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![Giorgio Tomatis (19) repeats Lapsus (9b) at Andonno in Italy](/uploads/img/3/80125.jpg)
22/11/2022 - Climbing
Giorgio Tomatis (19) repeats Lapsus (9b) at Andonno in Italy 19-year-old Italian climber Giorgio Tomatis has repeated Lapsus, the 9b at Andonno established in 2015 by Stefano Ghisolfi.
![Frigo-combo climbed on Douves Blanches by Silvan Schüpbach, Peter Von Känel](/uploads/img/3/80065.jpg)
17/11/2022 - Alpinism
Frigo-combo climbed on Douves Blanches by Silvan Schüpbach, Peter Von Känel On 11/11/2022 Silvan Schüpbach and Peter Von Känel started their winter climbing season early with the first ascent of the mixed climb 'Frigo-combo' (M7/6a, 450m) on the NW Face of Douves Blanches (Point 3582m) above Val d'Arolla in Switzerland. Schüpbach...
![The Piolets d'Or 2022 list of significant ascents](/uploads/img/3/34741.jpg)
16/11/2022 - Alpinism
The Piolets d'Or 2022 list of significant ascents The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the complete list of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2021.The prize giving ceremony will be celebrated from 18 to 20 November 2022 at Briançon in France.
![Camilla Moroni sends Heritage, 8B boulder problem in Val Bavona](/uploads/img/3/79905.jpg)
08/11/2022 - Climbing
Camilla Moroni sends Heritage, 8B boulder problem in Val Bavona In Switzerland Camilla Moroni has sent four 8A+ boulder problems, 'Delusion of Grandeur' and 'Second life' at Chironico, and 'Primitivo stand' and 'King of Sonlerto' in Val Bavona. The 21-year-old Italian climber has also sent her hardest problem to date,...
![Ines Papert makes free ascent of her Wolke 7 on Hinteres Feuerhörndl at Reiteralm](/uploads/img/3/79851.jpg)
04/11/2022 - Alpinism
Ines Papert makes free ascent of her Wolke 7 on Hinteres Feuerhörndl at Reiteralm Ines Papert has made a free ascent of Wolke 7 on Hintere Feuerhörndl at Reiteralm in the Berchtesgaden Alps in Germany. The 350m 8a was established ground-up by the German climber in 2020 with her Slovenian husband Luka Lindič, who...
![Brit Rock Film Tour 2022 streaming from 3 - 6 November](/uploads/img/3/79823.jpg)
03/11/2022 - Events
Brit Rock Film Tour 2022 streaming from 3 - 6 November The 2022 Brit Rock Film Tour is available to stream from 3 to 6 November only, on the platform Film Festival Flix. The program contains three films, Queen Lines featuring Anna Hazelnutt, Ephemeral featuring Guy Robertson and Greg Boswell, and...
![Monviso NNW Ridge in winter, following in the footsteps of Patrick Berhault. By Barbara Vigl](/uploads/img/3/78857.jpg)
12/10/2022 - Alpinism
Monviso NNW Ridge in winter, following in the footsteps of Patrick Berhault. By Barbara Vigl Barbara Vigl reports about her winter ascent, carried out with David Göttler in March 2022, of the NNW Ridge of Monviso in Italy. The first winter ascent was carried out by Patrick Berhault in 2001, as Ivo Ferrari explains in...
![Silvo Karo honoured with Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award 2022](/uploads/img/3/6739.jpg)
07/10/2022 - Alpinism
Silvo Karo honoured with Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 Slovenian alpinist Silvo Karo is to receive the 14th Piolets d'Or Carrière Lifetime Achievement Award. The prize giving ceremony will be celebrated from 17 to 20 November at Briançon in France. In the past the prestigious mountaineering prize has been...
![Glaciers in Switzerland are melting more than ever before](/uploads/img/3/79314.jpg)
04/10/2022 - Environment
Glaciers in Switzerland are melting more than ever before 2022 was a disastrous year for Swiss glaciers: all ice melt records were smashed by the great dearth of snow in winter and continuous heatwaves in summer. More than 6 percent of the ice volume was lost, reports the Cryospheric...
![Colin Haley completes first winter solo of Supercanaleta on Fitz Roy in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/79176.jpg)
26/09/2022 - Alpinism
Colin Haley completes first winter solo of Supercanaleta on Fitz Roy in Patagonia Chamonix-based alpinist Colin Haley has made the first solo winter ascent of the classic Supercanaleta route on Fitz Roy in Patagonia
![Tim Howell completes North Base paralpinism Project on 6 great North Faces of the Alps](/uploads/img/3/79021.jpg)
21/09/2022 - Interviews
Tim Howell completes North Base paralpinism Project on 6 great North Faces of the Alps British mountaineer Tim Howell has completed his ambitious North Base Project which aimed to climb and fly the six great North Faces of the Alps. Depending on the mountain, the 33-year-old Brit either made a wingsuit flight or BASE jump....
![Hamish McArthur repeats Hunger, Malcom Smith’s 9a at The Anvil, Scotland](/uploads/img/3/78917.jpg)
18/09/2022 - Climbing
Hamish McArthur repeats Hunger, Malcom Smith’s 9a at The Anvil, Scotland British rock climber Hamish McArthur has repeated Hunger (9a) at The Anvil, Loch Goil, Scotland. First ascended in 2010 by Malcom Smith, it has previously been repeated only by Dave Macleod and Will Bosi.
![Semifreddo added to Sass Pordoi (Dolomites) by Simon Messner, Martin Sieberer](/uploads/img/3/78823.jpg)
12/09/2022 - Alpinism
Semifreddo added to Sass Pordoi (Dolomites) by Simon Messner, Martin Sieberer On Punta Aurelia on the south face of Sass Pordoi (Sella, Dolomites), Simon Messner and Martin Sieberer have established the multi-pitch rock climb Semifreddo (IX, 7c, 200m).
![Angie Scarth-Johnson powers up Pornographie 9a at Céüse](/uploads/img/3/78480.jpg)
23/08/2022 - Climbing
Angie Scarth-Johnson powers up Pornographie 9a at Céüse 18-year-old Australian rock climber Angie Scarth-Johnson has repeated the 9a Pornographie at Céüse in France.
![Bondit Peak climbed in Pakistan by Hungarian expedition](/uploads/img/3/78135.jpg)
11/08/2022 - Alpinism
Bondit Peak climbed in Pakistan by Hungarian expedition Four Hungarian mountaineers, Laszlo Szasz, Bence Kerekes, Marton Nagy and Viktor Agoston, made the first ascent of the hitherto Bondit Peak in Pakistan. The four climbers summited 5980m in pure alpine style via the NE Ridge (1500m, 80°, WI 4).
![Nicolas Hojac, Adrian Zurbrügg race across Eiger, Mönch & Jungfrau skyline in 13 hours](/uploads/img/3/77840.jpg)
21/07/2022 - Alpinism
Nicolas Hojac, Adrian Zurbrügg race across Eiger, Mönch & Jungfrau skyline in 13 hours On 12 July Swiss mountaineers Nicolas Hojac and Adrian Zurbrügg made a swift enchainment of Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, climbing the classic skyline in 13 hours, 8 minutes and 49 seconds.
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