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Red Bull Der Lange Weg begins today!
Red Bull Der Lange Weg begins today!
The Red Bull Der Lange Weg got underway today at 10:00am. The ski mountaineering traverse across the Alps from Vienna to Nice will be attempted by Tamara Lunger, Núria Picas, Janelle Smiley, Mark Smiley, David Wallmann, Philipp Reiter and Bernhard...
 Red Bull Der Lange Weg, the great ski tour traverse of the Alps begins
Red Bull Der Lange Weg, the great ski tour traverse of the Alps begins
17 March 2018 is the starting date of the Red Bull Der Lange Weg, the immense ski mountaineering traverse across the Alps from Viena to Nice following in the footsteps of the historic 1971 Austrian team comprised of Robert Kittl,...
Torres Del Avellano / Big new climbs in Chilean Patagonia
28/02/2018 - Alpinism
Torres Del Avellano / Big new climbs in Chilean Patagonia
Will Sim and John Crook report about their climbing trip to the Torres Del Avellano in Patagonia, Chile, together with Paul Swail, John McCune and Ruth Bevan. The highlight of the expedition was a 1000 m new route up the...
Armorican One Armed Bandit - Andrew Walker trad climbing in Pembroke
02/01/2018 - Climbing
Armorican One Armed Bandit - Andrew Walker trad climbing in Pembroke
The video of paraclimber Andrew Walker repeating the trad climb Armorican at Craig Caerfai in Pembroke, England.
Chris Sharma climbing at Yosemite and Bishop
08/12/2017 - Climbing
Chris Sharma climbing at Yosemite and Bishop
The video of Chris Sharma attempting an old project in Yosemite with Tommy Caldwell before moving on to Bishop to claim the first repeat of Everything is Karate, a difficult new sports climb established by Ethan Pringle.
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.
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…
Valery Rozov dies in BASE Jump accident on Ama Dablam
12/11/2017 - Alpinism
Valery Rozov dies in BASE Jump accident on Ama Dablam
52-year-old Valery Rozov, one for the most expert and famous BASE jumpers in the world, has died in a BASE Jump accident on Ama Dablam.
Video: Patxi Usobiaga the fighter
03/11/2017 - Climbing
Video: Patxi Usobiaga the fighter
The second episode of the series 'Strange Heroes' by La Sportiva with Basque rock climber Patxi Usobiaga.
Goodbye to Franček Knez, Slovenia's silent climber
09/10/2017 - Alpinism
Goodbye to Franček Knez, Slovenia's silent climber
62-year-old Slovenian mountaineer Franček Knez died on 6 October 2017. Reserved and modest, Knez was considered by many as one of the strongest alpinists of his generation. Published below is a profile written by Slovenian journalist Urban Golob in 2010...
Enormous El Capitan rockfall leaves one dead and one injured in Yosemite
28/09/2017 - Alpinism
Enormous El Capitan rockfall leaves one dead and one injured in Yosemite
Rockfall on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA, that took place shortly before 14:00 on 27/09/2017 has killed one person and injured another according to park officials.
Großglockner rescue helicopter crash and miracle escape caught on camera
22/08/2017 - Alpinism
Großglockner rescue helicopter crash and miracle escape caught on camera
The dramatic video of a helicopter crashing during a mountain rescue operation on Großglockner, Austria's highest peak. Miraculously everyone escaped practically unharmed. Vittorio Messini, Mountain Guide and member of the Austrian Alpine Rescue, provides insight into the accident.
Aaron Durogati and the unmissable, ever-changing air of Red Bull X-Alps 2017
20/06/2017 - Interviews
Aaron Durogati and the unmissable, ever-changing air of Red Bull X-Alps 2017
Interview with paragliding champion Aaron Durogati who on 2 July will lift off from Salzburg in Austria and take part in his third Red Bull X-Alps, the 1100km race by paraglider or on foot across the Alps all the way...
Paul Pritchard: Lowest to Highest in Australia crowdfunding campaign
19/06/2017 - Alpinism
Paul Pritchard: Lowest to Highest in Australia crowdfunding campaign
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to finance a film documenting a team of five disabled friends as they make the never previously attempted journey from the lowest to the highest point in Australia. In September 2017 Paul Pritchard, Duncan...
Rivoluzione, Mauro Dell’Antonia claims Lumignano's first 9a
14/06/2017 - Climbing
Rivoluzione, Mauro Dell’Antonia claims Lumignano's first 9a
Sport climbing: the report by Mauro Dell'Antonia who last May at Lumignano (Italy) made the first ascent of ‘Rivoluzione’ . The 51-year-old Venetian climber has suggested 9a and, should this be confirmed, then this would make the climb the hardest...
Christoph Hainz, climbing and mountaineering from the Dolomites to the world's biggest walls
31/05/2017 - Interviews
Christoph Hainz, climbing and mountaineering from the Dolomites to the world's biggest walls
Interview with South Tyrolean mountain guide Christoph Hainz, one of the world's most talented alpinists and climbers.