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![Eiger North Face Heckmair route climbed in a day by Laura Tiefenthaler, Jana Möhrer](/uploads/img/3/75458.jpg)
15/03/2022 - Alpinism
Eiger North Face Heckmair route climbed in a day by Laura Tiefenthaler, Jana Möhrer On 08/03/2022 Laura Tiefenthaler from Austria and Jana Möhrer from Germany repeated the classic Heckmair route on the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland. Tiefenthaler reports.
![Jakob Schubert rules Erebor 9b at Arco, Italy](/uploads/img/3/72114.jpg)
13/01/2022 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert rules Erebor 9b at Arco, Italy Austrian climber Jakob Schubert has made a swift repeat of Erebor at Eremo di San Paolo close to Arco, Italy. The 9b was put up by Stefano Ghisolfi and previously repeated by Laura Rogora and Adam Ondra.
![Jorg Verhoeven: the past, present and future of indoor and outdoor climbing](/uploads/img/3/61453.jpg)
18/11/2021 - Interviews
Jorg Verhoeven: the past, present and future of indoor and outdoor climbing 36-year-old Dutchman Jorg Verhoven has been climbing for over 25 years and his achievements span the climbing spectrum from big walls in Yosemite to 8C boulders, after having won the Lead World Cup 2006. His thoughts about the state of...
![Città di Uruk in Val Sapin, climbing at the historic crag above Courmayeur in Italy](/uploads/img/3/72278.jpg)
13/09/2021 - Climbing
Città di Uruk in Val Sapin, climbing at the historic crag above Courmayeur in Italy Città di Uruk is a historic crag located in Val Sapin above Courmayeur in Italy. With over 30 climbs of all grades, this is reputed to be the best cliff in the entire Aosta Valley. This year the crag hosts...
![Arco Rock Master on 27 August 2021, live on Rai Sport TV](/uploads/img/3/60513.jpg)
10/08/2021 - Competitions
Arco Rock Master on 27 August 2021, live on Rai Sport TV The 34th Rock Master competition will take place in Arco, Italy, on Friday 27 August 2021, and not as previously planned on 28 August. The event will be broadcast live on the Italian Rai Sport TV channel.
![Tokyo 2020 Olympics: sport climbing makes historic debut with men's qualification](/uploads/img/3/72112.jpg)
03/08/2021 - Competitions
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: sport climbing makes historic debut with men's qualification Sport climbing makes its historic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with the men’s qualification. The following 8 athletes have qualified for the Finals on Thursday: Mickael Mawem (FRA), Tomoa Narasaki (JPN), Colin Duffy (USA), Jakob Schubert (AUT), Adam...
![Val Sapin Tiro Leader climbing challenge above Courmayeur in Valle d’Aosta](/uploads/img/3/71224.jpg)
06/06/2021 - Climbing
Val Sapin Tiro Leader climbing challenge above Courmayeur in Valle d’Aosta This summer and autumn the picturesque Val Sapin above Courmayeur in Italy’s Aosta Valley hosts the third edition of Tiro Leader, a climbing challenge to free two difficult sport climbs at the historic crag La città di Uruk. The first...
![Monte Colodri, Arco: Alessandro Beber, Matteo Pavana complete their Opera Buffa](/uploads/img/3/70724.jpg)
29/04/2021 - Alpinism
Monte Colodri, Arco: Alessandro Beber, Matteo Pavana complete their Opera Buffa On the east face of Monte Colodri in Arco (Sarca Valley, Italy) Alessandro Beber and Matteo Pavana have established the multi-pitch rock climb Opera Buffa (270m, 7c+). Beber reports.
![Iker Pou establishes 9a+ on Mallorca, Jorge Díaz-Rullo repeats La Rambla at Siurana](/uploads/img/3/69585.jpg)
14/02/2021 - Climbing
Iker Pou establishes 9a+ on Mallorca, Jorge Díaz-Rullo repeats La Rambla at Siurana Spanish climbers Iker Pou and Jorge Díaz-Rullo have both recently redpointed 9a+: Pou made the first ascent of Gran Guggenheim on the island of Mallorca, while Díaz-Rullo repeated La Rambla at Siurana.
![Heinz Mariacher, mountaineering, freedom and the Paul Preuss Award](/uploads/img/3/67077.jpg)
02/09/2020 - Alpinism
Heinz Mariacher, mountaineering, freedom and the Paul Preuss Award The report and words about mountaineering from the Paul Preuss Prize, awarded to the Austrian mountaineer Heinz Mariacher celebrated at Reinhold Messner's Firmian Castle. Mariacher is the eighth alpinist to receive the prestigious award after Messner himself, Hanspeter Eisendle, Albert...
![Video: Adam Ondra and the intricate climbing ethics of Czech sandstone](/uploads/img/3/66684.jpg)
05/08/2020 - Climbing
Video: Adam Ondra and the intricate climbing ethics of Czech sandstone The video on Adam Ondra explaining, with Petr Slanina, how a new climb is first ascended on the sandstone towers in the Czech Republic. With archive footage of the first 9a established ground-up by Ondra at Labak in 2012.
![Alexander Megos completes first 'brushpoint' of Frankenjura 8c](/uploads/img/3/65992.jpg)
04/07/2020 - Climbing
Alexander Megos completes first 'brushpoint' of Frankenjura 8c The video of German climber Alex Megos climbing Father and Son (8c) in Frankenjura in Germany, brushing each hold immediately after using it...
![IFSC announces new dates of Climbing World Cup 2020](/uploads/img/3/59969.jpg)
28/06/2020 - Competitions
IFSC announces new dates of Climbing World Cup 2020 The IFSC, the International Federation of Sport Climbing, has announced the new dates of the Speed, Lead and Boulder World Cups
![Caroline Ciavaldini, James Pearson embark on Tour Des Alpilles Bike & Climb](/uploads/img/3/65514.jpg)
28/05/2020 - Climbing
Caroline Ciavaldini, James Pearson embark on Tour Des Alpilles Bike & Climb Caroline Ciavaldini and James Pearson start their Tour Des Alpilles with their young son today. Powered by their ebikes, during their 1-month trip the three will visit more than 10 different crags including historically important cliffs such as Buoux, Orgon,...
![Jakob Schubert - Lockdown to Rock-down climbing in Austria](/uploads/img/3/65462.jpg)
27/05/2020 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert - Lockdown to Rock-down climbing in Austria The video of Jakob Schubert training at home during lockdown in Austria and his subsequent first 10 days climbing outdoors.
![Climbing at Valgrisenche: Marco Sappa frees La Fessura di Gianfri at Nid Des Hirondelles](/uploads/img/3/65332.jpg)
25/05/2020 - Climbing
Climbing at Valgrisenche: Marco Sappa frees La Fessura di Gianfri at Nid Des Hirondelles Marco Sappa reports about the first ascent of La Fessura di Gianfri, a difficult trad crack climb at the historic crag Nid Des Hirondelles in Valgrisenche, Valle d’Aosta, Italy. The route is dedicated to his father Gianfranco Sappa, a Courmayeur...
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