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![Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll completes solo Torres del Paine skyline traverse](/uploads/img/3/126786.jpg)
02/04/2024 - Interviews
Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll completes solo Torres del Paine skyline traverse Interview with Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll after the first traverse of the four main peaks of the Torres del Paine massif in Patagonia, Chile. The Belgian alpinist climbed Torre Sur, Torre Central, Torre Norte and La Peineta solo from 23 -...
![Riders on the Storm on Torres del Paine in Patagonia climbed free by Favresse, Smith, Vanhee, Villanueva](/uploads/img/3/126083.jpg)
19/02/2024 - Alpinism
Riders on the Storm on Torres del Paine in Patagonia climbed free by Favresse, Smith, Vanhee, Villanueva Over a 18-day period from 24 January to 10 February 2024 'Riders on the Storm', one of the most famous big wall climbs in Patagonia located on the Central Tower in the Torres del Paine massif, was finally climbed free...
![Remembering Wolfgang Güllich, one of greatest climbers of all times](/uploads/img/3/78652.jpg)
31/08/2022 - Climbing
Remembering Wolfgang Güllich, one of greatest climbers of all times 30 years ago today German climbing legend Wolfgang Güllich died in a car crash aged just 31. He established the world’s first 8b, the world’s first 8b+, the world’s first 8c and, with Action Directe in Frankenjura, the world’s first...
![Riders on the Storm at Torres del Paine in Patagonia: the 2017 attempt of Brette Harrington, Mayan Smith-Gobat, Drew Smith](/uploads/img/3/43516.jpg)
12/04/2022 - Alpinism
Riders on the Storm at Torres del Paine in Patagonia: the 2017 attempt of Brette Harrington, Mayan Smith-Gobat, Drew Smith The video of Brette Harrington, Mayan Smith-Gobat and Drew Smith in 2017 attempting to make the first free ascent of Riders on the Storm, the world famous big wall on Torre Central in the Torres del Paine massif in Patagonia.
![Bronwyn Hodgins repeats Golden Gate on El Capitan in Yosemite](/uploads/img/3/71355.jpg)
11/06/2021 - Interviews
Bronwyn Hodgins repeats Golden Gate on El Capitan in Yosemite Interview with 28-year-old Canadian rock climber Bronwyn Hodgins who this spring made a free ascent of the 5.13a big wall Golden Gate on El Capitan in Yosemite.
![Sean Villanueva completes astounding solo of Fitz Roy Traverse in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/69583.jpg)
12/02/2021 - Alpinism
Sean Villanueva completes astounding solo of Fitz Roy Traverse in Patagonia Belgian climber Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll has made a solo ascent of the Fitz Roy Traverse in Patagonia. This is one of the most important climbs ever carried out in Patagonia.
![Remembering Kurt Albert, German climbing legend and father of the redpoint](/uploads/img/3/5857.jpg)
28/09/2020 - Climbing
Remembering Kurt Albert, German climbing legend and father of the redpoint Precisely 10 years ago German climbing legend Kurt Albert died at the age of 56. He invented the redpoint philosophy in Frankenjura in 1975, considered nowadays the standard for sport climbing worldwide, and established numerous important rock climbs and big...
![Jakob Schubert flashes Never Ending Story 8B+ at Magic Wood in Switzerland](/uploads/img/3/65794.jpg)
18/06/2020 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert flashes Never Ending Story 8B+ at Magic Wood in Switzerland During a ferocious two-day trip to Magic Wood in Switzerland, Austrian climber Jakob Schubert sent an impressive number of hard boulder problems, including a flash ascent of Never Ending Story 8B+.
![Torres del Paine, interview with Nicolas Favresse after the first free ascent of El Regalo de Mwono in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/43831.jpg)
10/03/2017 - Alpinism
Torres del Paine, interview with Nicolas Favresse after the first free ascent of El Regalo de Mwono in Patagonia Interview with Nicolas Favresse after the first free ascent, carried out with fellow-Belgians Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee, of the big wall rock climb El Regalo de Mwono (1200m, 8a) located on the East Face of the Central Tower...
![Paine Towers, Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee free another big climb in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/43528.jpg)
23/02/2017 - Alpinism
Paine Towers, Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee free another big climb in Patagonia After spending 19 days climbing the East Face of Central Tower of Paine in Patagonia, Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee completed the first free ascent of 'El Regalo de Mwono'. This 1200m big wall rock climb was...
![Torres del Paine in Patagonia: Riders on the Storm too stormy for Mayan Smith-Gobat and Brette Harrington](/uploads/img/3/43516.jpg)
21/02/2017 - Alpinism
Torres del Paine in Patagonia: Riders on the Storm too stormy for Mayan Smith-Gobat and Brette Harrington Mayan Smith-Gobat and Brette Harrington have abandoned their attempt at make the first free ascent of Riders on the Storm, the famous big wall up the Central Paine Tower in Patagonia, due to terrible weather.
![Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's 25-year-old Frankenjura masterpiece](/uploads/img/3/39844.jpg)
14/09/2016 - Climbing
Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's 25-year-old Frankenjura masterpiece Action Directe was established by Wolfgang Güllich on 14 September 1991 at Waldkopf in Germany's Frankenjura. The route set new new standards in sport climbing and now, precisely twenty-five years after the first ascent, Planetmountain.com takes a step back in...
![Riders on the Storm video of Ines Papert and Mayan Smith-Gobat in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/37239.jpg)
20/05/2016 - Alpinism
Riders on the Storm video of Ines Papert and Mayan Smith-Gobat in Patagonia The video of Riders on the Storm on the Central Tower of the Torres del Paine in Patagonia, repeated at the start of 2016 by Mayan Smith-Gobat, Ines Papert and accompanied by Thomas Senf.
![Riders on the Storm Torres del Paine, Mayan Smith-Gobat and Ines Papert in Patagonia videos](/uploads/img/3/35655.jpg)
25/04/2016 - Alpinism
Riders on the Storm Torres del Paine, Mayan Smith-Gobat and Ines Papert in Patagonia videos Four videos documenting the repeat of Riders on the Storm on the Central Tower of the Torres del Paine in Patagonia, carried out by Mayan Smith-Gobat, Ines Papert and accompanied by Thomas Senf.
![Patagonia: Riders on the Storm repeated by Mayan Smith-Gobat, Ines Papert and Thomas Senf](/uploads/img/3/35652.jpg)
02/03/2016 - Alpinism
Patagonia: Riders on the Storm repeated by Mayan Smith-Gobat, Ines Papert and Thomas Senf Over a 15-day period from 16 January to 20 February Ines Papert, Mayan Smith-Gobat and Thomas Senf repeated Riders on the Storm (7c+, A2, 1300m), the iconic multi-pitch rock climb up the Central Tower of the Torres del Paine in...
![Villanueva, Didier and Hanssens free climbs in Patagonia's Torres del Paine](/uploads/img/3/16570.jpg)
15/03/2013 - Alpinism
Villanueva, Didier and Hanssens free climbs in Patagonia's Torres del Paine In Patagonia the Belgian alpinists Stephane Hanssens, Merlin Didier and Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll made the first free ascents of the East Face of Cerro Catedral (1000 m, 7c+) and the East Face of Cerro Cota 2000 (500m, 7c+) while on...
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