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![Marcin Dzienski, Iuliia Kaplina crowned European Speed Climbing Champions](/uploads/img/3/45769.jpg)
01/07/2017 - Competitions
Marcin Dzienski, Iuliia Kaplina crowned European Speed Climbing Champions Last night at Campitello di Fassa, Italy, Marcin Dzienski (POL) and Iuliia Kaplina (RUS) won the European Championship Speed. Italy’s Ludovico Fossali placed fourth.
![Red Bull X-Alps 2017 starts in 2 days time](/uploads/img/3/45749.jpg)
30/06/2017 - Competitions
Red Bull X-Alps 2017 starts in 2 days time In 2 days time, on Sunday 2 July, the eighth edition of Red Bull X-Alps will start. 31 athletes will compete in this extenuating and incredible traverse across the Alps, by paraglider or on foot, from Salzburg to the Principality...
![Europe's top climbers converge in Italy's Val di Fassa](/uploads/img/3/45480.jpg)
27/06/2017 - Competitions
Europe's top climbers converge in Italy's Val di Fassa The IFSC European Climbing Championship (Lead and Speed) wil take place from 29 June - 1 July 2017 at Campitello di Fassa in Italy's Val di Fassa. Over 150 athletes will compete, with favourites for the lead title including Romain...
![Adam Ondra climbing towards the world’s first 9c](/uploads/img/3/45680.jpg)
26/06/2017 - Climbing
Adam Ondra climbing towards the world’s first 9c Interview with Czech climber Adam Ondra who at Flatanger in Norway is currently attempting a route he believes might merit a 9c grade, meaning it would be the hardest sport climb in the world.
![Dent Blanche and Wandfluegrat, the normal South Ridge route](/uploads/img/3/45628.jpg)
21/06/2017 - Alpinism
Dent Blanche and Wandfluegrat, the normal South Ridge route Mountaineering in Switzerland: Italian mountain guide Alberto De Giuli introduces the famous Wandfluegrat, also referred to as the Dent Blanche South Ridge (4357m), the classic alpine ridge high above Val d'Herens in Switzerland’s canton Valais.
![Aaron Durogati and the unmissable, ever-changing air of Red Bull X-Alps 2017](/uploads/img/3/45639.jpg)
20/06/2017 - Interviews
Aaron Durogati and the unmissable, ever-changing air of Red Bull X-Alps 2017 Interview with paragliding champion Aaron Durogati who on 2 July will lift off from Salzburg in Austria and take part in his third Red Bull X-Alps, the 1100km race by paraglider or on foot across the Alps all the way...
![Chris Sharma climbs huge Pont d’Arc Deep Water Solo](/uploads/img/3/45686.jpg)
20/06/2017 - Climbing
Chris Sharma climbs huge Pont d’Arc Deep Water Solo American rock climber Chris Sharma has made the first ascent of a circa 30m high deep water solo climb on Pont d’Arc, Ardèche, France.
![Why Alex Honnold's Free Solo of El Cap Scared Me. By Tommy Caldwell](/uploads/img/3/45631.jpg)
16/06/2017 - Climbing
Why Alex Honnold's Free Solo of El Cap Scared Me. By Tommy Caldwell We have kindly received permission by both Outside Magazine and Tommy Caldwell to republish Caldwell's article about Alex Honnold and his incredible first free solo of El Capitan (Yosemite Valley, USA) via the climb Freerider.
![Rivoluzione, Mauro Dell’Antonia claims Lumignano's first 9a](/uploads/img/3/45597.jpg)
14/06/2017 - Climbing
Rivoluzione, Mauro Dell’Antonia claims Lumignano's first 9a Sport climbing: the report by Mauro Dell'Antonia who last May at Lumignano (Italy) made the first ascent of ‘Rivoluzione’ . The 51-year-old Venetian climber has suggested 9a and, should this be confirmed, then this would make the climb the hardest...
![Midnight Lightning, the legendary boulder problem in Yosemite](/uploads/img/3/45567.jpg)
09/06/2017 - Climbing
Midnight Lightning, the legendary boulder problem in Yosemite The video of David Sjöquist climbing Midnight Lightning in Yosemite, USA, one of the most famous boulder problems in the world first climbed in 1978 by Ron Kauk. The first episode of the series The Classics | Boulder.
![Aiguille du Midi new mixed climb by Jeff Mercier & Co](/uploads/img/3/45445.jpg)
30/05/2017 - Alpinism
Aiguille du Midi new mixed climb by Jeff Mercier & Co French alpinists Jeff Mercier, David Autheman, Lucien Boucansaud and Gérémy Rakowski have completed Red Devils, a new route up the NW Face of Aiguille du Midi, Mont Blanc massif, France.
![Kilian Jornet summits Everest twice in a week](/uploads/img/3/45428.jpg)
29/05/2017 - Alpinism
Kilian Jornet summits Everest twice in a week After having summited Everest on 22 May 2017, on 27 May Spain’s Kilian Jornet Burgada reached the summit of the world’s highest mountain for the second time in one week. Jornet Burgada climbed without supplementary oxygen and in 17 hours...
![Grand Combin de Valsorey South Face](/uploads/img/3/45338.jpg)
26/05/2017 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Grand Combin de Valsorey South Face The video by Yannick Boissenot and Davide Capozzi of their recent ski and snowboard descent of the South Face of Grand Combin de Valsorey in Switzerland.
![Everest & Co, good and bad news from the highest mountains in the world](/uploads/img/3/45377.jpg)
25/05/2017 - Alpinism
Everest & Co, good and bad news from the highest mountains in the world Mountaineering: the latest updates from Everest, Lhotse, Dhaulagiri, Cho Oyu and Makalu, concerning Kilian Jornet Burgada, Elisabeth Revol and Marco Confortola as well as Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger's attempt at Kangchenjunga. Furthermore, several deaths have been reported.
![Tra Nuvole e Sogni, Rolando Larcher and Herman Zanetti make difficult repeat on Monte Cimo](/uploads/img/3/33504.jpg)
22/05/2017 - Climbing
Tra Nuvole e Sogni, Rolando Larcher and Herman Zanetti make difficult repeat on Monte Cimo On Sunday 21/05/2017 Rolando Larcher and Herman Zanetti made the probable first repeat of Tra Nuvole e Sogni (200m, 8a max, 7b obligatory), the difficult climb put up by Nicola Tondini and Andrea Simonini in 2012 on Monte Cimo (Brentino,...
![Adam Ondra vs the European Climbing Championship wall in Val di Fassa](/uploads/img/3/45297.jpg)
21/05/2017 - Competitions
Adam Ondra vs the European Climbing Championship wall in Val di Fassa Czech climber Adam Ondra checked out the ADEL climbing wall which from 29 June to 1 July 2017 will host the European Climbing Championship.
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