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20/09/2011 - Climbing
The Nose, new women's speed record On 16/09/2011 Libby Sauter and Chantel Astorga established a new female speed record up The Nose in Yosemite, USA, climbing the route in 10 hours 40 minutes.
19/09/2011 - Alpinism
Himalaya, earthquake in India, Nepal and Tibet Last night an earthquake hit Sikkim, India, causing devastation and at least 40 deaths between dIndia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Tibet.
16/09/2011 - Alpinism
No Fear, new Russian route on Trango Nameless Tower In August 2011 a Russian expedition established No Fear (6b+, A3, 1120m) up Nameless Tower, Trango group, Karakorum
15/09/2011 - Alpinism
Walter Bonatti, thoughts and memories from the world of alpinism The thoughts for Walter Bonatti which PlanetMountain received from the alpinists...
13/09/2011 - Alpinism
Bellavista in the Dolomites for Luka Krajnc Slovenian climber Luka Krajnc has carried out the fourth complete free ascent of Bellavista on Cima Ovest di Lavaredo, Dolomites, first ascended by Alexander Huber solo during winter 1999 with difficulties up to A4 and then freed by German at 8c in July 2001. Urban Golob provides the report.
12/09/2011 - Climbing
Sasha DiGiulian, 8c+ redpoint and 8b+ on-sight at Rodellar American climber Sasha DiGiulian has sent her third 8c+ Cosi Fan Tutte at Rodellar in Spain and on-sighted Maskoking 8b+.
12/09/2011 - Alpinism
Le Drus, new rockfall Last Saturday and Sunday several enormous rockfalls fell from the Drus (Mont Blanc).
12/09/2011 - Climbing
Climb Training now on the iPhone An iPhone application with videos and exercises of all the main training methods to improve power, technique and stamina, created by Alessandro Jolly Lamberti and Piero Amato.
09/09/2011 - Climbing
Barbara Raudner tours Höllental, Margalef and Misja Pec Barbara Raudner has repeated Indotimes 8b+ at Höllental in Austria.
08/09/2011 - Climbing
Trad area, trad climbing in Piemonte, Italy The small crag Trad Area in Valle Po in NE Italy, with 23 routes from 5a - 7a, introduced by Mountain Guide Alpine Alberto Fantone.
05/09/2011 - Climbing
Black Bean, 8b trad for Arnaud Petit at Ceuse Arnaud Petit has climbed Black Bean 8b at Ceuse in France using trad gear only.
05/09/2011 - Climbing
Black Bean, 8b trad for Arnaud Petit at Ceuse Arnaud Petit has climbed Black Bean 8b at Ceuse in France using trad gear only.
02/09/2011 - Alpinism
Via del 149°, new route on Monte Disgrazia, Central Alps On Sunday 21 August two teams comprised of Michele Comi, Luca Maspes, Stefano Mogavero and Popi Miotti made the first ascent of "Via del 149°" up the hitherto unclimbed SE spur of the eastern pre-summit of Monte Disgrazia 3483m (Valtellina, Central Alps) as a foretaste to next year's celebrations for...
01/09/2011 - Alpinism
Nevado Santa Cruz, new routes in the Peruvian Andes In June 2011 the Italian alpinists Fabrizio Manoni, Enrico Rosso and Paolo Stoppini established two new routes on Nevado Santa Cruz in the Andes, Peru.
01/09/2011 - Alpinism
Mario Prinoth: Silbergeier and the Battisti - Weiss On 2 August 2011 Italian climber Mario Prinoth carried out a rare repeat of Silbergeier (8b/8b+, 240m) in the Rätikon, Switzerland, while on 25 May he had managed to on-sight the via Battisti - Weiss (400m, max 8a+) on Spiz delle Roe de Ciampiè (Larsec, Catinaccio, Dolomites).
26/08/2011 - Climbing
In memory of Giovanni Quirici Swiss alpinist Giovanni Quirici fell to his death on 12 August while ascending the North Face of the Eiger.... a friend remembers him.
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