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18/04/2013 - Climbing

Magnus Midtbø onsights 8c+ at Rodellar in Spain

Norwegian climber Magnus Midtbø has onsighted Cosi fan tutte 8c+ at Rodellar. He is now the fifth sports climber to onsight this grade.

11/04/2013 - Climbing

Punta Giradili, Sardinia: difficult new multi-pitch rock climb Oiscura... L'eco del Baratro

During three weekends between 2012 and 2013 Gianni Canale, Aldo Mazzotti, Stefano Salvaterra, Franco Cavallaro and Adriano Cavallaro made the first ascent of Oiscura... L'eco del Baratro up beautiful Punta Giradili above Baunei in Sardinia. 230m high, established ground-up, with 7c obligatory climbing and two crux pitches still to be...

04/04/2013 - Climbing

Sardinia's needles: two rock climbs by Maurizio Oviglia

The report by Maurizio Oviglia about two beautiful needles in Sardinia: the recently restored Dillosauro 6b+, first climbed by Enzo Lecis in 1995 and Sinfonia del mulino bianco, the new route established together with Giorgio Caddeo above Baunei.

03/04/2013 - Climbing

Hazel Findlay climbs her second E9

English rock climber Hazel Findlay has climbed her second E9, Chicama at Treaddur Bay, Holyhead, Wales.

24/03/2013 - Climbing

Chris Sharma repeats La Dura Dura at Oliana

American climber Chris Sharma has made the first repeat of La Dura Dura 9b+ at Oliana, Spain.

15/03/2013 - Alpinism

Villanueva, Didier and Hanssens free climbs in Patagonia's Torres del Paine

In Patagonia the Belgian alpinists Stephane Hanssens, Merlin Didier and Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll made the first free ascents of the East Face of Cerro Catedral (1000 m, 7c+) and the East Face of Cerro Cota 2000 (500m, 7c+) while on Fitz Roy they climbed 900m of virgin ground up the...

08/03/2013 - Climbing

Video: Adam Ondra climbs Change 9b+ at Flatanger

The video of Adam Ondra and the first ascent of his route Change 9b+ in the Hanshellern - Flatanger cave in Norway.

07/03/2013 - Alpinism

Simone Moro, the drama on Broad Peak and winter mountaineering in the Himalaya

The thoughts of Simone Moro about high-altitude winter mountaineering on the world's Eight-thousanders and about the events which have taken place and are currently unfolding on Broad Peak.

26/02/2013 - Alpinism

Robert Jasper adds difficult mixed climb to Breitwangflue at Kandersteg

On 13/02/2013 Robert Jasper made the first free ascent of the ice and mixed climb Ritter der Kokosnuß (M12, WI5, 165m) up the Breitwangflue at Kandersteg in Switzerland.

14/02/2013 - Alpinism

Bafomet, first M14 in Poland

On 17/02/2013 Michal Król and Marcin Gasienica-Kotelnicki both climbed Bafomet to establish Poland's first-ever drytooling route graded M14.

07/02/2013 - Climbing

Chris Sharma frees a new 9b at Santa Linya

American climber Chris Sharma has freed Stoking the Fire 9b at Santa Linya in Spain.

29/01/2013 - Climbing

The rebirth of Jerzu in Sardinia

Maurizio Oviglia discusses the latest developments at Jerzu, one of the most beautiful and popular climbing areas in Sardinia.

28/01/2013 - Alpinism

Ulvetanna Peak, new North East Ridge route in Antarctica

The North East ridge of Ulvetanna Peak (2931m) in the Antarctica has been climbed for the first time by Leo Houlding, Sean Leary, Alastair Lee, Jason Pickles, Chris Rabone and David Reeves.

18/01/2013 - Climbing

Jakob Schubert sends five 9a's at Santa Linya

At Santa Linya in Spain an unstoppable Jakob Schubert sent five 9a routes.

10/01/2013 - Alpinism

Wolverine and the first WI 11 in the history of ice climbing

A brief analysis of the new grade WI 11, put forward for the first time in February 2012 by Klemen Premrl and Tim Emmett after having freed the single pitch ice climb Wolverine at the Helmcken Falls (Canada).