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New route on Aguja Mermoz in Patagonia by Matteo Della Bordella, Leo Gheza, Sean Villanueva
16/01/2023 - Alpinism
New route on Aguja Mermoz in Patagonia by Matteo Della Bordella, Leo Gheza, Sean Villanueva
On 10/01/2023 Matteo Della Bordella, Leo Gheza and Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll completed the first ascent of '¿Qué mirás, bobo?' (7b, 500m) on the east face of Aguja Mermoz (2732m) in the Fitz Roy massif in Patagonia. After a bivouac on...
Simon Lorenzi repeats Alphane (9A) at Chironico, Switzerland
21/12/2022 - Climbing
Simon Lorenzi repeats Alphane (9A) at Chironico, Switzerland
25-year-old Belgian climber Simon Lorenzi has made the fourth ascent of Alphane, the 9A boulder problem at Chironico in Switzerland first ascended by Shawn Raboutou in April 2022 and repeated in October by Aidan Roberts and Will Bosi.
Annapurna III Piolet d'Or 2022 video
28/11/2022 - Alpinism
Annapurna III Piolet d'Or 2022 video
The video of the first ascent of the southeast ridge of Annapurna III (7,555m), carried out by Nikita Balabanov, Mikail Fomin and Viacheslav Polezhaiko. The climb received a Special Jury Award at the Piolets d'Or 2022.
Saraghrar Piolet d'Or 2022 video
25/11/2022 - Alpinism
Saraghrar Piolet d'Or 2022 video
Archil Badriashvili, Baqar Gelashvili and Giorgi Tepnadze from Georgia received the 2022 Piolets d'Or for the first ascent of the NW Face of Saraghrar Northwest in Pakistan.
Watch Sean Villanueva complete his Fitz Roy Moonwalk Traverse in the Piolet d'Or 2022 video
22/11/2022 - Alpinism
Watch Sean Villanueva complete his Fitz Roy Moonwalk Traverse in the Piolet d'Or 2022 video
The video of Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll which was awarded a Piolets d'Or 2022: the Moonwalk Traverse, ie the solo traverse from south to north of the Fitz Roy massif in Patagonia, carried out by the Belgian mountaineer from 5 -...
Anak Verhoeven's Journey Of Life, Family And Faith
19/11/2022 - Climbing
Anak Verhoeven's Journey Of Life, Family And Faith
Portrait of champion climber Anak Verhoeven, from the sixth season of La Sportiva Living Legends.
The Piolets d'Or 2022 list of significant ascents
16/11/2022 - Alpinism
The Piolets d'Or 2022 list of significant ascents
The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the complete list of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2021.The prize giving ceremony will be celebrated from 18 to 20 November 2022 at Briançon in France.
Anak Verhoeven rocks Rodellar with No pain no gain 9a+
26/10/2022 - Climbing
Anak Verhoeven rocks Rodellar with No pain no gain 9a+
After just 8 days of effort belgium's Anak Verhoeven has repeated No pain no gain 9a+ at Rodellar in Spain.
Fitz Roy Moonwalk Traverse and Saraghrar NW win Piolets d’Or 2022, Annapurna III SE Ridge receives Special Jury Award
17/10/2022 - Alpinism
Fitz Roy Moonwalk Traverse and Saraghrar NW win Piolets d’Or 2022, Annapurna III SE Ridge receives Special Jury Award
The 2022 Piolets d'Or awards for alpinism will be conferred from 18- 20 November at Briançon in France to Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll of belgium for his Moonwalk Traverse of the Fitz Roy Group in Patagonia, and to Archil Badriashvili, Baqar...
Janja Garnbret wins double gold at European Climbing Championships in Munich
16/08/2022 - Competitions
Janja Garnbret wins double gold at European Climbing Championships in Munich
The European Bouldering Championship 2022 has been won by Janja Garnbret and Nicolai Uznik. Adam Ondra and Janja Garnbret have been crowned European Lead Champions, while Aleksandra Miroslaw and Danyil Boldyrev have won the European Speed titles.
Seb Berthe breezes up El Niño on El Capitan in Yosemite
01/05/2022 - Climbing
Seb Berthe breezes up El Niño on El Capitan in Yosemite
Belgian rock climber Sébastien Berthe has made a swift repeat of El Niño on El Capitan, managing to onsight or flash almost all of this classic Huber testpiece in a single day.
Seb Berthe abandons Dawn Wall attempt on El Capitan
18/04/2022 - Climbing
Seb Berthe abandons Dawn Wall attempt on El Capitan
Belgian climber Sébastien Berthe has abandoned his attempt to free climb Dawn Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA. First climbed by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson and repeated by Adam Ondra, this is known as the most difficult big...
Line van den Berg and Fay Manners make first female ascent of  Phantom Direct on Grandes Jorasses
10/02/2022 - Alpinism
Line van den Berg and Fay Manners make first female ascent of Phantom Direct on Grandes Jorasses
On the 26th of January 2022 Line van den Berg from the Netherlands and Fay Manners from Great Britain have made the first female ascent of 'Phantom Direct', also referred to as 'Via in memoria di Gianni Comino', established in...
Watch Simon Lorenzi establish Big Conviction 8C+ at Fontainebleau
08/02/2022 - Climbing
Watch Simon Lorenzi establish Big Conviction 8C+ at Fontainebleau
The video of Belgian climber Simon Lorenzi making the first ascent of Big Conviction 8C+ at Fontainebleau in France, January 2022.
Siebe Vanhee repeats Parthian Shot and other UK gritstone trad extremes
07/12/2021 - Climbing
Siebe Vanhee repeats Parthian Shot and other UK gritstone trad extremes
During a climbing trip to the UK, belgium’s Siebe Vanhee repeated a flurry of hard gritstone trad climbs including Parthian Shot E9, End of the Affair E8 and Gaia E8.
Simon Lorenzi repeats Off the Wagon Low 8C+ in Val Bavona, Switzerland
26/11/2021 - Climbing
Simon Lorenzi repeats Off the Wagon Low 8C+ in Val Bavona, Switzerland
Belgian rock climber Simon Lorenzi has repeated Off the Wagon Low 8C+ in Val Bavona, Switzerland. His is only the fifth ascent after Shawn Raboutou, James Webb, Daniel Woods and Giuliano Cameroni.