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15/10/2014 - Interviews
Tom Ballard, climbing in his veins Interview with talented British climber and alpinist Tom Ballard.
14/10/2014 - Climbing
Angela Eiter climbs 9a: Hades at Götterwandl in Austria On 6 September 2014 Angela Eiter redpointed Hades 9a at the crag Götterwandl close to Nassereith in Austria, three days after Zauberfee 8c+ at Arco, Italy.
14/10/2014 - Alpinism
Florian Riegler frees Albatros in Vallunga, Dolomites On 27/09/2014 Florian Riegler, together with his brother Martin Riegler, has made the first free ascent of the multi-pitch rock climb Albatros (8b, 200m) up the South Face of Col Turont, Vallunga, Dolomites.
13/10/2014 - Climbing
Alexander Huber climbs difficult Wetterbock multipitch The report by German alpinist Alexander Huber who, on 18 September 2014 together Michi Althammer made the first free ascent of Wetterbock (8c, 10 pitches) up the Wetterbockwand, Göll East Face, Berchtesgaden Alps, Austria.
13/10/2014 - Climbing
Omis and its sport climbing in southern Croatia Boris Cujic introduces Omis, located close to Split and one of the most interesting sport climbing areas in the south of Croatia.
10/10/2014 - Alpinism
Anna Torretta and Cecilia Buil: ice climbing on Marmolejo in Chile The video of Anna Torretta and Cecilia Buil and the first ascent of the ice climb La Gioconda (160m, WI 6) above the glacier Cerro El Marmolejo (6109m, Chile).
10/10/2014 - Alpinism
Has exploratory alpinism failed? Starting from a recent statement by Reinhold Messner, Manuel Lugli discusses the presumed end of “traditional” and exploratory alpinism.
09/10/2014 - Climbing
Sasha DiGiulian and Edu Marin repeat Viaje de Los Locos in Sardinia America's Sasha DiGiulian and Spain's Edu Marin have repeated Viaje de Los Locos (8b+, 330m) in the Gole di Goroppu, Sardinia.
09/10/2014 - Climbing
Angela Eiter frees Hercules 8c+ at Götterwandl in Austria On 04/10/2014 at the Austrian crag Götterwandl Angela Eiter made the first ascent of Hercules 8c+.
09/10/2014 - Climbing
Federica Mingolla repeats Tom et je ris 8b+ in the Verdon Gorge On 2 October 2014 Italian climber Federica Mingolla repeated the spectacular climb Tom et je ris 8b+ in the Verdon Gorge, France. The report by Edoardo Falletta
08/10/2014 - Climbing
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2014: kick-off! The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2014 begins today. The international climbing meeting takes place on the island of Kalymnos, Greece, from 9 – 12 October 2014. More than 2500 climbers are expected for this third edition that will celebrate...
06/10/2014 - Climbing
Profilveggen free climb in Norway by Erik Massih and Crister Jansson Erik Massih reports about the first free ascent of Ronny Medelsvensson (Scandinavian grade 9 / French 8b) at Profilveggen, Jøssingfjord, Norway, carried out in July 2014 together with Crister Jansson.
06/10/2014 - Alpinism
Giù la testa, new Lagorai rock climb, Dolomites The report by Peter Moser about Giù la testa (350m VIII / VIII+), a difficult new trad rock climb first ascended in 2014 in the Lagorai group, Dolomites, together with Thomas Ballerin, Iwan Canins and Roberto Ronzani.
05/10/2014 - Climbing
Katharina Saurwein boulders 8B Austrian climber Katharina Saurwein has climbed the boulder problem Nuthin but sunshine 8B at Rocky Mountain National Park, USA.
05/10/2014 - Climbing
Petzl RocTrip 2014: Bulgaria The second video of the Petzl RocTrip 2014 and the stage in Bulgaria.
04/10/2014 - Climbing
Hans Florine and the King Swing on The Nose, El Capitan The videos by American climber Hans Florine that explain how to do the King Swing on the legendary rock climb The Nose, El Capitan, Yosemite.
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