138 News found

05/11/2018 - Climbing
Adam Ondra almost onsights Salathé Wall on El Capitan, Yosemite Czech rock climber Adam Ondra has attempted but only just failed to onsight the Salathé Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA.

19/10/2018 - Climbing
Arco rock climbing: Mescalito on Colodri, the classic multi pitch climb by Renato Bernard and Renzo Vettori The route topo of Mescalito up Rupe Secca on Monte Colodri in Arco, the multi-pitch rock climb first ascended in 1982 by Renato Bernard and Renzo Vettori and widely considered a masterpiece of the Sarca Valley. By Carlo Cosi, mountain guide.

25/08/2018 - Climbing
Tom Frost, farewell to Yosemite Golden Age climbing legend On 24 August 2018 American climber Tom Frost died aged 81. Frost was one of the pioneering climbers and photographers during the Golden Age of Yosemite climbing.

08/06/2018 - Climbing
Lynn Hill / 25 years ago the first free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan After the new The Nose speed record set on El Capitan by Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold on 06/06/2018, here’s a throwback to our 2002 interview with Lynn Hill that explores her historic first free ascent in 1993 and her groundbreaking one-day free ascent in 1994 of this legendary big...

06/06/2018 - Climbing
Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell climb The Nose in under 2 hours to set new El Capitan speed record This morning American climbers Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell set another speed record on The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite. This time the duo broke the legendary 2-hour barrier, climbing the big wall route in 1:58:07.

30/05/2018 - Climbing
Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold smash The Nose Speed record American climbers Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold have set a new speed record on The Nose, climbing El Capitan in Yosemite in 2:10:15.

09/03/2018 - Climbing
Dawn Wall tailer, Caldwell and Jorgeson climb world's hardest big wall The trailer of the film Dawn Wall that documents the first free ascent of Dawn Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite, the world’s most difficult big wall climb completed in January 2015 by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson.

22/02/2018 - Alpinism
Jim Bridwell, at the forefront of climbing and alpinism since the 60's The 2002 interview / portrait of American climber and mountaineer Jim Bridwell, one of the undisputed driving forces of rock climbing in Yosemite and on the world’s most inhospitable mountains, who died on 16 February 2018 at the age of 73. By Vinicio Stefanello.

17/02/2018 - Alpinism
Jim Bridwell, goodbye to legendary rock climber The Bird Jim Bridwell has left us. Yesterday, February 16th 2018, one of the absolute legends of rock climbing and mountaineering, died aged 73.

11/01/2018 - Climbing
Astroman, the legendary climb in yosemite valley Maurizio Oviglia introduces Astroman on the East Face of Washington Column, one of the most famous rock climbs in yosemite valley and the world.

11/12/2017 - Climbing
El Capitan Magic Mushroom first repeat by Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl have made the first free repeat of Magic Mushroom, the difficult big wall climb freed by Tommy Caldwell on El Capitan in Yosemite.

27/11/2017 - Climbing
Nicolas Favresse adds spectacular new trad climb to Yosemite In Yosemite, USA, Belgian climber Nicolas Favresse climbing together with Alix Morris and Drew Smith has made the first free ascent of Eye of Sauron, a spectacular and difficult new 400 m trad climb in the Ribbon Falls area.

05/11/2017 - Climbing
El Capitan: Big Stone vs Tiny Humans The timelapse of climbers on El Capitan in yosemite valley, USA, filmed by di Tristan Greszko.

23/10/2017 - Alpinism
El Capitan rockfall continues / New video from Yosemite New rockfall has taken place on the SE Face of El Capitan in yosemite valley (USA). The video filmed by Maurizio Oviglia from Middle Cathedral Rock.

18/10/2017 - Alpinism
Quinn Brett, Recovery Fund for climber injured in fall on El Capitan On 11 October 2017 strong American climber Quinn Brett fell and seriously injured herself while climbing The Nose on El Capitan in yosemite valley (USA). Friends have launched a fundraising campaign.

29/09/2017 - Alpinism
El Capitan: second larger rockfall. The photos from Yosemite After the first rockfall on on Wednesday 27/09/2017, yesterday Thursday 28 September a second, larger rockfall occurred on El Capitan in yosemite valley (USA).
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