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![Rungofarka first ascent in Himalaya by Tino Villanueva and Alan Rousseau](/uploads/img/3/49388.jpg)
11/12/2017 - Alpinism
Rungofarka first ascent in Himalaya by Tino Villanueva and Alan Rousseau Climbing alpine style over five days, American alpinists Tino Villanueva and Alan Rousseau have made the first ascent of Rungofarka 6495 m in the Zanskar mountain range in the Indian Himalaya.
![Anak Verhoeven, Stefano Carnati and Sébastien Bouin climbing strong in Spain](/uploads/img/3/49385.jpg)
10/12/2017 - Climbing
Anak Verhoeven, Stefano Carnati and Sébastien Bouin climbing strong in Spain Sport climbing in Spain: Belgium’s Anak Verhoeven has repeated Ciudad de Dios 9a/+ at Santa Linya, France’s Sébastien Bouin has redpointed La Rambla 9a+ at Siurana while at Margalef Stefano Carnati has climbed his 50th 8c or harder, Llamps i...
![Gordon McArthur vs Storm Giant, world's first proposed D16 drytooling climb](/uploads/img/3/49384.jpg)
09/12/2017 - Alpinism
Gordon McArthur vs Storm Giant, world's first proposed D16 drytooling climb The video of Gordon McArthur climbing his route Storm Giant at Fernie, Canada. Freed last August, this is the first dry tooling climb in the world to receive the grade D16.
![Adam Ondra: the trailer of Silence 9c at Flatanger in Norway](/uploads/img/3/49097.jpg)
28/11/2017 - Climbing
Adam Ondra: the trailer of Silence 9c at Flatanger in Norway The trailer of Adam Ondra at Flatanger in Norway climbing Silence, the world’s first 9c.
![Angelika Rainer first female D15 with A Line Above the Sky](/uploads/img/3/49065.jpg)
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...
![Angelika Rainer, Jeff Mercier climb Dolomites dry tooling testpiece](/uploads/img/3/48598.jpg)
03/11/2017 - Alpinism
Angelika Rainer, Jeff Mercier climb Dolomites dry tooling testpiece Italian climber Angelika Rainer and French alpinist Jeff Mercier have repeated 'Je Ne Sais Quoi' and 'Line above the Sky' at the crag Tomorrow's World in Dolomites; these dry tooling test pieces was freed in 2016 by Tom Ballard.
![Paige Claassen and Iva Vejmolová climb hard at Flatanger in Norway](/uploads/img/3/47740.jpg)
21/09/2017 - Climbing
Paige Claassen and Iva Vejmolová climb hard at Flatanger in Norway Sport climbing: a American rock climber Paige Claassen has repeated Eye of Odin 8c+ at Flatanger in Norway, while Iva Vejmolová from the Czech Republic has repeated the 8c Nordic Plumber.
![Adam Ondra, new climbing projects after Silence at Flatanger](/uploads/img/3/47665.jpg)
19/09/2017 - Climbing
Adam Ondra, new climbing projects after Silence at Flatanger After having freed the world’s first 9c, Adam Ondra has discovered two new projects at Flatanger in Norway which could be as difficult as 9b+.
![Kalymnos, 20 years of rock climbing in Greece](/uploads/img/3/34445.jpg)
18/09/2017 - Climbing
Kalymnos, 20 years of rock climbing in Greece The small island of Kalymnos in Greece, without a doubt one world's premier sport climbing destinations, celebrates 20 years of rock climbing holidays.
![Adam Ondra climbs Silence, world's first 9c at Flatanger in Norway](/uploads/img/3/47316.jpg)
04/09/2017 - Interviews
Adam Ondra climbs Silence, world's first 9c at Flatanger in Norway Interview with Czech climber Adam Ondra who on 3 September 2017 at Flatanger in Norway made the first free ascent of his Project Hard, a sport climb which the 24-year-old has graded 9c. Should this be confirmed, then the 45m...
![Hansjörg Auer: Marmolada, Piz Ciavazes and Sass dla Crusc free solo climb in a single day](/uploads/img/3/46661.jpg)
01/08/2017 - Alpinism
Hansjörg Auer: Marmolada, Piz Ciavazes and Sass dla Crusc free solo climb in a single day The video of Hansjörg Auer who on 8 August 2016 in the Dolomites climbed free solo the routes Vinatzer - Messner up Marmolada, Abramkante up Piz Ciavazes and Große Mauer up Sass dla Crusc / Heiligkreuzkofel. The Austrian flew by...
![Don Quixote, three legs and one prothesis up the Marmolada South Face. By Siebe Vanhee](/uploads/img/3/46421.jpg)
26/07/2017 - Alpinism
Don Quixote, three legs and one prothesis up the Marmolada South Face. By Siebe Vanhee Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee reports about his repeat of Don Quixote up the Marmolada in the Dolomites together with paraclimber Frederik Leys. First climbed by Heinz Mariacher and Reinhard Schiestl in 1979, the route is considered a classic outing up...
![Adam Ondra climbing towards the world’s first 9c](/uploads/img/3/45680.jpg)
26/06/2017 - Climbing
Adam Ondra climbing towards the world’s first 9c Interview with Czech climber Adam Ondra who at Flatanger in Norway is currently attempting a route he believes might merit a 9c grade, meaning it would be the hardest sport climb in the world.
![Rivoluzione, Mauro Dell’Antonia claims Lumignano's first 9a](/uploads/img/3/45597.jpg)
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...
![Climbing at Salto del Perro, Gran Canaria](/uploads/img/3/45413.jpg)
26/05/2017 - Climbing
Climbing at Salto del Perro, Gran Canaria The sport climbing crag Salto del Perro on Gran Canaria, Spain. Presented by Vertical-Life.info as part of our series 'Crags for each season', for which the routes and topos can be downloaded free of charge for a fortnight.
![Deeplining - slacklining 500 meters underground](/uploads/img/3/44596.jpg)
09/04/2017 - Alpinism
Deeplining - slacklining 500 meters underground Lukas Irmler descends into the French cave Gouffre Berger and slacklines 500 meters underground.
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