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![Farewell Fred Beckey, American climbing legend](/uploads/img/3/48546.jpg)
31/10/2017 - Alpinism
Farewell Fred Beckey, American climbing legend Legendary American climber Fred Beckey has passed away aged 94.
![Mount Edgar summit and new Italian West Face climb in China](/uploads/img/3/48532.jpg)
28/10/2017 - Alpinism
Mount Edgar summit and new Italian West Face climb in China An Italian expedition comprised of François Cazzanelli, Francesco Ratti, Emrik Favre, Tomas Franchini, Matteo Faletti and Fabrizio Dellai has successfully climbed Mount Edgar (6618m) in the Sichuan region of China. Climbing in two teams, they repeated the original Korean route...
![The Nose Speed, new record set by Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds on El Capitan](/uploads/img/3/48531.jpg)
27/10/2017 - Interviews
The Nose Speed, new record set by Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds on El Capitan Interview with American climber Jim Reynolds who on 21 October 2017 teamed up with Brad Gobright to speed climb The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite in 2:19:44. In doing so they beat the previous speed record set in 2012...
![Climbing Video: The World's Best Belayer](/uploads/img/3/48495.jpg)
26/10/2017 - Climbing
Climbing Video: The World's Best Belayer Some of the best climbers in the world explain the importance of a good belayer.
![Angela Eiter / First woman to climb 9b interview](/uploads/img/3/48411.jpg)
24/10/2017 - Interviews
Angela Eiter / First woman to climb 9b interview Interview with Austrian climber Angela Eiter after becoming the first female to climb 9b: La planta de shiva at Villanueva del Rosario in Spain.
![Angela Eiter climbs historic first female 9b with La planta de shiva in Spain](/uploads/img/3/48403.jpg)
23/10/2017 - Climbing
Angela Eiter climbs historic first female 9b with La planta de shiva in Spain Austrian climber Angela Eiter has become the first woman in the world to climb 9b with her repeat of La planta de shiva, the sports climbed freed in 2011 by Adam Ondra nel 2011 at Villanueva del Rosario in Spain.
![Nuptse South Face, extraordinary new French route climbed by Degoulet, Guigonne, Millerioux](/uploads/img/3/48385.jpg)
21/10/2017 - Alpinism
Nuptse South Face, extraordinary new French route climbed by Degoulet, Guigonne, Millerioux French alpinists Hélias Millerioux, Frédéric Degoulet and Niçois Benjamin Guigonnet have made an alpine style ascent of a new route up the South Face of Nuptse, Nepal Himalaya
![Alfredo Webber climbs 9a aged 48, Thunder Ribes at Massone](/uploads/img/3/48290.jpg)
17/10/2017 - Climbing
Alfredo Webber climbs 9a aged 48, Thunder Ribes at Massone A few days ago 48-year-old Alfredo Webber climbed his first 9a, Thunder Ribes at Massone, Arco, Italy. Matteo Pavana provides the report.
![The Crucifix at Canyonlands, progress and photos of Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker](/uploads/img/3/48146.jpg)
16/10/2017 - Climbing
The Crucifix at Canyonlands, progress and photos of Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker In September 2017 British rock climbers Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker returned to the Moab, USA where they made progress on their The Crucifix, hailed as one of the hardest trad climbing projects in the world.
![Adam Ondra vs Stefano Ghisolfi climbing challenge](/uploads/img/3/48083.jpg)
13/10/2017 - Climbing
Adam Ondra vs Stefano Ghisolfi climbing challenge The videos of Adam Ondra and Stefano Ghisolfi attempting to free a new sports climb at Massone, Arco, Italy.
![Farewell Hayden Kennedy and Inge Perkins, an indescribable tragedy for alpinism](/uploads/img/3/48079.jpg)
11/10/2017 - Alpinism
Farewell Hayden Kennedy and Inge Perkins, an indescribable tragedy for alpinism 27-year-old Hayden Kennedy and his girlfriend Inge Perkins have lost their lives. Kennedy was considered one of the leading climbers of his generation.
![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...
![Nanga Parbat summit success for Mingma Gyalje Sherpa and seven other mountaineers](/uploads/img/3/48015.jpg)
05/10/2017 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat summit success for Mingma Gyalje Sherpa and seven other mountaineers On 02/10/2017 at 12:40 Sherpa Mingma Gyalje reached the summit of Nanga Parbat (8126 meters, Karakorum, Pakistan). The Sherpa summited with 7 other mountaineers, including Pakistan’s Muhammad Ali Sadpara.
![Top female climbing: Ievgeniia Kazbekova sends 8c+, Muriel Sarkany redpoints 9a](/uploads/img/3/48013.jpg)
04/10/2017 - Climbing
Top female climbing: Ievgeniia Kazbekova sends 8c+, Muriel Sarkany redpoints 9a While Belgium’s Muriel Sarkany has climbed Era Vella 9a at Margalef, Ukraine’s Jenya Kazbekova has redpointed her first 8c+, Güllich at the crag Red Stone in the Crimea.
![Bouldering at Cortina in the Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/47864.jpg)
30/09/2017 - Climbing
Bouldering at Cortina in the Dolomites Cortina d’Ampezzo climber Luca Zardini introduces the bouldering in the Campo and Volpera forest above Cortina, Dolomites.
![Enormous El Capitan rockfall leaves one dead and one injured in Yosemite](/uploads/img/3/47881.jpg)
28/09/2017 - Alpinism
Enormous El Capitan rockfall leaves one dead and one injured in Yosemite Rockfall on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA, that took place shortly before 14:00 on 27/09/2017 has killed one person and injured another according to park officials.
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