http://www.planetmountain.com/English/News/index.html PlanetMountain.com, Climbing, mountaineering, skiing, trekking, off-piste, bouldering in Italy, Alps, Himalaya, Dolomites. en Copyright 1999-2010, PlanetMountain.com info@planetmountain.com (Planetmountain.com) Italian alpinist Mario Conti shares his views about the recent bolt chopping of the Compressor route on the SE Face of Cerro Torre. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39120 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39120 News Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:42:57 +0100 Planetmountain.com info@planetmountain.com (Planetmountain.com) At the end of January Christian Picco Piccolruaz and Albert Leichtfried carried out the first ascent of Felsige Gärten, a mixed variation to the classic ice climb Hängende Gärten in the Tyrol, Austria. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39118 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39118 News Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:32:16 +0100 Planetmountain.com info@planetmountain.com (Planetmountain.com) January has been an impressive month for top-end bouldering. Here are some of the latest climbs including the first ascent of Mind to Motion 8B+ at Elkland by Daniel Woods and repeats by Chris Webb Parsons, Matty Hong and Sean McColl. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39113 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39113 News Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:11:17 +0100 Planetmountain.com info@planetmountain.com (Planetmountain.com) The video produced by Michele Caminati which introduces the bouldering area Amiata in Tuscany, Italy. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39109 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39109 News Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:07:39 +0100 Planetmountain.com info@planetmountain.com (Planetmountain.com) On 29/01/2012 Greg Boswell and James Dunn made the coveted second ascent of Don't die of Ignorance, XI,11, Ben Nevis, Scotland. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39107 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39107 News Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:23:55 +0100 Planetmountain.com info@planetmountain.com (Planetmountain.com) On 27/01/2012 Ines Papert and Lisi Steurer carried out the first female ascent of Illuminati, the incredible mixed route established by Albert Leichtfried in 2006 up in Val Lunga, Selva Gardena (Italy). http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39105 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39105 News Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:34:22 +0100 Planetmountain.com info@planetmountain.com (Planetmountain.com) The video of Adam Ondra flashing the boulder problem Gecko Assis 8B+ at Fontainebleau. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39103 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39103 News Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:44:19 +0100 Planetmountain.com info@planetmountain.com (Planetmountain.com) The Frenchmen Pierre Tardivel and Jérémy Janody have skied a new line down the East Face of Mount Arcalod (2217m), Bauges massif, Savoia, France. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39102 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39102 News Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:48:09 +0100 Planetmountain.com info@planetmountain.com (Planetmountain.com) The fourth video of the Nanga Parbat 2012 winter expedition of Simone Moro and Denis Urubko. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39100 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39100 News Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:18:46 +0100 Planetmountain.com info@planetmountain.com (Planetmountain.com) Andrea Polo introduces the historic winter crag Villanuova, with 30 routes up to 8b/c. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39098 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39098 News Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:29:02 +0100 Planetmountain.com info@planetmountain.com (Planetmountain.com) On 29 January 2012 the Ice climbing World Champion Hee Yong Park (Korea) and Anna Gallyamova from Russia won the Marmot Icefight, the ice climbing competition at Corvara in Val Passiria, Dolomites. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39096 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39096 News Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:04:37 +0100 Planetmountain.com info@planetmountain.com (Planetmountain.com) The video of Dave Graham during the first ascent of his boulder problem Memory is Parallax 8B+ ar Elkland (USA) http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39094 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39094 News Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:45:13 +0100 Planetmountain.com info@planetmountain.com (Planetmountain.com) The video of Ueli Steck and Jonathan Griffith on the Voie Lesueur, Petit Dru http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39090 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39090 News Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:50:53 +0100 Planetmountain.com info@planetmountain.com (Planetmountain.com) Will Gadd reports about recent activity at the Helmcken Falls which hosts, amongst others, the magnificent route Spray On. which he established with Tim Emmett. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39089 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39089 News Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:09:44 +0100 Planetmountain.com info@planetmountain.com (Planetmountain.com) On 21 January 2012 the Italians Francesco Salvaterra, Marco Fedrizzi and Luca Tamburini established Alice in Wonderland (550m,TD M5+/A0), up the East Face of Presanella (3558m), Italy. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39088 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39088 News Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:38:08 +0100 Planetmountain.com info@planetmountain.com (Planetmountain.com) During her climbing trip to the Spanish crags Terradets, Margalef and Oliana, Barbara Raudner has repeated, amongst others, Full Equip 8c. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39085 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39085 News Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:42:02 +0100 Planetmountain.com info@planetmountain.com (Planetmountain.com) Natalija Gros has officially retired from climbing competitions. During her career the Slovenian climber stepped onto the World Cup podium 23 times and one of the highlights includes winning the European Bouldering and Combined Championship in Paris in 2008. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39083 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39083 News Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:14:03 +0100 Planetmountain.com info@planetmountain.com (Planetmountain.com) Two videos documenting Adam Ondra's first bouldering trip to Fontainebleau, France. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39081 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39081 News Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:25 +0100 Planetmountain.com info@planetmountain.com (Planetmountain.com) Video by Andy Bardon of Mayan Smith-Gobat climbing The Salathé Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39078 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39078 News Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:16:05 +0100 Planetmountain.com info@planetmountain.com (Planetmountain.com) In the Frankenjura, Germany, Sarah Seeger has sent the boulder problem Kalte Sophie 8A+. http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39076 http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39076 News Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:49:11 +0100 Planetmountain.com info@planetmountain.com (Planetmountain.com)