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Rhumsiki Tower, Cameroon new route
10/07/2007 - Alpinism
Rhumsiki Tower, Cameroon new route
Last February Massimo Faletti, Mario Cavagnini, David Rigotti made the first ascent of "Malaria" on the Rhumsiki Tower, Cameroon
Scalatabel Climbing Festival France - Steve McClure 8b flash
08/07/2007 - Climbing
Scalatabel Climbing Festival France - Steve McClure 8b flash
On 16-17 June the third and final Scalatabel Festival took place at the Grotte des Demoiselles, le Thaurac, France.
Martina Cufar: rock climbing in Yosemite, Indian Creek and more
05/07/2007 - Climbing
Martina Cufar: rock climbing in Yosemite, Indian Creek and more
From 15 April to 15 June Martina Cufar travelled to the U.S.A. for her first taste of Indian Creek, Yosemite, Tuolome Meadows and the Needles...
AKU Stone XCR
05/07/2007 - Gear
AKU Stone XCR
In our Lab we analyse the AKU Stone XCR, an approach shoe which combines light weight, durability and excellent grip for all types of terrain.
Tempus fugit - Ala Daglar new route in Turkey
04/07/2007 - Alpinism
Tempus fugit - Ala Daglar new route in Turkey
From 2 - 17 June Mauro Florit, Marco Sterni, Umberto Iavazzo and Massimo Sacchi made the first ascent of "Tempus fugit" 7b 700m on the S Face of Kizilin Baci 2944m, Turkey.
Hotel Supramonte fast repeat by Christian Bindhammer and Damaris Knorr
03/07/2007 - Climbing
Hotel Supramonte fast repeat by Christian Bindhammer and Damaris Knorr
Christian Bindhammer and Damaris Knorr have repeated the multi-pitch Hotel Supramonte (8b) in the Gola di Gorroppu, Sardinia.
Kilian Fischhuber adds testpieces to Zillertal, Austria
30/06/2007 - Climbing
Kilian Fischhuber adds testpieces to Zillertal, Austria
In June Kilian Fischhuber freed two Gerhard Hörhager projects in the Zillertal, Austria: “Paris in prison” 8c and “Love 2.0” 8c.
Klemen Becan frees Privid 8c+ at Bohinjska Bela, Slovenia
29/06/2007 - Climbing
Klemen Becan frees Privid 8c+ at Bohinjska Bela, Slovenia
Slovenian climber Klemen Becan has made the first ascent of Privid 8c+ at Bohinjska Bela, Slovenia.
Bereziartu and Otegui free Super Weissmuller 8a/8a+ on Petit Pic De Ansabere
28/06/2007 - Climbing
Bereziartu and Otegui free Super Weissmuller 8a/8a+ on Petit Pic De Ansabere
Josune Bereziartu and Rikar Otegui have made the first free ascent of Super Weissmuller 8a/8a+ on the SW Face of Petit Pic De Ansabere (France).
Arwa Tower NE Face first ascent by Siegrist, Senf and Burdet
20/06/2007 - Alpinism
Arwa Tower NE Face first ascent by Siegrist, Senf and Burdet
On 07/06/2007 Stephan Siegrist, Thomas Senf and Denis Burdet carried out first ascent of Lightning Strike (VI M5 5.9 A3 1000m) up the NE Face of Arwa Tower (6352m), Garhwal Himalaya, India.
Everest: Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding summit in the 1924 footsteps of Mallory and Irvine
18/06/2007 - Alpinism
Everest: Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding summit in the 1924 footsteps of Mallory and Irvine
On 14/06 Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding reached the summit of Everest following the footsteps of George Leigh Mallory and Andrew Irvine to shed light on the mystery of whether the two reached the summit of Everest on 8 June 1924.
Yuji Hirayama Pata Negra 8c on-sight in Rodellar
14/06/2007 - Climbing
Yuji Hirayama Pata Negra 8c on-sight in Rodellar
On 9 June Yuji Hirayama on-sighted his second ever 8c, "Pata Negra" at Rodellar in Spain.
Dave Birkett E9 repeat at St Govan’s Head, Pembroke, Wales
12/06/2007 - Climbing
Dave Birkett E9 repeat at St Govan’s Head, Pembroke, Wales
On Tuesday 5th June Dave Birkett made the second ascent of The Brothers Karamazov E9 6c at St Govan’s Head in Pembroke, Wales.
Rock Junior, 500 young climbers invade Arco for the European Climbing Festival
11/06/2007 - Climbing
Rock Junior, 500 young climbers invade Arco for the European Climbing Festival
Great success at Arco for the sixth edition of the Rock Junior with hundreds of young climbers at this authentic sports climbing festival
Rock Junior 2007 increasingly international
08/06/2007 - Climbing
Rock Junior 2007 increasingly international
On 9 -10 June a record VI edition of the Rock Junior will take place in Arco (Garda - Trentino): more than 500 climbers aged 5 - 13 representing 18 nations are expected at the Climbing Stadium for the only Youth Climbing Festival in Europe in which children and...
Spitzbergen climbing Expedition to the Atomfjella mountains
07/06/2007 - Alpinism
Spitzbergen climbing Expedition to the Atomfjella mountains
In April a mixed Slovenian – Swiss - German headed to Spitzbergen in Norway where they made numerous mixed first ascents.