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![Merry Christmas, amazing icefall climbed in Linzhou Taihang canyon, China](/uploads/img/3/43351.jpg)
13/02/2017 - Alpinism
Merry Christmas, amazing icefall climbed in Linzhou Taihang canyon, China Ice climbing in China: a stunning icefall resembling a Christmas tree was first ascended on 31/01/2017 by He Chuan and Liu Yang in XianXia canyon, a branch of Linzhou Taihang canyon.
![Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2017, Laetitia Roux, Anton Palzer, Marti Werner and Emelie Forsberg win in Andorra](/uploads/img/3/42868.jpg)
23/01/2017 - Competitions
Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2017, Laetitia Roux, Anton Palzer, Marti Werner and Emelie Forsberg win in Andorra The first stage of the ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2017 took place at Font Blanca in Andorra last weekend. Saturday’s Individual race was won by France’s Laetitia Roux and Germany’s Anton Palzer, while Sunday’s Vertical race was won by...
![Jeff Lowe's Eiger Metanoia finally repeated by Thomas Huber, Stephan Siegrist and Roger Schaeli](/uploads/img/3/42583.jpg)
09/01/2017 - Alpinism
Jeff Lowe's Eiger Metanoia finally repeated by Thomas Huber, Stephan Siegrist and Roger Schaeli From 29 to 30 December 2016 Thomas Huber, Stephan Siegrist and Roger Schaeli scored the long-awaited second ascent of Metanoia, Jeff Lowe’s masterpiece on the North Face of the Eiger. The route was established solo over a period of nine...
![Manolo, climbing and Il Mattino dei Maghi: first repeat in 35 years](/uploads/img/3/42212.jpg)
19/12/2016 - Climbing
Manolo, climbing and Il Mattino dei Maghi: first repeat in 35 years On 7 December 2016 Maurizio Manolo Zanolla, belayed by Daniele Lira shortly before his 59th birthday, made the second ascent and first repeat of Il Mattino dei Maghi, the legendary climb first ascended in 1981 by Manolo at the crag...
![World Youth Climbing Championships: Bouldering brings second gold for Janja Garnbret, Margo Hayes & Ashima Shiraishi](/uploads/img/3/41627.jpg)
14/11/2016 - Competitions
World Youth Climbing Championships: Bouldering brings second gold for Janja Garnbret, Margo Hayes & Ashima Shiraishi Janja Garnbret, Margo Hayes and Ashima Shiraishi all followed up their Lead victories at the IFSC World Youth Championships in Guangzhou by winning Gold in the Bouldering discipline. They were joined by Borna Cujic, Keita Dohi and Nathan Martin.
![Kyzyl Asker success for Ines Papert and Luka Lindič](/uploads/img/3/41094.jpg)
26/10/2016 - Alpinism
Kyzyl Asker success for Ines Papert and Luka Lindič Alpinists Luka Lindič and Ines Papert have made the first ascent of 'Lost in China' (ED, WI 5+, M6, 1200m) up the SE Face of Kyzyl Asker (5842m), Kyrgyzstan.
![Mike Kosterlitz awarded Nobel Prize in Physics](/uploads/img/3/40439.jpg)
10/10/2016 - Alpinism
Mike Kosterlitz awarded Nobel Prize in Physics Mike Kosterlitz was recently awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Apart from his scientific genius, the Scotsman was an expert climber and mountaineer who left his mark in particular in Italy’s Orco valley with his famous Fessura Kosterlitz. By Giovanni...
![Arco Rock Legends 2016 awarded to Daniel Andrada, Mina Markovič and the IFSC](/uploads/img/3/39190.jpg)
27/08/2016 - Events
Arco Rock Legends 2016 awarded to Daniel Andrada, Mina Markovič and the IFSC On Friday 26/08/2016 the 11th Arco Rock Legends celebration took place in Arco, Italy during the 30th Rock Master. Daniel Andrada won the Wild Country Rock Award, while the La Sportiva Competition Award went to Mina Markovič. The other nominees...
![Lead World Cup 2016: Janja Garnbret and Sean McColl victorious in Villars](/uploads/img/3/38395.jpg)
18/07/2016 - Competitions
Lead World Cup 2016: Janja Garnbret and Sean McColl victorious in Villars The second stage of IFSC Lead World Cup took place in Villars, Switzerland last weekend and was won by Janja Garnbret and Sean McColl. The fourth stage of the Speed World Cup was won by Marcin Dzienski of Poland and...
![Jonathan Siegrist’s Swiss sending spree](/uploads/img/3/38377.jpg)
15/07/2016 - Climbing
Jonathan Siegrist’s Swiss sending spree American sports climber Jonathan Siegrist has made the first ascent of Hyper Finale 9a at Rawyl in Switzerland.
![Caroline Ciavaldini repeats Voie Petit on Grand Capucin, Mont Blanc](/uploads/img/3/38270.jpg)
09/07/2016 - Alpinism
Caroline Ciavaldini repeats Voie Petit on Grand Capucin, Mont Blanc French climber Caroline Ciavaldini has repeated Voie Petit, the 450m 8b multi-pitch climb on Grand Capucin (3838m), Mont Blanc first ascended in 1997 by Arnaud Petit, Stephanie Bodet, Pascal Gaudin and Jean-Paul Petit and freed in 2005 by Alexander Huber.
![Monte Argentario - via dello Spigolo (Canne d'organo)](/uploads/img/3/37353.jpg)
27/05/2016 - Alpinism
Monte Argentario - via dello Spigolo (Canne d'organo) The report of the recent ascent of via dello Spigolo (Canne d’organo) at Costa della Scogliera, Monte Argentario, by Emiliano Cupellaro, hailed as possibly the most beautiful grade III and IV climbing in the Mediterranean.
![Kalymnos sports climbing rebolting project completed in Greece](/uploads/img/3/36153.jpg)
12/04/2016 - Climbing
Kalymnos sports climbing rebolting project completed in Greece The rebolting project of a massive number of sport climbs on the Greek islands of Kalymnos and Telendos has been completed.
![Niccolò Ceria bouldering at Pietra del Toro in Basilicata](/uploads/img/3/36036.jpg)
04/04/2016 - Climbing
Niccolò Ceria bouldering at Pietra del Toro in Basilicata In late February Niccolò Ceria climbed at Pietra del Toro, a relatively unknown bouldering area in Southern Italy’s Basilicata region where he established a flurry of new problems, including the beautiful 8A+ ""Geometrie non Euclidee".
![Couloir del Cimino, icefall in Italy's Valle della Pietra](/uploads/img/3/34979.jpg)
08/02/2016 - Alpinism
Couloir del Cimino, icefall in Italy's Valle della Pietra On 17/01/2016 Cristian Candiotto and Armando Ligari climbed an icefall in Valle della Pietra (Val Gerola), Lombardy, Italy. Since there are no reports of previous ascents, the drip has been called Couloir del Cimino (I / 3 + 4, 700m)....
![Eispark Osttirol, the new ice climbing venue in Austria](/uploads/img/3/34877.jpg)
02/02/2016 - Alpinism
Eispark Osttirol, the new ice climbing venue in Austria The Eispark Osttirol, a new ice climbing crag with approximately 50 artificial icefalls, has been inaugurated close to the Matreier Tauernhaus in East Tirol, Austria.
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