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23/12/2024 - Climbing
Two new rock climbs in Fanis (Dolomites) by Simon Kehrer, Marta Willeit, Hubert Eisendle In November, South Tyrolean mountain guide Simon Kehrer made the first ascent of two new multipitch climbs in the Fanes group of the Dolomites, Italy: 'Lastun de Mareo' on Muntejela de Senes / Monte Sella di Sennes with Marta Willeit...

21/12/2024 - Climbing
Chris Sharma frees his 'Vision Quest', 9a DWS on Mallorca American climber Chris Sharma has made the first ascent of 'Vision Quest', a 9a deep water solo on the island of Mallorca.

20/12/2024 - Climbing
US Congress passes Protecting America's Rock Climbing Act In what is being hailed as a momentous decision for climbing policy, US Congress has passed the Protecting America's Rock Climbing Act. Furthermore, the National Park Service has withdrawn its proposal to prohibit fixed anchors such as slings, pins, and...

19/12/2024 - Interviews
Legendary Alexander Huber frees 'Mythos' (8c+) at Barmsteine Interview with 55-year-old German climber Alexander Huber after the first ascent of 'Mythos' (8c+) at Barmsteine in the Berchtesgadener Alps. The redpoint follows the first ascent of the 8b multipitch 'Überleben' (8b) at Brendelberg in July 2024 and after undergoing...

17/12/2024 - Climbing
Jorge Díaz-Rullo repeats 'Stoking the fire' (9b) in Santa Linya Spanish rock climber Jorge Diaz-Rullo has repeated 'Stoking the fire', the 9b established in 2013 by Chris Sharma at Santa Linya, Spain.

13/12/2024 - Climbing
Hannes Puman climbs The Nose free via Schnaz Variation Climbing with Jamie Lowther from Scotland, Sweden's Hannes Puman has completed a free ascent of 'The Nose' on El Capitan in Yosemite via what is known as the Schnaz Variation.

10/12/2024 - Alpinism
Postcards from the Piolets d'Or #2 The report of the second day of the Piolets d'Or 2024 in San Martino di Castrozza, Dolomites.

09/12/2024 - Alpinism
Postcards from the Piolets d'Or #1 The short report of the first day of the Piolets d'Or 2024 in San Martino di Castrozza, Dolomites.

06/12/2024 - Alpinism
Video: Sea to Summit, a 65-day big wall climbing expedition to Greenland Join Jacob Cook, Bronwyn Hodgins, Angela Vanwiemeersch, Kelsey Watts and Zack Goldberg-Poch, along with professional film maker Jaron Pham, as they embark on their 65-day by-fair-means expedition in 2022 to establish new big walls in NW Greenland.

04/12/2024 - Climbing
100 Stars at Stanage: a quality gritstone challenge for Climbers Against Cancer Watch the inspiring documentary '100 Stars at Stanage' by Ben Menashe that follows two climbers, Richard Holdsworth and Harry Martin, as they attempt to climb 100 stars in a single day at Stanage Edge (UK) in support of the charity...

04/12/2024 - Events
San Martino di Castrozza gears up for Piolets d'Or 2024 The 2024 edition of the Piolets d'Or will take place from 8 - 11 December 2024 in San Martino di Castrozza, Dolomites, Italy.

29/11/2024 - Book-press
Baunei Sportclimbing 2025, the new guidebook to Sardinia's east coast by Maurizio Oviglia The third edition of 'Baunei, Sport climbing', the compact climbing guidebook by Maurizio Oviglia, has been published by Pietra di Luna Edizioni. One of the best-selling guidebooks to the east coast of Sardinia, Italy, features all the crags in the...

27/11/2024 - Alpinism
Simon Gietl frees 'Blutsbrüder' on Torre Trieste in Civetta, Dolomites South Tyrolean mountain guide Simon Gietl frees has made the first free ascent of 'Blutsbrüder', the multipitch he established with Vittorio Messini and Matthias Wurzer in autumn 2022 on Torre Trieste in Civetta, Dolomites.

26/11/2024 - Alpinism
'Partita Lampo' added to Petit Flambeau (Mont Blanc) by Filip Babicz, Heike Schmitt On the NE face of Petit Flambeau in the Mont Blanc massif, Filip Babicz and Heike Schmitt have made the first ascent of the mixed climb 'Partita Lampo' (M7 200m).

25/11/2024 - Climbing
It goes again, boys! Barbara Zangerl interview after Freerider flash on El Cap Interview with Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl after her ground-breaking, historic flash ascent of 'Freerider' on El Capitan in Yosemite.

24/11/2024 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl flashes Freerider on El Capitan Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl has flashed 'Freerider' (VI 5.13a), making her the first person in history to flash El Capitan, Yosemite, USA.
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