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Torres del Paine, interview with Nicolas Favresse after the first free ascent of El Regalo de Mwono in Patagonia
10/03/2017 - Alpinism
Torres del Paine, interview with Nicolas Favresse after the first free ascent of El Regalo de Mwono in Patagonia
Interview with Nicolas Favresse after the first free ascent, carried out with fellow-Belgians Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee, of the big wall rock climb El Regalo de Mwono (1200m, 8a) located on the East Face of the Central Tower...
Rocklands: a climbing dreamland in South Africa forJorg Verhoeven, Katharina Saurwein
06/03/2017 - Climbing
Rocklands: a climbing dreamland in south africa forJorg Verhoeven, Katharina Saurwein
The video of Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven climbing in the dreamland, chasing the finest boulder problems in Rocklands, south africa.
Nina Williams claims first female ascent of Bishop highball Ambrosia
03/03/2017 - Climbing
Nina Williams claims first female ascent of Bishop highball Ambrosia
American rock climber Nina Williams has made the first female ascent of the famous highball boulder problem Ambrosia at Buttermilks, Bishop, USA.
Paine Towers, Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee free another big climb in Patagonia
23/02/2017 - Alpinism
Paine Towers, Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee free another big climb in Patagonia
After spending 19 days climbing the East Face of Central Tower of Paine in Patagonia, Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee completed the first free ascent of 'El Regalo de Mwono'. This 1200m big wall rock climb was...
Isabelle Faus climbing The Wheel of Chaos 8B+ at Rocky Mountain National Park
20/01/2017 - Climbing
Isabelle Faus climbing The Wheel of Chaos 8B+ at Rocky Mountain National Park
Bouldering video: Isabelle Faus climbing The Wheel of Chaos 8B+ at Rocky Mountain National Park, USA.
Red Bull Illume 2016 and the beauty of photography
22/10/2016 - Book-press
Red Bull Illume 2016 and the beauty of photography
German photographer Lorenz Holder has won one of the most prestigious photographic competitions in the world for “action & adventure”, namely the Red Bull Illume 2016. All the winning photos.
Rocklands trad climbing revisited by Caroline Ciavaldini & James Pearson
20/06/2016 - Climbing
Rocklands trad climbing revisited by Caroline Ciavaldini & James Pearson
Climbing video: Caroline Ciavaldini and James Pearson revisit Rocklands in south africa to discover the area’s wealth of trad climbing.
Anak Verhoeven frees Ma belle ma muse 8c+ at Romeyer in France
11/04/2016 - Climbing
Anak Verhoeven frees Ma belle ma muse 8c+ at Romeyer in France
Belgian climber Anak Verhoeven has made the first ascent of 'Ma belle ma muse', an 8c+ sports climb at Romeyer in France.
Ashima Shiraishi claims first female 8C boulder with Horizon
22/03/2016 - Climbing
Ashima Shiraishi claims first female 8C boulder with Horizon
Bouldering: thanks to her ascent of Horizon at Mount Hiei in Japan, the 14-year-old American climber Ashima Shiraishi has become the first woman in the world to climb an 8C boulder problem.
Cerro San Lorenzo new Slovenian climbs in Patagonia
15/12/2015 - Alpinism
Cerro San Lorenzo new Slovenian climbs in Patagonia
The trip report of the Slovenian climbing expedition to Patagonia, during which the alpinists Dejan Koren, Boštjan Mikuz, Rok Kurinčič, Domen Petrovcic and Domen Kastelic established three new routes: Exit, Direct Route and No Fiesta (ED+, 1600m), the latter established...
Isabelle Faus climbs Amandla 8B+ in Rocklands, South Africa
22/09/2015 - Climbing
Isabelle Faus climbs Amandla 8B+ in Rocklands, south africa
American rock climber Isabelle Faus has sent Amandla, an 8B+ boulder problem put up by Fred Nicole in Rocklands, south africa. In doing so she joins a select list of female climbers capable of sending 8B+.
Spotkania Mountain Film Festival at Zakopane in Poland
01/09/2015 - Events
Spotkania Mountain Film Festival at Zakopane in Poland
From 2 - 6 September Zakopane (Tatra mountains, Poland) will host the 11th Spotkania Mountain Film Festival.
Greenland Mirror Wall success for Leo Houlding & Co
27/07/2015 - Alpinism
Greenland Mirror Wall success for Leo Houlding & Co
A team of alpinists comprised of Leo Houlding, Joe Möhle, Matt Pickles, Matt Pycroft and Waldo Etherington have made the first ascent of a new route up the hitherto unclimbed NW Face of the Mirror Wall in the Renland region...
Nifada, Angela Eiter and Bernie Ruech climb untouched rock in Greece
18/06/2015 - Climbing
Nifada, Angela Eiter and Bernie Ruech climb untouched rock in Greece
Austrian climber Angela Eiter reports about her recent trips to Greece where, close to Leonidio, she and her partner Bernie Ruech developed Nifada. The new crag currently hosts 14 routes up to 8c+.
Trento Film Festival: the winners of the 63rd edition
11/05/2015 - Events
Trento Film Festival: the winners of the 63rd edition
The Genziana d'Oro - Gran Premio Città di Trento of the 63rd edition of the Trento Film Festival was awarded to director Teboho Edkins for his film Coming of Age.
Alexander Megos & Co bouldering at Rocklands
13/02/2015 - Climbing
Alexander Megos & Co bouldering at Rocklands
A short video by Santiago Casar about Alexander Megos and friends bouldering at Rocklands, south africa.