, have recently been repeated by Steve McClure and Pete Robins respectively. The two climbs in question were established in 1990...
28/12/2006 - Alpinism
Baffin 2006, the island at the edge of the world Polar bears, icebergs, a sailing boat, whales and a plethora of unclimbed rock and thousands of new routes to be climbed...In mid August 2006 the Italian Mountain Guides Michele Maggioni and Marco Zaninetti set off with Cristina, Giovanni and the...
22/03/2006 - Climbing
Simpson frees A Muerte 8c+/9a Rich Simpson has made the first ascent of A Muerte 8c+/9a at Siurana, Spain
13/10/2005 - Climbing
Rich Simpson makes 6th ascent of Action Directe News just in report Richard Simpson from England having successfully made the sixth ascent of Wolfgang Güllich's Action Direct, Frankenjura, Germany
04/05/2005 - Climbing
Rich Simpson makes 5th ascent of hubble 8c+ On 25 April by 21 year old Richard Simpson made the 5th ascent of hubble 8c+, Raven Tor UK, first climbed by Ben Moon in 1990. Update 12/2010: Simpson's ascent of hubble has been contested by diverse sources.
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