178 News found
20/08/2020 - Climbing
Nicolas favresse, Sébastien Berthe fancy Des Kaisers neue Kleider in Wilder Kaiser Seb Berthe and Nico favresse have made a single-day, ground-up repeat of Des Kaisers neue Kleider (240m, 8b+), first ascended by Stefan Glowacz in the Wilder Kaiser massif in Austria in 1994.
11/08/2020 - Climbing
Nicolas favresse, Sébastien Berthe bike & climb the Alps Seb Berthe and Nico favresse are currently on a bike and climbing trip across the Alps. The Belgian climbers have made swift work of Silbergeier and Headless Children in the Rätikon massif and are now cycling towards Wilder Kaiser in...
27/07/2020 - Climbing
Siebe Vanhee repeats Orbayu, 8c multi-pitch on Naranjo de Bulnes in Picos de Europa On 25/07/2020 Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee completed a rare one-day free-ascent of Orbayu (8c/500m) on Picu Urriellu (Naranjo De Bulnes) in the Picos de Europa National Park, Spain.
25/06/2020 - Climbing
Sonnie Trotter climbing Cobra Crack at Squamish in Canada The video of Sonnie Trotter making the first free ascent of Cobra Crack at Squamish in Canada, freed in 2006 and to this day one of the hardest crack climbs in the world.
02/04/2020 - Alpinism
The Pathan Project featuring favresse, Maynadier, Molina, Wertz in Pakistan's Thagas Valley The Pathan Project is now online until 15 April. The award-winning film directed by Guillaume Broust documents the 2018 climbing expedition to the Thagas Valley, Karakorum, Pakistan carried out by Nicolas favresse, Mathieu Maynadier, Carlitos Molinan and Jean-Louis Wertz.
31/03/2020 - Climbing
Steve McClure onsighting Nightmayer at Dinas Cromlech in Wales The video of British rock climber Steve McClure making an onsight ascent of Nightmayer, the difficult trad climb on Dinas Cromlech in Wales.
27/03/2020 - Alpinism
Aguja Poincenot, Nico favresse and Sean Villanueva climb another two routes in Patagonia Belgian alpinist Nicolas favresse reports about another two routes climbed with Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll on Aguja Poincenot in Patagonia: Beggars Banket (7a, 400m) first ascended on the East Face directly above the Whillans ramp and, on the South Face, the...
19/02/2020 - Alpinism
Nicolas favresse, Sean Villanueva climb new route on Cerro Standhardt in Patagonia On Aguja Standhardt in Patagonia Belgian climbers Nico favresse and Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll have made the first ascent the mixed climb El Flechazo (850m, 7b, M3, WI5+).
13/02/2020 - Alpinism
Ragni di Lecco add new route to Aguja Standhardt in Patagonia On the north face of the Aguja Standhardt in Patagonia the Italian alpinists Matteo Bernasconi, Matteo Della Bordella and Matteo Pasquetto have established Il dado è tratto. The new route provides 'spectacular' climbing. Della Bordella reports directly from El Chalten.
27/01/2020 - Alpinism
Matteo Della Bordella repeats Itaca nel Sole in Valle dell'Orco, Italy Italian alpinist Matteo Della Bordella has repeated Itaca nel Sole on the Caporal in Valle Orco. Established in 1975 by Gian Piero Motti and Guido Morello, this multi-pitch route was freed in 2003 by Cristian Brenna.
12/12/2019 - Book-press
Crack climbing - Mastering the skills and techniques with Pete Whittaker Interview with British rock climber Pete Whittaker about his new book Crack climbing - Mastering the skills and techniques
29/08/2019 - Climbing
Silbergeier send by Siebe Vanhee in Rätikon On 27 August 2019, Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee repeated Silbergeier, the Rätikon masterpiece freed in 1994 by Beat Kammerlander
20/08/2019 - Climbing
Pete Whittaker relishes Recovery Drink at Jøssingfjord in Norway British rock climber Pete Whittaker has repeated Recovery Drink, the extremely difficult trad climb on the Profilveggen wall at Jøssingfjord in Norway.
11/08/2019 - Alpinism
Free South Africa on Paine Towers in Patagonia, the Nico favresse, Sean Villanueva, Ben Ditto ascent video The video of the first free ascent of the South African route on the east face of the Central Tower of Paine, Patagonia, carried out in 2009 by Nicolas favresse, Sean Villanueva and Ben Ditto.
05/07/2019 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2019: jury and big list of world’s most significant, innovative mountain climbs 58 ascents carried out in 2018 have been included in the Big list, from which winners will be selected for the Piolets d’Or , the prestigious mountaineering award that will be celebrated from 19 - 22 September 2019 during the...
30/11/2018 - Climbing
Adam Ondra onsight attempt on the Salathé Wall in Yosemite / VBlog #6 Adam Ondra attempting to onsight the crux pitches of the Salathé Wall up El Capitan in Yosemite, USA. Belayed by Nicolas favresse in autumn 2018, the Czech climber deals with the Enduro corner and tries his luck on the Headwall.
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