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AlexAnna, Punta Penia, Marmolada: first free ascent by Rolando Larcher
14/10/2010 - Alpinism
AlexAnna, Punta Penia, Marmolada: first free ascent by Rolando Larcher
On 14/07/2010 Rolando Larcher and climbing partner Tiziano Buccella carried out the first free ascent of AlexAnna (740m, 8a+ max, 7a+ obl.), up the Pilastro Lindo on the SW Face of Punta Penia on the Marmolada, Dolomites. Larcher had established the line with various partners over 6 days during 2007...
Paul Robinson climbs Il Trill Fb8c at Magic Wood, Switzerland
13/10/2010 - Climbing
Paul Robinson climbs Il Trill Fb8c at Magic Wood, Switzerland
Paul Robinson has established Il Trill Fb8c at the Magic Wood, Switzerland.
Solidarity for the family of Walter Nones
13/10/2010 - Alpinism
Solidarity for the family of Walter Nones
An appeal for solidarity for the family of Walter Nones, first published on the internet site www.karlunterkircher.com.
Barbara Raudner frees Mauerblümchen 8b+/8c at the Frankenfels
09/10/2010 - Climbing
Barbara Raudner frees Mauerblümchen 8b+/8c at the Frankenfels
In September Barbara Raudner carried out the first ascent of Mauerblümchen 8b+/8c at the Frankenfels, Austria.
Maurizio, Manolo, Mago
06/10/2010 - Climbing
Maurizio, Manolo, Mago
Eternit, the slab. Andrea Gallo and a day's climbing with Maurizio Manolo Zanolla at Baule (Dolomites, Italy)
Simone Pedeferri and the first free ascent of Non sei più della mia banda
05/10/2010 - Climbing
Simone Pedeferri and the first free ascent of Non sei più della mia banda
Between the 2nd and 3rd of September 2010 the Italian climber Simone Pedeferri carried out the first free ascent of "Non sei più della mia banda" (700m, 8a+ max, 7a+ obbl.), the route first ascended by Stefano "Pizza" Pizzagalli, Domenico Soldarini, Stefano Gaffuri and Cesare Romano on the emblematic Precipizio...
Kurt Albert farewell in the Frankenjura next Saturday
04/10/2010 - Climbing
Kurt Albert farewell in the Frankenjura next Saturday
Climbers worldwide are invited to take part in the farewell ceremony organised for Saturday 9 October in Steiberg, Frankenjura, in honour of German climbing legend Kurt Albert.
Sulamar North Face first ascent by Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden
04/10/2010 - Alpinism
Sulamar North Face first ascent by Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden
Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden have carried out the first ascent of the North Face of Sulamar, China
Walter Nones dies on Cho Oyu
03/10/2010 - Alpinism
Walter Nones dies on Cho Oyu
Walter Nones has died on Cho Oyu (8201m), the sixth highest mountain in the world. His death has been confirmed directly by the wife of the Italian alpinist.
Piz Dal Nas, hard Titlis ascent by Matthias Trottmann
01/10/2010 - Climbing
Piz Dal Nas, hard Titlis ascent by Matthias Trottmann
At the end of August Matthias Trottmann completed his biggest project to date, Piz dal Nas (8b, 500m) up the North Face of Titlis, Switzerland.
Kurt Albert is dead. Goodbye to a climbing legend
29/09/2010 - Climbing
Kurt Albert is dead. Goodbye to a climbing legend
German climbing legend Kurt Albert died yesterday at 20.45 aged 56 following the accident last Sunday on a via ferrata in Bavaria, Germany on Sunday.
Kurt Albert seriously injured in via ferrata accident
28/09/2010 - Climbing
Kurt Albert seriously injured in via ferrata accident
German climbing legend Kurt Albert is in intensive care after falling from a via ferrata in Bavaria, Germany.
Millstone, rock climbing in England
27/09/2010 - Climbing
Millstone, rock climbing in England
Millstone Edge is one of the most popular gritstone crags in England. Overlooking Hathersage and just a stone's throw from Sheffield, this former quarry hosts some of the finest gritstone lines in the country.
Grotta dell'Arenauta: high hopes for the crag to be reopened
23/09/2010 - Climbing
Grotta dell'Arenauta: high hopes for the crag to be reopened
Hopes are high that two crags at Gaeta (Italy) will be reopened after July local town council decision to forbid access.
European Championship 2010, the results
21/09/2010 - Competitions
European Championship 2010, the results
The sport climbing European Championships were held in Austria's Imst-Innsbruck last weekend. Ramón Julian Puigblanque and Angela Eiter won the Lead competition, Cedric Lachat and Anna Stöhr the Bouldering event, while Sergey Abdrakhmanov and Edyta Ropek won Speed.
Favresse, Villanueva and Ditto, final routes in Greenland
09/09/2010 - Alpinism
Favresse, Villanueva and Ditto, final routes in Greenland
Nico Favresse, his brother Olivier, Sean Villanueva and Ben Ditto are now sailing home after a final flurry up the granite walls of Greenland.