131 News found

08/09/2014 - Alpinism
Greenland 2014: Baffin Island and Sam Ford Fjord for Favresse, Ditto and Villanueva The second dispatch from Nicolas Favresse, Olivier Favresse, Ben Ditto and Sean Villanueva about their Greenland 2014 expedition.

23/07/2014 - Alpinism
Greenland 2014: updates from Nicolas Favresse & Co Nicolas and Olivier Favresse, Ben Ditto and Sean Villanueva report about their first climbs and the start to their Greenland & Baffin Island expedition.

08/07/2014 - Alpinism
Nicolas Favresse, Olivier Favresse, Ben Ditto and Sean Villanueva to explore Greenland's big walls once again Nicolas and Olivier Favresse, Ben Ditto and Sean Villanueva are about to set off on a 2 - 3 month sailing and climbing trip to explore the coastline of Greenland and Baffin Island.

10/02/2014 - Events
Piolets d'Or 2014, the big list The complete list of all 2013 ascents taken into consideration by the Piolets d'Or, from which the choice of nominees for the Piolets d'Or 2014 will be made.

01/01/2014 - Alpinism
Amidst the stories of alpinism and climbing in 2013 A brief and by no means complete journey through the stories and the climbs of 2013, while waiting for new year.

03/12/2013 - Alpinism
Kyzyl Asker South Pillar - interview with Nicolas Favresse Interview with Nicolas Favresse after the ascent, carried out together with Sean Villaneuva, Stéphane Hanssens and Evrard Wendenbaum, of the South Pillar of Kyzyl Asker (China) last September.

07/10/2013 - Alpinism
Kyzyl Asker South Pillar climbed by Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villaneuva, Stéphane Hanssens and Evrard Wendenbaum Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva, Stephane Hanssens and Evrard Wendenbaum have established a new route up the South Pillar of Kyzyl Asker, China.

01/10/2013 - Climbing
Valle dell'Orco short climbs news: Sitting Bull and Dado The second news report from Italy's Orco Valley by Maurizio Oviglia: the crags Sitting Bull and Dado that offer a interesting mix of sport climbing, trad and aid.

06/06/2013 - Climbing
Sean Villanueva and Nicolas Favresse free climbs in Valle dell'Orco In Valle dell'Orco, Italy, Sean Villanueva has carried out the first free ascent of Legittima visione, while Nicolas Favresse has freed Schittingbull.

01/06/2013 - Climbing
Sean Villanueva video: Turkey Crack first ascent at Cadarese Video of the 2010 first ascent of the trad route Turkey Crack at Cadarese in Val d'Ossola, Italy, carried out by Sean Villanueva.

15/03/2013 - Alpinism
Villanueva, Didier and Hanssens free climbs in Patagonia's Torres del Paine In Patagonia the Belgian alpinists Stephane Hanssens, Merlin Didier and Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll made the first free ascents of the East Face of Cerro Catedral (1000 m, 7c+) and the East Face of Cerro Cota 2000 (500m, 7c+) while on...

02/01/2013 - Alpinism
Alpinism and climbing in 2012 - part 1 Part one of what happend, in alpinism and in climbing, in 2012. A summary, for obvious reason incomplete, of the climbs, the most beautiful achievements and also the most painful moments in 2012. In the hope that this résumé serves...

20/12/2012 - Interviews
Mayan Smith-Gobat interview Interview with New Zealand rock climber Mayan Smith-Gobat. Her ascent of Punks in the Gym at Arapiles, the Salathé Wall on El Capitan, the Nose Speed and more...

24/10/2012 - Climbing
Venezuela Jungle Jam up Amuri Tepui The video trailer of the Belgian expedition comprised of Favresse, Villanueva, Hanssens and Wertz which established two new routes up Amuri Tepuy in Venezuela

06/10/2012 - Climbing
Arctic Dreams video The trailer of the South African Arctic Dreams sailing and climbing expedition which crossed the Atlantic Ocean to establish new rock climbs in Greenland and Baffin Island.

02/10/2012 - Climbing
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2012: a huge success Sun, sea, great climbing and partying. These are the ingredients of the first The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival which took place on the Greek island from 26 - 30 September 2012.
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