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19/10/2015 - Climbing
Heroes on Pizzo Campana, new rock climb in Sicily Italian climber Massimo Flaccavento reports about the first ascent, carried out together with Giuseppe Barbagallo and Giorgio Iurato, of Heroes (6b+, 186m), a new climb up the north face of Pizzo Campana (Rocca Busambra) close to Palermo, Sicily.
16/10/2015 - Climbing
Alexander Huber climbs Il Capitano at Capo Monte Santo in Sardinia German climber Alexander Huber has established two new rock climbs on the sea cliffs at Capo Monte Santo in Sardinia, Il Capitano and Solemar. The peculiarities: a boat start, difficulties up to 8b+, trad protection.
14/10/2015 - Interviews
Ueli Steck #82Summits interview after the 82 4,000 meter peaks in the Alps Interview with Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck after climbing the 82 alpine four-thousanders, carried out in 62 days last summer from 11/06/2015 to 11/08/2015. The enchainment had previously been carried out in the same self-propelled style by Franco Nicolini and Diego...
12/10/2015 - Climbing
Much Mayr frees the Spanish Route on Cima Grande di Lavaredo On 27/08/2015 Much Mayr, climbing with Guido Unterwurzacher, made the first free ascent of the Spanish Route on the North Face of Cima Grande di Lavaredo, Dolomites.
08/10/2015 - Climbing
Big new rock climb on Monte Fibbion in the Brenta Dolomites Rolando Larcher talks about the first ascent of 50 anni son volati, 25 regalati! (215m, 8a+ max, 7b obl.), a new rock climb established to celebrate his first 50 years together with Herman Zanetti, Luca Giupponi and Alessandro Larcher up...
06/10/2015 - Climbing
Dave Graham and Ethan Pringle climb Thor's Hammer at Flatanger American climbers Dave Graham and Ethan Pringle have both repeated Thor’s Hammer, the 9a+ sports climb at Flatanger - Hanshellern in Norway.
02/10/2015 - Climbing
King of the Bongo on Qualido in Val di Mello climbed by Marazzi, de Zaiacomo and Schiera In autumn 2014 Paolo Marazzi, Matteo de Zaiacomo and Luca Schiera completed the first ascent of King of the Bongo, a new climb that shares the first two pitches with Passi di Bimbo to then explore a 700m, independent, difficult...
30/09/2015 - Climbing
Daniel Woods, Alexander Megos, Jakob Schubert and Dave Graham rock Flatanger Thor’s Hammer 9a+ at Flatanger - Hanshellern in Norway has been repeated by Daniel Woods, Alexander Megos and Jakob Schubert. Dave Graham has made the first repeat of The Illusionist 9a.
28/09/2015 - Competitions
Sport climbing and the Olympics, the dream is becoming a reality The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee announced today that it has proposed 5 sports to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), including sports climbing. The other sports are: baseball/softball, karate, skateboard and surfing. All that is missing now is final ratification by...
24/09/2015 - Alpinism
East is East, a Catinaccio triptych in the Dolomites. By Tom Ballard. British climber Tom Ballard reports about the first ascents, and first free ascents, of three routes climbed on Catinaccio - Rosengarten in the Dolomites together with Stefania Pederiva (daughter of Val di Fassa mountain guide Bruno Pederiva): Baptism of Fire...
21/09/2015 - Climbing
Nalle Hukkataival succeeds on The stepping stone V15 in the Grampians Finish rock climber Nalle Hukkataival has made the first ascent of The stepping stone V15 at the Grampians in Australia, describing the ascent of this V15 boulder problem as possibly "the most memorable climbing experience of my life!"
19/09/2015 - Climbing
Nalle Hukkataival projecting in the Grampians The video of Finnish climber Nalle Hukkataival attempting a king line boulder problem in the Grampians, Australia.
18/09/2015 - Climbing
Johnny Dawes no handed climbing II The video of British rock climber Johnny Dawes attempting Permutation Rib E1 5c at Caley, England, without hands.
16/09/2015 - Climbing
Nina Caprez and Barbara Zangerl climb Die Unendliche Geschichte in Rätikon Both Nina Caprez and Barbara Zangerl have repeated Die Unendliche Geschichte, first climbed by Beat Kammerlander in 1990 in the Rätikon massif, Switzerland. 420m high and graded 8b+, this climb had previously only been repeated once, by Italy's Pietro dal...
16/09/2015 - Alpinism
Father's day Ivo Ferrari and the "responsibility" of being a father who guides his son up a rock climb.
14/09/2015 - Climbing
Jan Hojer and Juliane Wurm win Milan Psicobloc Master Series German climbers Jan Hojer and Juliane Wurm have won the only European stage of the Psicobloc Master Series 2015 which took place at the Idroscalo in Milan, Italy, last weekend. The report and the video of Nicola Noè.
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