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06/11/2023 - Environment
A petition to 'save' the Sassolungo mountain group in the Dolomites An online petition has been launched to 'save' the Sassolungo Group in the Dolomites from privatisation. Over 45 thousand signatures have been collected so far.

05/11/2023 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi sends Action Directe in Frankenjura 30-year-old Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi has repeated Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's masterpiece established in 1991 in Frankenjura, Germany.

03/11/2023 - Climbing
Alex Megos Bullet Time on Action Directe Bullet Time Photography: Alex Megos climbing Action Directe in the Frankenjura, Germany, captured by Lars Scharl.

02/11/2023 - Alpinism
New climb added to White Sapphine peak in Kishtwar Valley by Christian Black, Vitaliy Musiyenko, Hayden Wyatt From 5 - 7 October 2023 Christian Black, Vitaliy Musiyenko and Hayden Wyatt made the alpine style first ascent of 'Brilliant Blue' (850m, AI3, 80°, M7+) on White Sapphire peak (6040m) in the Kishtwar Valley in India. This is only the 3rd ascent of the mountain overall.

02/11/2023 - Book-press
Memorial María Luisa Photo Contest call for entries The 34th Memorial María Luisa International Mountain, Nature and Adventure Photo and Video Contest is calling for entries. The deadline is 1 December 2023.

01/11/2023 - Climbing
Franco Cookson makes first ascent of The Dewin Stone, 9a+ slab at Twll Mawr in North Wales British climber Franco Cookson has made the first ascent of The Dewin Stone, a 9a+ slab at Twll Mawr in the Dinorwig slate quarries above Llanberis in North Wales.

31/10/2023 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl repeats Meltdown in Yosemite Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl has repeated Meltdown, the 5.14c/8c+ crack climb in Yosemite, USA, first ascended by Beth Rodden in 2008.

30/10/2023 - Climbing
Anak Verhoeven climbs 8b trad roof crack at Vadiello in Spain Belgian rock climber Anak Verhoeven has made the first female ascent of 'La Fuerza de la Gravedad', an 8b trad roof crack at Vadiello in Spain.

29/10/2023 - Competitions
Oriane Bertone & Toby Roberts qualify for Paris 2024 Olympic Games Oriane Bertone from France and Toby Roberts from Great Britain have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after winning the European Qualifier Boulder & Lead at Laval in France today.

29/10/2023 - Competitions
Oriane Bertone & Toby Roberts lead Laval's Qualifier for Paris 2024 The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) European Qualifier Boulder & Lead is currently taking place in Laval, France. The Semifinals yesterday were led by Oriane Bertone and Toby Roberts. The Finals take place today and will be streamed live: women commence at 09:30, men at 14:30.

28/10/2023 - Competitions
European Boulder & Lead Olympic Qualification today in Laval The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) European Qualifier Boulder & Lead is currently taking place in Laval, France. The Semifinals today and Finals on Sunday will be streamed live.

27/10/2023 - Alpinism
Florian Wientjes makes first repeat of Floatin (8C+) in Japan German climber Florian Wientjes has made the second ascent of Floatin, the 8C+ boulder problem at Mizugaki in Japan put up by Ryuchi Murai in 2021.

26/10/2023 - Alpinism
Call of the Karakorum: James Price climbing in Pakistan The video of James Price and his solitary mountaineering in Pakistan's Karakorum.

25/10/2023 - Competitions
Piper Kelly, Samuel Watson, Jesse Grupper & Natalia Grossman qualify for Paris 2024 Olympic Games The Pan American Games 2023 concluded in Santiago, Chile, yesterday with Team USA making a clean sweep and winning all four slots for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Piper Kelly and Samuel Watson qualified for Speed, Jesse Grupper & Natalia Grossman for the Boulder & Lead event.

23/10/2023 - Alpinism
Rottalhorn West Face first ascent by Silvan Schüpbach, Peter von Känel, Rolf Zurbrügg On 12/10/2023 Silvan Schüpbach, Peter von Känel and Rolf Zurbrügg made the first ascent of the west face of Rottalhorn (3971m) in Switzerland's Bernese Alps via their 'Herbstwanderung'.

23/10/2023 - Climbing
Siebe Vanhee completes hard Rope-Solos on Naranjo de Bulnes and in Verdon Gorge Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee has made rope-solo ascents of 'El Pilar del Cantábrico' on Naranjo de Bulnes / Picu Urreillu in Spain and 'Une Jolie Fleur dans un Peaux de Vache' and 'Take it or Leave it' in the Verdon Gorge in France.
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