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Niccolò Ceria and the Red Rocks video
19/08/2014 - Climbing
Niccolò Ceria and the Red Rocks video
The video of Niccolò Ceria climbing at Red Rocks, USA.
Climbing at Würzjoch - Passo delle Erbe in the Dolomites
19/08/2014 - Climbing
Climbing at Würzjoch - Passo delle Erbe in the Dolomites
The sports crag Würzjoch - Passo delle Erbe, at the base of the gigantic Peitlerkofel (Sass de Putia) in the Dolomites. Part 5 of the series 'Crags for each season' published together with Vertical-Life.info.
Roger Schäli and the film Loslassen, let go
18/08/2014 - Book-press
Roger Schäli and the film Loslassen, let go
The entire version of Loslassen, let go is now online. This film recounts the ascent of Arwa Spire (6193m) in India together with Simon Gietl, but also talks about the human relationships.
Zlagboard Contest at the Arco Rock Master Festival
18/08/2014 - Climbing
Zlagboard Contest at the Arco Rock Master Festival
The fourth Zlagboard Contest takes place from 29 - 31 August, during the Arco Rock Master Festival in Italy, to test your finger strength.
Astro Zap on Trident du Tacul by Bassanini and Camurri
14/08/2014 - Alpinism
Astro Zap on Trident du Tacul by Bassanini and Camurri
On 4/09/2013 Giovani Bassanini and Lamberto Camurri made the first ascent of Astro Zap (7a), a line that climbs the crack avoided by the Via Diretta Bonatti, first climbed by Walter Bonatti and Cosimo Zappelli in 1963 up Le Trident du Tacul in the Mont Blanc massif.
Ak-Su valley, two new rock climbs by Luca Schiera and Matteo De Zaiacomo
12/08/2014 - Alpinism
Ak-Su valley, two new rock climbs by Luca Schiera and Matteo De Zaiacomo
A great and intense and climbing trip to the Ak-su Valley (Pamir Alay, Kyrgyzstan) resulted in two new climbs and three repeats for the Italian alpinists Luca Schiera and Matteo De Zaiacomo. Schiera provides the report.
Meteora climbing at risk in Greece
11/08/2014 - Climbing
Meteora climbing at risk in Greece
A petition launched by the Committee of Meteora Climbers against banning climbing at these famous towers in Thessalia, Greece. The report by George Voutiropoulos.
Muzzerone Parete Centrale climbing ban
11/08/2014 - Climbing
Muzzerone Parete Centrale climbing ban
As of 6/08/2014 the Comune di Porto Venere (La Spezia) has prohibited climbing on and access to Parete Centrale, Monte Muzzerone.
Biographie at Céüse climbed by Sachi Amma and Adam Ondra
09/08/2014 - Climbing
Biographie at Céüse climbed by Sachi Amma and Adam Ondra
Sachi Amma and Adam Ondra have repeated Biographie 9a+ at Ceuse in France.
Abella de la Conca: new routes and video
07/08/2014 - Climbing
Abella de la Conca: new routes and video
New sport climbs have been added and freed at Abella de la Conca in Spain by Klemen Becan Caroline Ciavaldini , Enzo Oddo, Kevin Aglae, Kevin Aglae, Jonas Schachtsneider, and James Pearson. The video by Francisco Taranto Jr.
New ice climbs in Chile by Cecilia Buil and Anna Torretta in Chile
06/08/2014 - Alpinism
New ice climbs in Chile by Cecilia Buil and Anna Torretta in Chile
In mid-July Cecilia Buil from Spain and Anna Torretta from Italy made the first ascent of La Gioconda (160m, WI 6) a new ice climb on the glacier Cerro El Marmolejo (6109m, Chile) to which they then added the variation Le Bombardier (30m, WI 6-). The report by Anna Torretta.
Alex Puccio repeats Jade to join select female 8B+ club
06/08/2014 - Climbing
Alex Puccio repeats Jade to join select female 8B+ club
On 2 August 2014 American climber Alex Puccio repeated the boulder problem Jade 8B+ / V14, Rocky Mountains National Park, USA.
Blåmannen Ikaros: the first free ascent by Thomas Meling
05/08/2014 - Alpinism
Blåmannen Ikaros: the first free ascent by Thomas Meling
On 9 June 2013 Thomas Meling made the first free ascent of Ikaros (7c), first climbed by Robert Caspersen, alone, in 1994 up the North Face of Blåmannen, Norway. The full report by Meling.
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2014
04/08/2014 - Events
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2014
The program of the The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival, to be held on the Greek island from 9 to 12 October 2014. The third edition will feature climbing legends of the '80s and '90s such as: Patxi Arocena John Dunne, Yuji Hirayama, Gerhard Hörhager, Beat Kammerlander, Jean-Baptiste Tribout and...
Then and now: the Lecco route on Grand Capucin
03/08/2014 - Alpinism
Then and now: the Lecco route on Grand Capucin
Matteo Della Bordella and Arianna Colliard and the ascent of the Lecco route up the SE Face of Grand Capucin, put up in 1968 by the Ragni di Lecco climbers Aldo Anghileri, Guerino Cariboni, Casimiro Ferrari, Carlo Mauri and Pino Negri. A story to remember a great route up the...
Leopoldo Faria climbing at Corgas - Sagres, Portugal
31/07/2014 - Climbing
Leopoldo Faria climbing at Corgas - Sagres, Portugal
The video of Leopoldo Faria climbing at Corgas - Sagres, Portugal.