1611 News found
18/01/2012 - Alpinism
Mario Merelli, goodbye to the alpinist from Bergamo 18/01/2012. Mario Merelli died this morning at 8:00am while climbing up Pizzo Redorta (Val Seriana, Bergamo, Italy). Merelli was one of the most famous Italian alpinists and Himalayan mountaineers and one of the driving forces of the Bergamo mountaineering scene.
12/01/2012 - Interviews
Adam Ondra, the routes I cannot climb! Czech climber Adam Ondra talks to Planetmountain about the sport climbs he has failed to climb. Hubble, Three Degrees of Separation, Underground and many more.
27/12/2011 - Events
Climb For Life for a Happy Christmas packed with solidarity Once again Climb For Life raises awareness amongst climbers about the need for bone marrow transplant. The initiative by Pietro Dal Prà e Giovanni Spitale includes Climb for life T-shirts at indoor climbing walls.
26/12/2011 - Climbing
Nalle Hukkataival, three 8B's at Hueco Tanks Video of Nalle Hukkataival who repeats Terre de Sienne, A Tale of Two Gabors and Diabolic at Hueco Tanks (USA) .
23/12/2011 - Interviews
Johnny Dawes - the rock climbing interview Interview with Johnny Dawes, one of the most talented and influential British climbers of all times.
19/12/2011 - Climbing
Nalle Hukkataival 8B flash at Hueco Tanks on Crown of Aragorn At Hueco Tanks (USA) Nalle Hukkataival from Finland flashed the boulder problem Crown of Aragorn (V13, 8B).
14/12/2011 - Alpinism
Great Trango Tower, new Ukrainian - Russian route in the Karakorum This summer a female trio of climbers comprised of Marina Kopteva, Anna Yasinskay and Galina Chibitok established "Parallel world" (2580m, VI+, A1/7b, 6B), a new route up the NW Face of Great Trango Tower, Karakorum, Pakistan.
12/12/2011 - Climbing
Gabriele Moroni on Bella Regis The video of Gabriele Moroni on Bella Regis 8c+ at Bus de Vela, Trento, Italy.
05/12/2011 - Climbing
Ron Kauk on Midnight Lightning, Yosemite Video of Ron Kauk on his boulder problem Midnight Lightning in Yosemite, USA.
02/12/2011 - Book-press
Planetmountain in Outside top 10 The American magazine Outside has chosen Planetmountain as one of world's best 10 climbing sites.
10/11/2011 - Climbing
Jordan Buys, first repeat of Loaded at Ilkley Quarry British climber Jordan Buys has made the first repeat of the gritstone route Loaded E8 7a at Ilkley Quarry, while his wife Naomi Buys made the first female ascent of Snap Decision E7 6c.
08/11/2011 - Climbing
Nico Favresse and Sean Villanueva, El Cap exploration in Yosemite Nico Favresse repeated The Salathe Wall before exploring a new line up the right-hand side of El Capitan, Yosemite together with Sean Villanueva.
06/11/2011 - Climbing
Neil Gresham Pembroke DWS video Video of Neil Gresham deep water soloing in Pembroke, Wales
05/11/2011 - Climbing
Dreams of Youth, new desperate Tsaranoro multi-pitch in Madagascar In August 2011 German climbers Martin Schindele, Lukas Binder, Philipp Hofmann and Tobias Baur established Dreams of Youth (8c, 700m) up Tsaranoro Atsimo, Madagascar.
29/10/2011 - Alpinism
Mick Fowler and Dave Turnbull first ascent of Mugu Chuli in Nepal British alpinists Mick Fowler and Dave Turnbull have made the first ascent of Mugu Chuli (6310m) in Nepal.
13/10/2011 - Alpinism
Tofana Di Rozes, new route by Jakofcic and Lindic in the Dolomites At the end of September Slovenian alpinists Tomaz Jakofcic and Luka Lindic established Viki krema (VIII+/IX-, VIII- obl., 800m) up the Tofana Di Rozes, Dolomites.
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