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Lead World Cup 2019: season debut at Villars in Switzerland
06/07/2019 - Competitions
Lead World Cup 2019: season debut at Villars in Switzerland
The first stage of the Climbing Lead World Cup 2019 began yesterday at Villars, Switzerland and continue today, with live streaming at 10 am from the semi-finals and at 20.00 from the finals. The fourth stage of the Speed ​​World Cup was won by Anouck Jaubert and Aleksandr Shikov
Cala Cimenti summits and skis Nanga Parbat
05/07/2019 - Alpinism
Cala Cimenti summits and skis Nanga Parbat
Italian alpinist Carlo Alberto Cala Cimenti has climbed Nanga Parbat (8126m, Karakorum, Pakistan) with the Russians Vitaly Lazo and Anton Pugovkin. Cimenti and Lazo managed to descend on skis from just below the summit.
Piolets d'Or 2019: jury and big list of world’s most significant, innovative mountain climbs
05/07/2019 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2019: jury and big list of world’s most significant, innovative mountain climbs
58 ascents carried out in 2018 have been included in the Big list, from which winners will be selected for the Piolets d’Or , the prestigious mountaineering award that will be celebrated from 19 - 22 September 2019 during the Ladek Mountain Festival in Poland. The jury is comprised of:...
Simon Messner completes solo ascent of unclimbed Geshot Peak / Toshe III in Pakistan
05/07/2019 - Alpinism
Simon Messner completes solo ascent of unclimbed Geshot Peak / Toshe III in Pakistan
The South Tyrolean mountaineer Simon Messner has made a solo ascent of Toshe III, a 6,200m mountain in Pakistan that had never been climbed before, known locally as Geshot Peak.
Cédric Lachat is Yeah Man, multi-pitch climb up Gastlosen in Switzerland
04/07/2019 - Alpinism
Cédric Lachat is Yeah Man, multi-pitch climb up Gastlosen in Switzerland
Swiss climber Cédric Lachat has repeated Yeah Man, a difficult multi-pitch route up Gran Pfad summit in the Gastlosen mountain range in Switzerland.
Grand Flambeau, Ezio Marlier discovers two mixed climbs in the Mont Blanc massif
03/07/2019 - Alpinism
Grand Flambeau, Ezio Marlier discovers two mixed climbs in the Mont Blanc massif
Mountaineering on Mont Blanc and a stone's throw from the Torino refuge: Aosta mountain guide Ezio Marlier introduces two new mixed climb on Grand Flambeau, Koala Pirla and La Vie in Rosa.
Giacomo Meliffi climbs Frankenjura monster Der Ungeheuer sei Mutter
02/07/2019 - Climbing
Giacomo Meliffi climbs Frankenjura monster Der Ungeheuer sei Mutter
24-year-old Italian climber Giacomo Meliffi reports about his ascent of Der Ungeheuer sei Mutter, a difficult and particular trad climb in the Frankenjura, Germany, made famous by Sean Villanueva.
Val Garés, a Dolomites sport climbing gem
01/07/2019 - Climbing
Val Garés, a Dolomites sport climbing gem
Sport climbing at the beautiful crag Val Garés, a small gem in the Agordo Dolomites.
Barbara Zangerl climbs Pre-Muir Wall, beautiful big wall on El Capitan in Yosemite
29/06/2019 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl climbs Pre-Muir Wall, beautiful big wall on El Capitan in Yosemite
Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl accompanied by her partner Jacopo Larcher has completed a free ascent of the Pre-Muir Wall, a beautiful big wall up El Capitan in Yosemite.
Cima Grande di Lavaredo: Jacek Matuszek & Łukasz Dudek make their Premiere
28/06/2019 - Alpinism
Cima Grande di Lavaredo: Jacek Matuszek & Łukasz Dudek make their Premiere
Polish climbers Jacek Matuszek & Łukasz Dudek have made the first ascent of Premiere, a big new rock climb up the North Face of Cima Grande in the Tre Cime di Lavaredo group of the Dolomites, Italy.
Denali Slovak Direct climbed in Alaska by Bru Busom, Marc Toralles
27/06/2019 - Alpinism
Denali Slovak Direct climbed in Alaska by Bru Busom, Marc Toralles
Spanish mountaineers Bru Busom and Marc Toralles report about their June 2019 repeat, despite difficult conditions, of the Slovak Direct, the famous and difficult route up the South Face of Denali (6194m) in Alaska established from 13 - 23 May 1984 by Blažej Adam, Tono Križo and František Korl.
Alex Puccio: pure bouldering power and passion
26/06/2019 - Interviews
Alex Puccio: pure bouldering power and passion
Interview with American climber Alex Puccio, one of the most accomplished female boulderers in the world.
Cédric Lachat repeats Sweet Neuf, Anak Verhoeven's 9a+ and confirms grade
26/06/2019 - Climbing
Cédric Lachat repeats Sweet Neuf, Anak Verhoeven's 9a+ and confirms grade
Swiss climber Cédric Lachat has repeated Sweet Neuf at Pierrot Beach in France, confirming the 9a+ grade suggested after the first ascent by Anak Verhoeven from Belgium.
Bernd Zangerl frees top boulder problem in Valle dell’Orco
25/06/2019 - Climbing
Bernd Zangerl frees top boulder problem in Valle dell’Orco
In Valle Orco, Italy, Austrian climber Bernd Zangerl has made the first ascent of the sitdown start to I Coloniali, describing it as 'one of the best boulders I've ever climbed.'
Arc'teryx Alpine Academy 2019, film premieres and top speakers at the Alpine Village
25/06/2019 - Alpinism
Arc'teryx Alpine Academy 2019, film premieres and top speakers at the Alpine Village
Film premieres and top speakers feature highly in the Alpine Village program of the Arcteryx Alpine Academy 2019, the unique event from 4 - 7 July for climbers of all abilities wishing to learn more about climbing and alpinism directly at Chamonix Mont Blanc.
Simon Gietl, Vittorio Messini add new climb to Mittlere Kasten in Austria
25/06/2019 - Alpinism
Simon Gietl, Vittorio Messini add new climb to Mittlere Kasten in Austria
Simon Gietl and Vittorio Messini have made the first ascent of Alles im Kasten, a five-pitch climb up Mittlere Kasten close to Klas in the Hoher Tauern massif in Austria.