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11/04/2018 - Climbing
Sébastien Bouin adds one of France’s hardest sport climbs to Russan At the French crag Russan (Pont St Nicholas-Seynes) Seb Bouin has made the first ascent of 'Les yeux plus gros que l’antre'. 70 meters long and graded 9a+/9b, this is now one of the most difficult sport climbs in France.
05/03/2018 - Climbing
Jon Cardwell claims La Rambla at Siurana American climber Jon Cardwell has repeated the classic 9a+ testpiece La Rambla at Siurana in Spain.
27/12/2017 - Climbing
La Sportiva Strange Heroes: Barbara Zangerl Barbara Zangerl and the climb Speed at the Swiss crag Voralpsee are the focus of the third episode of the La Sportiva series Strange Heroes.
14/11/2017 - Climbing
Patxi usobiaga surpasses himself on Pachamama at Oliana Basque climber Patxi usobiaga has climbed his hardest route to date, Pachamama 9a+/b at Oliana in Spain.
03/11/2017 - Climbing
Video: Patxi usobiaga the fighter The second episode of the series 'Strange Heroes' by La Sportiva with Basque rock climber Patxi usobiaga.
24/10/2017 - Interviews
Angela Eiter / First woman to climb 9b interview Interview with Austrian climber Angela Eiter after becoming the first female to climb 9b: La planta de shiva at Villanueva del Rosario in Spain.
28/09/2017 - Interviews
Alexander Megos on belaying Margo Hayes up Biographie at Céüse A semi-serious interview with Germany’s ace climber Alexander Megos who belayed Margo Hayes during her historic first female ascent of Biographie at Céüse in France.
25/09/2017 - Climbing
Margo Hayes first female ascent of Biographie 9a+ at Céüse Sport climbing: on 24 September 2017 Margo Hayes repeated Biographie 9a+ at Ceuse in France. In doing so the American has made the first female ascent of this mega climb freed by Chris Sharma in 2001.
27/08/2017 - Events
Arco Rock Legends: Mike Kosterlitz, Margo Hayes and Janja Garnbret win in 2017 On Friday 25/08/2017 the 12th edition of Arco Rock Legends took place in Arco, Italy. Scottish climber and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate Mike Kosterlitz received the Climbing Ambassador by Dryarn® di Aquafil award. America's Margo Hayes won the Wild...
08/08/2017 - Events
Arco Rock Legends 2017: the 6 nominations for the sport climbing Oscar The sport climbing Oscars return to Arco on Friday 25 August 2017 with the 12th edition of Arco Rock Legends, celebrated during the 31st Rock Master. The candidates for the Wild Country Rock Award are Stefano Ghisolfi (Ita), Margo Hayes...
05/07/2017 - Climbing
Climbing video: Oliana Good Times 2017 by Chris Sharma Chris Sharma's homage to Oliana (Contrafort de Rumbau, Spain) one of the most popular and important high end sports climbing crags in the world.
01/04/2017 - Climbing
Patxi usobiaga returns to 9a+ climbing form Basque climber Patxi usobiaga has repeated Papichulo, a 9a+ sport climb at Oliana in Spain. This heralds a great return to form after injury.
21/03/2017 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi sends Siurana’s La Rambla 4th go Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi has repeated La Rambla, the famous 9a+ sport climb at Siurana in Spain, on his fourth attempt.
14/09/2016 - Climbing
Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's 25-year-old Frankenjura masterpiece Action Directe was established by Wolfgang Güllich on 14 September 1991 at Waldkopf in Germany's Frankenjura. The route set new new standards in sport climbing and now, precisely twenty-five years after the first ascent, Planetmountain.com takes a step back in...
27/08/2016 - Events
Arco Rock Legends 2016 awarded to Daniel Andrada, Mina Markovič and the IFSC On Friday 26/08/2016 the 11th Arco Rock Legends celebration took place in Arco, Italy during the 30th Rock Master. Daniel Andrada won the Wild Country Rock Award, while the La Sportiva Competition Award went to Mina Markovič. The other nominees...
06/08/2016 - Climbing
Sean Bailey blasts Biographie at Céüse American sports climber Sean Bailey has repeated Biographie 9a+ at Ceuse, France.
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