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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...
Ski Mountaineering World Cup: Xavier Gachet and Laetitia Roux win in Villars
Ski Mountaineering World Cup: Xavier Gachet and Laetitia Roux win in Villars
The second stage of the Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2018 took place at Villars-sur-Ollon in Switzerland last weekend. France’s Xavier Gachet and Laetitia Roux won the Individual race, ahead of Robert Antonioli and Axelle Mollaret, second, and Michele Boscacci and Victoria Kreuzer, third. The Sprint Race had to be cancelled...
Perrons de Vallorcine new ski descent by Bruchez, Felisaz, Guerin
Perrons de Vallorcine new ski descent by Bruchez, Felisaz, Guerin
On 7 January 2018 Vivian Bruchez, Jonathan Felisaz, Thomas Guerin skied a new line on Perrons de Vallorcine in the Aiguilles Rouges massif in France.
Jakob Schubert flashes 8B+ boulder Catalan Witness the Fitness
14/01/2018 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert flashes 8B+ boulder Catalan Witness the Fitness
27-year-old Austrian climber Jakob Schubert has flashed the 8B+ boulder problem Catalan Witness the Fitness at Cova de Ocell in Spain.
Astroman, the legendary climb in Yosemite Valley
11/01/2018 - Climbing
Astroman, the legendary climb in Yosemite Valley
Maurizio Oviglia introduces Astroman on the East Face of Washington Column, one of the most famous rock climbs in Yosemite Valley and the world.
Keita Kurakami climbs Neutralism, great Japanese highball
15/12/2017 - Climbing
Keita Kurakami climbs Neutralism, great Japanese highball
The video of Keita Kurakami making the ground-up first ascent of Neutralism, a huge highball boulder problem in Japan.
Iker Pou frees difficult climbs at Margalef, Spain
29/11/2017 - Climbing
Iker Pou frees difficult climbs at Margalef, Spain
At the Spanish crag Margalef the Basque climber Iker Pou has freed two difficult sport climbs: La Orden del Puño 8c and Pueblo Pequeño Infierno Grande 8c+.
Peter Moser frees old Roberto Bassi project at Celva
20/11/2017 - Climbing
Peter Moser frees old Roberto Bassi project at Celva
Sport climbing past and present: Peter Moser talks about his February 2017 first ascent of 'Progetto Bassi', an old project bolted by Roberto Bassi years ago at the historic Italian crag Celva.
Midnight Lightning: Filippo Manca explores the legendary Ron Kauk boulder problem in Yosemite
06/11/2017 - Climbing
Midnight Lightning: Filippo Manca explores the legendary Ron Kauk boulder problem in Yosemite
Filippo Manca talks about his bouldering trip to America where, in Yosemite, he managed to repeat the legendary Midnight Lightning boulder problem. Moments later he encountered American climbing legend Ron Kauk who, in 1978, made the first ascent of what has transformed into one of the most famous boulder problems...
Angelika Rainer, Jeff Mercier climb Dolomites dry tooling testpiece
03/11/2017 - Alpinism
Angelika Rainer, Jeff Mercier climb Dolomites dry tooling testpiece
Italian climber Angelika Rainer and French alpinist Jeff Mercier have repeated 'Je Ne Sais Quoi' and 'Line above the Sky' at the crag Tomorrow's World in Dolomites; these dry tooling test pieces was freed in 2016 by Tom Ballard.
Angela Eiter / First woman to climb 9b interview
24/10/2017 - Interviews
Angela Eiter / First woman to climb 9b interview
Interview with Austrian climber Angela Eiter after becoming the first female to climb 9b: La planta de shiva at Villanueva del Rosario in Spain.
Magnus Midtbø and the viral climbing video
23/09/2017 - Climbing
Magnus Midtbø and the viral climbing video
The video of Magnus Midtbø while training for climbing at his gym in Norway that has amasse almost one million views on Instagram.
Bugaboos Spire, big new rock climb up Canadian North Face
16/09/2017 - Alpinism
Bugaboos Spire, big new rock climb up Canadian North Face
Vlad Capusan reports about Tutti Frutti Summer Love (5.11+, A3, 17 pitches, 610m), the big new route climbed up the North Face of Bugaboos Spire in British Columbia, Canada together with Tom Schindfessel from 8 - 11 August 2017.
Adam Ondra calls hardest climb in the world Silence
08/09/2017 - Climbing
Adam Ondra calls hardest climb in the world Silence
The first 9c sports climb in the world freed by Adam Ondra last Sunday at Flatanger in Norway has lost its 'Project Hard' status and now has official name: Silence. Ondra explains why and, indirectly, provides insight about his own climbing.
Gabriele Moroni repeats 29dots, grand highball boulder problem in Valle dell'Orco
07/09/2017 - Climbing
Gabriele Moroni repeats 29dots, grand highball boulder problem in Valle dell'Orco
Interview with Italian climber Gabriele Moroni who on 02/09/2017 in Val Noasca (Valle dell’Orco, Italy) pulled off the first repeat of 29 dots, the difficult highball boulder problem freed in 2015 by Austria’s Bernd Zangerl.
Adam Ondra climbs Silence, world's first 9c at Flatanger in Norway
04/09/2017 - Interviews
Adam Ondra climbs Silence, world's first 9c at Flatanger in Norway
Interview with Czech climber Adam Ondra who on 3 September 2017 at Flatanger in Norway made the first free ascent of his Project Hard, a sport climb which the 24-year-old has graded 9c. Should this be confirmed, then the 45m line checks in as the first 9c in the world....

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