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06/07/2015 - Competitions
Andorra Ultra Trail Vallnord, the 2015 edition breaks all records The seventh edition of the Andorra Ultra Trail Vallnord finished on Sunday 28 June with a record 2600 participants from 39 different countries. Four days of events, from 25 - 28 June 2015, for 4 mountain running competitions and 1 walk were helped by excellent weather and more than 400...

02/07/2015 - Alpinism
Matterhorn Cervino 150: 10 days of celebrations to mark the anniversary of the first two ascents In order to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first two ascents of the Matterhorn, from 10 to 19 July 2015 at Breuil-Cervinia Valtournenche, the Italian Region of Valle d'Aosta and the Municipality of Valtournenche invite everyone to take part in 10 days of climbing events, culture, sports, music and...

08/06/2015 - Climbing
Lena Herrmann climbs Frankenjura's Klondike Cat 8c At the Bärenschluchtwänden crag in Frankenjura, Germany, Lena Herrmann has redpointed Klondike Cat (11-/ 8c).

22/05/2015 - Competitions
Speed Climbing World Cup, Qixin Zhong and Iuliia Kaplina win in Saanich The first stage of the Speed Climbing World Cup was held in Central Saanich, Canada, on 17 May 2015 and was won by Qixin Zhong and Iuliia Kaplina who stopped the clock after 7.74 seconds to set a new world record.

14/05/2015 - Alpinism
Namasté Oskar Piazza In remembrance of Oskar Piazza, mountain guide and member of the Mountain Rescue team who died in Nepal's devastating earthquake on 25 April 2015. By Manuel Lugli.

16/04/2015 - Events
Varazze BluBloc 2015, the bouldering meeting in Liguria The second Varazze BluBloc boulder meeting takes place at Varazze (Savona, Liguria, Italy) on 25 April 2015.

10/04/2015 - Alpinism
Piolet d'Or 2015: the world's mountaineering élite at Courmayeur and Chamonix Courmayeur and Chamonix are the world’s mountaineering capital once again thanks to the Piolet d'Or 2015. The recipients of the 23rd edition of this prestigious award are Tommy Caldwell, Alex Honnold, Alexander Gukov, Alexei Lonchinskiy, Aleš Česen, Luka Lindič and Marko Prezelj. The 7th Piolet d'Or Carrière will be awarded...

07/04/2015 - Alpinism
Caravanserai 2015 Lou Vir Tound: a round trip The adventure of Sebastiano Audiso and Valter Perlino starts today: The two will combine climbing and cycling with the greater meaning of traveling: starting from and finishing at Kathmandu, they will cross the Himalayam cycling in between Nepal and Tibet past the sacred Mount Kailash and the the Tibetan 8000er...

20/03/2015 - Alpinism
Tom Ballard climbs the six North Faces of the Alps in winter! With his ascent of the Eiger yesterday, Tom Ballard has now completed his Starlight and Storm project to climb the six great North Faces of the Alps in winter, alone and in just one season: Cima Grande di Lavaredo, Pizzo Badile, Matterhorn, Grandes Jorasses, Petit Dru and the Eiger.

12/03/2015 - Events
Melloblocco 2015 - the universal edition The biggest bouldering and climbing meeting in the world will be held in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy, from 30 April to 3 May 2015.A universal edition to celebrate, for the 12th consecutive year, the beauty of climbing in these splendid valleys.

24/02/2015 - Climbing
Magnus Midtbø climbing Jungle Speed at Siurana The video of Norwegian climber Magnus Midtboe on Jungle Speed at Siurana in Spain.

17/02/2015 - Climbing
San Vito Lo Capo. Full stop and start over again. We have received and gladly publish the press release of the representatives of the two associations (Rocce di Sicilia, the organisers of the of San Vito Climbing Festival and YMCA Climbing House, the shop and meeting place for climbers, bikers and trekkers) that operate together to promote the development of...

04/02/2015 - Alpinism
Ines Papert repeats Ritter der Kokosnuss on Breitwangflue, Kandersteg On 26/01/2015 Ines Papert repeated of the extremely difficult mixed winter climb "Ritter der Kokosnuss" (M12, WI5) located high up on the Breitwangflue at Kandersteg in Switzerland.

02/02/2015 - Competitions
Maxim Tomilov and WoonSeon Shin win Ice Climbing World Championship 2015 Yesterday at Corvara / Rabenstein, Italy, the Ice Climbing World Championship was won by Russia’s Maxim Tomilov and South Korea’s WoonSeon Shin. Angelika Rainer and HeeYong Park took silver, Petra Klingler and Alexey Tomilov bronze.

02/02/2015 - Competitions
Maxim Tomilov and WoonSeon Shin win Ice Climbing World Championship 2015 Yesterday at Corvara / Rabenstein, Italy, the Ice Climbing World Championship was won by Russia’s Maxim Tomilov and South Korea’s WoonSeon Shin. Angelika Rainer and HeeYong Park took silver, Petra Klingler and Alexey Tomilov bronze.

29/01/2015 - Climbing
Argyro Papathanasiou climbs 8b+/8c at Athens At Spilia Daveli close to Athens, Greece, Argyro Papathanasiou has climbed Au revoir 8b+/8c.
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