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Anna Stöhr climbs two 8B boulders at Rocklands
07/08/2013 - Climbing
Anna Stöhr climbs two 8B boulders at Rocklands
Austrian climber Anna Stöhr has sent two 8B boulder problems at Rocklands, South Africa.
New sports climb on Grande Gendarme, Arête des Cosmiques, Mont Blanc
07/08/2013 - Climbing
New sports climb on Grande Gendarme, Arête des Cosmiques, Mont Blanc
On 16 July 2013 Nicolas Potard and Victor Estrangin made the first and second ascent of Arête Cosmiques 8a, a new route on the Grande Gendarme, Arête des Cosmiques, Mont Blanc.
Vanessa François and her dream
06/08/2013 - Climbing
Vanessa François and her dream
Vanessa François talks about her dream and her project in the wake of her climbing accident which left her disabled: to climb the Zodiac on El Capitan in Yosemite.
Arco Rock Legends and the 2013 nominations
06/08/2013 - Events
Arco Rock Legends and the 2013 nominations
The nominations for the VIII edition of Arco Rock Legends that will take place on Friday 6 September 2013 during the Rock Master Festival to assign both the Salewa Rock Award and the La Sportiva Competition Award. In the running for the sport climbing Oscars are Steve McClure, Alexander Megos,...
Adam Ondra frees new 9b at Flatanger in Norway
05/08/2013 - Climbing
Adam Ondra frees new 9b at Flatanger in Norway
At the Flatanger cave in Norway Adam Ondra has made the first ascent of Iron Curtain 9b.
Video: See you at the bottom!
05/08/2013 - Alpinism
Video: See you at the bottom!
Benjamin Letham documents his paragliding and wingsuit flights in Switzerland.
Mysterious Dolomites:  Ivo Ferrari and the climb Gianni Ribaldone on Spiz di Mezzo
05/08/2013 - Alpinism
Mysterious Dolomites: Ivo Ferrari and the climb Gianni Ribaldone on Spiz di Mezzo
Ivo Ferrari and the route Gianni Ribaldone, established on Spiz di Mezzo in the Zoldo Dolomites by H. Steinkötter and A. Mazzenga.
Video: Petzl RocTrip - Piedra Parada, Argentina
02/08/2013 - Climbing
Video: Petzl RocTrip - Piedra Parada, Argentina
The official video of the Petzl RocTrip 2012 that took place at Piedra Parada in Argentina last November.
European Youth Championships: Stefano Carnati wins gold, Eva Scroccaro silver
02/08/2013 - Competitions
European Youth Championships: Stefano Carnati wins gold, Eva Scroccaro silver
From July 26 to 28 the European Youth Lead & Speed Climbing Championship took place in Imst (Austria); Italian Stefano Carnati won gold (Youth B) while his teammate Eva Scroccaro won silver (Youth B). The report by Leonardo di Marino.
The Meltdown, the video of James McHaffie and Johnny Dawes
01/08/2013 - Climbing
The Meltdown, the video of James McHaffie and Johnny Dawes
The documentary of The Meltdown in the Dinorwig quarries in Wales, an old Johnny Dawes project freed by James McHaffie in summer 2012.
The Sunflower of the Dolomites: Ivo Ferrari and the Pilastro Girasole on Cimòn della Pala
01/08/2013 - Alpinism
The Sunflower of the Dolomites: Ivo Ferrari and the Pilastro Girasole on Cimòn della Pala
Ivo Ferrari and Pilastro Girasole, the route first climbed in 1986 by Renzo and Giacomo Corona up the SW Face of Cimon della Pala, Pale di San Martino, Dolomites.
Rocklands bouldering at risk
31/07/2013 - Climbing
Rocklands bouldering at risk
We have received and published the statement issued by the The Mountain Club of South Africa concerning the recent land closure that has affected the bouldering in the world famous Rocklands area.
Alex Honnold and the climbing along Green River
31/07/2013 - Climbing
Alex Honnold and the climbing along Green River
Video of a 10-day climbing trip down the Green River in Utah, USA by Alex Honnold, Daniel Woods, Renan Ozturk and Matt Segal.
SuperAlp part three: from Via Alpina to the land of the Walser
31/07/2013 - Environment
SuperAlp part three: from Via Alpina to the land of the Walser
Via Alpina, the ancient Walser people, new inhabitants, old and new means of transport. Searching for a real sustainability. The last of our three episodes of SuperAlp! 2013 by our reporter Simonetta Radice.
Jorg Verhoeven and the Zillertaler Hauptkamm traverse
30/07/2013 - Alpinism
Jorg Verhoeven and the Zillertaler Hauptkamm traverse
In July Jorg Verhoeven carried out the traverse of the Zillertaler Hauptkamm in Austria. An unusual week of alpinism in the busy schedule of a great sport climbing champion.
Valsesia - pasture portraits. Interview with the author Lorenzo Di Nozzi
30/07/2013 - Book-press
Valsesia - pasture portraits. Interview with the author Lorenzo Di Nozzi
Interview with Lorenzo Di Nozzi, the author of Valsesia - pasture portraits, a book of photographs that documents the two-year journey with the shepherds high up in the Sesia Valley (Monte Rosa).