Will Bosi fearless on Honey Badger, new 8C+ boulder problem at Badger Cove, UK
Scottish rock climber William Bosi has made the first ascent of Honey Badger, an 8C+ boulder problem at Badger Cove in the Peak District, UK.
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Watch Gianluca Vighetti climb TCT 9a at Gravere, Italy
In September 2021 Gianluca Vighetti, aged a mere 12 years old, managed to climb the 9a TCT at Gravere in Italy.
Bondit Peak climbed in Pakistan by Hungarian expedition
Four Hungarian mountaineers, Laszlo Szasz, Bence Kerekes, Marton Nagy and Viktor Agoston, made the first ascent of the hitherto Bondit Peak in Pakistan. The four climbers summited 5980m in pure alpine style via the NE Ridge (1500m, 80°, WI 4).
Watch Edu Marín climb Pan Aroma, Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Dolomites
The video of Edu Marín and his father Novato Marin making an early repeat of Pan Aroma on Cima Ovest di Lavaredo, Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Dolomites, carried out in July 2014.
Watch Cédric Lachat climb Yeah Man at Gastlosen and Zahir on Wendenstöcke
The videos of Swissman Cédric Lachat repeating Yeah Man at Gastlosen with Melissa Le Nevé and Zahir on Wendenstöcke with Fabien Dugit.
New Rosengarten Rotwand climb by Simon Messner, Philipp Prünster, Martin Sieberer
Simon Messner reports about his new climb 'Männer die auf Wände starren’ on Rotwand / Roda di Vael in the Rosengarten group of the Dolomites, Italy, first ascended with Philipp Prünster and Martin Sieberer.
Seb Bouin makes 3rd ascent of Adam Ondra’s 9b+ Change at Flatanger
On Friday 5 August French rock climber Sébastien Bouin made the third ascent of the 9b+ Change at Flatanger, first ascended by Adam Ondra in 2012 and repeated by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2020.
Free As Can Be. Mark Hudon, Jordan Cannon and the dream of Freerider on El Capitan
The film Free as can be by Samuel Crossley, documenting American climber Mark Hudon's lifelong goal of free climbing El Capitan.
AramsamsAnna on Pilastro di Misurina in Dolomites, Italy
Peter Manhartsberger and Florian Wenter have made the first ascent of AramsamsAnna (6c+, 150m), a new multi-pitch rock climb on Pilastro di Misurina in the Cadini Group of the Italian Dolomites.
Rock climbing on Ireland's Gola Island
Iain Miller introduces the rock climbing on Gola Island in Ireland. This island is one of the epicentre of the Donegal trad climbing scene with well over 200 single pitch routes from Diff to E5 on the pristine granite sea cliffs.
Monte La Banca climb in Italian Dolomites dedicated to Davide Miotti
Maurizio Giordani and Nancy Paoletto have made the first ascent of ‘Su e giù' on Monte La Banca (2680m) close to the San Pellegrino Pass in the Dolomites, Italy. The new rock climb in the Marmolada group is dedicated to Davide Miotti.
New climb on Siula Grande in Peru by Matteo Della Bordella, Marco Majori
From 20 to 24 July 2022 Italian alpinists Matteo Della Bordella and Marco Majori established Valore Alpino, a new route on Siula Grande (6344m) in Peru.
Alex Megos frees Ratstaman Vibrations, cool Sharma project at Céüse
At Céüse in France Alexander Megos has made the first ascent of Ratstaman Vibrations, a project bolted by Chris Sharma over a decade ago. The German climber believes the climb checks in the 9b grade range.
New Italian climb on Uli Biaho Spire climb in Trango group, Pakistan
On Uli Biaho Spire (5620m) in the Trango Towers region of Pakistan’s Karakorum the Italian alpinists Alessandro Baù, Leonardo Gheza and Francesco Ratti have established Refrigerator Off-Width. The 510m new route up the mountain’s East Face was climbed alpine style and is graded 7a, A2, M5.
New climb on Jirishanca in Peru by Alik Berg, Quentin Roberts
Alik Berg and Quentin Roberts have established a new route on Nevado Jirishanca (6094m) in Peru. The complex line is called Reino Hongo and graded 5.8/90°/M7.
K2 summit success for François Cazzanelli, Jerome Perruquet, Pietro Picco
Italian mountaineers François Cazzanelli, Pietro Picco and Jerome Perruquet summited K2 on 28 July 2022. The three climbed the second highest mountain in the world without supplementary oxygen, and all are now safely in base camp.
Katherine Choong, Jim Zimmermann repeat Hattori Hanzo, 8b+ multipitch on Titlis North Face
Swiss climbers Katherine Choong and Jim Zimmermann have both repeated Hattori Hanzo, the seven pitch 8b+ on the North Face of Titlis above Engelberg in Switzerland, first ascended by Matthias Trottmann.
Rock Master 2022 on RAI Sport and Youtube live streaming
The 35th Rock Master will take place on Friday 29 July 2022. For those unable to go to Arco, Italy, the Duel will be broadcast live from 21.30 to 23:00 on RAI Sport TV. For those outside Italy, the live streaming will commence at 12:15 on the Rock Master Festival Youtube channel with the KO Boulder event.
Barbara Zangerl, Jacopo Larcher free climb Eternal Flame on Nameless Tower
Eternal Flame on Nameless Tower (6251m) in the Trango Tower range in Pakistan has been repeated free by Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher. Zangerl is the first woman to complete a free ascent of what is regarded as the hardest and most beautiful big wall free climb at altitude in the world.
Seb Bouin frees Nordic Marathon, 130m 9b/+ at Flatanger
French climber Sébastien Bouin has made the first ascent of Nordic Marathon at the Hanshelleren Cave in Flatanger, Norway. The 130m line is a combination of different routes and is graded 9b/+
