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05/04/2021 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl explosive on Sprengstoff, 9a at Lorünser Wändle in Austria At the crag Lorünser Wändle in Austria Barbara Zangerl has made the first repeat of the 9a Sprengstoff, freed by Jacopo Larcher in November 2020.
02/02/2021 - Climbing
Video: 2015 Salathé Wall speed record by Alix Morris, Libby Sauter Watch Libby Sauter and Alix Morris set the female speed record on Salathé Wall in Yosemite Valley in October 2015.
17/01/2021 - Alpinism
K2, all 10 summiters of historic first winter ascent safely back in base camp All ten Nepalese mountaineers who climbed K2 for the first time in winter yesterday have returned safely to base camp. The news was announced by expedition leader Chhang Dawa Sherpa.
16/01/2021 - Alpinism
Sergi Mingote perishes on K2 Spanish mountaineer Sergi Mingote died earlier today while descending from K2. The Catalan mountaineer was descending from Camp 1 to Advanced Base Camp when he fell to his death.
14/01/2021 - Alpinism
Etienne Bernard, goodbye to the young alpinist from Val di Fassa, Dolomites Etienne Bernard, the 27-year-old ski instructor, mountain guide and mountaineer from Val di Fassa, perished in an avalanche yesterday on Mount Pordoi (Dolomites, Italy).
14/01/2021 - Alpinism
K2 in winter without supplementary oxygen - possible or impossible? German journalist Stefan Nestler examines the physiological difficulties associated with climbing K2 in winter without supplemental oxygen. Originally published on his website, Nestler has kindly allowed his text to be republished on planetmountain.com.
10/12/2020 - Competitions
Sport Climbing added to Paris 2024 Olympic Games Sport climbing has officially been included in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The total number of medal events increases to four and the disciplines are now comprised of the Combined Boulder & Lead, and speed.
28/11/2020 - Competitions
Viktoriia Meshkova, Aleksei Rubtsov qualify for Tokyo Olympic Games Viktoriia Meshkova and Aleksei Rubtsov from Russia have qualified for Tokyo Olympic Games after winning the European Combined Championships in Moscow, Russia. Stasa Gejo and Sascha Lehmann placed second, Eliska Adamovska and Sergei Luzhetskii placed third.
28/11/2020 - Competitions
European Combined Championships Moscow 2020: live Finals Live streaming at 13:35 CET today from the Finals of the European Combined Championships 2020, currently taking place in Moscow, Russia. Up for grabs the final two European spots at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
27/11/2020 - Competitions
European Combined Championships Moscow 2020: Qualifiers live Live streaming today of the European Combined Championships 2020 from Moscow, Russia, for the final two European spots at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
26/11/2020 - Alpinism
Alaska's autumn nets two big new climbs in Hayes Range Benjamin Lieber reports about two big new climbs ascended in Alaska’s Hayes Range: DeWilde Style (800m AI4+) up the SE Face of Peak 9,250ft with Alex Hansen and Longing For Light (700m AI5) on the NE Shoulder of Mount Moffit...
23/11/2020 - Competitions
Viktoriia Meshkova & Jernej Kruder crowned European Boulder Champions 2020 In Moscow today Viktoriia Meshkova from Russia and Jernej Kruder from Slovenia won the 2020 European Bouldering Championship. Chloe Caulier and Sergei Luzhetskii won silver, Stasa Gejo and Nikolai Iarilovets bronze.
22/11/2020 - Competitions
Ekaterina Barashchuk, Danyil Boldyrev crowned European speed Champions in Moscow Ekaterina Barashchuk from Russia and Danyil Boldyrev from the Ukraine were crowned European speed Champions in Moscow, Russia, yesterday after beating Elizaveta Ivanov and Lev Rudatskiy. The bronze medal was won by Iuliia Kaplina and Marcin Dzienski. Kaplina set a...
21/11/2020 - Competitions
European Climbing Championships Moscow 2020 debut today The European Climbing Championships begin today in Moscow, Russia with the disciplines Lead, speed, Boulder and Combined. The last two spots for the Tokyo Olympic Games are up for grabs.
20/11/2020 - Climbing
Sébastien Berthe sends his first 9a+, Super-Crackinette at St. Leger Belgian climber Seb Berthe reports about his first 9a+ redpoint, Super-Crackinette at Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux in France. Success came about after a relentless summer on some of the hardest multi-pitch climbs across the Alps.
31/08/2020 - Alpinism
Filip Babicz races up Aiguille Noire de Peuterey in 1 hour 30 minutes On 27/08/2020 Filip Babicz soloed the South Ridge of Aiguille Noire de Peuterey in the Mont Blanc massif in a blazing time of 1:30:14.
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