1617 News found
![Lhotse new variation by Denis Urubko](/uploads/img/3/5061.jpg)
18/05/2010 - Alpinism
Lhotse new variation by Denis Urubko On 16/05/2010 the Kazakh mountaineer Denis Urubko reached the summit of Lhotse via a new variation from the South Col.
![Riccardo Scarian frees two new routes in Val Noana, Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/5024.jpg)
17/05/2010 - Climbing
Riccardo Scarian frees two new routes in Val Noana, Dolomites At the end of April Riccardo Scarian freed two new routes in Val Noana (Dolomites), Shantaram 8c and Hatù per tu 8b+.
![Climbing meeting at Buoux Face Ouest](/uploads/img/3/4967.jpg)
11/05/2010 - Climbing
Climbing meeting at Buoux Face Ouest Escala'Buoux and the meeting at Buoux to celebrate the lifting of the climbing ban on Face Ouest.
![De rerum natura, new route by Oviglia and Larcher at Bavella, Corsica](/uploads/img/3/5003.jpg)
06/05/2010 - Climbing
De rerum natura, new route by Oviglia and Larcher at Bavella, Corsica On 16 April Maurizio Oviglia and Rolando Larcher carried out the first free ascent of De rerum natura (230m, 7c max, 7a obbl, /RS2+/II) on Punta u Corbu at Col de la Bavella, Corsica.
![Red River Gorge, climbing iPhone app](/uploads/img/3/4994.jpg)
30/04/2010 - Book-press
Red River Gorge, climbing iPhone app Wolverine Publishing is due to launch the first comprehensive iPhone app for Red River Gorge in Kentucky, USA. Planetmountain took a brief look at this new digital content.
![El Gigante, Mexico, new route](/uploads/img/3/4985.jpg)
27/04/2010 - Climbing
El Gigante, Mexico, new route In March an international group of climbers including Leopoldo Faria from Portugal forged a 400m line up poor rock on El Gigante in Mexico.
![Monte Sarmiento, Patagonia, North Face first ascent](/uploads/img/3/4968.jpg)
23/04/2010 - Alpinism
Monte Sarmiento, Patagonia, North Face first ascent At the start of April the Germans Robert Jasper, Jörn Heller and Ralf Gantzhorn reached the West summit of Monte Sarmiento (2145m) via a new route up the North Face.CORRECTION 05/2010: the north face had already been climbed by an...
![Simon Gietl, from the new route in Patagonia to the Phantom der Zinne](/uploads/img/3/4954.jpg)
20/04/2010 - Alpinism
Simon Gietl, from the new route in Patagonia to the Phantom der Zinne Even if spring is at the doorstep, it's worth analysing the climbs of Simon Gietl from the South Tyrol, who this winter carried out the first ascent in Patagonia together with Roger Schäli before repeating the famous Phantom der Zinner...
![Annapurna summits: Edurne Pasaban climbs 13th 8000er, Joao Garcia his 14th](/uploads/img/3/4951.jpg)
19/04/2010 - Alpinism
Annapurna summits: Edurne Pasaban climbs 13th 8000er, Joao Garcia his 14th On 17 April Edurne Pasaban from Spain's Basque country reached the summit of Annapurna, her 13th 8000m peak, while Joao Garcia from Portugal completed the collection of the 14 highest mountains in the world. Asier Izaguirre, Alex Chicón, Nacho Orviz...
![Piolet d'Or, the winners and alpinism of the future](/uploads/img/3/4924.jpg)
12/04/2010 - Events
Piolet d'Or, the winners and alpinism of the future The Piolets d'or 2010 were won by Denis Urubko and Boris Dedechko for their route on Cho Oyu and by Jed Brown, Kyle Dempster and Bruce Normand for their route up Xuelian West. Reinhold Messner received the lifetime achievement award;...
![Monte Cimo action by Tondini & Sartori](/uploads/img/3/4909.jpg)
09/04/2010 - Climbing
Monte Cimo action by Tondini & Sartori Climbing video of Nicola Tondini and Nicola Sartori during the first ascent, ground-up, of a new multi-pitch on Monte Cimo (Brentino), Italy.
![Piolet d'Or 2010: the candidates and the evenings in Courmayeur and Chamonix](/uploads/img/3/4894.jpg)
30/03/2010 - Events
Piolet d'Or 2010: the candidates and the evenings in Courmayeur and Chamonix The Piolet d'Or 2010 will take place from 8 - 10 April in the towns of Courmayeur and Chamonix with a series of conferences, debates, films, meetings and other cultural activities. The event begins on Thursday 8 April in Courmayeur...
![Matterhorn South Face, new route by Marco and Hervé Barmasse](/uploads/img/3/4865.jpg)
30/03/2010 - Alpinism
Matterhorn South Face, new route by Marco and Hervé Barmasse On 13 March 2010 Marco and Hervé Barmasse established a new route up the South Face of the Matterhorn. Their 1220m line solves one of the "problems" up the massive "Becca" face, attempted by numerous climbers in the past. The...
![Genius new route in Sardinia](/uploads/img/3/4824.jpg)
21/03/2010 - Climbing
Genius new route in Sardinia In January 2010 a new route was established on Monte Ginnircu at Baunei, Sardinia. A first pitch was created in 2007 by Fabio Palma and Matteo Della Bordella, and in January Fabio Palma joined forces with Domenico 'Dodo' Soldarini to...
![Rock climbing on Kalymnos, Local Cave](/uploads/img/3/4806.jpg)
17/03/2010 - Climbing
Rock climbing on Kalymnos, Local Cave In the third and final climbing report, Aris Theodoropoulos introduces the new crag Local Cave on Kalymnos in Greece as well as providing the up-to-date new routes list 2010.
![Ice climbing in Scotland – an Ines Papert perspective](/uploads/img/3/4719.jpg)
09/03/2010 - Alpinism
Ice climbing in Scotland – an Ines Papert perspective German climber Ines Papert provides her report and views of British winter climbing after her first ice climbing trip to Scotland.
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