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22/03/2011 - Alpinism

American Alpine Club climbing grants, 2011 deadlines approaching

Every year the American Alpine Club awards more $50,000 every year in the form of climbing, conservation, and research grants to budding adventurers and many 2011 deadlines are fast approaching. Climbers must not necessarily be of USA origin to be...

24/02/2011 - Alpinism

Washington Route, new climb on Fitz Roy, Patagonia by Schaefer and Rutherford

American climbers Michael Schaefer and Kate Rutherford have established the Washington Route (VI, 5.10, A1) on Fitz Roy, Patagonia.

21/02/2011 - Alpinism

Colin Haley, mountain climbing from Alaska to Patagonia

An in-depth interview with 26-year-old American alpinist Colin Haley, to discover his approach to alpinism, from Alaska to Patagonia.

17/02/2011 - Climbing

Enzo Oddo repeats Ambrosia and other Bishop ascents

Enzo Oddo from France has repeated Ambrosia V11 at the Buttermilks, Bishop, while a host of other climbers including Kilian Fischhuber, Anna Stöhr, Nalle Hukkataival and Alex Johnson have made other important sends.

15/02/2011 - Alpinism

Coda, new route on Aguja Desmochada, Patagonia

On 9-10 February 2011 Neil Kauffman and Josh Wharton established Coda (V 5.11+ AO) on Aguja Desmochada, Fitz Roy massif, Patagonia.

04/02/2011 - Climbing

Chris Linder and his Window of Opportunity

American climber Chris Lindner speaks about his Window of Opportunity 5.13+ in California and the use of removable bolts..

02/02/2011 - Alpinism

Gasherbrum II, historic first winter ascent: summit for Moro, Urubko and Richards!

At 11:28 local time Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards reached the summit of Gasherbrum II. This is the first winter ascent of the 13th highest mountain in the world, a historic climb which is also the first winter...

21/01/2011 - Alpinism

Cerro Pollone East, first ascent in Patagonia by Kauffman and Toman

At the start of January 2011 the American alpinists Neil Kauffman and Jim Toman carried out the first ascent of Cerro Pollone East (Patagonia) by climbing Re Puesto! (V 800m 5.10 A1).

08/01/2011 - Alpinism

Jardines Japoneses, new route on Aguja Mermoz, Patagonia

American alpinists Colin Haley, Mikey Schaefer and Jens Holsten have established 'Jardines Japoneses', (650m AI4 M5 5.10 A1) on Aguja Mermoz in Patagonia.

05/01/2011 - Climbing

Paul Robinson in Fontainebleau

In just 10 days Paul Robinson has sent three Fb8B+ eand four Fb8B at Fontainebleau in France.

04/01/2011 - Alpinism

Chad new rock climbs in Ennedi desert

At the end of 2010 James Pearson, Mark Synnott, Renan Ozturk and Alex Honnold established a series of new routes in the Ennedi Range in Chad.

01/01/2011 - Climbing

Malvasia 22 years later... the first repeat by Cody Roth and the recollections of Manolo

On 28 December 2010 the American climber Cody Roth carried out the first repeat of Malvasia at Dvigrad in Croatia, the route bolted in 1987 and freed in 1988 by Maurizio 'Manolo' Zanolla which no one had managed to repeat....