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01/10/2024 - Climbing
Successful Scottish-Slovak climbing expedition adds multiple new routes to Torsukattak Fjord in Greenland A Scottish-Slovak team comprised of Callum Johnson, Tim Miller, Simon Smith and Miška Izakovičová recently returned from a highly successful climbing expedition to the Torsukattak Fjord in southern Greenland where they established multiple new climbs, including 'Mussels for Tea, Packrafts...
08/08/2024 - Competitions
Veddriq Leonardo wins Speed Climbing at Paris 2024 Olympic Games 19/07/2024 - Alpinism
South Ridge of Punta Vardaz (Mont Blanc massif) climbed by Simon Richardson, Michael Rinn Climbing on 18-19 June 2024, Simon Richardson and Michael Rinn established a new route along the South Ridge of Punta Vardaz in the Mont Blanc massif. Rinn reports.
02/07/2024 - Alpinism
Marek Radovský & Juraj Švingál climb new routes in Peru Slovakian mountaineers Marek Radovský & Juraj Švingál have climbed various new rock climbs and mixed routes in the Cordillera Blanca area in Peru. Radovský reports.
27/06/2024 - Competitions
Paraclimbing to be included in the LA 2028 Paralympic Games Following a thorough evaluation by LA28, the IPC Governing Board approved the Organising Committee’s proposal to include Para climbing into the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, USA.
28/04/2024 - Events
Melloblocco 2024 poster features Barbara Zangerl photographed by Klaus dell'Orto Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl photographed by Klaus dell'Orto features on official Melloblocco 2024 poster. The largest bouldering and climbing meeting in the world will take place in Val di Mello - Val Masino from 8 to 11 May 2024, and...
25/04/2024 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Epaule Sallière North East Ramp first known ski descent by Fay Manners, Anna Tybor On 12/04/2024 Fay Manners and Anna Tybor skied the North East Ramp on Epaule Sallière at Les Marécottes. This is believed to be the first ski descent of this 5.3 line.
23/02/2024 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Fay Manners and Tom Lafaille ski big new line on Aiguille d’Argentiere On 17 February Fay Manners and Tom Lafaille made the first ski descent of the Arête Charlet Straton on Aiguille d’Argentiere in the Mont Blanc Massif. Manners reports about the 5.4 line they have called 'Stratonspherique'.
04/02/2024 - Alpinism
Mer de Glace cable car opens for Vallée Blanche (Mont Blanc) The new Mer de Glace cable car above Chamonix in the Mont Blanc massif that connecs the Montenvers station with the Mer de Glace glacier was opened for the first time on Saturday 3 February 2024.
19/01/2024 - Alpinism
Big new mixed climb on Civetta (Dolomites) by Christian Casanova, Francesco Favilli, Mathieu Maynadier From 15-16 January 2024 the mountaineers Christian Casanova, Francesco Favilli and Mathieu Maynadier made the first ascent of the new mixed climb 'Mixte feeling' on the north-east face of Civetta in the Dolomites. Established with one bivouac, the 560m route...
09/01/2024 - Alpinism
Brenta Dolomites: new mixed climb on Castello di Vallesinella by Marco Cordin, Martino Piva On 31/12/2023 Marco Cordin and Martino Piva made the first ascent of 'Nunca con prisa, siempre con gana', a new mixed climb on Castello di Vallesinella in the Brenta Dolomites, Italy. Cordin reports.
29/12/2023 - Climbing
Simon Lorenzi sends Burden of Dreams, his third 9A boulder problem On 27 December 2023 26-year-old Belgian climber Simon Lorenzi repeated Burden of Dreams at Lappnor in Finland, claiming his third 9A boulder problem after Alphane at Chironico in Switzerland and Soudain Seul at Fontainebleau in France.
21/11/2023 - Alpinism
Salbit Trilogy speed record set by Yannick Glatthard and Simon Wahli Swiss alpinists Yannick Glatthard and Simon Wahli have climbed the Salbitschijen west, south and east ridge in an unprecedented record time of 5 hours and 53 minutes. The previous best known time was set in July 2023 in Dani Arnold...
06/11/2023 - Environment
A petition to 'save' the Sassolungo mountain group in the Dolomites An online petition has been launched to 'save' the Sassolungo Group in the Dolomites from privatisation. Over 45 thousand signatures have been collected so far.
06/09/2023 - Alpinism
Dmitry Golovchenko missing on Gasherbrum IV, Sergey Nilov evacuated by helicopter Russian mountaineer Dmitry Golovchenko is currently reported missing on Gasherbrum IV in Pakistan's Karakorum range. His climbing partner Sergey Nilov descended to Base Camp on his own accord where he was airlifted by helicopter. The pair had been attempting the...
31/07/2023 - Alpinism
New climb on Roi du Siam in Mont Blanc massif by Niccolò Bruni, Gianluca Marra On the gendarme Roi du Siam (3632m) in the Mont Blanc massif the Italian mountain guides Niccolò Bruni and Gianluca Marra have established the multi-pitch climb 'Calcul du Roi'. Bruni reports.
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