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Piolets d'Or 2020: the big list
 of significant ascents
08/07/2020 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2020: the big list
 of significant ascents
The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the complete list of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2019. From this they will select the recipients of the Piolets d'Or award that will be celebrated during the Ladek Mountain Festival in Poland, from 11 to 22...
Stefano Carnati king of Jungle Boogie 9a+ at Céüse
07/07/2020 - Climbing
Stefano Carnati king of Jungle Boogie 9a+ at Céüse
At Céüse in France, 22-year-old Italian climber Stefano Carnati has repeated Jungle Boogie, a 9a+ sport climb established in 2012 by Adam Ondra.
Alexander Megos completes first 'brushpoint' of Frankenjura 8c
04/07/2020 - Climbing
Alexander Megos completes first 'brushpoint' of Frankenjura 8c
The video of German climber Alex Megos climbing Father and Son (8c) in Frankenjura in Germany, brushing each hold immediately after using it...
The People of Climbing
04/07/2020 - Climbing
The People of Climbing
The film The People of Climbing. Directed by Josh Greenwood, this documentary provides a candid look at race and equity in the outdoor industry from the perspective of people of color attending the 2018 Color The Crag Festival in Alabama, USA.
Cédric Lachat repeats Wogü in Rätikon, Switzerland
03/07/2020 - Climbing
Cédric Lachat repeats Wogü in Rätikon, Switzerland
Swiss climber Cédric Lachat has repeated Wogü, the 8c alpine sports climb established by Beat Kammerlander and freed in 2008 by Adam Ondra in Rätikon, Switzerland.
Red Pillar of Brouillard: new Mont Blanc rock climb by Della Bordella, Cazzanelli, Ratti
03/07/2020 - Alpinism
Red Pillar of Brouillard: new Mont Blanc rock climb by Della Bordella, Cazzanelli, Ratti
Italian alpinists Matteo Della Bordella, François Cazzanelli and Francesco Ratti have established Incroyable, a new rock climb up the famous Red Pillar of Brouillard on the Italian side of Mont Blanc.
Hazel Findlay repeats Johnny Dawes classic The Quarryman
01/07/2020 - Climbing
Hazel Findlay repeats Johnny Dawes classic The Quarryman
British rock climber Hazel Findlay has repeated the classic Johnny Dawes testpiece The Quarryman in the Dinorwig slate quarries above Llanberis in North Wales.
Tamara Lunger to climb highest mountains in Italy
01/07/2020 - Alpinism
Tamara Lunger to climb highest mountains in Italy
South Tyrolean mountaineer Tamara Lunger begins today her 'Tamara Tour Italy'. This summer she will travel by camper across Italy to discover and climb the highest mountains in the country’s 20 regions.
Giuliano Cameroni frees Power of now, 8C boulder problem at Magic Wood
30/06/2020 - Climbing
Giuliano Cameroni frees Power of now, 8C boulder problem at Magic Wood
The video of Giuliano Cameroni making the first ascent of Power of Now, an 8C boulder problem at Magic Wood in Switzerland.
Video: Edmond Joyeusaz skiing the Mont Blanc Brenva Face
Video: Edmond Joyeusaz skiing the Mont Blanc Brenva Face
The video of the mountain guide Edmond Joyeusaz and his ski descent of the Brenva Face on Mont Blanc, carried out on 25/05/2020 down the climb first ascended by Gianni Comino and Gian Carlo Grassi in 1979.
IFSC announces new dates of Climbing World Cup 2020
28/06/2020 - Competitions
IFSC announces new dates of Climbing World Cup 2020
The IFSC, the International Federation of Sport Climbing, has announced the new dates of the Speed, Lead and Boulder World Cups
Seb Bouin climbing Jean-Baptiste Tribout's Verdon test Les Braves Gens
28/06/2020 - Climbing
Seb Bouin climbing Jean-Baptiste Tribout's Verdon test Les Braves Gens
The video of Sébastien Bouin climbing the famous Jean-Baptiste Tribout 8b testpiece in the Verdon Gorge, Les Braves Gens ne courent pas les rues
Sonnie Trotter climbing Cobra Crack at Squamish in Canada
25/06/2020 - Climbing
Sonnie Trotter climbing Cobra Crack at Squamish in Canada
The video of Sonnie Trotter making the first free ascent of Cobra Crack at Squamish in Canada, freed in 2006 and to this day one of the hardest crack climbs in the world.
Walter Bonatti would have turned 90 today
22/06/2020 - Alpinism
Walter Bonatti would have turned 90 today
In order to remember the great mountaineer and extremely special man who passed away in 2011, we’ve published the thoughts and memories of his inseparable life partner Rossana Podestà.
Nico Pelorson frees Spoilt Kid at sector Biographie in Céüse
21/06/2020 - Climbing
Nico Pelorson frees Spoilt Kid at sector Biographie in Céüse
At Céuse in France Nico Pelorson has made the first ascent of Spoilt Kid 9a in the sector Biographie.
Jakob Schubert flashes Never Ending Story 8B+ at Magic Wood in Switzerland
18/06/2020 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert flashes Never Ending Story 8B+ at Magic Wood in Switzerland
During a ferocious two-day trip to Magic Wood in Switzerland, Austrian climber Jakob Schubert sent an impressive number of hard boulder problems, including a flash ascent of Never Ending Story 8B+.

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