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Leo Houlding interview
29/11/2006 - Interviews
Leo Houlding interview
Climber, mountaineer, but also keen snowboarder, surfer, skydiver, base jumper and nature lover, Leo Houlding is one of the most famous rock climbers and mountaineers in the world.
Todd Skinner, one of America's pionering free climbers, killed in Yosemite
31/10/2006 - Climbing
Todd Skinner, one of America's pionering free climbers, killed in Yosemite
Todd Skinner, one of America's pioneering free climbers, died on October 23 when abseiling from the Leaning Tower in Yosemite.
Kedar Dome ascent for Parnell and Emmett
20/10/2006 - Alpinism
Kedar Dome ascent for Parnell and Emmett
British duo Tim Emmett and Ian Parnell climb new route on the SE Pillar of Kedar Dome (6830m) in the Gangtori region of the Indian Garwhal.
Marmolada: Bubu Bole first all-lead ascent of Larcher-Vigiani
28/09/2006 - Alpinism
Marmolada: Bubu Bole first all-lead ascent of Larcher-Vigiani
On 10 September Mauro "Bubu" Bole made the first all-lead ascent of the "Larcher-Vigiani" together with Jenny Lavarda on the Marmolada, Dolomites, Italy.
Big Wall Speed Climbing Paklenica
06/04/2006 - Climbing
big wall Speed Climbing Paklenica
From 28 April to 1 May Croatia's Paklenica National Park will host the seventh edition of the “big wall Speed Climbing”.
Sul filo della notte' on-sight for Burdet
23/11/2005 - Climbing
Sul filo della notte' on-sight for Burdet
Denis Burdet, Nicolas Zampetti and Jacques Vouilloz have made the first on-sight of "Sul filo della notte", Taghia, Morocco
Caldwell climbs Nose & Freerider in a day!
03/11/2005 - Climbing
Caldwell climbs Nose & Freerider in a day!
Just two weeks after Caldwell's astounding repeat of the Nose, the young American has pushed things further by phenomenally climbing both the Nose and Freerider on El Capitan, Yosemite, in under 24 hours!
Ueli Steck - absolute void
01/06/2005 - Interviews
Ueli Steck - absolute void
Ueli Steck and his solo ascents of Cholatse and Tawoche in the Himalaya, in the words of Christine Kopp .
Grandes Jorasses: new route by Gabarrou, Batoux and Dumarest
01/04/2005 - Alpinism
Grandes Jorasses: new route by Gabarrou, Batoux and Dumarest
From 17 to 21 March Patrick Gabarrou, Philippe Batoux and Christophe Dumarest made the first ascent of a new route on the North Face of Punta Margherita (4066m) at the Grandes Jorasses, Mont Blanc.
Italian spiders rock Chile's Cochamo valley
16/03/2005 - Alpinism
Italian spiders rock Chile's Cochamo valley
A small Italian Ragni expedition has just returned from a successful 40-day trip to Chile, where it made the most of fantastic weather conditions to climb series of routes in the Azufre and Cochamó valley.
Jean-François Beaulieu frees La Zébrée, trad 8b+
05/11/2004 - Climbing
Jean-François Beaulieu frees La Zébrée, trad 8b+
In mid-October Jean-François Beaulieu from Canada pinkpointed an old aid project, La Zébrée at Mont-King, Val David, Québec, grading it 8b+
Yuji Hirayama, the White Zombie 8c onsight interview
07/10/2004 - Interviews
Yuji Hirayama, the White Zombie 8c onsight interview
An interview with Yuji Hirayama after the first ever 8c on-sight: White Zombi in the Baltzola Cave, Spain.
Yuji Hirayama completes world's first 8c on-sight!
07/10/2004 - Climbing
Yuji Hirayama completes world's first 8c on-sight!
On 6/10/2004 Yuji Hirayama made the first-ever 8c onsight: White Zombie, Baltzola Cave, Spain.
Yvon Chouinard, Time's up
28/09/2004 - Interviews
Yvon Chouinard, Time's up
In an open letter Yvon Chouinard, mountaineer, surfer, fly fisherman and founder of "Patagonia", the famous American outdoor clothing company explains how urgent and pressing the envirnmental issue is.
Barracuda Taghia Gorge, Morocco
09/07/2004 - Climbing
Barracuda Taghia Gorge, Morocco
In June 2004 a small Polish team comprised of David Kaszlikowski, Eliza Kubarska and Borek Szybinski freed the new multi-pitch “Barracuda” (600m, 7c+ max. 7a+ obligatory) on Mount Oujdad (2695m), Taghia Gorge in June 2004
B.A.T.  repeated by Torretta and Morandi
07/07/2004 - Climbing
B.A.T. repeated by Torretta and Morandi
B.A.T. Basic Absurd Technology, repeated by Anna Torretta and Erika Morandi on the Caporal, Valle dell'Orco, Italy