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16/11/2009 - Competitions
Climbing World Cup Lead 2009 won by Johanna Ernst and Adam Ondra The last stage of the Climbing World Cup Lead, held in Kranj Slovenia last weekend was won by Adam Ondra from the Czech Republic and Mina Markovic from Slovenia. The overall World Cup 2009 was won by Johanna Ernst from...
12/11/2009 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre expedition for David Lama and Daniel Steuerer Interview with David Lama prior to his expedition to Cerro Torre, Patagonia together with Daniel Steuerer. The two Austrians have an important objective: to attempt the first free ascent of the famous Compressor Route.
09/11/2009 - Environment
Parc National des Calanques - climbing at risk in the future French park? Climbing and other low-impact sports such as canoing and hiking may be at risk at the planned Calanques National Park in France. A group called "Association des Calanques et des Hommes" is asking for climbers to sign their petition online...
16/10/2009 - Climbing
Chinesische Mauer, climbing in Austria Located on the border between Austria and Germany, the Chinesiche Mauer is one of best and biggest climbing areas in the Tyrol.
09/10/2009 - Climbing
Lisa Benetti climbs Progetto 8b+ at the Covolo At the start of October Lisa Benetti climbed Progetto 8b+ at the Covolo, Italy.
08/10/2009 - Climbing
Karwendel climbing: new routes on the Halleranger - Speckkar Three new alpine multi-pitch routes by Reinhold Scherer and Dieter Stöhr on the Karwendel, Austria.
07/10/2009 - Climbing
Karwendel climbing: new routes on the Halleranger - Speckkar Three new alpine multi-pitch routes by Reinhold Scherer and Dieter Stöhr on the Karwendel, Austria.
06/10/2009 - Alpinism
Martin and Florian Riegler, Flying Penguin and the Rocky Mountains Interview with Martin and Florian Riegler after their climbing trips to the Bugaboos, Canada, where they carried out the first ascent of "The flying penguin" (300m, 5.12b)on the South Face of Pigeon Feathers.
24/09/2009 - Climbing
Adam Ondra nets Fugu 9a at the Schleierwasserfall, Austria Interview with Adam Ondra from the Czech Republic who on 20/09/2009 made the first ascent of an old Alexander Huber project, Fugu 9a at the Schleierwasserfall in Tyrol, Austria.
08/09/2009 - Climbing
Baffin Island climbing, The Belgarian and more for Favresse, Villanueva and Hanssens Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva, Stéphane Hanssens and Olivier Favresse have recently returned from an expedition to Baffin Island where they carried out the first ascents of 3 different routes and attempted to free climb the Bavarian Direct on the South...
07/08/2009 - Alpinism
Goodbye Riccardo Cassin Riccardo Cassin passed away last night at his home in Resinelli at the foot of his beloved Grigna mountain. Cassin was one of the world's all time absolute mountaineering legends. He had celebrated his 100th birthday on 2 January this...
25/06/2009 - Climbing
Manolo 8b+ on-sight at Kalymnos On 19/06/2009 Maurizio Zanolla, alias Manolo, on-sighted Rock and Blues at the Olympic Wall on Kalymnos, Greece.
04/06/2009 - Climbing
8th Rock Junior, the climbing game The 8th Rock Junior will take place at Arco (Garda Trentino, Italy) on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June 2009. This great European climbing festival for young climbers is organised for the 8th year running by the Rock Master association.
02/06/2009 - Events
OutdoorDays 2009: an Outdoor success The OutdoorDays 2009, the open air sports trade fair, took place in Italy's Garda Trentino last weekend. Organised by the Riva del Garda Fierecongressi, the second edition attracted over 1000 participants to the guided activities and more than 10,000 visitors...
18/05/2009 - Alpinism
Denis Urubko, Cho Oyu and all 14 8000m peaks Denis Urubko, with his recent new route up the SE Face of Cho Oyu, has climbed all fourteen 8000m summits.
06/05/2009 - Alpinism
Bolts on Everest A team of Mountain Guides and Sherpa have placed some bolts on Everest to make the South Face route safer.
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