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![Jorg Verhoeven, Katharina Saurwein and the Dihedral Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite](/uploads/img/3/41826.jpg)
07/07/2017 - Climbing
Jorg Verhoeven, Katharina Saurwein and the Dihedral Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite Big wall climbing video: Jorg Verhoeven and Katharina Saurwein and their November 2016 repeat of the Dihedral Wall (5.14a / 8b+) and Final Frontier 5.13b (8a) up El Capitan in Yosemite, USA.
![El Capitan: Peter Zabrok and Sean Warren make long-awaited first repeat of Adrift in Yosemite](/uploads/img/3/45562.jpg)
09/06/2017 - Climbing
El Capitan: Peter Zabrok and Sean Warren make long-awaited first repeat of Adrift in Yosemite American rock climber Peter Zabrok and Britain's Sean Warren have made the long-awaited first repeat of Adrift, the difficult big wall aid climb up the SE Face of El Capitan first ascended in early 1994 by Steve Quinlan and Paul...
![Royal Robbins, goodbye to America's legendary climber](/uploads/img/3/43873.jpg)
15/03/2017 - Climbing
Royal Robbins, goodbye to America's legendary climber On 14 March 2017 American rock climbing pioneer Royal Robbins passed away. Aged 82, Robbins was one of the best American climbers during the ’60’s and ’70’s, the period known in "Golden Age"" of Yosemite Valley climbing. Robbins was a...
![Video: Josune Bereziartu and the first female 9a climb](/uploads/img/3/43625.jpg)
27/02/2017 - Climbing
Video: Josune Bereziartu and the first female 9a climb The video including Josune Bereziartu discussing the world's first female 9a sports climb. Featuring Daniel Andrada, Yuji Hirayama, Maurizio Manolo Zanolla, Flavio Crespi, Angela Eiter and Tomas Mrazek.
![Jolly Lamberti 8c send at Spiaggia Della Molpa, Palinuro](/uploads/img/3/42505.jpg)
03/01/2017 - Climbing
Jolly Lamberti 8c send at Spiaggia Della Molpa, Palinuro Alessandro Lamberti (52) reports about his recent repeat of the 8c sports climb Egger at Spiaggia Della Molpa at Palinuro, Italy.
![Jacopo Larcher: interview after climbing Free Zodiac up El Capitan, Yosemite](/uploads/img/3/42460.jpg)
26/12/2016 - Climbing
Jacopo Larcher: interview after climbing Free Zodiac up El Capitan, Yosemite Big wall climbing: interview with South Tyrol’s Jacopo Larcher who last autumn, together with Barbara Zangerl made the third free ascent of Free Zodiac up the SE Face of El Capitan, Yosemite.
![Jorg Verhoeven and the El Capitan Dihedral Wall interview](/uploads/img/3/41825.jpg)
21/11/2016 - Interviews
Jorg Verhoeven and the El Capitan Dihedral Wall interview Interview with Dutch climber Jorg Verhoeven after the second free ascent of Dihedral Wall, the difficult big wall climb freed in 2004 by Tommy Caldwell on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA.
![Jorg Verhoeven claims first repeat of Dihedral Wall in Yosemite](/uploads/img/3/41535.jpg)
14/11/2016 - Climbing
Jorg Verhoeven claims first repeat of Dihedral Wall in Yosemite After 5 days of climbing Jorg Verhoeven has now carried out the first repeat of 'Dihedral Wall' on El Capitan in Yosemite. Until this repeat, carried out together with his wife Katharina Saurwein, the route had only been free climbed...
![Yosemite climbing action by Katharina Saurwein, Jorg Verhoeven, Jacopo Larcher & Barbara Zangerl](/uploads/img/3/41531.jpg)
10/11/2016 - Climbing
Yosemite climbing action by Katharina Saurwein, Jorg Verhoeven, Jacopo Larcher & Barbara Zangerl Climbing news from Yosemite: Katharina Saurwein has repeated Final Frontier, while on El Capitan Jorg Verhoeven is attempting Dihedral Wall and Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl are trying their luck at the free version of The Zodiac.
![Ray Jardine's Friends, a teacup and a blue bag](/uploads/img/3/41176.jpg)
07/11/2016 - Climbing
Ray Jardine's Friends, a teacup and a blue bag Maurizio Oviglia recalls the invention of the Friend, the revolutionary camming device invented in the 1970s by the America’s Ray Jardine. A fun story that retraces an important moment in the history of rock climbing.
![Adam Ondra Yosemite Dawn Wall update #2](/uploads/img/3/41179.jpg)
29/10/2016 - Climbing
Adam Ondra Yosemite Dawn Wall update #2 Update about Adam Ondra and developments from the 'Dawn Wall', the big wall on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA, freed by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson in 2014/2015.
![Adam Ondra Yosemite Dawn Wall update #1](/uploads/img/3/40996.jpg)
23/10/2016 - Climbing
Adam Ondra Yosemite Dawn Wall update #1 Update about Adam Ondra and his recent progress on the 'Dawn Wall', the immensely difficult big wall on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA, freed by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson in 2014/2015.
![A Brief, Biased History of Big Wall Climbing](/uploads/img/3/40299.jpg)
27/09/2016 - Climbing
A Brief, Biased History of Big Wall Climbing The short film 'A Brief, Biased History of Big Wall Climbing' animated by Jeremy Collins and narrated by Timmy O’Neill.
![Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's 25-year-old Frankenjura masterpiece](/uploads/img/3/39844.jpg)
14/09/2016 - Climbing
Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's 25-year-old Frankenjura masterpiece Action Directe was established by Wolfgang Güllich on 14 September 1991 at Waldkopf in Germany's Frankenjura. The route set new new standards in sport climbing and now, precisely twenty-five years after the first ascent, Planetmountain.com takes a step back in...
![Yuji Hirayama big in Japan](/uploads/img/3/36635.jpg)
04/05/2016 - Climbing
Yuji Hirayama big in Japan The 47-year-old climber Yuji Hirayama from Japan has repeated Minerva at Mizugaki, a boulder problem officially graded 8B+.
![Anak Verhoeven frees Ma belle ma muse 8c+ at Romeyer in France](/uploads/img/3/36167.jpg)
11/04/2016 - Climbing
Anak Verhoeven frees Ma belle ma muse 8c+ at Romeyer in France Belgian climber Anak Verhoeven has made the first ascent of 'Ma belle ma muse', an 8c+ sports climb at Romeyer in France.
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