http://www.planetmountain.com/English/News/index.html PlanetMountain.com, Climbing, mountaineering, skiing, trekking, off-piste, bouldering in Italy, Alps, Himalaya, Dolomites. en Copyright 1999-2008, PlanetMountain.com info@planetmountain.com News On 15 June Rolando Larcher and Maurizio Oviglia carried out the first free ascent of Umbras (300m 8a max, 7b+ obl.). They had made the first ascent of this rout up the N Face of Punta Cusidore (Bruncu Nieddu, Sardinia) in 2008. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36842 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36842 News 2009-07-02 Planetmountain.com PlanetMountain Zhenja Kazbekova from the Ukraine has sent her first 8a+/8b, New Kenigsberg at the Red Stone in the crimea, aged 12. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36839 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36839 News 2009-07-01 Planetmountain.com Planetmountain German climber Andreas Proft has managed to climb up to 8b without climbing shoes. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36838 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36838 News 2009-07-01 Planetmountain.com Planetmountain On 18/06/2009 Maja Vidmar from Slovenia climbed her first 8c+, Attila Lunga at the crag Baratro in NE Italy. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36836 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36836 News 2009-06-30 Planetmountain.com Planetmountain Andrea Pavan has had a good bouldering season in Northern Italy, with a series of hard repeats and first ascents close to Val di Mello, Valmasino. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36833 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36833 News 2009-06-29 Planetmountain.com Planetmountain Swiss climber Stephan Siegrist has made the first successful redpoint ascent of "Magic Mushroom" up the North Face of the Eiger. The route had been established in 2007 by Roger Schäli and Christoph Hainz and leads up the 3219 metres high mushroom in 21 pitches and now goes free at 7c+. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36831 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36831 News 2009-06-26 Planetmountain.com Planetmountain On 19/06/2009 Maurizio Zanolla, alias Manolo, on-sighted Rock and Blues at the Olympic Wall on Kalymnos, Greece. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36828 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36828 News 2009-06-25 Planetmountain.com Vinicio Stefanello On 23 June the Italian mountaineer Michele Fait lost his life skiing from Camp 2 on the Cesen route on K2. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36827 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36827 News 2009-06-24 Planetmountain.com Vinicio Stefanello Andrej Grmovsek from Slovenia has carried out the first repeat in a single day of Donnafugata on Torre Trieste, Civetta, Dolomites. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36825 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36825 News 2009-06-24 Planetmountain.com Planetmountain Stanage Edge is the most famous gritstone crag in England. Located in the Peak District National Park, this 7km outcrop hosts over 1300 climbs of all grades.
http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36823 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36823 News 2009-06-23 Planetmountain.com Planetmountain On Saturday 20 June Dave Macleod carried out the first ascent of Kolus E8 6c on Torridon, Scotland. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36819 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36819 News 2009-06-22 Planetmountain.com Planetmountain On 14/06/2009 Adam Ondra carried out the first repeat of Om 9a, the route first ascended in 1992 by Alexander Huber at Endstal in Germany. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36818 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36818 News 2009-06-19 Planetmountain.com Planetmountain Stable weather in Alaska has resulted in a flurry of new routes by a series of British teams. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36815 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36815 News 2009-06-18 Planetmountain.com Planetmountain On a recent trip to Namibia the Americans Majka Burhardt, Peter Doucette and Kate Rutherford carried out the first ascent of two new routes on Brandberg. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36814 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36814 News 2009-06-17 Planetmountain.com Planetmountain Kilian Fischhuber from Austria and Akiiyo Noguchi from Japan won the final stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2009 in Einhoven last weekend and also won the Bouldering World Cup 2009. Rustam Gelmanov from Russia and Anna Stohr from Austria won silver, while Natalija Gros from Slovenia and Gabriele Moroni from Italy won bronze. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36812 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36812 News 2009-06-16 Planetmountain.com Planetmountain The mysterious place that everyone seems to have heard about, but where not many have dared venture! Under-rated and often overlooked, the Picos de Europa is Northern Spain’s hidden secret! Consisting of a huge area of wild limestone peaks, it offers rock climbers and mountaineers a wealth of routes in a range of styles, sizes and difficulties. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36809 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36809 News 2009-06-15 Planetmountain.com Ian Martin On 06/06/2009 Adam Ondra carried out the first repeat of Corona 9a+ in Germany's Frankenjura. The point of view of his photographer Vojtech Vrzba. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36808 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36808 News 2009-06-12 Planetmountain.com Planetmountain On 12 and 13 June the 5th and final stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2009 will take place in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The race for supremacy is between Rustam Gelmanov and Kilian Fischhuber, while Noguchi Akiyo is favourite for the women's category, ahead of Anna Stöhr. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36806 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36806 News 2009-06-11 Planetmountain.com Planetmountain On 31 May Luca Zardini carried out the first repeat of La grande linea dei sogni 8c+/9a, the Erto testpiece first ascended by Adam Ondra in April. With this ascent the Cortina based climber takes home the poker of the four hardest routes at this historic crag. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36803 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36803 News 2009-06-10 Planetmountain.com Planetmountain On 5 June Giuliano De Marchi, a doctor and strong mountaineer from Belluno, died on Monte Antelao, Dolomites. Michel Barbiero, his companion in Alaska 2007, remembers him. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36801 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=36801 News 2009-06-09 Planetmountain.com PlanetMountain