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Jim Bridwell, goodbye to legendary rock climber The Bird
17/02/2018 - Alpinism
Jim Bridwell, goodbye to legendary rock climber The Bird
Jim Bridwell has left us. Yesterday, February 16th 2018, one of the absolute legends of rock climbing and mountaineering, died aged 73.
Patagonia, Matteo Della Bordella and Luca Schiera establish Maracaibo up Cerro Pollone
30/01/2018 - Alpinism
Patagonia, Matteo Della Bordella and Luca Schiera establish Maracaibo up Cerro Pollone
On the NW Face of Cerro Pollone in Patagonia, Matteo Della Bordella and Luca Schiera established Maracaibo, a new rock climb 300 meters high graded 7a/C1.
Ice Climbing World Cup: HanNaRai Song extends her lead, Mohammadreza Safdarian Korouyeh claims Iran's first victory
29/01/2018 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup: HanNaRai Song extends her lead, Mohammadreza Safdarian Korouyeh claims Iran's first victory
On Saturday 27 January 2018 HanNaRai Song won Lead category in the Ice Climbing World Cup in Corvara in Val Passiria for the third consecutive time. In the men's competition there was a maiden victory when Mohammadreza Safdarian Korouyeh became the first Iranian ever to clinch a stage victory. The...
Rabenstein Ice Tower seasons start
23/12/2017 - Alpinism
Rabenstein Ice tower seasons start
On Tuesday 26 December the Ice tower at Rabenstein / Corvara in the Dolomites will open to the public. The structure will host a stage of the 2018 Ice Climbing World Cup on 26 and 27 January 2018.
Antarctica success for American exploratory expedition
19/12/2017 - Alpinism
Antarctica success for American exploratory expedition
Climbers Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, Savannah Cummins, Alex Honnold, Anna Pfaff, Cedar Wright and Pablo Durana have concluded their expedition to Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. The American alpinists succeed in climbing numerous routes, including the first ascent of a big wall established up Ulvetanna by Chin and Anker.
Ice climbing Dolomites: the unknown ice climb up Torre Vitty
18/12/2017 - Alpinism
Ice climbing Dolomites: the unknown ice climb up Torre Vitty
Ice climbing in the Dolomites: an unknown ice climb, highly recommended by Simon Gietl and Andrea Oberbacher, up Torre Vitty in the Sella massif.
Chris Sharma climbing at Yosemite and Bishop
08/12/2017 - Climbing
Chris Sharma climbing at Yosemite and Bishop
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.
Early climbing in slow Scottish winter
06/12/2017 - Alpinism
Early climbing in slow Scottish winter
The winter mountaineering season in Scotland has begun in earnest with three notable ascents on Ben Nevis, Hell’s Lum Crag in the Cairngorms and at Beinn Heasgairnich in the Southern Highlands.
El Capitan The Nose speed record video of Gobright & Reynolds
02/12/2017 - Climbing
El Capitan The Nose speed record video of Gobright & Reynolds
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.
Climbing video: Sardinia's spectacular Aguglia di Goloritzé
17/11/2017 - Climbing
Climbing video: Sardinia's spectacular Aguglia di Goloritzé
Two climbers, unknown and beautiful, reach the top of Aguglia di Goloritzè, the splendid limestone needle in Sardinia. A moment of pure joy high above the turquoise sea of the Gulf of Orosei.
Valery Rozov dies in BASE Jump accident on Ama Dablam
12/11/2017 - Alpinism
Valery Rozov dies in BASE Jump accident on Ama Dablam
52-year-old Valery Rozov, one for the most expert and famous BASE jumpers in the world, has died in a BASE Jump accident on Ama Dablam.
From Italy with love, new Italian trad climb in Canada's Bugaboos
25/10/2017 - Alpinism
From Italy with love, new Italian trad climb in Canada's Bugaboos
From 15 - 16 August 2017 the XMountain Mountain Guide Luca Montanari and Arianna Del Sordo made the first ascent of 'From Italy with love', a trad climb up the Crescent Towers in the heart of the Bugaboo Spires, Canada.
Via Mirko, new rock climb above Val Gardena in the Dolomites
19/10/2017 - Alpinism
Via Mirko, new rock climb above Val Gardena in the Dolomites
The Italian Mountain Guides Armin Senoner and Manuel Nocker have made the first ascent of Via Mirko, a new rock climb up Monte Steviola above Vallunga (Puez-Odle group), Dolomites.
Bugaboos climbing: Leo Houlding and Will Stanhope enchain Howser Towers in a day
18/10/2017 - Alpinism
Bugaboos climbing: Leo Houlding and Will Stanhope enchain Howser Towers in a day
Leo Houlding and Will Stanhope climb the three Howser Towers at the Bugaboos in Canada in 23 hours and 30 minutes. The link-up consisted of 2,000m of climbing up to 5.12+ (7b/7b+). This is the first time the three towers have been enchained in a day.
Goodbye to Franček Knez, Slovenia's silent climber
09/10/2017 - Alpinism
Goodbye to Franček Knez, Slovenia's silent climber
62-year-old Slovenian mountaineer Franček Knez died on 6 October 2017. Reserved and modest, Knez was considered by many as one of the strongest alpinists of his generation. Published below is a profile written by Slovenian journalist Urban Golob in 2010 when, together with Silvo Karo, Knez was conferred the Order...
Silvestro Franchini climbs difficult new crack in Val Genova
27/09/2017 - Climbing
Silvestro Franchini climbs difficult new crack in Val Genova
Italian mountain guide Silvestro Franchini (30) reports about the first ascent of 'Fessura del Caret', a difficult new crack climb in Val di Genova within the Adamello - Brenta Natural Park.

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