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30/10/2019 - Alpinism
David Lama memorial The video of the David Lama memorial day, in rememberance of the Austrian mountaineer who lost his life along with Hansjörg Auer and Jess Roskelley on Howse Peak in Canada last April.

29/10/2019 - Alpinism
Nirmal Purja climbs Shishapagma and completes 14 eight-thousanders in under 7 months Earlier today the Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja reached the summit of Shishapagma and, in doing so, completed his ‘Project Possible’ which aimed at climbing all fourteen eight-thousanders in less than seven months. Purja required just six months and six days; the previous record to complete Himalayan crown was over 7...

29/10/2019 - Alpinism
Grand Flambeau, two new mixed climbs signal start to Mont Blanc winter season Italian mountain guide Ezio Marlier introduces the new sector Cuori di Ghiaccio on Grand Flambeau in the Mont Blanc massif, where so far this year he has established five new mixed climbs.

28/10/2019 - Climbing
Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl climbing Magic Mushroom up El Capitan, Yosemite The video of Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl making the first repeat of Magic Mushroom, El Capitan, Yosemite, in December 2017.

25/10/2019 - Climbing
Brooke Raboutou and the heritage of Robyn Erbesfield, Didier Raboutou The first episode of L’héritage, the documentary about highly talented rock climber Brooke Raboutou, daughter of Didier Raboutou and Robyn Erbesfield.

24/10/2019 - Alpinism
Remembering Jerzy Kukuczka, the legendary Polish mountaineer 30 years today: on 24 October 1989, Polish mountaineer Jerzy Kukuczka died while attempting Lhotse. Kukuczka was the second man to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders after Reinhold Messner and an absolute legend of high altitude Himalayan mountaineering.

23/10/2019 - Alpinism
Tengi Ragi Tau virgin West Face climbed alpine style by Alan Rousseau, Tino Villanueva American alpinists Tino Villanueva and Alan Rousseau have made a rare ascent of Tengi Ragi Tau (6,938m) in Nepal. Climbing alpine style for 5 days, the duo established a new route up the hitherto unclimbed west face.

22/10/2019 - Climbing
Matilda Söderlund climbing The Elder Statesman 9a in Frankenjura The video of Swedish climber Matilda Söderlund redpointing The Elder Statesman in Frankenjura, Germany, her first 9a sports climb.

22/10/2019 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Michele Boscacci, ski mountaineering in a family of champions Growing up in the limelight isn't easy, and if you are the son of a world champion you know this well. But not all stories are the same. La Sportiva storyteller meets Michele Boscacci to understand how the relationship with his father led him to become one of the strongest...

21/10/2019 - Competitions
Adam Ondra and Chaehyun Seo win Lead World Cup 2019 Climbing competitions: the 2019 Lead World Cup was won yesterday in Xiamen, China, by Adam Ondra demo the Czech Republic and Chaehyun Seo from South Korea. Both won the penultimate stage, while Taisei Homma and Akiyo Noguchi took silver and Tomoa Narasaki and Jain Kim took bronze. The last stage...

21/10/2019 - Alpinism
Geronimo up Torre Spinotti, new rock climb in Italy's Carnic Alps Czech alpinist Michal Coubal and his daughter Anna Coubalová have established Geronimo, a new multi-pitch climb up the West Face of Torre Spinotti ( Coglians - Cjanevate) in the Carnic Alps, Italy.

19/10/2019 - Alpinism
Charlotte Durif, Josh Larson soar up Vuelo del Condor up Kuntur Sayana in Peru At an altitude of 4600m Charlotte Durif and Josh Larson have established Vuelo del Condor, a difficult new multipitch up Kuntur Sayana in Peru.

18/10/2019 - Climbing
Matilda Söderlund sends her first 9a, The Elder Statesman in Frankenjura Yesterday Swedish climber Matilda Söderlund managed to redpoint her first 9a sports climb, The Elder Statesman in the Frankenjura, Germany

17/10/2019 - Climbing
Chris Sharma climbing Alasha, his difficult Deep Water Solo at Mallorca The video Chris Sharma making the first ascent of Alasha, the difficult deep water solo climb freed by the American climber in 2016 on the island of Mallorca.

17/10/2019 - Alpinism
Lhotse Couloir, the 2018 first ski descent by Hilaree Nelson, Jim Morrison The video of the first integral ski descent of Lhotse (8516m) in the Himalaya, down the famous Lhotse Couloir skied in September 2018 by Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison.

16/10/2019 - Alpinism
Wanda Rutkiewicz honoured by Google Polish mountaineer Wanda Rutkiewicz is honoured today with a Google doodle. Recognised as one of the greatest mountaineers of all times, on 16 October 1978 she became the third woman to climb Everest, while in 1986 with France’s Liliane Barrard she became the first woman to climb K2. She ascended...
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