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Mayan Smith-Gobat climbs The Salathé Wall on El Capitan
06/10/2011 - Climbing
Mayan Smith-Gobat climbs The Salathé Wall on El Capitan
New Zealand climber Mayan Smith-Gobat has successfully free climbed The Salathé Wall up El Capitan, Yosemite, USA.
Bernasconi and Pedeferri and the first winter ascent Spada nella Roccia, Qualido, Val di Mello
21/09/2011 - Alpinism
Bernasconi and Pedeferri and the first winter ascent Spada nella Roccia, Qualido, Val di Mello
The video of the first winter ascent of Spada nella Roccia, Qualido, in Val di Mello (Val Masino) carried out by Daniele Bernasconi and Simone Pedeferri in February 2011.
Steve House solos Repentance and Remission
19/09/2011 - Alpinism
Steve House solos Repentance and Remission
The 2010 video filmed by Jim Surette of American climber Steve House as he solos two classic icefalls, Repentance and Remission in New Hampshire, USA.
Le tresor de Romain, new combination on Grand Capucin
15/09/2011 - Alpinism
Le tresor de Romain, new combination on Grand Capucin
Nicolas Potard adds Le tresor de Romain, a new route combination up the Grand Capucin, Mont Blanc.
Walter Bonatti, thoughts and memories from the world of alpinism
15/09/2011 - Alpinism
Walter Bonatti, thoughts and memories from the world of alpinism
The thoughts for Walter Bonatti which PlanetMountain received from the alpinists...
Flatanger, Jorg Verhoeven climbs Nordic Flower in Norway
11/09/2011 - Climbing
Flatanger, Jorg Verhoeven climbs Nordic Flower in Norway
Dutch climber Jorg Verhoeven has made the first ascent of Nordic Flower 9a in Flatanger, Norway.
Trad climbing at Capo Pecora, Sardinia
06/09/2011 - Climbing
Trad climbing at Capo Pecora, Sardinia
Maurizio Oviglia introduces a new seaside trad climbing paradise: 25 routes from 5a to 7a at Capo Pecora in Sardinia.
Bouldering in Squamish, Canada
02/09/2011 - Climbing
Bouldering in Squamish, Canada
Video of some of the best bouldering in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
Dave MacLeod frees Bongo Bar on Blåmann in Norway
31/08/2011 - Climbing
Dave MacLeod frees Bongo Bar on Blåmann in Norway
Dave MacLeod has made the first free ascent of Bongo Bar (400m 8a) on Blamann in Norway.
Hervé Barmasse, Iker and Eneko Pou and the new Brouillard route up Mont Blanc
06/08/2011 - Alpinism
Hervé Barmasse, Iker and Eneko Pou and the new Brouillard route up Mont Blanc
Interview with Hervé Barmasse, Iker and Eneko Pou after La Classica Moderna' the new route the trio esablished up the Left Pillar of Brouillard on Mont Blanc.
Simone Pedeferri and the Grotta del Ferro in Val di Mello
02/08/2011 - Climbing
Simone Pedeferri and the Grotta del Ferro in Val di Mello
On 24/07/2011 Simone Pedeferri has freed Porno Valley 8c and OldMan! Jump! 8b at the Grotta del Ferro in Val di Mello, Italy.
Bernd Zangerl, bouldering in Rocklands
27/07/2011 - Climbing
Bernd Zangerl, bouldering in Rocklands
Austrian climber Bernd Zangerl has returned from the Rocklands in South Africa where he established two new problems.
Matteo Della Bordella establishes a new route in Val Bavona, Switzerland
04/07/2011 - Climbing
Matteo Della Bordella establishes a new route in Val Bavona, Switzerland
Matteo Della Bordella has freed the route 'll mito della Caverna' (8a max, 7c oblig, 300m) in Val Bavona, Switzerland. This route was opened with Luca Auguadri after starting off with Nicola Balestra.
Climbing in Sardinia: three new crags in the south
15/06/2011 - Climbing
Climbing in Sardinia: three new crags in the south
Maurizio Oviglia introduces three new crags in Southern Sardinia: Cave of dreams, Villasimius e Broadway
Goulotte del Pioda, Gruppo Masino-Disgrazia, Italy
02/06/2011 - Alpinism
Goulotte del Pioda, Gruppo Masino-Disgrazia, Italy
On 19/05/2001 Giacomo Casiraghi and Mario Vannuccini carried out what is likely to be the first ascent of "Goulotte del Pioda" (III/WI2R, 75° 580m) on the remote West Face of Monte Pioda 3431m in the Masino-Disgrazia mountain chain, Italy.
Delicatessen, first repeat in Corsica's Bavella after 10 years by Nina Caprez, Cédric Lachat
24/05/2011 - Climbing
Delicatessen, first repeat in Corsica's Bavella after 10 years by Nina Caprez, Cédric Lachat
Cédric Lachat and Nina Caprez have carried out the first and second repeat of Delicatessen at Punta d’u Corbu at Col de la Bavella, Corsica. The 120m high 8b was established by Arnaud Petit and Stéphane Husson in 1992 and...