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![Laura Rogora and Sean Bailey win Chamonix Lead World Cup](/uploads/img/3/71795.jpg)
14/07/2021 - Competitions
Laura Rogora and Sean Bailey win Chamonix Lead World Cup The penultimate stage of the Lead World Cup 2021 was won on Tuesday night by Laura Rogora from Italy and Sean Bailey from the USA in Chamonix in France. Stefano Ghisolfi placed a wonderful second, together with America’s Natalia Grossman....
![Symon Welfringer delights in Delicatessen, Ro.Ma and other Corsica classics](/uploads/img/3/71394.jpg)
16/06/2021 - Climbing
Symon Welfringer delights in Delicatessen, Ro.Ma and other Corsica classics French alpinist Symon Welfringer has repeated numerous hard multi-pitch rock climbs in the Bavella massif of Corsica, including single-day ascents of Delicatessen, Ro.Ma, Parfum de Violence and La Baraka.
![Alessandro Larcher greenpoints Bombo Balla, 8b+ trad at Bus de Vela](/uploads/img/3/71212.jpg)
04/06/2021 - Climbing
Alessandro Larcher greenpoints Bombo Balla, 8b+ trad at Bus de Vela Alessandro Larcher reports about his greenpoint ascent of Bombo Balla at Bus de Vela above Trento, Italy. Put in other words, the Italian rock climber repeated the 8b+ sport climb in October 2020 skipping the bolts and as a trad...
![Kangchung Shar North Face first ascent by Jaroslava Bansky, Zdenek Hak](/uploads/img/3/71059.jpg)
20/05/2021 - Alpinism
Kangchung Shar North Face first ascent by Jaroslava Bansky, Zdenek Hak Czech alpinists Zdeněk Hák and Jaroslava Bánský have successfully completed the first traverse of Kangchung Shar (6030m) in Nepal. They climbed the north face of the mountain into the saddle between Kangchung Shar and Cholo, then followed the NW ridge...
![Chris Sharma’s Mallorca Es Pontas remastered](/uploads/img/3/47552.jpg)
23/04/2021 - Climbing
Chris Sharma’s Mallorca Es Pontas remastered Remastered footage of Chris Sharma making the first ascent of his deep water solo masterpiece Es Pontas off the island of Mallorca.
![Watzmann East Face climbed in winter by Max Buck and Lando Peters](/uploads/img/3/69579.jpg)
17/02/2021 - Alpinism
Watzmann East Face climbed in winter by Max Buck and Lando Peters Maximilian Buck reports about the first winter ascent of Franz Rasp Ged. Weg up the huge east face of Watzmann (Berchtesgaden Alps, Germany), carried out in December 2020 with Lando Peters.
![Atanas Skatov dies in a fall on K2](/uploads/img/3/69501.jpg)
05/02/2021 - Alpinism
Atanas Skatov dies in a fall on K2 Bulgarian climber Atanas Skatov has died while descending from K2. The 42-year-old was attempting to climb the second highest mountain in the world in winter and had previously climbed 10 eight-thousanders.
![Farewell to Cesare Maestri](/uploads/img/3/69166.jpg)
20/01/2021 - Alpinism
Farewell to Cesare Maestri Cesare Maestri passed away yesterday aged 91. The highly talented Italian alpinist, mountain guide and author was nicknamed il Ragno delle Dolomiti, the Spider of the Dolomites. His name will always be intrinsically linked not only to his beloved home...
![Narsil added to Kandersteg's Breitwangflue by Simon Chatelan, Nicolas Jaquet](/uploads/img/3/69131.jpg)
19/01/2021 - Alpinism
Narsil added to Kandersteg's Breitwangflue by Simon Chatelan, Nicolas Jaquet On the Breitwangfluh above Kandersteg in Switzerland Simon Chatelan and Nicolas Jaquet have established the mixed climb Narsil (M10 WI5+). Chatelan reports.
![James Pearson & Caroline Ciavaldini: the Black Rocks Hard Grit interview](/uploads/img/3/68926.jpg)
29/12/2020 - Interviews
James Pearson & Caroline Ciavaldini: the Black Rocks Hard Grit interview Interview with James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini after their respective repeats of Harder Faster and Gaia at Black Rocks in England. These hard grit testpieces were first ascended by Charlie Woodburn and Johnny Dawes and while Pearson’s is only the...
![James Pearson repeats Harder, Faster while Caroline Ciavaldini repeats Gaia at Black Rocks](/uploads/img/3/68915.jpg)
27/12/2020 - Climbing
James Pearson repeats Harder, Faster while Caroline Ciavaldini repeats Gaia at Black Rocks At Black Rocks in England James Pearson has repeated the extremely dangerous gritstone testpiece Harder, Faster while his wife Caroline Ciavaldini has repeated Gaia. Pearson’s is only the third ascent in 20 years, while Ciavaldini claims the third female ascent.
![Bernd Zangerl explores his limits on Grenzenlos in Valle dell’Orco](/uploads/img/3/68553.jpg)
02/12/2020 - Climbing
Bernd Zangerl explores his limits on Grenzenlos in Valle dell’Orco Austrian boulderer Bernd Zangerl has made the first ascent of a difficult crack called Grenzenlos in Valle Orco, Italy. Protected with a pecker, it is a mix between a trad climb and a highball.
![Viktoriia Meshkova, Sascha Lehmann European Lead Champions 2020](/uploads/img/3/68380.jpg)
25/11/2020 - Competitions
Viktoriia Meshkova, Sascha Lehmann European Lead Champions 2020 In Moscow earlier today Viktoriia Meshkova from Russia and Sascha Lehmann from Switzerland won the 2020 European Lead Championship.
![24 hours of freedom on Sagwand in Valsertal by Martin Feistl, Sven Brand](/uploads/img/3/68360.jpg)
24/11/2020 - Alpinism
24 hours of freedom on Sagwand in Valsertal by Martin Feistl, Sven Brand In mid-November 2020 Martin Feistl and Sven Brand in Valsertal, Austria, made the first ascent of 24 hours of freedom (300m, M6, WI 4, X) on the north face of Sagwand. This is a direct start to Rampenführe, the original...
![Josef Pfnür makes first repeat of Thomas Huber's 8b+ multipitch Stone Age](/uploads/img/3/68291.jpg)
18/11/2020 - Climbing
Josef Pfnür makes first repeat of Thomas Huber's 8b+ multipitch Stone Age German climber Josef Pfnür has made the first repeat of Stone Age, established by Thomas Huber on Untersberg in the Berchtesgaden Alps, Germany in 2019
![Tribe at Cadarese: the James Pearson second ascent interview](/uploads/img/3/67984.jpg)
26/10/2020 - Interviews
Tribe at Cadarese: the James Pearson second ascent interview Interview with British rock climber James Pearson after the second ascent of Tribe, the extremely difficult trad climb at Cadarese in Italy first ascended by Jacopo Larcher in 2019
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