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Video: Michaela Kiersch bouldering in Rocklands
29/10/2024 - Climbing
Video: Michaela Kiersch bouldering in Rocklands
Watch American climber Michaela Kiersch bouldering in Rocklands in summer 2024, where she sent a long list of hard climbs including Amandla 8B+ despite a fractured finger.
Jordi Corominas to receive Piolets d'Or Carrière Lifetime Achievement Award 2024
12/10/2024 - Alpinism
Jordi Corominas to receive Piolets d'Or Carrière Lifetime Achievement Award 2024
Spanish alpinist Jordi Corominas has been named as 2024 recipient of the Piolets d'Or Carrière. He will receive the 16th Walter Bonatti - Piolets d’Or Lifetime Achievement Award at the international festival in San Martino di Castrozza (Dolomites, Italy) in...
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 awarded to Shane Gross for The Swarm of Life
10/10/2024 - Events
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 awarded to Shane Gross for The Swarm of Life
The 60th edition of Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the most important award dedicated to nature photography promoted by the Natural History Museum of London, has been won by Shane Gross of Canada for his photo of a mass of...
Francesco Favilli and Filippo Zanin perish in Dolomites climbing accident
05/09/2024 - Climbing
Francesco Favilli and Filippo Zanin perish in Dolomites climbing accident
Francesco Favilli and Filippo Zanin, two expert Italian mountaineers, died while climbing the south face of the Marmolada, Dolomites.
Michaela Kiersch sends Amandla (8B+) at Rocklands despite fractured finger
13/08/2024 - Climbing
Michaela Kiersch sends Amandla (8B+) at Rocklands despite fractured finger
American climber Michaela Kiersch recently returned from a highly successful bouldering trip to Rocklands in south africa, where she amassed a huge list of ascents that include Amandla 8B+. What makes her repeats even more impressive is the fact...
Aleksandra Mirosław wins Speed Climbing's historic first gold at Paris 2024!
07/08/2024 - Competitions
Aleksandra Mirosław wins Speed Climbing's historic first gold at Paris 2024!
  • Speed Climbing: Aleksandra Mirosław wins gold, Lijuan Deng silver, Aleksandra Kalucka bronze
  • Boulder & Lead: Sorato Anraku, Toby Roberts, Adam Ondra, Alberto Gines Lopez, Jakob Schubert, Paul Jenft, Colin Duffy & Hamish McArthur qualify for the final on Friday
  • Wednesday 7...
  • Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: sport climbing day 2, Women's Boulder & Men's Speed
    06/08/2024 - Competitions
    Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: sport climbing day 2, Women's Boulder & Men's Speed
    Tuesday 6 August: all latest sport climbing news from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
  • Janja Garnbret leads the provisional ranking with 99.6 points. Home-favourite Orianne Bertone blows the roof off and places second, ahead of Brooke Raboutou
  • Speed: Sam Watson sets new...
  • Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: sport climbing day 1, Men's Boulder & Women's Speed
    05/08/2024 - Competitions
    Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: sport climbing day 1, Men's Boulder & Women's Speed
    Join planetmountain for the latest sport climbing news from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
  • It's been an intese day of Men's Boulder e Women's Speed
  • In Speed Aleksandra Mirosław sets a new world record at 6.06 seconds
  • Lijuan Deng & Ludovico Fossali win Speed Climbing gold in Briançon
    18/07/2024 - Competitions
    Lijuan Deng & Ludovico Fossali win Speed Climbing gold in Briançon
    The fourth stage of the Speed World Cup was won by Lijuan Deng of China and Ludovico Fossali of Italy.
    Speed & Boulder World Cups to take place in Salt Lake City, USA
    03/05/2024 - Competitions
    Speed & Boulder World Cups to take place in Salt Lake City, USA
    The second stages of the Speed World Cup 2024 and Boulder World Cup 2024 will take place in Salt Lake City, USA, from 3 - 5 May 2024.
    Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll completes solo Torres del Paine skyline traverse
    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
    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...
    Sport Climbing athletes participating in Qualifier Series for Paris Olympics
    18/12/2023 - Competitions
    Sport Climbing athletes participating in Qualifier Series for Paris Olympics
    The International Federation of Sport Climbing has published a list of all the Sport Climbing athletes participating in the Olympic Qualifier Series prior to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
    Aleksandra Miroslaw, Bassa Mawem qualify for Speed Climbing at Paris 2024 Olympic Games
    16/09/2023 - Competitions
    Aleksandra Miroslaw, Bassa Mawem qualify for Speed Climbing at Paris 2024 Olympic Games
    Yesterday at the IFSC Speed European Qualifier in Rome, Italy, Aleksandra Miroslaw from Poland and Bassa Mawem from France secured Speed Climbing spots at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. In the qualifiers Miroslaw set a new world record by stopping...
    European Speed Olympic Qualification today in Rome
    15/09/2023 - Competitions
    European Speed Olympic Qualification today in Rome
    One of the most ancient cities in the world, with a history that spans 28 centuries, is about to award two Olympic tickets in the fastest medal event of the Paris 2024 programme.
    Ryuichi Murai is Livin' Large (8C+) in Rocklands
    09/08/2023 - Climbing
    Ryuichi Murai is Livin' Large (8C+) in Rocklands
    Japanese rock climber Ryuichi Murai has repeated Livin' Large (8C+) at Rocklands, south africa.

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