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![Sébastien Bouin repeats Agincourt at Buoux, France’s historic first 8c](/uploads/img/3/55693.jpg)
20/11/2018 - Climbing
Sébastien Bouin repeats Agincourt at Buoux, France’s historic first 8c At Buoux Sébastien Bouin has repeated Agincourt, France’s first 8c sports climb freed by Ben Moon in 1989.
![Verdon Gorge: Sébastien Bouin frees his climbing masterpiece at La Ramirole](/uploads/img/3/54574.jpg)
02/10/2018 - Climbing
Verdon gorge: Sébastien Bouin frees his climbing masterpiece at La Ramirole At the Gorges du Verdon in France Seb Bouin has made the first ascent of 'La cote d'usure', a 60-meter sport climb graded 9a+ bolted by the French climber nine years ago.
![Michael Kemeter frees hard climb on Mont-Rebei in Spanish Pyrenees](/uploads/img/3/52700.jpg)
06/06/2018 - Climbing
Michael Kemeter frees hard climb on Mont-Rebei in Spanish Pyrenees Austria’s Michael Kemeter has made the first free ascent of a big multi-pitch climb at Mont-Rebei in Spain, established in 2018 by Ignasi Miralpeix Llobet e Gil Furriols.
![French forge new routes in Alaska's Revelation Mountains](/uploads/img/3/52532.jpg)
29/05/2018 - Alpinism
French forge new routes in Alaska's Revelation Mountains In early April 2018 French alpinists Thomas Auvaro, Jeremy Fino, Matthieu Rideau and Antoine Rolle climbed two new routes in the Revelation Mountains in Alaska. Rideau provides the trip report.
![Taghia Gorge, new multi-pitch rock climb in Morocco by Iker Pou, Eneko Pou](/uploads/img/3/52147.jpg)
08/05/2018 - Climbing
Taghia gorge, new multi-pitch rock climb in Morocco by Iker Pou, Eneko Pou Basque brothers Iker and Eneko Pou have made the first ascent of Agur, a new multi-pitch rock climb in the Taghia gorge (High Atlas massif) in Morocco in memory of Borja Ayed.
![Jim Bridwell, goodbye to legendary rock climber The Bird](/uploads/img/3/50529.jpg)
17/02/2018 - Alpinism
Jim Bridwell, goodbye to legendary rock climber The Bird Jim Bridwell has left us. Yesterday, February 16th 2018, one of the absolute legends of rock climbing and mountaineering, died aged 73.
![Adam Ondra / Interview after world's first 9a+ flash at St. Léger in France](/uploads/img/3/50419.jpg)
12/02/2018 - Interviews
Adam Ondra / Interview after world's first 9a+ flash at St. Léger in France Interview with Czech climber Adam Ondra after the historic world’s first 9a+ flash, on Super Crackinette at Saint-Léger du Ventoux climbed on 10 February 2018.
![Adam Ondra claims world’s first 9a+ flash at St. Léger](/uploads/img/3/50407.jpg)
11/02/2018 - Climbing
Adam Ondra claims world’s first 9a+ flash at St. Léger At Saint Léger in France Adam Ondra has made a flash ascent of Super Crackinette. This is the first time a 9a+ has successfully been flashed.
![Bletterbach, possible new icefall climbed by Ladurner and Lemayer](/uploads/img/3/50159.jpg)
03/02/2018 - Alpinism
Bletterbach, possible new icefall climbed by Ladurner and Lemayer Ice climbing in Italy's South Tyrol: in the Bletterbach gorge Daniel Ladurner and Johannes Lemayer climbed Eistänzer, a probable new 110 m high ice and mixed climb graded WI6+ M6.
![Climbing USA: Donald Trump reduces Bears Ears National Monument by 85%](/uploads/img/3/27640.jpg)
05/12/2017 - Environment
Climbing USA: Donald Trump reduces Bears Ears National Monument by 85% The President of the United States Donald Trump has reduced protected lands in the Bears Ears National Monument by 85%, and by 45% those protected in the National Monument.
![Top female climbing: Ievgeniia Kazbekova sends 8c+, Muriel Sarkany redpoints 9a](/uploads/img/3/48013.jpg)
04/10/2017 - Climbing
Top female climbing: Ievgeniia Kazbekova sends 8c+, Muriel Sarkany redpoints 9a While Belgium’s Muriel Sarkany has climbed Era Vella 9a at Margalef, Ukraine’s Jenya Kazbekova has redpointed her first 8c+, Güllich at the crag Red Stone in the Crimea.
![Kalymnos, 20 years of rock climbing in Greece](/uploads/img/3/34445.jpg)
18/09/2017 - Climbing
Kalymnos, 20 years of rock climbing in Greece The small island of Kalymnos in Greece, without a doubt one world's premier sport climbing destinations, celebrates 20 years of rock climbing holidays.
![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...
![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.
![Catherine Destivelle, climbing and alpinism there where it is dangerous to lean out](/uploads/img/3/2536.jpg)
24/07/2017 - Alpinism
Catherine Destivelle, climbing and alpinism there where it is dangerous to lean out A portrait and two videos of Catherine Destivelle, one the most talented climbers and alpinists of all times.
![Katie Bono sets female Denali speed record](/uploads/img/3/46363.jpg)
21/07/2017 - Interviews
Katie Bono sets female Denali speed record Interview with American alpinist Katie Bono who on 13-14 June 2017 ascended and descended the West Buttress route on Denali (McKinley) in just 21 hours and 6 minutes. This is a female speed record and one of the fastest known...
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