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Jimmy Webb claims first repeat of Off the Wagon sit in Val Bavona, Switzerland
26/02/2020 - Climbing
Jimmy Webb claims first repeat of Off the Wagon sit in Val Bavona, Switzerland
The video of American climber James Webb who made the first repeat of Off the Wagon sit, the 8C+/V16 boulder problem freed by Shawn Raboutou in Val Bavona, Switzerland in 2018.
Jonathan Siegrist fires One Hundred Proof, new 9a+ at Mount Potosi
24/02/2020 - Climbing
Jonathan Siegrist fires One Hundred Proof, new 9a+ at Mount Potosi
American climber Jonathan Siegrist has made the first ascent of One Hundred Proof, a 9a+ sports climb at Mount Potosi above Las Vegas in Nevada, USA.
Apus added to Rocchetta Alta di Bosconero in Zoldo Dolomites
20/02/2020 - Alpinism
Apus added to Rocchetta Alta di Bosconero in Zoldo Dolomites
Winter mountaineering in the Zoldo Dolomites: on Rocchetta Alta di Bosconero the mountaineers Mirco Grasso and Alvaro Lafuente have made the first ascent of Apus, a mixed route that shares the first 5 pitches of Madre Tierra then ascends an evident gully all the way to the summit. Grasso reports
Brittany Goris makes first female ascent of Stingray at Joshua Tree, USA
17/02/2020 - Climbing
Brittany Goris makes first female ascent of Stingray at Joshua Tree, USA
American rock climber Brittany Goris has made the first female ascent of Stingray 5.13d at Joshua Tree, USA.
Marc-Andre's Visión completed on Torre Egger in Patagonia
14/02/2020 - Alpinism
Marc-Andre's Visión completed on Torre Egger in Patagonia
Brette Harrington, Quentin Roberts and Horacio Gratton have completed Marc-Andre’s Visión, a new route up the East Face of Torre Egger in Patagonia envisaged in 2016 by the late Marc-André Leclerc.
Jimmy Webb bouldering Bishop extreme Lucid Dreaming
01/02/2020 - Climbing
Jimmy Webb bouldering Bishop extreme Lucid Dreaming
The video of American rock climber James Webb repeating Lucid Dreaming (V15) at Bishop, California, USA.
Climbing in Sudan, new routes in Taka mountains above Kassala
25/01/2020 - Alpinism
Climbing in Sudan, new routes in Taka mountains above Kassala
Chris Warner from Australia reports about a rock climbing trip to Kassala in western Sudan with Jonny Baker which resulted in a handful of new routes in the Taka Mountains,
Martin Zhor completes record-breaking Aconcagua ascent
14/01/2020 - Alpinism
Martin Zhor completes record-breaking Aconcagua ascent
At the end of December 2019 Czech skyrunner Martin Zhor raced to the summit of Aconcagua (6962m) in just 3 hours, 38 minutes and 17 seconds. In doing so he has set a new record for the journey from Plaza de Mulas Base Camp to the top.
Chris Sharma climbing Big Fish, his difficult Mallorca Deep Water Solo
09/01/2020 - Climbing
Chris Sharma climbing Big Fish, his difficult Mallorca Deep Water Solo
The uncut footage of American climber Chris Sharma climbing high above the waves of Mallorca in Spain as he makes the first ascent of his Deep Water Solo Big Fish (8c+/9a, 20m)
Emily Harrington’s fall on El Capitan in Yosemite
05/01/2020 - Alpinism
Emily Harrington’s fall on El Capitan in Yosemite
The video detailing the accident that occurred to Emily Harrington while attempting to free climb Golden Gate in a single day up El Capitan in Yosemite on 24 November 2019.
Daniel Woods uncut on The Process at Bishop
30/12/2019 - Climbing
Daniel Woods uncut on The Process at Bishop
The uncut video of Daniel Woods making the first ascent of The Process V16/8C+ at the Buttermilks, Bishop, USA.
Peruana Supreme up SSE Face of Siula Grande in Peru
06/12/2019 - Alpinism
Peruana Supreme up SSE Face of Siula Grande in Peru
American mountaineer Nathan Heald reports about Peruana Supreme (1000m, TD, AI4), a new route climbed alpine style up the South Face of Siula Grande in Peru with Peruvians Luis Crispin and Thomas Schilter, France's Benjamin Billet and Finland’s Arttu Pylkkanen.
Brad Gobright perishes in climbing accident in Mexico
28/11/2019 - Climbing
Brad Gobright perishes in climbing accident in Mexico
Highly talented US climber Brad Gobright has lost his life in a climbing accident on the multi-pitch El Sendero Luminoso at El Potrero Chico in Mexico.
Lynn Hill on The Nose 26 years after her historic first free ascent
25/11/2019 - Climbing
Lynn Hill on The Nose 26 years after her historic first free ascent
A recent clip of Lynn Hill working The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite and a video regarding her historic first one day ascent in 1994.
Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher free climb The Nose on El Capitan
23/11/2019 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher free climb The Nose on El Capitan
On El Capitan in Yosemite Austria’s Barbara Zangerl and South Tyrol’s Jacopo Larcher have made a free ascent of The Nose, the most famous big wall in the world.
Nellie Milfeld climbs Freerider free on El Capitan, Yosemite
17/11/2019 - Climbing
Nellie Milfeld climbs Freerider free on El Capitan, Yosemite
American rock climber Nellie Milfeld, belayed by her husband Cedar Wright, has made a rare female ascent of Freerider up El Capitan in Yosemite