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Polar Big Wall Expedition 2000
26/10/2000 - Alpinism
Polar big wall Expedition 2000
On 23/08/2000 the expedition comprised of S. Glowacz, K. Albert, H. Hember and G. Heidorn established 'Odyssey 2000' on the unclimbed Polar Bear Spire on Canada's Baffin Island
Cruz del Sur, new climb by Mauro Bubu Bole and Silvo Karo on La Esfinge in Peru
20/10/2000 - Alpinism
Cruz del Sur, new climb by Mauro Bubu Bole and Silvo Karo on La Esfinge in Peru
On the East Face of La Esfinge (5325m) in the Paron Valley, Cordillera Blanca, Peru, Mauro Bole, Silvo Karo and photographer Boris Strmsek have established Cruz del Sur, an 800m big wall climb graded 7c+.
Mount Nalumasortoq and the climbing above Tasermiut Fjord in Greenland
21/09/2000 - Alpinism
Mount Nalumasortoq and the climbing above Tasermiut Fjord in Greenland
On Mount Nalumasortoq above the Tasermiut Fjord in Southern Greenland Jerome Arpin, Mario Manica and Francesco Vaudo made the first ascent of Non c'è due senza tre, a new big wall climb up the mountain's Third Pillar. Report by Antonella Cicogna.
British Team makes ascent of Big Wall in Malaysia
22/05/2000 - Climbing
British Team makes ascent of big wall in Malaysia
Sheer7 team climbs first of 7 big walls covered live on the Internet
Dean Potter & Hans Florine - good climbing news from Yosemite Valley
01/10/1999 - Climbing
Dean Potter & Hans Florine - good climbing news from Yosemite Valley
At the end of July, Dean Potter and Hans Florine made what may go down as one of the biggest achievements in the history of climbing in Yosemite.
Pietro Dal Prà - the mountain from all perspectives
23/03/1999 - Interviews
Pietro Dal Prà - the mountain from all perspectives
Interview with top Italian rock climber and alpinist Pietro Dal Prà.
Tomaz Humar climbs A5 on El Capitan, Yosemite
19/02/1999 - Interviews
Tomaz Humar climbs A5 on El Capitan, Yosemite
On the 26th of October 1998, after fifteen days on El Capitan, the 29 year-old Slovenian Tomaz Humar completed Reticent Wall (VI, 5.9, A5 850m). Humar is well-known for his successes in the Himalayas, where in 1997 he ascended Nuptse in alpine style together with Janiz Jeglic, and Ama Dablam...