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![Anak Verhoeven claims 9a+ first female ascent at Pierrot Beach in France](/uploads/img/3/39256.jpg)
13/09/2017 - Climbing
Anak Verhoeven claims 9a+ first female ascent at Pierrot Beach in France Belgium's Anak Verhoeven has made the first ascent of 'Sweet Neuf' at Pierrot Beach in France, a sports climb she believes is 9a+. Should the grade be confirmed, Verhoeven becomes only the second woman to have climbed 9a+ and the...
![Spaniards claim two new climbs and one first free ascent in Peru](/uploads/img/3/47428.jpg)
10/09/2017 - Alpinism
Spaniards claim two new climbs and one first free ascent in Peru The brothers Iker Pou and Eneko Pou, together with Manu Ponce and Pedro Galán, have made the first ascent of two new rock climbs in Peru: Yaku Mama (7a+ / 185 m) next to the Gocta Falls in Amazonia, and...
![Sílvia Vidal climbs new route up Xanadu West face in Alaska](/uploads/img/3/47418.jpg)
09/09/2017 - Alpinism
Sílvia Vidal climbs new route up Xanadu West face in Alaska From 5 to 21 July 2017 Catalan alpinist Sílvia Vidal made the solo first ascent of 'Un pas més' (A4 / A4+, 6a, 530 m) up the West Face of Xanadu (Arrigetch Peaks, Alaska).
![Adam Ondra calls hardest climb in the world Silence](/uploads/img/3/47417.jpg)
08/09/2017 - Climbing
Adam Ondra calls hardest climb in the world Silence The first 9c sports climb in the world freed by Adam Ondra last Sunday at Flatanger in Norway has lost its 'Project Hard' status and now has official name: Silence. Ondra explains why and, indirectly, provides insight about his own...
![Gabriele Moroni repeats 29dots, grand highball boulder problem in Valle dell'Orco](/uploads/img/3/47406.jpg)
07/09/2017 - Climbing
Gabriele Moroni repeats 29dots, grand highball boulder problem in Valle dell'Orco Interview with Italian climber Gabriele Moroni who on 02/09/2017 in Val Noasca (Valle dell’Orco, Italy) pulled off the first repeat of 29 dots, the difficult highball boulder problem freed in 2015 by Austria’s Bernd Zangerl.
![Adam Ondra climbs Silence, world's first 9c at Flatanger in Norway](/uploads/img/3/47316.jpg)
04/09/2017 - Interviews
Adam Ondra climbs Silence, world's first 9c at Flatanger in Norway Interview with Czech climber Adam Ondra who on 3 September 2017 at Flatanger in Norway made the first free ascent of his Project Hard, a sport climb which the 24-year-old has graded 9c. Should this be confirmed, then the 45m...
![Hakuna Matata, Lisi Steurer and Hannes Pfeifhofer climb new route up Taè in Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/47309.jpg)
03/09/2017 - Alpinism
Hakuna Matata, Lisi Steurer and Hannes Pfeifhofer climb new route up Taè in Dolomites The report by Lisi Steurer who teamed up with Hannes Pfeifhofer to make the first ascent of Hakuna Matata (400m, 8a), a new multi-pitch rock climb up the South Face of Taè (Spalti di Col Becchei), Dolomites.
![Schreckhorn, new rock climb in Switzerland by Thomas Senf and Martin Reber](/uploads/img/3/47278.jpg)
31/08/2017 - Alpinism
Schreckhorn, new rock climb in Switzerland by Thomas Senf and Martin Reber In July the Swiss alpinists Thomas Senf and Martin Reber made the first ascent of Freudenschreck (6a+, 485 m), a new rock climbing up the SW ridge of Schreckhorn (4078 m), Bernese Oberland, Switzerland.
![Video: Chris Sharma climbing his Deep Water Solo at Pont d'Arc](/uploads/img/3/45686.jpg)
29/08/2017 - Climbing
Video: Chris Sharma climbing his Deep Water Solo at Pont d'Arc The video of American climber Chris Sharma making the first ascent of his difficult deep water solo at Pont d’Arc in Ardèche, France..
![Canada's Monarch Mountain SW Pillar first ascent by Simon Richardson and Michael Rinn](/uploads/img/3/47245.jpg)
29/08/2017 - Alpinism
Canada's Monarch Mountain SW Pillar first ascent by Simon Richardson and Michael Rinn The trip report by Simon Richardson who from 4 - 6 August together with Michael Rinn made the first ascent of Game of Thrones (ED2, 1250m), the first route up the South-West Face of Monarch Mountain (3572m) in the Coast...
![New Tsaranoro climb in Madagascar by Italian Ragni di Lecco](/uploads/img/3/47098.jpg)
25/08/2017 - Alpinism
New Tsaranoro climb in Madagascar by Italian Ragni di Lecco In July 2017 the Italian climbers Matteo de Zaiacomo, Dimitri Anghileri and Marco Maggioni belonging to the Ragni di lecco climbing club made the first ascent of Rivotra Mahery (strong wind) a new 700 meter rock climb with difficulties up...
![New Spanish climbs on Norway's Lofoten Islands](/uploads/img/3/47057.jpg)
22/08/2017 - Alpinism
New Spanish climbs on Norway's Lofoten Islands Between 2016 and 2017 a series of new rock climbs were first ascended on the Lofoten Islands, Norway, by the Spanish climbers Guille Cuadrado, Gerber Cucurell, Pau Gómez, Jordi Esteve and Felix Queipo established up peaks Marklitinden, Storskiva, Merraflestinden and...
![Via Napoleone discovered in Val Torrone, Val Masino](/uploads/img/3/46953.jpg)
21/08/2017 - Alpinism
Via Napoleone discovered in Val Torrone, Val Masino Giovanni Giarletta reports about the first ascent of Via Napoleone, a new climb in remote Val Torrone high above Val Masino, initiated by Manuele Panzeri and Pietro Tentori about nine years ago and completed this August.
![Pietro Radassao frees Frosolone’s Iron Moon 8c+/9a](/uploads/img/3/47003.jpg)
19/08/2017 - Climbing
Pietro Radassao frees Frosolone’s Iron Moon 8c+/9a The report by Pietro Radassao who at Frosolone (Molise, Central Italy) made the first ascent of 'Iron Moon', a sport climb for which the Italian climber suggests 8c+/9a.
![Tre Cime di Lavaredo - rock climbing in the Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/25677.jpg)
18/08/2017 - Alpinism
Tre Cime di Lavaredo - rock climbing in the Dolomites Cima Ovest, Cima Grande, Cima Piccola: the Tre Cime di Lavaredo offer unparalleled rock climbing throughout the Dolomites. Planetmountain.com provides an overview with some of the routes that have become milestones in the history of mountaineering, such as Spigolo Giallo,...
![L'or du temps, new climb up Grand Capucin by Arnaud Petit and Nina Caprez](/uploads/img/3/46990.jpg)
18/08/2017 - Alpinism
L'or du temps, new climb up Grand Capucin by Arnaud Petit and Nina Caprez Over 4 days this summer France’s Arnaud Petit and Switzerland’s Nina Caprez made the first ascent of L'or du temps, a new route up the South Face of Grand Capucin, Mont Blanc massif.
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