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25/12/2013 - Climbing

James Pearson repeats Is not always Pasqua at Interprete, Italy

At the Italian crag Collina di Interprete James Pearson has made the first ground-up repeat of Is not always Pasqua, the E9 trad climb freed in 2002 by Mauro Calibani and repeated only by Cristian Brenna. Furthermore, two days previously the British rock climber freed a route at the same...

21/12/2013 - Alpinism

Nepal new climbs by Christopher Wright and Scott Adamson

In October in Nepal's Khumbu region American alpinists Scott Adamson and Christopher Wright have made the first ascent of Open Fire (V WI5 M3 1000m) and one called Purgation (VI WI6+ M6 1100m).

20/12/2013 - Events

Piolets d'Or 2014: John Roskelley to receive Lifetime Achievement Award

From 26 - 29 March 2014 Courmayeur and Chamonix will host the 22nd edition of the Piolets d’Or, the Oscars of mountaineering. American alpinist John Roskelley will receive the Piolet d'Or Carrière.

20/12/2013 - Alpinism

Dolomites ice climb: Langkofel Schulter

Goulotte Raggio di sole and Cascata dello Spallone, a classic combination that leads to the summit the Langkofel Schulter. The route information provided by Giuseppe Ballico.

20/12/2013 - Climbing

Lumignano Highline

Alessandro d'Emilia and Niccolò Zarattini walk the highline 'Lumignola' at Lumignano, Vicenza, Italy.

19/12/2013 - Alpinism

Angelika Rainer, from Steel Koan M13+ to Bozeman ice Climbing Festival victory

Italian climber Angelika Rainer repeated Steel Koan M13+ at the Cineplex Cave in Canada and then went on to win the Bozeman ice Climbing Festival, USA.

19/12/2013 - Climbing

Dawn Wall: important progress for Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson on El Capitan

Yesterday the American climber Tommy Caldwell freed one of the three hardest pitches on The Dawn Wall, the enormous big wall project up El Capitan in Yosemite, USA.

18/12/2013 - Climbing

Adam Ondra, new 9a at Gemona in Italy

Adam Ondra has made the first ascent of Nove G, a 9a at Gemona in the Friuli region of Northern Italy.

18/12/2013 - Alpinism

Greg Boswell makes first winter ascent of The Demon in Scotland

On 7 December Greg Boswell made the first winter ascent of The Demon (IX, 9) at Coire an Lochain in the Northern Corries, Scotland.

17/12/2013 - Events

Sardinia Bloc Scouting, the full Gallura bouldering report

Photos, sensations and emotions from the first Sardinia Bloc Scouting tour to discover the unexplored boulders of Gallura in NE Sardinia.The report directly from the pen and the heart of his creator: Pietro Dal Prà.

14/12/2013 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering

Canalone Sant'Anna, Pale di San Martino

Eric Girardini introduces Canalone Sant'Anna, a beautiful a little known ski mountaineering and freeride tour in the Pale di San Martino group, Dolomites.

13/12/2013 - Climbing

Mauro Calibani & Co at Rocklands

The vertical-story of a Mauro Calibani's latest climbing trip to Rocklands, South Africa.

13/12/2013 - Climbing

Arapiles, climbing at Australia's finest crag

Simon Carter introduces the climbing at Arapiles, the most famous crag in Australia that, this year, celebrates it's 50th anniversary.

12/12/2013 - Alpinism

David Lama solos new climb on Hohe Kirche in Valsertal

On 8/12/2013 Austrian alpinist David Lama made the first ascent, solo, of Nordverschneidung (400m, 90°, WI4, M4/5, VI/VII) up the North Face of Hohe Kirche in the Valsertal, Zillertal Alps, Austria.