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On 14 January 2015, after 19 days on the wall and years of efforts, American climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson completed the historic first free ascent of Dawn Wall on el capitan, Yosemite, USA. Almost 1000m high and with two pitches graded 5.14d (9a), this is probably the hardest...

The video of Mayan Smith-Gobat and Libby Sauter and the record speed ascent of The Nose, el capitan, Yosemite, USA, in 4:43 set in October 2014.

Both Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson have reached new personal high points during their endeavour to free climb in a single, ground-up push the Dawn Wall project on el capitan, Yosemite.

Breaking news from Yosemite: America’s Tommy Caldwell has just managed to redpoint the final 5.14 pitch, half-way up Dawn Wall, el capitan, USA.

Huge progress has been made by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson on their ground-up attempt to free the Dawn Wall on el capitan in Yosemite.

American climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson are currently on making their ground-up attempt to free Dawn Wall on el capitan in Yosemite.

American climber Alex Honnold, together with Josh McCoy, has free climbed the Muir Wall (5.13b/c) and PreMuir (5.13c/d) el capitan, Yosemite.

The video of Lynn Hill climbing The Nose, el capitan, Yosemite with footage of her historic one-day ascent in 1994.

After 6 years of efforts and intense climbing yesterday Tommy Caldwell, together with Kevin Jorgeson, made an important breakthrough in their attempt to free Dawn Wall on el capitan in Yosemite, freeing what it is considered to be the crux pitch of the route.

Dutch climber Jorg Verhoeven has successfully repeated The Nose, el capitan, Yosemite, USA.

On 28 October Libby Sauter from America and Mayan Smith-Gobat from New Zealand set a new female speed record on The Nose, el capitan, Yosemite, USA, climbing the route in 5 hours and 2 minutes.

Jorg Verhoeven, Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson, Mayan Smith-Gobat, Libby Sauter, Chantel Astorga, Quinn Brett, Pete Whittaker, Tom Randall are all in Yosemite currently attempting their projects on el capitan...

The videos by American climber Hans Florine that explain how to do the King Swing on the legendary rock climb The Nose, el capitan, Yosemite.

From 2 - 3 September 2014 disabled alpinist Vanessa François spent the night in a portaledge on the Grande Gendarme of Arête des Cosmiques (Mont Blanc) together with Liv Sansoz.

Canadian climber Sonnie Trotter has made the first free ascent of the rock climb '1975' on Little Goat Mountain, Bow Valley, Canadian Rockies

The video of Tad McCrea's last year of climbing in the mountains throughout the Western Hemisphere.