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07/10/2017 - Climbing
In Chile Pirmin Bertle makes first ascent of South America's hardest sport climb In August at the crag Socaire in Chile German climber Pirmin Bertle made the first ascent of 'Le vent nous portera'. Graded 9a+, this is the hardest sport climb in the country and South America.
05/10/2017 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat summit success for Mingma Gyalje Sherpa and seven other mountaineers On 02/10/2017 at 12:40 Sherpa Mingma Gyalje reached the summit of Nanga Parbat (8126 meters, Karakorum, Pakistan). The Sherpa summited with 7 other mountaineers, including Pakistan’s Muhammad Ali Sadpara.
04/10/2017 - Climbing
Top female climbing: Ievgeniia Kazbekova sends 8c+, Muriel Sarkany redpoints 9a While Belgium’s Muriel Sarkany has climbed Era Vella 9a at Margalef, Ukraine’s Jenya Kazbekova has redpointed her first 8c+, Güllich at the crag Red Stone in the Crimea.
30/09/2017 - Climbing
Bouldering at Cortina in the Dolomites Cortina d’Ampezzo climber Luca Zardini introduces the bouldering in the Campo and Volpera forest above Cortina, Dolomites.
29/09/2017 - Alpinism
El Capitan: second larger rockfall. The photos from Yosemite After the first rockfall on on Wednesday 27/09/2017, yesterday Thursday 28 September a second, larger rockfall occurred on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley (USA).
28/09/2017 - Alpinism
Enormous El Capitan rockfall leaves one dead and one injured in Yosemite Rockfall on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA, that took place shortly before 14:00 on 27/09/2017 has killed one person and injured another according to park officials.
28/09/2017 - Interviews
Alexander Megos on belaying Margo Hayes up Biographie at Céüse A semi-serious interview with Germany’s ace climber Alexander Megos who belayed Margo Hayes during her historic first female ascent of Biographie at Céüse in France.
27/09/2017 - Climbing
Michael Kemeter completes his Tortour up Schartenspitze in Austria On the SW Face of Schartenspitze in Austria Michael Kemeter has made the first free ascent of Tortour, the difficult multi-pitch alpine outing he established ground-up between 2011 and 2012.
26/09/2017 - Climbing
Andrea Zanone redpoints SS26 at Gressoney, Italy Climbing in Italy’s Valle d'Aosta: last Saturday Andrea Zanone repeated SS26, the 8c+ sports climb freed in 2006 by Alberto Gnerro at Gressoney.
25/09/2017 - Climbing
Margo Hayes first female ascent of Biographie 9a+ at Céüse Sport climbing: on 24 September 2017 Margo Hayes repeated Biographie 9a+ at Ceuse in France. In doing so the American has made the first female ascent of this mega climb freed by Chris Sharma in 2001.
23/09/2017 - Climbing
Magnus Midtbø and the viral climbing video The video of Magnus Midtbø while training for climbing at his gym in Norway that has amasse almost one million views on Instagram.
21/09/2017 - Climbing
Paige Claassen and Iva Vejmolová climb hard at Flatanger in Norway Sport climbing: a American rock climber Paige Claassen has repeated Eye of Odin 8c+ at Flatanger in Norway, while Iva Vejmolová from the Czech Republic has repeated the 8c Nordic Plumber.
20/09/2017 - Climbing
Pirmin Bertle climbs first 9a in Bolivia At El Eden near Potosì German climber Pirmin Bertle has made the first ascent of 'En este luz te ves como Poseidon', the first 9a sports climb in Bolivia
19/09/2017 - Climbing
Greenspit, Fred Moix climbing The Warrior's Roof in Valle dell'Orco The short film The Warrior’s Roof by Christophe Margot retracing the first ascent of Greenspit in Valle dell’Orco, Italy at the hands of Didier Berthod and documenting the October 2016 repeat by Fred Moix.
19/09/2017 - Climbing
Adam Ondra, new climbing projects after Silence at Flatanger After having freed the world’s first 9c, Adam Ondra has discovered two new projects at Flatanger in Norway which could be as difficult as 9b+.
18/09/2017 - Climbing
Kalymnos, 20 years of rock climbing in Greece The small island of Kalymnos in Greece, without a doubt one world's premier sport climbing destinations, celebrates 20 years of rock climbing holidays.
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