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The Nose on El Capitan via Google Street View
24/06/2015 - Climbing
The Nose on El Capitan via Google Street View
Today Google released a Street View version of The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite along with climbers Tommy Caldwell, Alex Honnold and Lynn Hill.
Aaron Durogati full flight ahead to Red Bull X-Alps 2015
24/06/2015 - Competitions
Aaron Durogati full flight ahead to Red Bull X-Alps 2015
Watch Aaron Durogati, the paragliding world champion, in training for the world's most spectacular adventure race: Red Bull X-Alps 2015. Over 1000km on foot or by paraglider, taking off on 5 July at Salzburg in Austriand landing in the Principality of Monaco.
#82SUMMITS, Ueli Steck continues, Michael Wohlleben stops
24/06/2015 - Alpinism
#82SUMMITS, Ueli Steck continues, Michael Wohlleben stops
German mountaineer Michael Wohlleben has been forced to pull out of #82SUMMITS, the project to climb all 82 4000m summits in the Alps in 80 days. Swiss climber Ueli Steck will continue climbing alone.
The Cordillera Huayhuash in Maravilloso Perú
23/06/2015 - Alpinism
The Cordillera Huayhuash in Maravilloso Perú
The Cordillera Huayhuash mountain range and Peru seen through the eyes of Lukasz Warzecha.
Matterhorn Cervino 150, the great history of alpinism and the 150th anniversary celebration
23/06/2015 - Events
Matterhorn Cervino 150, the great history of alpinism and the 150th anniversary celebration
From 10 to 19 July 2015, the Matterhorn, Valtournenche and Valle d'Aosta invite everyone to take part in the ten-day celebration of the 150th anniversary of the legendary first two ascents of the mountain. Mountaineering events and outdoor activities, mountain walks, theater, music, dance, cinema, theater and literature events have...
Stefano Ghisolfi climbs Biographie 9a+ at Céüse
23/06/2015 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi climbs Biographie 9a+ at Céüse
At Ceuse in France Stefano Ghisolfi has repeated Biographie 9a+
The Heart Route on El Capitan climbed free by Mason Earle and Brad Gobright
22/06/2015 - Climbing
The Heart Route on El Capitan climbed free by Mason Earle and Brad Gobright
American climbers Mason Earle and Brad Gobright have made the first free ascent of The Heart Route, the big wall on El Capitan, Yosemite, first climbed by Chuck Kroger and Scott Davis in 1970.
Baffin Island Virgin - Mike Libecki and Jonas Haag big wall climb
21/06/2015 - Alpinism
Baffin Island Virgin - Mike Libecki and Jonas Haag big wall climb
The short film documenting the first ascent of “New Dog, Old Tricks, a big wall climbed in May 2014 by Mike Libecki and Jonas Haag.
Arc'teryx Alpine Academy 2015 on Mont Blanc
20/06/2015 - Events
Arc'teryx Alpine Academy 2015 on Mont Blanc
From 12 - 14 June 2015 the 4th Arcteryx Alpine Academy took place at Chamonix. 340 participants from 25 countries took part in the event aimed at teaching mountain safety and improving mountain skills on Mont Blanc.
Aaron Durogati: the Road to Red Bull X-Alps 2015
19/06/2015 - Competitions
Aaron Durogati: the Road to Red Bull X-Alps 2015
Preparations are in full swing a unique adventure race: watch Aaron Durogati, the only Italian taking part in Red Bull X-Alps 2015, the world’s most spectacular flight competition across the Alps.
Franco Cookson and his Divine Moments of Truth at Kay Nest
19/06/2015 - Climbing
Franco Cookson and his Divine Moments of Truth at Kay Nest
At Kay Nest in Yorkshire, England, Franco Cookson made the first ascent of Divine Moments of Truth. The British climber has graded the climb H10, making it one of the most difficult trad climbs in the country.
Glacier d'Argentière in the Mont Blanc massif
18/06/2015 - Alpinism
Glacier d'Argentière in the Mont Blanc massif
Aerial footage of the Argentière glacier taken last week by Yannick Boissenot.
Nifada, Angela Eiter and Bernie Ruech climb untouched rock in Greece
18/06/2015 - Climbing
Nifada, Angela Eiter and Bernie Ruech climb untouched rock in Greece
Austrian climber Angela Eiter reports about her recent trips to Greece where, close to Leonidio, she and her partner Bernie Ruech developed Nifada. The new crag currently hosts 14 routes up to 8c+.
Video: Bad to the Bone - Jon Griffith and Will Sim climb Mt Deborah, Alaska
17/06/2015 - Alpinism
Video: Bad to the Bone - Jon Griffith and Will Sim climb Mt Deborah, Alaska
A short video of British alpinists Jon Griffith and Will Sim making the the first ascent of Bad to the Bone up the NW Face of Mt Deborah in Alaska.
Iranians climb new Tsaranoro big wall in Madagascar
17/06/2015 - Climbing
Iranians climb new Tsaranoro big wall in Madagascar
In April 2015 the Iranian climbers Hassan Gerami, Hamid Reza Shafaghi and Farshad Mijoji made the first ascent of The Change Experience (8b, A2 442m), a new multi-pitch rock climb up the Karambony tower (Ecole) located in the Tsaranoro massif, Madagascar.
Chris Sharma climbs Jumbo Wood on giant Redwood tree
16/06/2015 - Climbing
Chris Sharma climbs Jumbo Wood on giant Redwood tree
The video of American rock climber Chris Sharma climbing a giant redwood tree in the Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California, USA.