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Tom Ballard climbs Colton - Macintyre on Grandes Jorasses in winter
10/03/2015 - Alpinism
Tom Ballard climbs Colton - Macintyre on Grandes Jorasses in winter
British alpinist Tom Ballard has climbed the Macintyre - Colton route up the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif in 3 hours and 20 minutes.
Guy Fattal wins King of Dolomites 2015
26/02/2015 - Events
Guy Fattal wins King of Dolomites 2015
Guy Fattal from Israel, ahead of Lucas Swieykowski and Alex Buisse has won the third edition of King of Dolomites, the photo contest to shoot the most beautiful freeride photo of the Dolomites.
Ines Papert repeats The Hurting in Scotland
24/02/2015 - Alpinism
Ines Papert repeats The Hurting in Scotland
German alpinist Ines Papert has made the first female ascent of The Hurting XI 11 at Coire an t-Sneachda in Scotland.
Piolet d'Or 2015 and the big list of 58 climbs
20/02/2015 - Alpinism
Piolet d'Or 2015 and the big list of 58 climbs
58 ascents carried out in 2014 have been included in the "Big list" of the Piolets d'Or, the most prestigious mountaineering award that will be celebrated between 9 - 12 April, 2015 at Courmayeur and Chamonix, at the foot of...
Tom Ballard: Matterhorn North Face in winter via the Schmidt route
13/02/2015 - Alpinism
Tom Ballard: Matterhorn North Face in winter via the Schmidt route
On 10 February 2015 British alpinist Tom Ballard climbed the Schmidt route up the North Face of the Matterhorn in 2 hours and 59 minutes. After Cima Grande di Lavaredo in the Dolomites and Pizzo Badile, this is another climb...
Cima Brenta - South Face ski descent by Alessandro Beber and Marco Maganzini
Cima Brenta - South Face ski descent by Alessandro Beber and Marco Maganzini
The video of the ski descent of the South Face of Cima Brenta, carried out by Alessandro Beber and Marco Maganzini in spring 2014.
Turkey ice climbing Festival at Erzurum. The report by Anna Torretta
03/02/2015 - Alpinism
Turkey ice climbing Festival at Erzurum. The report by Anna Torretta
From 21 to 25 January 2015, Turkey’s first-ever international ice climbing festival took place at Erzurum (Anatolia). Participants included Anna Torretta (a Mountain guide from Courmayeur) and Spain’s Cecilia Buil who made the first ascents of two beautiful icefalls: Anatolia...
Marmolada: 40 anni per il Falier, first winter ascent by Ruggero Zardini and Alessandro Rudatis
02/02/2015 - Alpinism
Marmolada: 40 anni per il Falier, first winter ascent by Ruggero Zardini and Alessandro Rudatis
On 10 January 2015 Ruggero Zardini, a member of the Gruppo Scoiattoli di Cortina, and Alessandro Rudatis from Agordo made the first winter ascent of 40 anni per il Falier (7c+, 380m) up the immense South Face of Marmolada, a...
Climbing in Sardinia news: modern and trad multi-pitches
30/01/2015 - Alpinism
Climbing in Sardinia news: modern and trad multi-pitches
Winter update by Maurizio Oviglia about the latest climbing news from the island that just keeps on giving: three new climbs in Sardina.
Alexander Megos climbs Lucid Dreaming 8C at Bishop
28/01/2015 - Climbing
Alexander Megos climbs Lucid Dreaming 8C at Bishop
German climber Alexander Megos has made the third ascent of Lucid Dreaming V15 / 8C at Bishop, USA.
Greg Boswell and Guy Robertson raise the bar with Range War in Scotland
28/01/2015 - Alpinism
Greg Boswell and Guy Robertson raise the bar with Range War in Scotland
At Creag an Dubh Loch in Scotland Greg Boswell and Guy Robertson made the first ascent, onsight, of Range War  X/10. This is only the second route of this difficulty to be ascended in this style, after their The Greatest...
Chamonix success for the Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face
27/01/2015 - Competitions
Chamonix success for the Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face
The results of the first stage of the Swatch Freeride World Tour 2015 by The North Face that took place in Chamonix, France last weekend.
Tom Ballard, Cima Grande di Lavaredo and Pizzo Badile in winter for his Starlight and Storm project
21/01/2015 - Alpinism
Tom Ballard, Cima Grande di Lavaredo and Pizzo Badile in winter for his Starlight and Storm project
British mountaineer Tom Ballard, as part of his project Starlight and Storm to climb the six great North Faces of the Alps in winter, has recently climbed the Comici - Dimai route on Cima Grande di Lavaredo in the Dolomites...
Warren Harding and Dean Caldwell and The Wall of Early Morning Light on El Capitan
19/01/2015 - Climbing
Warren Harding and Dean Caldwell and The Wall of Early Morning Light on El Capitan
Archive footage of Warren Harding and Dean Caldwell topping out on El Capitan, Yosemite, after the first ascent in 1970 of Dawn Wall, aka The Wall of Early Morning Light.
First ski descents in the Dolomites by Vascellari, D'Alpaos and De Barba
First ski descents in the Dolomites by Vascellari, D'Alpaos and De Barba
Between February and May 2014, Italian skiers Francesco Vascellari, Davide D'Alpaos and Loris De Barba carried out a series of first ski descents to solve some old problems in the Dolomites. They concluded their run with a repeat of the...
Ice Climbing World Cup 2015: HanNaRai Song and Maxim Tomilov win in Cheongsong
13/01/2015 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup 2015: HanNaRai Song and Maxim Tomilov win in Cheongsong
The second stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2015 took place at Cheongsong, Korea and was won by HanNaRai Song and Maxim Tomilov from Russia.