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New Austrian Climbs in Indian Himalaya
01/01/2018 - Alpinism
New Austrian Climbs in Indian Himalaya
The Austrian Alpine Club cadet team 'Naturfreunde' celebrated the end of the 2015-2017 triennial with a successful mountaineering expedition to the Zanskar region in India that results in new climbs in the Indian Himalaya.
Spectacular solar corona in Antarctica seen by Houlding Spectre expedition
30/12/2017 - Alpinism
Spectacular solar corona in Antarctica seen by Houlding Spectre expedition
During their return from the Mt. Spectre in Antarctica, Leo Houlding, Jean Burgun and Mark Sedon witnessed a spectacular solar corona display.
Winter climbing in the Orobie Alps / New mixed route in Valle di Trona
26/12/2017 - Alpinism
Winter climbing in the Orobie Alps / New mixed route in Valle di Trona
In Valle Trona (Val Gerola, Orobie Alps) Cristian Candiotto and Benigno Balatti made the first ascent of Holly, a new climb up Mt. Stanislao. Candiotto provides the report.
Ice climbing Dolomites: the unknown ice climb up Torre Vitty
18/12/2017 - Alpinism
Ice climbing Dolomites: the unknown ice climb up Torre Vitty
Ice climbing in the Dolomites: an unknown ice climb, highly recommended by Simon Gietl and Andrea Oberbacher, up Torre Vitty in the Sella massif.
First-class Italian mountaineering in China: the Mount Edgar report
15/12/2017 - Alpinism
First-class Italian mountaineering in China: the Mount Edgar report
After the initial fragmentary news, François Cazzanelli now reports about the expedition to Mount Edgar (6618 m) in the Nanmengou Valley in Sichuan, China which included Francesco Ratti, Emrik Favre, Tomas Franchini, Matteo Faletti and Fabrizio Dellai. The Italian alpinists succeeded in establishing numerous routes including the first ascent of...
Mediterraneo up Punta Giradili, climbing between Sardinia's sky and sea
08/12/2017 - Climbing
Mediterraneo up Punta Giradili, climbing between Sardinia's sky and sea
In this video by Sky Survey System and Alberto Masala discover the magical climbing as it dances between the cobalt sea and Sardinia’s deep blue skies. The set is Mediterraneo, the multi-pitch rock climb first ascended in 1996 up the fantastic Punta Giradili by Maurizio Oviglia, Mario Ogliengo and Patrick...
New rock climb at Padaro, Arco, in memory of Fabio Comini
07/12/2017 - Climbing
New rock climb at Padaro, Arco, in memory of Fabio Comini
In June 2017 Alex Bertolini and Leonardo Martinelli established a new multi-pitch rock climb at Padaro in the Valle del Sarca above Arco (Italy) in memory of their friend Fabio Comini.
Early climbing in slow Scottish winter
06/12/2017 - Alpinism
Early climbing in slow Scottish winter
The winter mountaineering season in Scotland has begun in earnest with three notable ascents on Ben Nevis, Hell’s Lum Crag in the Cairngorms and at Beinn Heasgairnich in the Southern Highlands.
Miracle boulder fall
04/12/2017 - Climbing
Miracle boulder fall
The video of climber Brian Koralewski who, while climbing at Little Rock Canyon, USA, breaks off a chunk of rock weighing 130 kilos…
Climbing video: Nina Caprez on To Bolt Or Not To Be at Smith Rock
01/12/2017 - Climbing
Climbing video: Nina Caprez on To Bolt Or Not To Be at Smith Rock
The video of Swiss climber Nina Caprez repeating the historic To Bolt Or Not To Be at Smith Rock, the first 5.14a/8b+ in the USA freed by French climber Jean-Baptiste Tribout in 1986.
Nicolas Favresse adds spectacular new trad climb to Yosemite
27/11/2017 - Climbing
Nicolas Favresse adds spectacular new trad climb to Yosemite
In Yosemite, USA, Belgian climber Nicolas Favresse climbing together with Alix Morris and Drew Smith has made the first free ascent of Eye of Sauron, a spectacular and difficult new 400 m trad climb in the Ribbon Falls area.
Angelika Rainer first female D15 with A Line Above the Sky
23/11/2017 - Alpinism
Angelika Rainer first female D15 with A Line Above the Sky
Yesterday at the drytooling crag Tomorrow’s World in the Dolomites Angelika Rainer repeated A Line Above the Sky. With this ascent the climber from the South Tyrol has become the first woman in the world to climb D15 and, in doing so, she has equalled the maximum difficulty ever climbed...
Peter Moser frees old Roberto Bassi project at Celva
20/11/2017 - Climbing
Peter Moser frees old Roberto Bassi project at Celva
Sport climbing past and present: Peter Moser talks about his February 2017 first ascent of 'Progetto Bassi', an old project bolted by Roberto Bassi years ago at the historic Italian crag Celva.
Gabriele Moroni repeats perfect Valle Bavona highball
18/11/2017 - Climbing
Gabriele Moroni repeats perfect Valle Bavona highball
The video of Italian climber Gabriele Moroni repeating the 8A highball boulder problem ‘Grande gigante gentile’ at Sonlerto in Val Bavona, Switzerland.
Larkya Main, Georgians claim first ascent in Himalaya
17/11/2017 - Alpinism
Larkya Main, Georgians claim first ascent in Himalaya
Georgian mountaineers Giorgi Tepnadze, Bakar Gelashvili and Archil Badriashvili have established a new route up the SE Face of Larkya Main. It is also the first ascent of this 6425m high mountain in the Himalaya.
Patrick Edlinger and what remains of climbing
16/11/2017 - Climbing
Patrick Edlinger and what remains of climbing
Precisely five years after the death of French climber Patrick Edlinger, some thoughts and a video of one of the absolute climbing legends.