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30/09/2024 - Climbing
Watch Billy Ridal & Alex Waterhouse vs The Nose on El Capitan In November 2023 retired British competition climbers Billy Ridal & Alex Waterhouse a made a rare free ascent of 'The Nose' on El Capitan in Yosemite. Their attempt to free climb the most famous big wall in the world, first climbed free by Lynn Hill in 1993, is documented in...

30/09/2024 - Climbing
Two new multipitches on Speckkarplatte in Austria's Karwendel by Peter Manhartsberger & co Earlier this summer on the Speckkarplatte in the Karwendel massif in Austria Peter Manhartsberger and Armin Fuchs have established 'Leider Geil' (225m, 8a), while on the nearby Floitenturm Manhartsberger with Raphael Jäger and Michael Zellinger established Trog mi Wind (7c, 100m). According to Manhartsberger, both routes are out of this...

27/09/2024 - Climbing
Robbie Phillips repeats The Great Arch on the Isle of Pabbay, Scotland 34-year-old Scottish rock climber Robbie Phillips, supported by Jamie Lowther, has made the second free ascent of the iconic 'Great Arch' on the Isle of Pabbay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

26/09/2024 - Climbing
Laura Rogora redpoints Goldrake (9a+) and onsights Jedi (8b) at Cornalba The 23-year-old Italian climber Laura Rogora has made the first female ascent of Goldrake (9a+) at Cornalba, Italy, and onsighted Jedi (8b).

26/09/2024 - Climbing
Tom Randall cruises across his Autobahn in Berlin British rock climber Tom Randall has made the first ascent of Autobahn, a 60m offwidth bridge crack in Berlin, Germany.

25/09/2024 - Climbing
Connor Herson & Alex Honnold climbing in Yosemite Watch Connor Herson & Alex Honnold climbing for a weekend in Yosemite in May 2024, repeating Cosmic Debris and New Leaf.

25/09/2024 - Climbing
Big new climb on Mirror Wall in Greenland by Julia Cassou, Sean Warren, Pete Whittaker, Sean Villanueva This summer Julia Cassou, Sean Warren, Pete Whittaker and Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll established a new climb up the centre of the Mirror Wall in Greenland. The 1000m big wall is graded 8b/R/A2+ and has been called 'Ryu-shin', in memory of their friend and climbing partner Keita Kurakami.

24/09/2024 - Alpinism
Mick Fowler & Victor Saunders make first ascent of Yawash Sar (6258m) in Karakorum British mountaineers Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders have made the first ascent of Yawash Sar, a 6,258m peak in Pakistan's Karakoram climbed via the NW Face. Climbing alpine style, the pair summited on 14 September.

23/09/2024 - Climbing
Jorge Díaz-Rullo redpoints Move (9b/+) at Flatanger Spanish climber Jorge Díaz-Rullo has repeated 'Move' (9b/+) at Flatanger in Norway. This is the fourth ascent after Adam Ondra (2013), Seb Bouin (2019) and Megos (2024).

20/09/2024 - Climbing
Another new climb up Punta Emma, Rosengarten, Dolomites In summer 2024 Mariapia Ghedina and Diego Mabboni made the first ascent of 'Sto imparando a volare' on Punta Emma in the Rosengarten / Catinaccio massif of the Dolomites, Italy.

19/09/2024 - Environment
The hidden melting of the Gorner glacier (Monte Rosa) For three decades, the La Venta Geographical Exploration Association has been exploring glaciers and glacier cave. After monitoring the Gorner glacier in 2020 and 2022, Alessio Romeo returned this year to check the health of the wonderful caves that formed within the ice, immediately above the rocky valley floor.

18/09/2024 - Climbing
Seb Berthe and Hugo Parmentier 24h Verdon climbing challenge This summer Sébastien Berthe from Belgium and Hugo Parmentier from France attempted to climb 5 major multi-pitches in the Verdon Gorge in a day. The pair report about those grueling 24 hours climbing 1500m of bullet-proof limestone up to 8b.

18/09/2024 - Climbing
Nathan Brown adds Civil Disobedience to Angels Landing in Zion Canyon Earlier this year American alpinist and excavation contractor Nathan Brown, with the help of Jackson Marvell and Sam Mack, made the first ascent of 'Civil Disobedience' (V 5.9 A3) the right of the historic 'Lowe Route' on the north face of Angels Landing, Zion National Park, USA. Brown, who climbed...

18/09/2024 - Alpinism
Eclissi established on Torre di Mezzaluna in Vallaccia (Dolomites) by Luca Ducoli, Leo Gheza The report by Leonardo Gheza who, earlier this summer with Luca Ducoli, established the multi-pitch 'Eclissi' (8a, 280m) on Torre di Mezzaluna in Vallaccia (Dolomites). This is Gheza's second new route here after 'Monologica', first ascended in 2023 with Angelo Contessi.

17/09/2024 - Climbing
Ainhize Belar Barrutia ticks her first 9a+, Iñi Ameriketan at Baltzola Spanish climber Ainhize Belar Barrutia has sent her first 9a+, Iñi Ameriketan at Cueva de Baltzola.

16/09/2024 - Climbing
Watch Adam Ondra explore a new sector at Buoux The video of Adam Ondra exploring a new sector at the historic crag Buoux in southern France.
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