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Rockfall on El Capitan in Yosemite
13/10/2010 - Climbing
Rockfall on El Capitan in Yosemite
Tom Evans reports of massive rockfall on El Capitan, Yosemite, USA.
Action Directe by Adam Pustelnik
11/10/2010 - Climbing
Action Directe by Adam Pustelnik
Adam Pustelnik from Poland has repeated Action Directe 9a first ascended by Wolfgang Güllich in the Frankenjura, Germany.
Barbara Raudner frees Mauerblümchen 8b+/8c at the Frankenfels
09/10/2010 - Climbing
Barbara Raudner frees Mauerblümchen 8b+/8c at the Frankenfels
In September Barbara Raudner carried out the first ascent of Mauerblümchen 8b+/8c at the Frankenfels, Austria.
Transocean, new route on Wenden by Rathmayr and Ruhstaller
08/10/2010 - Climbing
Transocean, new route on Wenden by Rathmayr and Ruhstaller
Bernd Rathmayr and Reto Ruhstaller have established Transocean (7b+, 7a+ obl., 230m) on the Wendenstöcke in Switzerland.
Zahir 8b+ on the Wendenstöcke repeated by Iker and Eneko Pou
07/10/2010 - Climbing
Zahir 8b+ on the Wendenstöcke repeated by Iker and Eneko Pou
Iker and Eneko Pou from Spain have repeated Zahir 8b+ on the Wendenstöcke, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
Maurizio, Manolo, Mago
06/10/2010 - Climbing
Maurizio, Manolo, Mago
Eternit, the slab. Andrea Gallo and a day's climbing with Maurizio Manolo Zanolla at Baule (Dolomites, Italy)
Simone Pedeferri and the first free ascent of Non sei più della mia banda
05/10/2010 - Climbing
Simone Pedeferri and the first free ascent of Non sei più della mia banda
Between the 2nd and 3rd of September 2010 the Italian climber Simone Pedeferri carried out the first free ascent of "Non sei più della mia banda" (700m, 8a+ max, 7a+ obbl.), the route first ascended by Stefano "Pizza" Pizzagalli, Domenico...
Enzo Oddo does Just do it! at Smith Rock
04/10/2010 - Climbing
Enzo Oddo does Just do it! at Smith Rock
15-year-old Enzo Oddo from France has carried out a rare repeat of "Just Do It" 5.14c at Smith Rock, Oregon, USA.
Kurt Albert farewell in the Frankenjura next Saturday
04/10/2010 - Climbing
Kurt Albert farewell in the Frankenjura next Saturday
Climbers worldwide are invited to take part in the farewell ceremony organised for Saturday 9 October in Steiberg, Frankenjura, in honour of German climbing legend Kurt Albert.
Dave Macleod repeats Muy Caliente! at Pembroke
04/10/2010 - Climbing
Dave Macleod repeats Muy Caliente! at Pembroke
Dave Macleod has carried out the third ascent of Tim Emmett's Muy Caliente! E10 6c at Stennis Ford, Pembroke
Piz Dal Nas, hard Titlis ascent by Matthias Trottmann
01/10/2010 - Climbing
Piz Dal Nas, hard Titlis ascent by Matthias Trottmann
At the end of August Matthias Trottmann completed his biggest project to date, Piz dal Nas (8b, 500m) up the North Face of Titlis, Switzerland.
Kurt Albert is dead. Goodbye to a climbing legend
29/09/2010 - Climbing
Kurt Albert is dead. Goodbye to a climbing legend
German climbing legend Kurt Albert died yesterday at 20.45 aged 56 following the accident last Sunday on a via ferrata in Bavaria, Germany on Sunday.
Kurt Albert seriously injured in via ferrata accident
28/09/2010 - Climbing
Kurt Albert seriously injured in via ferrata accident
German climbing legend Kurt Albert is in intensive care after falling from a via ferrata in Bavaria, Germany.
Millstone, rock climbing in England
27/09/2010 - Climbing
Millstone, rock climbing in England
Millstone Edge is one of the most popular gritstone crags in England. Overlooking Hathersage and just a stone's throw from Sheffield, this former quarry hosts some of the finest gritstone lines in the country.
Grotta dell'Arenauta: high hopes for the crag to be reopened
23/09/2010 - Climbing
Grotta dell'Arenauta: high hopes for the crag to be reopened
Hopes are high that two crags at Gaeta (Italy) will be reopened after July local town council decision to forbid access.
Rock climbing around Brasov, Romania
06/09/2010 - Climbing
Rock climbing around Brasov, Romania
Ciprian Draghici introduces the rock climbing potential around the town of Brasov in central Romania.