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![Sébastien Berthe sends his first 9a+, Super-Crackinette at St. Leger](/uploads/img/3/68316.jpg)
20/11/2020 - Climbing
Sébastien Berthe sends his first 9a+, Super-Crackinette at St. Leger Belgian climber Seb Berthe reports about his first 9a+ redpoint, Super-Crackinette at Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux in France. Success came about after a relentless summer on some of the hardest multi-pitch climbs across the Alps.
![K6 Central first ascent in Pakistan by Priti and Jeff Wright](/uploads/img/3/68117.jpg)
06/11/2020 - Alpinism
K6 Central first ascent in Pakistan by Priti and Jeff Wright American alpinists Priti and Jeff Wright made the first ascent of K6 Central (7,155m) in the Karakorum in Pakistan on 9 October 2020, a day after making the third ascent of K6 West (7140m). The Wright’s report about their impressive alpine...
![Remembering Kurt Albert, German climbing legend and father of the redpoint](/uploads/img/3/5857.jpg)
28/09/2020 - Climbing
Remembering Kurt Albert, German climbing legend and father of the redpoint Precisely 10 years ago German climbing legend Kurt Albert died at the age of 56. He invented the redpoint philosophy in Frankenjura in 1975, considered nowadays the standard for sport climbing worldwide, and established numerous important rock climbs and big...
![Eiger Paciencia repeated by Nils Favre and Symon Welfringer](/uploads/img/3/67294.jpg)
14/09/2020 - Alpinism
eiger Paciencia repeated by Nils Favre and Symon Welfringer Switzerland’s Nils Favre and France’s Symon Welfringer have repeated Paciencia, the 900m 8a first ascended by Stephan Siegrist and Ueli Steck in 2003 up the North Face of the eiger.
![Eiger Odyssee climbed in a day by Nicolas Favresse & Sébastien Berthe](/uploads/img/3/67123.jpg)
01/09/2020 - Alpinism
eiger Odyssee climbed in a day by Nicolas Favresse & Sébastien Berthe Belgian climbers Nicolas Favresse and Sébastien Berthe have repeated Odyssee, one of the hardest rock climbs on the North Face of the the eiger in Switzerland.
![Matteo Pasquetto perishes on Grandes Jorasses](/uploads/img/3/63707.jpg)
08/08/2020 - Alpinism
Matteo Pasquetto perishes on Grandes Jorasses Yesterday afternoon Matteo Pasquetto, the talented Italian alpinist and aspirant mountain guide, lost his life while descending from the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif.
![Catherine Destivelle awarded Piolet d'Or Carrière Lifetime Achievement Award](/uploads/img/3/66344.jpg)
23/07/2020 - Alpinism
Catherine Destivelle awarded Piolet d'Or Carrière Lifetime Achievement Award French mountaineer Catherine Destivelle will become the first woman to receive the Piolet d'Or Carrière Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ladek Mountain Festival in Poland in September. In the past the coveted prize has been awarded to greatest mountaineers of...
![Tom Ballard, the film about the great British climber](/uploads/img/3/29466.jpg)
24/04/2020 - Alpinism
Tom Ballard, the film about the great British climber Tom, the film by Angel Esteban and Elena Goatelli, is now online. This documents the attempt of British mountaineer Tom Ballard to become the first to solo in the same winter season the six great North Faces of the Alps:...
![Cerro Cachet NE Face first ascent in Patagonia by Lukas Hinterberger, Nicolas Hojac, Stephan Siegrist](/uploads/img/3/63236.jpg)
07/02/2020 - Alpinism
Cerro Cachet NE Face first ascent in Patagonia by Lukas Hinterberger, Nicolas Hojac, Stephan Siegrist While climbing in Northern Patagonia, Swiss mountaineers Lukas Hinterberger, Nicolas Hojac and Stephan Siegrist made the first ascent of the NE Face of Cerro Cachet . The route has been called Homenaje a los amigos perdidos in memory of David...
![Katherine Choong climbs her second 9a, Jungfrau Marathon at Gimmelwald](/uploads/img/3/61701.jpg)
03/11/2019 - Climbing
Katherine Choong climbs her second 9a, Jungfrau Marathon at Gimmelwald Swiss climber Katherine Choong has redpointed Jungfraumarathon at Gimmelwald in Switzerland. This is her second 9a after Cabane au Canada at Rawyl in 2018
![Nina Caprez, Sean Villanueva, Roger Schäli climb Eiger Merci La Vie](/uploads/img/3/61103.jpg)
04/10/2019 - Alpinism
Nina Caprez, Sean Villanueva, Roger Schäli climb eiger Merci La Vie Last summer an all-star team of climbers comprised of Nina Caprez, Sean Villanueva and Roger Schäli established a difficult new rock climb up the North Face of the eiger in Switzerland.
![Dani Arnold, the Tre Cime di Lavaredo Comici - Dimai free solo speed interview](/uploads/img/3/60979.jpg)
04/10/2019 - Interviews
Dani Arnold, the Tre Cime di Lavaredo Comici - Dimai free solo speed interview Interview with Swiss mountaineer Dani Arnold after the ropeless ascent of via Comici - Dimai up Cima Grande di Lavaredo (Dolomites) in 46 minutes and 30 seconds.
![Eiger North Face Meltdown established rope solo by Robert Jasper](/uploads/img/3/61052.jpg)
02/10/2019 - Alpinism
eiger North Face Meltdown established rope solo by Robert Jasper German mountain guide Robert Jasper has made a rope solo first ascent of Meltdown up the North Face of the eiger in Switzerland.
![Goodbye Davo Karničar, skier of the impossible](/uploads/img/3/60903.jpg)
18/09/2019 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Goodbye Davo Karničar, skier of the impossible On 16 September 2019 the Slovenian mountaineer and extreme skier Davo Karničar lost his life. Karničar was famous in particular for his first integral ski descent of Everest down the mountain’s south face.
![Roger Schaeli climbs the Eiger 50 times](/uploads/img/3/6149.jpg)
04/09/2019 - Alpinism
Roger Schaeli climbs the eiger 50 times Swiss mountaineer Roger Schäli has celebrated his 50th complete ascent of the eiger in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland.
![Roger Schaeli, Sean Villanueva on Eiger first one day ascent of La Vida es Silbar](/uploads/img/3/60220.jpg)
15/08/2019 - Alpinism
Roger Schaeli, Sean Villanueva on eiger first one day ascent of La Vida es Silbar Details of the first one-day ascent of La Vida es Silbar up the North Face of the eiger in Switzerland, carried out on 23 July by Roger Schaeli and Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll.
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