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16/07/2018 - Competitions
Anna Stöhr world champion climber retires from bouldering competitions Austrian athlete Anna Stöhr has officially announced her retirement for bouldering competitions.

14/07/2018 - Competitions
Stefano Ghisolfi and Jessica Pilz climb to perfection in Chamonix Last night at Chamonix in France Stefano Ghisolfi won the second stage of the Lead World Cup 2018. The Italian was joined on the podium by Austria’s Jessica Pilz who celebrated her first Lead World stage victory.

13/07/2018 - Alpinism
Slackline between two icefalls walked by Lukas Irmler & Pablo Signoret The video of Lukas Irmler and Pablo Signoret walking across a highline rigged between two icefalls in France.

10/07/2018 - Alpinism
El Ojo Critico in Ordesa repeated by James Pearson British rock climber James Pearson reports about his repeat of El Ojo Critico, the difficult multi-pitch trad climb ascended in Spain’s Ordesa National Park by Josune Bereziartu and Rikar Otegi in 2007 and repeated previously only by Unai Mendia and Iker Madoz. Belayed by Caroline Ciavaldini, Pearson managed to onsight...

09/07/2018 - Alpinism
Hansjörg Auer, Lupghar Sar West solo ascent details The first details from Hansjörg Auer about his solo first ascent of the West Face of Lupghar Sar West in the Karakorum, Pakistan.

06/07/2018 - Climbing
Adam Ondra onsights 8c+ at Acephale in Canada At Acephale in Canada Adam Ondra has onsighted the 8c+ sports climb First Flight

01/07/2018 - Climbing
Old Man of Hoy climb by eight-year-old raises 30,000 € for Climbers Against Cancer The Old Man of Hoy in Scotland was climbed recently by eight-year-old Edward Mills. In becoming the youngest person to climb the iconic sea stack he importantly raised nearly €30,000 for Climbers Against Cancer.

27/06/2018 - Climbing
Arnaud Petit and French team add new route to Tsaranoro Atsimo in Madagascar A French FFME expedition to Madagascar led by Arnaud Petit and Jonathan Crison has established Soavadia, a 600m new rock climb up Tsaranoro Atsimo.

26/06/2018 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Legendary Aiguille Verte Nant Blanc face skied by Paul Bonhomme and Vivian Bruchez On 19 June 2018 Paul Bonhomme and Vivian Bruchez made a rare ski descent of the mythical NW Face of Aiguille Verte, also referred to as Nant Blanc, in the Mont Blanc massif.

25/06/2018 - Alpinism
Adieu Stéphane Husson French mountain guide Stéphane Husson and a 16-year-old teenager lost their lives in a climbing accident.

22/06/2018 - Alpinism
Vertical Jungfrau Marathon by Roger Schäli & David Hefti Mountaineering video: the vertical marathon of Roger Schäli and David Hefti who on 22 August 2013 climbed more than 3300m elevation gain and 23 pitches up to 7a+ to reach the summit of Jungfrau in Switzerland’s Overland Bernese in 16 hours.

22/06/2018 - Alpinism
New climbs above Juneau Ice Cap in Alaska by Brette Harrington and Caro North Caro North and Brette Harrington have made the first ascent of new mixed line up the NE Face of Southern Duke and added a new rock climb to the Taku towers on the Juneau Ice Cap in Alaska.

21/06/2018 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi makes excellent Erto debut At his first visti to the Italian crag Erto, Stefano Ghisolfi onsighted Tucson 8a, Bricolage 8a+, Super Pole Position 8a+ and Jurassic Climb 8b+.

15/06/2018 - Interviews
Colin Haley dashes up Denali Cassin Ridge in record-breaking 8 hours 7 minutes Interview with American alpinist Colin Haley after his record-breaking ascent of the Cassin Ridge on Denali (McKinley) in Alaska in 8 hours 7 minutes on 5 June 2018

12/06/2018 - Climbing
Rock climbing in Jordan: new rock climbs at Wadi Sulam Maurizio Oviglia reports about an expedition of the Italian Alpine Club and the JTB (Jordan Tourism Board) which resulted in series of new climbs in the unexplored area of Wadi Sulam in Jordan. Expedition members included Maurizio Giordani, Manrico Dell'Agnola, Andrea Cattarossi, Marco Scagnetto, Luca Schiera, Umberto Del Vecchio, Erik...

10/06/2018 - Alpinism
Loved By All: The Story of Apa Sherpa The film Loved by All: the story of Apa Sherpa directed by Eric Crosland that tells the moving story of Apa Sherpa, who entered the Guinness Book of Records for having climbed Mount Everest 21 times. Through his work he aims to provide education for children in the Khumbu valley...
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