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![Piolets d'Or 2016: Wojciech Kurtyka to receive Piolet d'Or Carrière and the 'big list' of elite alpinism](/uploads/img/3/35387.jpg)
25/02/2016 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2016: Wojciech Kurtyka to receive Piolet d'Or Carrière and the 'big list' of elite alpinism 52 climbs carried out in 2015 have been included in the "Big list" of the Piolets d'Or, the prestigious mountaineering award that will be celebrated between 14 - 17 April 2016 at La Grave - La Meije in France. During...
![Karakoram Link Sar West climbed by Jon Griffith and Andy Houseman](/uploads/img/3/35361.jpg)
24/02/2016 - Alpinism
Karakoram Link Sar West climbed by Jon Griffith and Andy Houseman In July 2015 British alpinists Jon Griffith and Andy Houseman made the first ascent Link Sar West, a 6,938m summit in Pakistan’s Karakoram. The two climbed the Northwest Face via their route Fever Pitch.
![Jorg Verhoeven and Katharina Saurwein climbing in Tasmania](/uploads/img/3/35350.jpg)
23/02/2016 - Climbing
Jorg Verhoeven and Katharina Saurwein climbing in Tasmania The video of Jorg Verhoeven and Katharina Saurwein rock climbing in Tasmania.
![Charles Albert bouldering barefoot in Fontainebleau](/uploads/img/3/35278.jpg)
22/02/2016 - Climbing
Charles Albert bouldering barefoot in Fontainebleau Interview with French climber Charles Albert who, bouldering barefoot, has climbed up to 8C in Fontainebleau, France.
![Henry Worsley and the Urge to Explore](/uploads/img/3/35265.jpg)
18/02/2016 - Alpinism
Henry Worsley and the Urge to Explore In remembering Henry Worsley, the British explorer who lost his life during his attempt to cross the Antarctic continent, from one coast to the other, solo, unsupported and unassisted, Marcello Rossi discusses the value and importance of exploration by placing...
![Lucie Hrozová slays Saphira M15- at Vail in Colorado](/uploads/img/3/35251.jpg)
18/02/2016 - Alpinism
Lucie Hrozová slays Saphira M15- at Vail in Colorado On 31 January 2016 Lucie Hrozová made the first ascent of Saphira, a mixed climb graded M15- at the The Fang Amphitheater in Vail, Colorado, USA.
![Raru valley Himalaya climbs by Anastasija Davidova and Matija Jost - Matic](/uploads/img/3/35184.jpg)
17/02/2016 - Alpinism
Raru valley Himalaya climbs by Anastasija Davidova and Matija Jost - Matic Between 20 July and 9 September 2015 the Slovenian alpinists Anastasija Davidova and Matija Jošt - Matic made what are believed to be the first ascents of three previously unclimbed peaks in the India’s Raru valley: Khumchu Ri 6064m, Kun...
![Cerro Torre SE Ridge Compressor Route: second free ascent. Interview with Mikey Schaefer](/uploads/img/3/35180.jpg)
16/02/2016 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre SE Ridge Compressor Route: second free ascent. Interview with Mikey Schaefer Interview with American alpinist Mikey Schaefer who, together with Andrew Rothner and Josh Wharton, carried out the second free ascent of the Southeast Ridge Compressor Route on Cerro Torre in Patagonia from 4 to 6 February 2016. The first free...
![La Lavagna and Luca Zardini's school of climbing](/uploads/img/3/34983.jpg)
16/02/2016 - Climbing
La Lavagna and Luca Zardini's school of climbing Two new sports climbs by Luca Zardini: "La lavagna" (8c) and "Attila" (8b+) at Lavagna del Col Drusciè (Lago Ghedina, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Dolomites). Put in other words, Luca "Canon" Zardini and the never-ending school of rock climbing. The report by...
![Tom Ballard and his plan B: Pizzo Cengalo and Pizzo Badile solo one winter's morning](/uploads/img/3/35167.jpg)
15/02/2016 - Alpinism
Tom Ballard and his plan B: Pizzo Cengalo and Pizzo Badile solo one winter's morning British alpinist Tom Ballard recounts his plan B on 30/12/2015: his winter solo ascent in a single day (in one morning) of Spigolo Vinci up Pizzo Cengalo (3369m, 400m, TD) and Via Molteni up Pizzo Badile (3308m, 400m, D+) in...
![Rabenstein Ice Climbing World Cup 2016 highlights](/uploads/img/3/35058.jpg)
10/02/2016 - Competitions
Rabenstein ice Climbing World Cup 2016 highlights The video highlights of the fourth and final stage of the ice Climbing World Cup 2016 that took place at Rabenstein, Italy, on 30 - 31 January 2016.
![Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita voted People's Choice Adventurer of the Year 2016](/uploads/img/3/35056.jpg)
10/02/2016 - Alpinism
Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita voted People's Choice Adventurer of the Year 2016 Nepal's Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita has been nominated National Geographic People’s Choice Adventurer of the Year 2016. Apart from being a highly talented mountainer, Pasang Lhamu distinguished herself for her role in relief efforts after the country suffered a severe...
![Angelika Rainer flashes Next Level D13 at Usine in France](/uploads/img/3/35044.jpg)
09/02/2016 - Alpinism
Angelika Rainer flashes Next Level D13 at Usine in France Italian ice climber Angelika Rainer has flashed "Next Level", a drytooling route graded D13 located at Usine in France.
![Tim Emmett and Klemen Premrl breakthrough with Interstellar Spice at Helmcken Falls](/uploads/img/3/35033.jpg)
08/02/2016 - Alpinism
Tim Emmett and Klemen Premrl breakthrough with Interstellar Spice at Helmcken Falls At the Helmcken Falls in Canada Tim Emmett and Klemen Premrl have made the first ascent of Interstellar Spice, a new ice climb they describe as setting "a new level of difficulty for any route of this style."
![Couloir del Cimino, icefall in Italy's Valle della Pietra](/uploads/img/3/34979.jpg)
08/02/2016 - Alpinism
Couloir del Cimino, icefall in Italy's Valle della Pietra On 17/01/2016 Cristian Candiotto and Armando Ligari climbed an icefall in Valle della Pietra (Val Gerola), Lombardy, Italy. Since there are no reports of previous ascents, the drip has been called Couloir del Cimino (I / 3 + 4, 700m)....
![Tom Ballard claims world's first D15 dry tooling climb in the Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/34949.jpg)
05/02/2016 - Alpinism
Tom Ballard claims world's first D15 dry tooling climb in the Dolomites British climber Tom Ballard has freed A Line Above the Sky at Tomorrow's World, Dolomites. If the D15 grade is confirmed, this climb weighs in as the hardest drytooling route in the world.
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