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Keita Kurakami climbs The Nose on El Capitan free and rope solo
Climbing solo and self-belayed for five days, Japan’s Keita Kurakami has repeated The Nose on El Capitan (Yosemite, USA). This is the first time that the route freed in 1993 by Lynn Hill has been climbed rope solo all free.
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Alessandro Zeni frees his Cosmic Energy, a possible 9a+ at Bilico, Dolomites
At the crag Bilico (Primiero, Dolomites) Alessandro Zeni has made the first ascent of Energia Cosmica, Cosmic Energy, a sports climb the 27-year-old has now tentatively graded 9a+.
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Dolomites steep skiing: big first ski descent of Croda Marcora SW Face
On 07/05/2018 Francesco Vascellari, Marco Gasperin, Loris De Barba and Tiziano Canal made the probable first descent of the impressive south-west face of Croda Marcora, Sorapis, Dolomites.
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Pakistan 2018: Kiris Peak and a yesteryear mountaineering adventure. By Maurizio Giordani
Italian alpinist Maurizio Giordani reports about his climbing expedition to Pakistan during which, with Massimo Faletti, he completed a stylish ascent of Water World, a beautiful and difficult big wall up the hitherto unclimbed Kiris Peak (5428m). The other expedition members included Manrico Dell’Agnola, Antonella Giacomin, Cristiano Marinello, Andrea Peron, Nancy Paoletto, Giorgio Zeni, Luisa Boscheri, Andrea Marchel and Nadia Pezzi.
HIGHLIGHTS this weekThe biggest climbing news and mountaineering highlights
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Keita Kurakami climbs The Nose on El Capitan free and rope solo
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Sébastien Bouin repeats Agincourt at Buoux, France’s historic first 8c
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Alessandro Zeni frees his Cosmic Energy, a possible 9a+ at Bilico, Dolomites
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Adam Ondra on the road to the Salathé Wall in Yosemite / VBlog #4
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Aiguille de la Glière, south ridge ski & snowboard descent by Yannick Boissenot, Julien Herry
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Dolomites steep skiing: big first ski descent of Croda Marcora SW Face
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Pakistan 2018: Kiris Peak and a yesteryear mountaineering adventure. By Maurizio Giordani
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Mugu Peaks in Nepal, new route climbed by Anna Torretta, Cecilia Buil, Ixchel Foord
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Save Zillergrund Wald, threat to Zillertal bouldering area mobilises thousands
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Simone Moro, Tamara Lunger and the first winter ascent of Pik Pobeda in Siberia
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Stefan Scarperi does Action Directe in Frankenjura
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Simon Gietl and Vittorio Messini forge new mixed climb up Mt Prijakt in Austria
