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Hazel Findlay fantastically free on the Salathé Wall on El Capitan
05/12/2017 - Climbing
Hazel Findlay fantastically free on the Salathé Wall on El Capitan
British rock climber Hazel Findlay has made a rare free ascent of the legendary Salathé Wall on El Capitan, Yosemite, USA.
Climbing video: Nina Caprez on To Bolt Or Not To Be at Smith Rock
01/12/2017 - Climbing
Climbing video: Nina Caprez on To Bolt Or Not To Be at Smith Rock
The video of swiss climber Nina Caprez repeating the historic To Bolt Or Not To Be at Smith Rock, the first 5.14a/8b+ in the USA freed by French climber Jean-Baptiste Tribout in 1986.
A Door in the Sky, Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet fly into plane from Jungfrau
29/11/2017 - Alpinism
A Door in the Sky, Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet fly into plane from Jungfrau
Amazing BASE Jump video: Frédéric Fugen and Vincent Reffet leap off Jungfrau in the swiss Alps and make a wingsuit flight into an open plane.
Gabriele Moroni repeats perfect Valle Bavona highball
18/11/2017 - Climbing
Gabriele Moroni repeats perfect Valle Bavona highball
The video of Italian climber Gabriele Moroni repeating the 8A highball boulder problem ‘Grande gigante gentile’ at Sonlerto in Val Bavona, Switzerland.
Marcel Remy climbing strong aged 94
15/11/2017 - Alpinism
Marcel Remy climbing strong aged 94
The video of Marcel Remy who, aged 94, climbs Miroir de l'Argentine in Switzerland.
Cerro Kishtwar, new route in Himalaya climbed by Thomas Huber, Stephan Siegrist, Julian Zanker
11/11/2017 - Alpinism
Cerro Kishtwar, new route in Himalaya climbed by Thomas Huber, Stephan Siegrist, Julian Zanker
On 14 October 2017 German alpinist Thomas Huber and the Swissmen Stephan Siegrist and Julian Zanker made the first ascent of ‘Har Har Mahadev’, a new climb up the NW Face of Cerro Kishtwar. This is only the 4th ascent of the 6155 m peak located in the Indian Himalaya.
Cobra Crack at Squamish climbed by Mason Earle
01/10/2017 - Climbing
Cobra Crack at Squamish climbed by Mason Earle
The video of America’s Mason Earle climbing Cobra Crack, one of the hardest crack climbs in the world located at Squamish, Canada, first ascended by Peter Croft in the ’80’s and freed by Sonnie Trotter in 2006.
New mixed climbs in Alaska's Revelation Mountains
26/09/2017 - Alpinism
New mixed climbs in Alaska's Revelation Mountains
Mountaineering in Alaska: in spring 2017 Lithuania’s Gediminas Simutis (28) and Germany's Frieder Wittmann (31) pulled off a series of interesting first ascents above the remote Fish Glacier in the Revelation Mountains. The trip report by Simutis.
Greenspit, Fred Moix climbing The Warrior's Roof in Valle dell'Orco
19/09/2017 - Climbing
Greenspit, Fred Moix climbing The Warrior's Roof in Valle dell'Orco
The short film The Warrior’s Roof by Christophe Margot retracing the first ascent of Greenspit in Valle dell’Orco, Italy at the hands of Didier Berthod and documenting the October 2016 repeat by Fred Moix.
Kalymnos, 20 years of rock climbing in Greece
18/09/2017 - Climbing
Kalymnos, 20 years of rock climbing in Greece
The small island of Kalymnos in Greece, without a doubt one world's premier sport climbing destinations, celebrates 20 years of rock climbing holidays.
Schreckhorn, new rock climb in Switzerland by Thomas Senf and Martin Reber
31/08/2017 - Alpinism
Schreckhorn, new rock climb in Switzerland by Thomas Senf and Martin Reber
In July the swiss alpinists Thomas Senf and Martin Reber made the first ascent of Freudenschreck (6a+, 485 m), a new rock climbing up the SW ridge of Schreckhorn (4078 m), Bernese Oberland, Switzerland.
Adam Ondra and Julia Chanourdie win Arco Rock Master 2017
28/08/2017 - Competitions
Adam Ondra and Julia Chanourdie win Arco Rock Master 2017
The 31st Arco Rock Master Trophy was won using the Duel formula on 26 August 2017 by Adam Ondra and Julia Chanourdie. A few hours earlier the fourth stage of the Lead World Cup was won by Jakob Schubert and Jain Kim, while the Speed World ​​Cup was won by...
Christian Maurer wins Red Bull X-Alps 2017 for fifth consecutive victory
13/07/2017 - Competitions
Christian Maurer wins Red Bull X-Alps 2017 for fifth consecutive victory
At 10:53 am today the 34-year-old Swissman Christian Maurer won the Red Bull X-Alps 2017 for the fifth time running, while France’s Benoit Outters placed second. Maurer needed 11 days, 23 hours and 23 minutes to paraglide and walk across the Alps from Salzburg to Austria all the way to...
Red Bull X-Alps 2017: Christian Maurer on course for his fifth victory
12/07/2017 - Competitions
Red Bull X-Alps 2017: Christian Maurer on course for his fifth victory
swiss Christian Maurer is getting close to the finish line of his fifth consecutive Red Bull X-Alps 2017 victory.
Michael Wohlleben frees Parzival 8b on Westliche Dreifaltigkeit
12/07/2017 - Climbing
Michael Wohlleben frees Parzival 8b on Westliche Dreifaltigkeit
In Switzerland’s Alpsteingebirge Germany’s Michael Wohlleben, climbing with Markus Hutter, has made the first free ascent of Parzival (8b, 150m) up the splendid limestone formation Westliche Dreifaltigkeit.
Red Bull X-Alps, the going gets tough even for Christian Maurer
10/07/2017 - Competitions
Red Bull X-Alps, the going gets tough even for Christian Maurer
The ninth day of the Red Bull X-Alps 2017 proved to be more difficult than expected with many athletes making little headway, including competition leader Christian Maurer who is currently 150 km from the finish line.

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