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19/02/2013 - Climbing

Plaisir climbing on the cliffs of Masua in Sardinia

Le Grand Mammut (6a+, 140m) by Bruno Fonnesu and Acciughe & Bottarga (6a, 160m) by Davide Lagomarsino and Maurizio Oviglia: two new multi-pitch rock climbs on the Masua sea cliffs in Sardinia.

18/02/2013 - Climbing

Lambda, new sports crag on Telendos in Greece

Swiss Mountain Guide Urs Odermatt introduces the new crag Lambda on the Greek island of Telendos opposite Kalymnos.

15/02/2013 - Climbing

The Nose and the attempt by Dobrinskiy and Gelmanov

Video of the Russian climbers Pavel Dobrinskiy and Rustam Gelmanov and their attempt to repeat The Nose in Yosemite, USA.

13/02/2013 - Climbing

Amiata trad climbing in Tuscany

Trad climbing around Monte Amiata in Tuscany, Italy, introduced by Federico Schlatter.

12/02/2013 - Climbing

James Pearson climbs hard in Turkey

At Geyikbayiri in Turkey James Pearson has freed two hard sport climbs: Deverse Royale 8c+ and Reverrance 8c+.

12/02/2013 - Alpinism

Superb new winter climbs in Scotland

A report of the recent new winter routes climbed in Scotland which include Shooting the Breeze (IX,8 Guy Robertson, Greg Boswell) and Immortal Memory (IX,9 Guy Robertson, Jason Currie) on Beinn Eighe, Vapourizer (VIII,8 Guy Robertson, Greg Boswell) on Creag an Dubh Loch, No Success Like Failure (IX,8 Simon Richardson,...

10/02/2013 - Alpinism

Lucie Hrozová becomes first woman to climb M14 with Ironman

On 4/02/2013 Lucie Hrozova from the Czech Republic repeated Ironman M14 at Eptingen, making her the first woman to climb M14.

08/02/2013 - Alpinism

New icefalls in Canada by Raphael Slawinski

In the Canadian Rockies Raphael Slawinski has made the first ascent of two new icefalls: The God Delusion (175m, M8+ WI5+) and Nachtmahr (85m, M9 WI5).

06/02/2013 - Alpinism

Senza piombo, the interview with Albert Leichtfried

Interview with Albert Leichtfried after the first ascent together with Benedikt Purner of Senza piombo, the new mixed climb established in Vallunga with difficulties up to M10 WI 5 protected only with trad gear and without bolts and pegs.

04/02/2013 - Alpinism

Aguja Poincenot: video of the Whillans - Cochrane route

The video by Beau Carrillo and Tad Mccrea on the Whillans - Cochrane route on Aguja Poincenot in Patagonia.

04/02/2013 - Climbing

How to Big Wall climb by Chris McNamara

Interview with American climber Chris McNamara, an expert big wall climber and author of the recently published book How To Big Wall Climb.

02/02/2013 - Alpinism

Difficult winter ascent of Trollveggen Troll Wall in Norway

Andy Kirkpatrick, Tormod Granheim and Aleksander Gamme have made a winter ascent of the route Suser Gjennom Harryland on Trollveggen (Troll Wall) in Norway.

01/02/2013 - Alpinism

Senza piombo, clean mixed climb in Val Lunga, Dolomites

The Austrians Albert Leichtfried and Benedikt Purner have made the first ascent of Senza piombo in Val Lunga (Dolomites); a difficult mixed route protected only with trad gear and presumably the first M10 in the world established in this clean style.

01/02/2013 - Alpinism

Torres del Paine, new Slovenian North Tower climb

On 01/01/2013 the Slovenian alpinists Andrej Grmovšek and Luka Krajnc made the first ascent of Zuko traverse (V 5.10+, 650m).

30/01/2013 - Alpinism

Patagonia, news from Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre, the Ragni and more

Fresh news from Patagonia: new routes on Fitz Roy (Flavio Daflon, Sergio Tartari and Luciano Fiorenza) and Aguja de l’S (Josh Huckaby and Mikey Schaefer); The Corkscrew on Cerro Torre climbed by Colin Haley and Chad Kellogg; an attempt currently underway on the West Face of Torre Egger (Matteo Della...