The news
17/10/2013 - Climbing
New rock climb in Val Adamé by Tomasoni and Bariani In September 2013 Gianni Tomasoni and Sibilla Bariani made the first ascent of Mille Splendidi Soli (270m, 7a) a new alpine rock climb on Coster di Cima Poia, Val Adamé (Italy).
17/10/2013 - Climbing
Climbing at Stohlwond, Racines Stohlwond,the small autumn paradise close to Sterzing. The second in our series "Crags for each season" published together with Vertical-Life.info.
11/10/2013 - Climbing
Wild Country Voluntary Recall Classic and Anodised Rocks We have received the following voluntary recall Wild Country have issued on certain batches of Wild Country Anodised and Classic Rocks.
09/10/2013 - Climbing
Adam Ondra, the Gioia and Terranova video The video of Adam Ondra climbing Gioia and Terranova, at 8C+ two of the hardest boulder problems in the world.
07/10/2013 - Climbing
Climbing at Ciastlins in the Dolomites A particular crag for sunny autumn days: beautiful Ciastlins in Val Badia. This is the first in a series entitled "Crags for each season" and published together with Vertical-Life.info.
05/10/2013 - Climbing
Mayan Smith-Gobat and the Punks in the Gym video at Arapiles The video of Mayan Smith-Gobat and the first female ascent of Punks in the Gym (32/8b+) at Arapiles, Australia.
04/10/2013 - Climbing
Damiano Capulli climbs 8c+ at Grotti On 2 October 2013 the young Italian climber Damiano Capulli repeated Debolezza e Disonore 8c+ at Grotti, Italy.
04/10/2013 - Climbing
Yosemite and all U.S. National Parks closed, for climbers too Following the U.S. Shutdown, all National Parks are now officially closed such as Yosemite National Park where the climbers on the big walls will be the last to leave.
04/10/2013 - Climbing
Unknown Stones and Nathan Lee's English gritstone obsession at Wimberry 20-year-old climber Nathan Lee has made the first ascent of Unknown Stones E9 6c at Wimberry in England.
03/10/2013 - Climbing
Just us and the wind. Vertical adventures beyond the Arctic Circle The report of the beautiful climbing trip up North, between the sea and the rock faces on the Lofoten island, Norway. By Giovanni Zaccaria and Alice Lazzaro.
01/10/2013 - Climbing
The Nose, Mayan Smith-Gobat and Libby Sauter set new women's speed record Mayan Smith-Gobat from New Zealand and Libby Sauter from America have set a new women's speed record up The Nose in Yosemite, climbing the iconic route in 5 hours and 39 minutes.
01/10/2013 - Climbing
Valle dell'Orco short climbs news: Sitting Bull and Dado The second news report from Italy's Orco Valley by Maurizio Oviglia: the crags Sitting Bull and Dado that offer a interesting mix of sport climbing, trad and aid.
30/09/2013 - Climbing
Crep de Boè, new Dolomites rock climb by Simon Gietl and Mark Oberlechner In late September and Simon Gietl and Mark Oberlechner established Scharfe Helene (VIII-, 320m), Crep de Boè (2465m), Sella, Dolomites.
28/09/2013 - Climbing
Hansjörg Auer and Much Mayr add new route to Kastenwand Austrian alpinists Hansjörg Auer and Much Mayr have made the first ascent of the Mayr/Auer route up the Kastenwand, Pinnistal, Austria.
28/09/2013 - Climbing
Michi Wohlleben and Matteo Giglio on Hystrix The video of Michi Wohlleben and Matteo Giglio on Hystrix (200m, 8a+ max, 7a obligatory) Pizzo Campana (Rocca Busambra), Sicily.
26/09/2013 - Climbing
Fred Beckey, video portrait of the old man of the mountains from the Cascades to the Dolomites Two videos of American climber Fred Beckey: a video portrait by the New York Times and his latest journey to the Cinque Torri, Dolomites.
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