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Piolets d’Or Asia, the 2012 winners
12/11/2012 - Alpinism
Piolets d’Or Asia, the 2012 winners
The 7th Piolet d’Or Asia 2012 was held in Seoul, Korea on 9/11/2012. The alpine award went to the Korean mountaineers Kim Chang-ho and An Chi-young, as well as Zhou Peng and Lee Shuang. Denis Urbko from Kazakhstan won the...
Striking Shiva success for Fowler and Ramsden
05/11/2012 - Alpinism
Striking Shiva success for Fowler and Ramsden
In October 2012 British alpinists Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden made the first ascent of Prow of Shiva ED+ up Mt. Shiva (6,142m), India.
Tomoko Ogawa and the Catharsis 8B+ interview
25/10/2012 - Interviews
Tomoko Ogawa and the Catharsis 8B+ interview
Interview with Japanese climber Tomoko Ogawa who made the first female ascent of an 8B+ boulder problem, Catharsis at Shiobara in japan.
Lead World Cup: Kim and Min win in South Korea
23/10/2012 - Competitions
Lead World Cup: Kim and Min win in South Korea
Jain Kim and Hyunbin Min win the 7th stage of the Lead World Cup 2012 held in Mokpo, South Korea.
Lead World Cup 2012, Ernst and McColl win in China
15/10/2012 - Climbing
Lead World Cup 2012, Ernst and McColl win in China
The sixth stage of the Lead World Cup 2012 took place in Xining, China on 12-13/10/2012 and was won by Johanna Ernst from Austria and Sean McColl from Canada. Stefano Ghisolfi placed third, putting Italy back on the podium after...
Lead World Cup, Jain Kim and Ramon Julian Puigblanque win in Atlanta
05/10/2012 - Competitions
Lead World Cup, Jain Kim and Ramon Julian Puigblanque win in Atlanta
On Sunday 30/09/2012 Jain Kim from Korea and Ramon Julian Puigblanque from Spain won the 5th stage of the Lead World Cup 2012 in Atlanta (USA) and doubled their takings after victory in Puurs (BEL) a week ago.
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2012: a huge success
02/10/2012 - Climbing
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2012: a huge success
Sun, sea, great climbing and partying. These are the ingredients of the first The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival which took place on the Greek island from 26 - 30 September 2012.
Mt Alberta North Face, important climb by Jason Kruk and Josh Lavigne
26/09/2012 - Alpinism
Mt Alberta North Face, important climb by Jason Kruk and Josh Lavigne
In early September Jason Kruk and Josh Lavigne climbed the North Face of Mt Alberta. In doing so they repeated the House - Anderson route to circa 3/4 height and then continued up new terrain (WI5, M7+++, 1000m, 06-09/09/2012). During...
Lead World Cup, Jain Kim and Ramon Julian Puigblanque win in Puurs
25/09/2012 - Competitions
Lead World Cup, Jain Kim and Ramon Julian Puigblanque win in Puurs
The 4th stage of the Lead World Cup 2012 was won last weekend by Jain Kim from Korea and Ramon Julian Puigblanque from Spain. Reigning World Champion Jacob Schubert was disqualified for having used a means of communication while in...
World Climbing Championships 2012, all the results from Paris.
17/09/2012 - Competitions
World Climbing Championships 2012, all the results from Paris.
The 12th World Climbing Championship took place in Paris last week. Lead was won by the Austrians Jakob Schubert and - for a record breaking fourth time - Angela Eiter. Boulder was won by Mélanie Sandoz from France and -...
Rustam Gelmanov and Anna Stöhr win Bouldering World Cup 2012
27/08/2012 - Competitions
Rustam Gelmanov and Anna Stöhr win Bouldering World Cup 2012
Rustam Gelmanov from Russia and Anna Stöhr from Austria win the Bouldering World Cup 2012, Sean McColl and Akiyo Noguchi take silver, Jakob Schubert and Shauna Coxsey bronze. The final stage, which took place in Munich yesterday, was won by...
Rock Junior, the climbing game and great sport
26/08/2012 - Competitions
Rock Junior, the climbing game and great sport
The second, decisive day of Rock Junior witnessed great performances in the Under 14 Cup, the verve of young climbers playing in Kid’s Rock and the legendary parent and children Family Rock relay race. A true festival for the 500...
Rock Junior, great young climbing at Arco
25/08/2012 - Competitions
Rock Junior, great young climbing at Arco
Saturday 25 August 2012. A great cutting-edge start during today’s first day of the Under 14 Cup at Arco which marked the start of the Rock Master Festival di Arco. 220 athletes aged 7 – 13 from 17 different countries...
Lead World Cup 2012 – Jorg Verhoeven and Momoka Oda win in Imst
14/08/2012 - Competitions
Lead World Cup 2012 – Jorg Verhoeven and Momoka Oda win in Imst
On Saturday 11 August the third stage of the Lead World Cup 2012 was won by Jorg Verhoeven and Momoka Oda.
K7, new route up the East Face by Kennedy, Dempster and Novak
27/07/2012 - Alpinism
K7, new route up the East Face by Kennedy, Dempster and Novak
Kyle Dempster, Hayden Kennedy and Urban Novak have made the first ascent of a new route up the virgin East Face of K7 (Karakorum, Pakistan).
Lead World Cup 2012: Sachi Amma and Hélène Janicot win in Briançon
23/07/2012 - Competitions
Lead World Cup 2012: Sachi Amma and Hélène Janicot win in Briançon
The second stage of the Lead World Cup 2012 was won on Saturday 21 July by Sachi Amma from japan and Hélène Janicot from France.

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