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09/01/2024 - Climbing
Tomoa Narasaki flashes Gakido 8B+ at Chigobudau in Japan On 20/12/2023 Japanese climber Tomoa Narasaki flashed 'Gakido', a boulder problem at Chigobudau previously rated 8C+. After using a slightly different sequence, Narasaki suggested 8B+. He then freed the sitstart project at 8C, calling it 'Ashuradō'.
07/01/2024 - Competitions
European Ski Mountaineering Championships 2024 in Flaine & Chamonix Europe's best converge next week for the 2024 ISMF European Championships in Flaine / Chamonix, France.
06/01/2024 - Interviews
Alex Megos interview after Siurana Sleeping Lion second ascent Interview with German climber Alexander Megos who on 4 January 2024 made the first repeat of Sleeping Lion at Siurana in Spain. Established by Chris Sharma in March 2023 and originally graded 9b+, Megos believes the route warrants 9b.
04/01/2024 - Climbing
Seb Berthe bags Beyond (9a+) at Pic Saint Loup in France Belgium's Sébastien Berthe has climbed his third 9a+, Beyond at Pic Saint Loup in France.
29/12/2023 - Climbing
Simon Lorenzi sends Burden of Dreams, his third 9A boulder problem On 27 December 2023 26-year-old Belgian climber Simon Lorenzi repeated Burden of Dreams at Lappnor in Finland, claiming his third 9A boulder problem after Alphane at Chironico in Switzerland and Soudain Seul at Fontainebleau in France.
15/12/2023 - Climbing
James Pearson suggests E12 for his Bon Voyage at Annot in France After the first ascent in February 2023, British climber James Pearson has now proposed the grade E12 for Bon Voyage at Annot in France. Currently there is no other trad route of this grade. In this great introspective piece the...
04/12/2023 - Climbing
Jesse Grupper flashes 8c+ with Pure Imagination at Red River Gorge American climber Jesse Grupper has flashed the 8c+ 'Pure Imagination' at Red River Gorge, USA.
29/11/2023 - Alpinism
Matterhorn's Carrel hut to be moved to avoid falling rocks The Carrel hut on the Matterhorn will be moved to avoid falling rocks. The new bivouac will be built a few meters from its current location and should be inaugurated in summer 2024. The cost of demolition and reconstruction is...
28/11/2023 - Climbing
Watch Seb Bouin climb move Hard (9b) at Flatanger in Norway The video of French climber Sébastien Bouin repeating move Hard, the 9b at Flatanger in Norway freed by Adam Ondra in 2017.
28/11/2023 - Climbing
Cédric Lachat climbs Chilam Balam (9a+/b) at Villanueva del Rosario in Spain Swiss climber Cédric Lachat has repeated Chilam Balam (9a+/b) at Villanueva del Rosario in Spain.
21/11/2023 - Alpinism
Salbit Trilogy speed record set by Yannick Glatthard and Simon Wahli Swiss alpinists Yannick Glatthard and Simon Wahli have climbed the Salbitschijen west, south and east ridge in an unprecedented record time of 5 hours and 53 minutes. The previous best known time was set in July 2023 in Dani Arnold...
20/11/2023 - Climbing
Miška Izakovičová makes free ascent of Golden Gate on El Capitan, Yosemite Supported by climbing partner Karel Nováček, Michaela Izakovičová from Slovakia has made a free ascent of 'Golden Gate' on El Capitan in Yosemite. The 34-year-old from Bratislava provides the details of this classic big wall, established in September 2000 by German...
15/11/2023 - Climbing
Stefano Carnati sends Vecchio Leone Sit Start, 8C+ boulder in Brione 25-year-old Italian climber Stefano Carnati has repeated 'Vecchio Leone Sit Start' in Brione. In doing so he has climbed his first 8C+ boulder problem.
13/11/2023 - Climbing
Caroline Ciavaldini repeats Le Voyage (E10 7a) at Annot French climber Caroline Ciavaldini has repeated 'Le Voyage' (E10 7a/ 8b+) at Annot in France.
09/11/2023 - Climbing
Laura Rogora makes first female ascent of Lapsus (9a+) at Andonno At Andonno in Italy 22-year-old Laura Rogora has repeated Lapsus (9a+), Cobra Reale (8c+/9a), Noia (8c+) and Noi (8b+).
07/11/2023 - Climbing
Solveig Korherr makes ecopoint repeat of Hotel Supramonte in Sardinia German climber Solveig Korherr, partnered by Luisa Deubzer, has repeated the 8b multi-pitch Hotel Supramonte (8b, 400m) in Sardinia, Italy. The style is impressive: apart from making a no-falls ascent, the pair travelled to Italy using public transport.
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