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![Janja Garnbret wins Lead World Cup 2017, Anak Verhoeven and Keiichiro Korenaga win in Xiamen](/uploads/img/3/48267.jpg)
16/10/2017 - Competitions
Janja Garnbret wins Lead World Cup 2017, Anak Verhoeven and Keiichiro Korenaga win in Xiamen The penultimate stage of the Lead World Cup 2017 was won yesterday at Xiamen in China by Anak Verhoeven from Belgium and Keiichiro Korenaga from Japan. Slovenia's Janja Garnbret placed third and secured overall victory in the Lead World Cup....
![Nangpai Gosum II first ascended by Jost Kobusch](/uploads/img/3/48085.jpg)
12/10/2017 - Alpinism
Nangpai Gosum II first ascended by Jost Kobusch 24-year-old German alpinist Jost Kobusch claims the first ascent of Nangpai Gosum II, the 7296 meter high mountain located on the border between Nepal and China.
![Goodbye to Franček Knez, Slovenia's silent climber](/uploads/img/3/6743.jpg)
09/10/2017 - Alpinism
Goodbye to Franček Knez, Slovenia's silent climber 62-year-old Slovenian mountaineer Franček Knez died on 6 October 2017. Reserved and modest, Knez was considered by many as one of the strongest alpinists of his generation. Published below is a profile written by Slovenian journalist Urban Golob in 2010...
![Slovaks climb new route up Pik Alexander Blok in Pamir Alay, Kyrgyzstan](/uploads/img/3/47908.jpg)
02/10/2017 - Alpinism
Slovaks climb new route up Pik Alexander Blok in Pamir Alay, Kyrgyzstan Mountaineering in the Pamir Alay, Kyrgyzstan: in the Ak-Su region the Slovak mountaineers Martin Grajciar, Ondrej Huserka, Jozef Kristoffy and Vladimir Linek spent seven weeks from July 27th to September 10th 2017 making the first ascent of 'Summer Bouquet', a...
![Alexander Megos on belaying Margo Hayes up Biographie at Céüse](/uploads/img/3/47880.jpg)
28/09/2017 - Interviews
Alexander Megos on belaying Margo Hayes up Biographie at Céüse A semi-serious interview with Germany’s ace climber Alexander Megos who belayed Margo Hayes during her historic first female ascent of Biographie at Céüse in France.
![New mixed climbs in Alaska's Revelation Mountains](/uploads/img/3/47826.jpg)
26/09/2017 - Alpinism
New mixed climbs in Alaska's Revelation Mountains Mountaineering in Alaska: in spring 2017 Lithuania’s Gediminas Simutis (28) and Germany's Frieder Wittmann (31) pulled off a series of interesting first ascents above the remote Fish Glacier in the Revelation Mountains. The trip report by Simutis.
![Margo Hayes first female ascent of Biographie 9a+ at Céüse](/uploads/img/3/47815.jpg)
25/09/2017 - Climbing
Margo Hayes first female ascent of Biographie 9a+ at Céüse Sport climbing: on 24 September 2017 Margo Hayes repeated Biographie 9a+ at Ceuse in France. In doing so the American has made the first female ascent of this mega climb freed by Chris Sharma in 2001.
![Adam Ondra, new climbing projects after Silence at Flatanger](/uploads/img/3/47665.jpg)
19/09/2017 - Climbing
Adam Ondra, new climbing projects after Silence at Flatanger After having freed the world’s first 9c, Adam Ondra has discovered two new projects at Flatanger in Norway which could be as difficult as 9b+.
![Kalymnos, 20 years of rock climbing in Greece](/uploads/img/3/34445.jpg)
18/09/2017 - Climbing
Kalymnos, 20 years of rock climbing in Greece The small island of Kalymnos in Greece, without a doubt one world's premier sport climbing destinations, celebrates 20 years of rock climbing holidays.
![Beat Kammerlander frees Kampfzone, a rare climbing gem in the Rätikon](/uploads/img/3/47606.jpg)
15/09/2017 - Climbing
Beat Kammerlander frees Kampfzone, a rare climbing gem in the Rätikon Interview with Austrian climber Beat Kammerlander after the first free ascent of his alpine sports climb Kampfzone (8c) in the Rätikon massif.
![Spaniards claim two new climbs and one first free ascent in Peru](/uploads/img/3/47428.jpg)
10/09/2017 - Alpinism
Spaniards claim two new climbs and one first free ascent in Peru The brothers Iker Pou and Eneko Pou, together with Manu Ponce and Pedro Galán, have made the first ascent of two new rock climbs in Peru: Yaku Mama (7a+ / 185 m) next to the Gocta Falls in Amazonia, and...
![Canada's Monarch Mountain SW Pillar first ascent by Simon Richardson and Michael Rinn](/uploads/img/3/47245.jpg)
29/08/2017 - Alpinism
Canada's Monarch Mountain SW Pillar first ascent by Simon Richardson and Michael Rinn The trip report by Simon Richardson who from 4 - 6 August together with Michael Rinn made the first ascent of Game of Thrones (ED2, 1250m), the first route up the South-West Face of Monarch Mountain (3572m) in the Coast...
![Adam Ondra and Julia Chanourdie win Arco Rock Master 2017](/uploads/img/3/47198.jpg)
28/08/2017 - Competitions
Adam Ondra and Julia Chanourdie win Arco Rock Master 2017 The 31st Arco Rock Master Trophy was won using the Duel formula on 26 August 2017 by Adam Ondra and Julia Chanourdie. A few hours earlier the fourth stage of the Lead World Cup was won by Jakob Schubert and...
![Arco Rock Legends: Mike Kosterlitz, Margo Hayes and Janja Garnbret win in 2017](/uploads/img/3/47181.jpg)
27/08/2017 - Events
Arco Rock Legends: Mike Kosterlitz, Margo Hayes and Janja Garnbret win in 2017 On Friday 25/08/2017 the 12th edition of Arco Rock Legends took place in Arco, Italy. Scottish climber and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate Mike Kosterlitz received the Climbing Ambassador by Dryarn® di Aquafil award. America's Margo Hayes won the Wild...
![Shauna Coxsey, Jongwon Chon win Bouldering World Cup 2017, Stasa Gejo, Jan Hojer crowned European Champions](/uploads/img/3/47037.jpg)
21/08/2017 - Competitions
Shauna Coxsey, Jongwon Chon win Bouldering World Cup 2017, Stasa Gejo, Jan Hojer crowned European Champions The last stage of the Boulder World Cup 2017 was won on Saturday by Germany’s Jan Hojer and Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret. Britain’s Shauna Coxsey and South Korea’s Jongwon Chon won the overall Bouldering World Cup 2017, while the European Championship...
![Tre Cime di Lavaredo - rock climbing in the Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/25677.jpg)
18/08/2017 - Alpinism
Tre Cime di Lavaredo - rock climbing in the Dolomites Cima Ovest, Cima Grande, Cima Piccola: the Tre Cime di Lavaredo offer unparalleled rock climbing throughout the Dolomites. Planetmountain.com provides an overview with some of the routes that have become milestones in the history of mountaineering, such as Spigolo Giallo,...
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