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09/04/2018 - Competitions
Michele Boscacci and Axelle Mollaret win Overall Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2018 The final stage of the Ski Mountaineering World Cup Individual was won on Sunday in the Brenta Dolomites by Robert Antonioli and Laetitia Roux. The Overall World Cup was won by Michele Boscacci and Axelle Mollaret.
02/04/2018 - Climbing
Alan Watts - the Smith Rock sport climbing pioneer Video portrait of American climber Alan Watts, one of the driving forces behind the development of Smith Rock and sport climbing in the USA.
31/03/2018 - Climbing
Sachi Amma climbs Japan's first 9b At Gozen Rock in Japan Sachi Amma has made the first ascent his Soul Mate. Graded 9b, this is now the country’s most difficult sport climb.
28/03/2018 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Couloir Sud Est du Grand Capucin on Mont Blanc skied by Davide Capozzi, Denis Trento Davide Capozzi and Denis Trento completed a rare descent of the Couloir Sud Est du Grand Capucin in the Mont Blanc massif, on snowboard and skis respectively. Capozzi reports.
22/03/2018 - Climbing
Niccolò Ceria climbs one of Italy's most beautiful boulder problems at Pietra del Toro At Pietra del Toro in Basilicata Niccolò Ceria has made the first ascent of Goemon, describing the line as one of the most beautiful boulder problems in Italy.
21/03/2018 - Alpinism
Germans climb new route up Aguja Val Biois in Patagonia On January 15th 2018 Tom Ehrig, Felix Getzlaff and Lutz Zybell climbed the new route La Torcida (450m, 12 pitches, 7a M) up Aguja Val Biois in Patagonia. Tom Ehrig reports.
28/02/2018 - Alpinism
Torres Del Avellano / Big new climbs in Chilean Patagonia Will Sim and John Crook report about their climbing trip to the Torres Del Avellano in Patagonia, Chile, together with Paul Swail, John McCune and Ruth Bevan. The highlight of the expedition was a 1000 m new route up the...
26/02/2018 - Climbing
Daniel Woods climbs La Capella 9b at Siurana Top American climber Daniel Woods has redpointed his first 9b sports climb, La Capella at Siurana in Spain.
22/02/2018 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Etna Ski Mountaineering European Championships 2018 The European Ski Mountaineering Championships 2018 get underway today on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy. The competitions take place on the North Face of the volcano from 22 - 24 February.
13/02/2018 - Alpinism
Solo per un altro Hashtag, new ice and mixed climb in Val Lasties, Dolomites Ice climbing in the Dolomites: Johannes Egger reports about the first ascent of Solo per un altro Hashtag, a new mixed climb in Val Lasties, Sella massif, first ascended on 27/01/2018 with Jörg Niedermayr and Friedl Brancalion.
12/02/2018 - Interviews
Adam Ondra / Interview after world's first 9a+ flash at St. Léger in France Interview with Czech climber Adam Ondra after the historic world’s first 9a+ flash, on Super Crackinette at Saint-Léger du Ventoux climbed on 10 February 2018.
09/02/2018 - Alpinism
Christoph Hainz and Kurt Astner add new mixed climb to Pragser Tal South Tyrol’s Christoph Hainz and Kurt Astner have established ‘New look new hook’, a new mixed climb up Rauhe Gaisl, Pragser Tal, Dolomites. The report by Christoph Hainz.
07/02/2018 - Climbing
Giuliano Cameroni climbs IUR, one of Cresciano's best boulder problems Swiss boulderer Giuliano Cameroni has made the first ascent of a series of quality boulder problems in the Ticino region of Switzerland. One of the highlights is IUR, a 8B+ described as one of the best in Cresciano.
06/02/2018 - Alpinism
Hansjörg Auer climbs new winter lines in Ötztal On 19 January 2018 Hansjörg Auer and Tobias Holzknecht made the first ascent of Nordstau, a new mixed climb in the Ötztal, Austria. On 29 January Auer teamed up with Simon Messner to carry out the first winter ascent of...
06/02/2018 - Climbing
Adam Ondra climbs two 9a+ at Charmey and St Léger At Charmey in Switzerland Adam Ondra has repeated Meiose, indicating 9a+ instead of the 9b grade suggested by first ascentionist Pirmin Bertle, while at Saint Léger du Ventoux in France the 25-year-old Czech climber has free yet another 9a+.
01/02/2018 - Alpinism
Watzmann Family Traverse, Ines Papert & Luka Lindič make possible first winter ascent On 11 January 2018 Ines Papert and Luka Lindic made what is likely to be the first winter traverse of the Watzmann (2713 m), Berchtesgaden Alps. Papert reports about this east to west climb across the third highest mountain in...
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