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Ben Bransby and The Parthian Shot video
06/12/2013 - Climbing
Ben Bransby and The Parthian Shot video
The video of Ben Bransby making the first repeat of The Parthian Shot at Burbage South, England, after the crucial flake was damaged in 2011.
La Montagna di Babele at Padova: theatre, exhibitions, cinema and events
05/12/2013 - Events
La Montagna di Babele at Padova: theatre, exhibitions, cinema and events
On Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th of December the first edition of La Montagna di Babele will take place in Padua, Italy. Highline with Armin Holzer and Ale D'Emilia, the theatre piece "A way of being, words by and about Walter Bonatti" with Vasco Mirandola and Piccola Bottega Baltazar, urban...
Alex Honnold and Peter Croft - video interview
05/12/2013 - Climbing
Alex Honnold and Peter Croft - video interview
Video interview with Alex Honnold and Pete Croft who talk about their climbing and their solo ascents without a rope.
Torri di Canolo, new rock climb in Italys' Aspromonte
05/12/2013 - Climbing
Torri di Canolo, new rock climb in Italys' Aspromonte
Rosario Cammara and Fabio Failla have made the first ascent of Tutto in una notte di luna piena (7a, 110m), a new rock climb on the Torri di Canolo, Aspromonte, Calabria, southern Italy.
Dutch expedition makes first ascent of NE Face of Great Walls of China
04/12/2013 - Alpinism
Dutch expedition makes first ascent of NE Face of Great Walls of China
On 16/08/2013 Bas Visscher, Vincent Perrin and Bas van der Smeede from Holland made the first ascent of Double Trouble (TD-, AI4, 800m) up the North-east face of the Great Walls of China (circa 5120m) in the Kokshaal-Too massif in Kyrgyzstan.
Video: Paige Claassen in Japan
04/12/2013 - Climbing
Video: Paige Claassen in Japan
The video of American climber Paige Claassen and her Japanese stage of the Lead Now Tour.
Kyzyl Asker South Pillar - interview with Nicolas Favresse
03/12/2013 - Alpinism
Kyzyl Asker South Pillar - interview with Nicolas Favresse
Interview with Nicolas Favresse after the ascent, carried out together with Sean Villaneuva, Stéphane Hanssens and Evrard Wendenbaum, of the South Pillar of Kyzyl Asker (China) last September.
Ice climbing basics video: ice screw placement, anchors and V-threads
03/12/2013 - Alpinism
Ice climbing basics video: ice screw placement, anchors and V-threads
The video by Petzl that demonstrates proper ice screw placement technique, as well as how to set an anchor and a v-thread in waterfall ice.
James Webb wins the La Sportiva Legends Only 2013
02/12/2013 - Competitions
James Webb wins the La Sportiva Legends Only 2013
Saturday night's La Sportiva Legends Only 2013 bouldering competition was won in Stockholm by America's James Webb. Russia's Dmitry Sharafutdinov placed second, ahead of Germany's Jan Hojer.
Stella Marchisio: bouldering Tasso Killer at Varazze
01/12/2013 - Climbing
Stella Marchisio: bouldering Tasso Killer at Varazze
The video of Stella Marchisio sending the boulder problem Tasso Killer 7C (V9) at Varazze, Italy.
Black Diamond Drytool Cup Brno 2013
29/11/2013 - Competitions
Black Diamond Drytool Cup Brno 2013
The Black Diamond Drytoolcup 2013 takes place on 7/12/2013 at Brno, Czech Republic.
Likhu Chuli I, first ascent by Ines Papert in Nepal
29/11/2013 - Alpinism
Likhu Chuli I, first ascent by Ines Papert in Nepal
On 13 November 2013 German alpinist Ines Papert made the first ascent of the hitherto unclimbed Likhu Chuli I (6719m) in Nepal, also referred to as Pig Pherago Shar. Her climbing partner Thomas Senf abandoned his attempt circa 140m below the summit due to frostbite.
Jörg Guntram and the bouldering on Tenerife
28/11/2013 - Climbing
Jörg Guntram and the bouldering on Tenerife
The video of Austria's Jörg Guntram bouldering on the island of Tenerife, Canaries.
Luca Zardini sends 8c+ at Misja Pec
28/11/2013 - Climbing
Luca Zardini sends 8c+ at Misja Pec
Luca Zardini's report of his 25 November redpoint of Histerija 8c+ at Misja Pec, Slovenia.
Ueli Steck, Annapurna, alpinism and solo ascents: video interview by Hervè Barmasse
27/11/2013 - Interviews
Ueli Steck, Annapurna, alpinism and solo ascents: video interview by Hervè Barmasse
Video interview with Ueli Steck, conducted by Hervè Barmasse, after the historic solo ascent of the Annapurna South Face (8091m, Himalaya, Nepal) on 9 October 2013.
K6 West, Raphael Slawinski and Ian Welsted's Karakorum first ascent
27/11/2013 - Alpinism
K6 West, Raphael Slawinski and Ian Welsted's Karakorum first ascent
Last July Canadians Raphael Slawinski and Ian Welsted made the first ascent of K6 West (7040m) in the Karakorum, Pakistan.