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The Nose Speed, new record set by Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds on El Capitan
27/10/2017 - Interviews
The Nose Speed, new record set by Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds on El Capitan
Interview with American climber Jim Reynolds who on 21 October 2017 teamed up with Brad Gobright to speed climb The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite in 2:19:44. In doing so they beat the previous speed record set in 2012 by Alex Honnold and Hans Florine by almost four minutes.
Shivling, big new route in Indian Himalaya climbed by Simon Gietl and Vittorio Messini
26/10/2017 - Alpinism
Shivling, big new route in Indian Himalaya climbed by Simon Gietl and Vittorio Messini
Mountaineering news: in October Simon Gietl and Vittorio Messini made the first ascent of Shiva's Ice, a beautiful new route up Shivling (6543 m) in the Indian Himalayas.
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.
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.
Andrea Zanone climbs Coup de Grace, 9a in Switzerland's Val Bavona
24/10/2017 - Climbing
Andrea Zanone climbs Coup de Grace, 9a in Switzerland's Val Bavona
Italian climber Andrea Zanone has redpointed his first 9a sports climb Coup de Grace in the Canton of Ticino in Switzerland, first ascended in 2005 by America’s Dave Graham.
Angela Eiter climbs historic first female 9b with La planta de shiva in Spain
23/10/2017 - Climbing
Angela Eiter climbs historic first female 9b with La planta de shiva in Spain
Austrian climber Angela Eiter has become the first woman in the world to climb 9b with her repeat of La planta de shiva, the sports climbed freed in 2011 by Adam Ondra nel 2011 at Villanueva del Rosario in Spain.
El Capitan rockfall continues / New video from Yosemite
23/10/2017 - Alpinism
El Capitan rockfall continues / new video from Yosemite
new rockfall has taken place on the SE Face of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley (USA). The video filmed by Maurizio Oviglia from Middle Cathedral Rock.
Anna Stöhr & Juliane Wurm bouldering in Japan
22/10/2017 - Climbing
Anna Stöhr & Juliane Wurm bouldering in Japan
Austria’s Anna Stöhr and Germany’s Juliane Wurm discover some of the bouldering potential in Japan, featuring Yuji Hirayama, Akiyo Noguchi, Yuka Kobayashi, Sachi Amma and many others.
Nuptse South Face, extraordinary new French route climbed by Degoulet, Guigonne, Millerioux
21/10/2017 - Alpinism
Nuptse South Face, extraordinary new French route climbed by Degoulet, Guigonne, Millerioux
French alpinists Hélias Millerioux, Frédéric Degoulet and Niçois Benjamin Guigonnet have made an alpine style ascent of a new route up the South Face of Nuptse, Nepal Himalaya
Sasha DiGiulian / The state of the art of women's climbing
20/10/2017 - Interviews
Sasha DiGiulian / The state of the art of women's climbing
Top American climber Sasha DiGiulian talks to planetmountain.com about the current state of female sport climbing, starting from the latest great ascents carried out Margo Hayes and Anak Verhoeven.
Gnadenlos, difficult and dangerous new Ortler ice climb
19/10/2017 - Alpinism
Gnadenlos, difficult and dangerous new Ortler ice climb
On the NW Face of Ortler (3905m) Daniel Ladurner, Johannes Lemayer and Herbert Plattner have made the first ascent of 'Gnadenlos', a new icefall described as 'WI5 with great risk'.
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.
Quinn Brett, Recovery Fund for climber injured in fall on El Capitan
18/10/2017 - Alpinism
Quinn Brett, Recovery Fund for climber injured in fall on El Capitan
On 11 October 2017 strong American climber Quinn Brett fell and seriously injured herself while climbing The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley (USA). Friends have launched a fundraising campaign.
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.
Alfredo Webber climbs 9a aged 48, Thunder Ribes at Massone
17/10/2017 - Climbing
Alfredo Webber climbs 9a aged 48, Thunder Ribes at Massone
A few days ago 48-year-old Alfredo Webber climbed his first 9a, Thunder Ribes at Massone, Arco, Italy. Matteo Pavana provides the report.
The Crucifix at Canyonlands, progress and photos of Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker
16/10/2017 - Climbing
The Crucifix at Canyonlands, progress and photos of Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker
In September 2017 British rock climbers Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker returned to the Moab, USA where they made progress on their The Crucifix, hailed as one of the hardest trad climbing projects in the world.

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