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![Grandes Jorasses Directe de l'Amitié repeated by Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel, Benjamin Védrines](/uploads/img/3/74791.jpg)
07/02/2022 - Alpinism
Grandes Jorasses Directe de l'Amitié repeated by Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel, Benjamin Védrines From 24 to 26 January 2022 French mountaineers Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel and Benjamin Védrines repeated Directe de l'Amitié on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif.
![Adieu Korra Pesce](/uploads/img/3/15453.jpg)
02/02/2022 - Alpinism
Adieu Korra Pesce Corrado 'Korra' Pesce, the Italian mountain guide known as one of the strongest climbers of his generation, lost his life on Cerro Torre in Patagonia.
![Eiger Harlin Direttissima climbed in winter by Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel, Benjamin Védrines](/uploads/img/3/74682.jpg)
27/01/2022 - Alpinism
Eiger Harlin Direttissima climbed in winter by Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel, Benjamin Védrines From 12 to 16 January 2022 the French mountaineers Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel and Benjamin Védrines climbed the John Harlin Direttissima on the north face of the Eiger in alpine style and in winter.
![Alpine Vagabonds - a climbing sabbatical](/uploads/img/3/74124.jpg)
18/12/2021 - Alpinism
Alpine Vagabonds - a climbing sabbatical A recap of the sabbatical climbing year of American mountaineers Priti and Jeff Wright and their ascents of some of the most famous mountains in the world.
![Cascata Major on Mont Blanc East Face climbed by Francesco Civra Dano, Giuseppe Vidoni](/uploads/img/3/73776.jpg)
24/11/2021 - Alpinism
Cascata Major on Mont Blanc East Face climbed by Francesco Civra Dano, Giuseppe Vidoni On the east face of Mont Blanc Giuseppe Vidoni and Francesco Civra Dano have climbed an icefall that had never been ascended before. Described as 'a real icefall at 4000m, about 200 meters high in the middle of the Brenva...
![Yasushi Yamanoi to receive Lifetime Achievement Award Piolet d'Or Carrière 2021](/uploads/img/3/73760.jpg)
23/11/2021 - Alpinism
Yasushi Yamanoi to receive Lifetime Achievement Award Piolet d'Or Carrière 2021 Japanese mountaineer Yasushi Yamanoi is to receive the13th Piolets d'Or Carrière Lifetime Achievement Award. The prize giving ceremony will be celebrated in Briançon, France, from 26 to 29 November.
![Jorg Verhoeven: the past, present and future of indoor and outdoor climbing](/uploads/img/3/61453.jpg)
18/11/2021 - Interviews
Jorg Verhoeven: the past, present and future of indoor and outdoor climbing 36-year-old Dutchman Jorg Verhoven has been climbing for over 25 years and his achievements span the climbing spectrum from big walls in Yosemite to 8C boulders, after having won the Lead World Cup 2006. His thoughts about the state of...
![Barbara Zangerl and the invisible bond of a climbing partnership](/uploads/img/3/73511.jpg)
05/11/2021 - Interviews
Barbara Zangerl and the invisible bond of a climbing partnership One of the great all-round climbers of our time, 33-year-old Austrian Barbara Zangerl, talks about the bond that is created when climbing. Check out the third article of our series created with Vibram, to celebrate climbing yesterday, today and tomorrow...
![Piolets d'Or 2021 announces awarded ascents, Silvia Vidal receives Special Mention](/uploads/img/3/59520.jpg)
08/10/2021 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2021 announces awarded ascents, Silvia Vidal receives Special Mention The 2021 Piolets d'Or awards for alpinism will be awarded in November at Briançon, France, to Pierrick Fine and Symon Welfringer for their ascent of Sani Pakkush and Ethan Berman and Uisdean Hawthorn for their ascent of Mount Robson. Catalan...
![Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli climb Grandes Jorasses and complete North6 project](/uploads/img/3/72971.jpg)
28/09/2021 - Alpinism
Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli climb Grandes Jorasses and complete North6 project With the ascent of The Shroud route on the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif, Simon Gietl and Roger Schäli have completed North6, their project to climb the six most famous north faces of the alps, traveling from one...
![Petit Dru climbed by Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli as fifth north face in North6 project](/uploads/img/3/72904.jpg)
24/09/2021 - Alpinism
Petit Dru climbed by Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli as fifth north face in North6 project With their ascent of Petit Dru in the Mont Blanc massif, Simon Gietl and Roger Schäli have now climbed five of the six great north faces of the alps. After Cima Grande di Lavaredo, Pizzo Badile, Eiger, Matterhorn and Petit...
![Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli climb Matterhorn Schmid route in North6 project](/uploads/img/3/72839.jpg)
22/09/2021 - Alpinism
Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli climb Matterhorn Schmid route in North6 project After Cima Grande di Lavaredo, Pizzo Badile and the Eiger, alpinists Simon Gietl and Roger Schäli have now climbed the Matterhorn via the Schmid route. To complete their North6 project, only two famous north faces of the alps are still...
![North6: Roger Schäli and Simon Gietl climb the Eiger](/uploads/img/3/72769.jpg)
18/09/2021 - Alpinism
North6: Roger Schäli and Simon Gietl climb the Eiger As part of their North6 project to climb the six most famous north faces of the alps while cycling between the mountains, Roger Schäli and Simon Gietl have now climbed Chant Du Cygne on the Eiger.
![Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli start North6 project with Cima Grande di Lavaredo and Pizzo Badile](/uploads/img/3/72720.jpg)
16/09/2021 - Alpinism
Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli start North6 project with Cima Grande di Lavaredo and Pizzo Badile With the ascents of Cima Grande di Lavaredo in the Dolomites and Pizzo Badile in the Central alps, Italian mountaineer Simon Gietl and his Swiss counterpart Roger Schäli have successfully started their North6 project which aims to climb the six...
![Filip Babicz climbs Pizzo Badile North Ridge in 43 minutes](/uploads/img/3/72698.jpg)
14/09/2021 - Alpinism
Filip Babicz climbs Pizzo Badile North Ridge in 43 minutes On Friday 10 September 2021 Filip Babicz climbed the North Ridge of Pizzo Badile in 42 minutes and 52 seconds.
![Dani Arnold climbs Petit Dru North Face speed solo](/uploads/img/3/72676.jpg)
09/09/2021 - Alpinism
Dani Arnold climbs Petit Dru North Face speed solo On 15 August 2021 Dani Arnold made a solo ascent of the North Face of the Petit Dru (3733m) in the Mont Blanc massif, climbing the historic Allain-Leininger route (900m TD+) in just 1 hour, 43 minutes.
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