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Chronoception - A timeless ski and snowboard adventure in Kyrgyzstan
Chronoception - A timeless ski and snowboard adventure in Kyrgyzstan
The award-winning film Chronoception directed by Guillaume Broust, a timeless ski and snowboard adventure in Kyrgyzstan featuring Thomas Delfino, Léa Klaue, Aurélien Lardy, Hélias Millerioux and Jean-Yves Fredriksen.
Hannes Puman climbs The Nose free via Schnaz Variation
13/12/2024 - Climbing
Hannes Puman climbs The Nose free via Schnaz Variation
Climbing with Jamie Lowther from Scotland, Sweden's Hannes Puman has completed a free ascent of 'The Nose' on El Capitan in Yosemite via what is known as the Schnaz Variation.
Sean Bailey fires' Floatin' & 'Alphane'
11/12/2024 - Climbing
Sean Bailey fires' Floatin' & 'Alphane'
In the space of just a few weeks American climber Sean Bailey has repeated 'Floatin' at Mizugaki in Japan and 'Alphane' at Chironico in Switzerland
Postcards from the Piolets d'Or #2
10/12/2024 - Alpinism
Postcards from the Piolets d'Or #2
The report of the second day of the Piolets d'Or 2024 in San Martino di Castrozza, Dolomites.
Postcards from the Piolets d'Or #1
09/12/2024 - Alpinism
Postcards from the Piolets d'Or #1
The short report of the first day of the Piolets d'Or 2024 in San Martino di Castrozza, Dolomites.
Video: Adam Ondra vs DNA, Seb Bouin's 9c in the Verdon Gorge
09/12/2024 - Climbing
Video: Adam Ondra vs DNA, Seb Bouin's 9c in the Verdon Gorge
Watch Adam Ondra attempt to repeat DNA, Seb Bouin's 9c masterpiece at La Ramirole in the Verdon Gorge, France.
Video: Sea to Summit, a 65-day big wall climbing expedition to Greenland
06/12/2024 - Alpinism
Video: Sea to Summit, a 65-day big wall climbing expedition to Greenland
Join Jacob Cook, Bronwyn Hodgins, Angela Vanwiemeersch, Kelsey Watts and Zack Goldberg-Poch, along with professional film maker Jaron Pham, as they embark on their 65-day by-fair-means expedition in 2022 to establish new big walls in NW Greenland.
100 Stars at Stanage: a quality gritstone challenge for Climbers Against Cancer
04/12/2024 - Climbing
100 Stars at Stanage: a quality gritstone challenge for Climbers Against Cancer
Watch the inspiring documentary '100 Stars at Stanage' by Ben Menashe that follows two climbers, Richard Holdsworth and Harry Martin, as they attempt to climb 100 stars in a single day at Stanage Edge (UK) in support of the charity Climbers Against Cancer.
San Martino di Castrozza gears up for Piolets d'Or 2024
04/12/2024 - Events
San Martino di Castrozza gears up for Piolets d'Or 2024
The 2024 edition of the Piolets d'Or will take place from 8 - 11 December 2024 in San Martino di Castrozza, Dolomites, Italy.
Dai Koyamada establishes 'Kaikien' (8C) at Mt. Kasagi in Japan
03/12/2024 - Climbing
Dai Koyamada establishes 'Kaikien' (8C) at Mt. Kasagi in Japan
Japanese climber Dai Koyamada has made the first ascent of 'Kaikien' at Mt. Kasagi in Japan. Described as 'the best problem here', the boulder has been graded 8C.
New climb on Monte Monaco in Sicily by Paweł Zieliński
02/12/2024 - Climbing
New climb on Monte Monaco in Sicily by Paweł Zieliński
Paweł Zieliński has made the first ascent of 'Forza di Polacco', the 170m multipitch he established rope solo on Monte Monaco next to San Vito Lo Capo in Sicily, Italy.
Baunei Sportclimbing 2025, the new guidebook to Sardinia's east coast by Maurizio Oviglia
29/11/2024 - Book-press
Baunei Sportclimbing 2025, the new guidebook to Sardinia's east coast by Maurizio Oviglia
The third edition of 'Baunei, Sport climbing', the compact climbing guidebook by Maurizio Oviglia, has been published by Pietra di Luna Edizioni. One of the best-selling guidebooks to the east coast of Sardinia, Italy, features all the crags in the Baunei area, as well as the multi-pitch climbs on Pedra...
Simon Gietl frees 'Blutsbrüder' on Torre Trieste in Civetta, Dolomites
27/11/2024 - Alpinism
Simon Gietl frees 'Blutsbrüder' on Torre Trieste in Civetta, Dolomites
South Tyrolean mountain guide Simon Gietl frees has made the first free ascent of 'Blutsbrüder', the multipitch he established with Vittorio Messini and Matthias Wurzer in autumn 2022 on Torre Trieste in Civetta, Dolomites.
Barbara Zangerl flashes Freerider on El Capitan
24/11/2024 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl flashes Freerider on El Capitan
Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl has flashed 'Freerider' (VI 5.13a), making her the first person in history to flash El Capitan, Yosemite, USA.
Giovanni Placci sends Erebor (9b) at Arco
22/11/2024 - Climbing
Giovanni Placci sends Erebor (9b) at Arco
On 19/11/2024 Giovanni Placci redpointed Erebor at the Eremo di San Paolo crag in Arco, Italy.
Video: Josh Wharton & Vince Anderson climb new route on Jirishanca in Peru
21/11/2024 - Alpinism
Video: Josh Wharton & Vince Anderson climb new route on Jirishanca in Peru
Watch Josh Wharton & Vince Anderson make the first ascent of 'Suerte Integral' on Jirishanca in Peru in 2023.