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Markus Bock ascends Frankenjura's hardest
26/10/2006 - Climbing
Markus Bock ascends Frankenjura's hardest
At the start of October Markus Bock made the first ascent of what he believes to be the hardest route in Germany's Frankenjura, "Corona" 11+ (French 9a+).
Kalymnos Interntaional rock Festival 2006
11/10/2006 - Events
Kalymnos Interntaional rock Festival 2006
The 2nd International Climbing Festival will take place on Kalymnos, Greece, from 25 - 30 October 2006.
Luca Maspes & Co summer 2006 climbing exploration
04/10/2006 - Alpinism
Luca Maspes & Co summer 2006 climbing exploration
Luca Maspes & Co climb 11 new routes in Valtellina during summer 2006.
Kilian Fischhuber repeats Action Directe
03/10/2006 - Climbing
Kilian Fischhuber repeats Action Directe
On 25 September Kilian Fischhuber made the 9th ascent of Action Directe 9a at the Waldkopf, Frankenjura, Germany.
Arco Rock Legends: Josune Bereziartu and Angela Eiter at the top
01/09/2006 - Events
Arco Rock Legends: Josune Bereziartu and Angela Eiter at the top
The first edition of the Arco Rock Legends held in Arco (Trentino, N. Italy) went to Josune Bereziartu from Spain (Salewa Rock Award) and Angela Eiter from Austria (La Sportiva Competition Award).
Alberto Gnerro frees SS 26 9a at Gressoney
25/08/2006 - Climbing
Alberto Gnerro frees SS 26 9a at Gressoney
Alberto Gnerro has made the first ascent of 'SS 26' 9a at Gressoney - Noversch. The route is 95 moves long and completely natural.
Manolo frees Solo per vecchi guerrieri
24/08/2006 - Climbing
Manolo frees Solo per vecchi guerrieri
Maurizio Manolo Zanolla has freed "Solo per vecchi guerrieri" in the Vette Feltrine (Dolomites), proposing 8c/9a and 7c/8a oblig for the 150m route.
Alex Chabot surfaces Abysse 9a
07/08/2006 - Climbing
Alex Chabot surfaces Abysse 9a
Alex Chabot, who in mid-July became French Champion for the sixth year running, has just freed Abysse 9a at Deversé at the Gorges du Loup in SE France.
Solo per vecchi guerrieri - Manolo's latest gem
06/07/2006 - Climbing
Solo per vecchi guerrieri - Manolo's latest gem
Maurizio "Manolo" Zanolla has climbed the 150m "Solo per vecchi guerrieri", 8c/9a max and 7c/8a obligatory on the Vette Feltrine, Dolomites.
Usobiaga and Anda rock tour
20/06/2006 - Climbing
Usobiaga and Anda rock tour
At Gorges du Loup Patxi Usobiaga repeats Kinematix 9a and on-sights Sikaplus 8b, Soul sacrifice 8b, New power generation 8b and Hot Chili beans bolcano 8b+, while Irati Anda sends Deverse satanic 8a+ and Cascade 8a. At the end of May Andra redpointed Ongi Etorri 8b at the Baltzola Cave,...
The crystal cave: searching for the Naica treasure
30/05/2006 - Environment
The crystal cave: searching for the Naica treasure
In January 2006 Speleoresearch & Films and the Team la Venta started a three year exploration campain to discover the Naica cave, Chihuahua, Messico.
Rolando Larcher celebrates 25 climbing years with new 8c
19/05/2006 - Climbing
Rolando Larcher celebrates 25 climbing years with new 8c
Rolando Larcher celebrates 25 climbing years by climbng 25° 8c at Celva, Trento.
Luca Zardini repeats Drumtime at Fonzaso
29/04/2006 - Climbing
Luca Zardini repeats Drumtime at Fonzaso
During the Easter break Luca Zardini carried out the first repeat of Drumtime, the route first ascended by Riccardo “Sky” Scarian at Fonzaso (BL) at the end of March.
Fischhhuber, Verhoeven and Saurwein on form
19/04/2006 - Climbing
Fischhhuber, Verhoeven and Saurwein on form
Kilian Fischhhuber repeats Dschungelfieber 8c/+ (Dschungelbuch, Austria). At Misja pec, Slovenia, he repeats Sanski par (extension) 8c+/9a together with Jorg Verhoeven, while Katharina Saurwein sends Mrtvaski ples (8b) and Corto (8a).
Simpson frees A Muerte 8c+/9a
22/03/2006 - Climbing
Simpson frees A Muerte 8c+/9a
Rich Simpson has made the first ascent of A Muerte 8c+/9a at Siurana, Spain
Riccardo Scarian makes Drumtime F.A. 9a
20/03/2006 - Climbing
Riccardo Scarian makes Drumtime F.A. 9a
Riccardo Scarian, fresh from his ascent of Bain de sang, has successfully made the first ascent of Drumtime, his 40m project at Fonzaso, N. Italy, which combines the first section of "Gladiatore" (8c+) with the second half of "Diabloluna" (8c).