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Jim Bridwell has left us. Yesterday, February 16th 2018, one of the absolute legends of rock climbing and mountaineering, died aged 73.

Maurizio Oviglia introduces Astroman on the East Face of Washington Column, one of the most famous rock climbs in yosemite Valley and the world.

Barbara Zangerl and the climb Speed at the Swiss crag Voralpsee are the focus of the third episode of the La Sportiva series Strange Heroes.

Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl have made the first free repeat of Magic Mushroom, the difficult big wall climb freed by Tommy Caldwell on El Capitan in yosemite.

The video of Chris Sharma attempting an old project in yosemite with Tommy Caldwell before moving on to Bishop to claim the first repeat of Everything is Karate, a difficult new sports climb established by Ethan Pringle.

The ASCA, the American Safe Climbing Association, has replaced its 20,000th bolt in a bid to make climbing safer.

British rock climber Hazel Findlay has made a rare free ascent of the legendary Salathé Wall on El Capitan, yosemite, USA.

A video documenting a part of the amazing ascent carried out by Jim Reynolds and Brad Gobright as they set a new speed record on The Nose, El Capitan,yosemite on 21 October 2017 when they climbed the route in 2:19:44.

In yosemite, USA, Belgian climber Nicolas Favresse climbing together with Alix Morris and Drew Smith has made the first free ascent of Eye of Sauron, a spectacular and difficult new 400 m trad climb in the Ribbon Falls area.

Japanese rock climber Keita Kurakami has made a free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan (yosemite, USA). This is only the 5th free ascent of the monumental big wall.

Filippo Manca talks about his bouldering trip to America where, in yosemite, he managed to repeat the legendary Midnight Lightning boulder problem. Moments later he encountered American climbing legend Ron Kauk who, in 1978, made the first ascent of what...

The timelapse of climbers on El Capitan in yosemite Valley, USA, filmed by di Tristan Greszko.

Silvestro Franchini talks about his link-up of the routes Orion, Psycobar and Gatto Silvestro at Scoglio di Boazzo in Valle di Daone, described as the "most beautiful free climb combination" in this mini-yosemite in Northern Italy.

Interview with American climber Jim Reynolds who on 21 October 2017 teamed up with Brad Gobright to speed climb The Nose on El Capitan in yosemite in 2:19:44. In doing so they beat the previous speed record set in 2012...

New rockfall has taken place on the SE Face of El Capitan in yosemite Valley (USA). The video filmed by Maurizio Oviglia from Middle Cathedral Rock.

Top American climber Sasha DiGiulian talks to planetmountain.com about the current state of female sport climbing, starting from the latest great ascents carried out Margo Hayes and Anak Verhoeven.