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On Saturday 11 April the awards ceremony of the 23rd Piolets d'Or, the Oscars of alpinism, were held at Courmayeur, Italy. Americans Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold, Russians Aleksander Gukov and Aleksey Lonchinsky and Slovenians Marko Prezelj, Ales Cesen and Luka Lindic were awarded the Piolet d'Or 2015. Britain’s Chris...

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...

alexander Megos from Germany has made the first ascent of Schweinebaumeln 9a at the Elphinstone, Blue Mountains, Australia

At Kanoto in Japan alexander Megos has climbed the boulder problem Kanoto, originally graded 8C, in under two hours.

American sports climber Jonathan Siegrist has repeated La Rambla 9a+ at Siurana in Spain.

The video of German climber alexander Megos making the third ascent of the boulder problem Lucid Dreaming V15/8C at Bishop, USA.

Sports climbing: Alizée Dufraisse from France has redpointed Chikane 8c+ at Siurana in Spain.

Three expeditions have been selected for the Piolets d'Or 2015: the traverse of the Fitz Roy range by Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold,the ascent ofl Thamserku by the Russians alexander Gukov and Alexei Lonchinskiy and the ascent of Hagshu by the Slovenians Ales Cesen, Luka Lindic and Marko Prezelj. During...

The video of Norwegian climber Magnus Midtboe on Jungle Speed at Siurana in Spain.

58 ascents carried out in 2014 have been included in the "Big list" of the Piolets d'Or, the most prestigious mountaineering award that will be celebrated between 9 - 12 April, 2015 at Courmayeur and Chamonix, at the foot of Mont Blanc.

A short video by Santiago Casar about alexander Megos and friends bouldering at Rocklands, South Africa.

Korea’s Park HeeYong and Italy’s Angelika Rainer won the French leg of the Ice Climbing World Cup after finishing second in last week’s Ice Climbing World Championship at Rabenstein, in Val Passiria.

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.

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.

German climber alexander Megos has made the third ascent of Lucid Dreaming V15 / 8C at Bishop, USA.

The dates and video introducing the Ice Climbing World Cup 2015 with stages scheduled in the USA, South Korea, Switzerland, Italy, France and Russia.