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Bindhammer Big Hammer 9a first ascent
09/11/2005 - Climbing
Bindhammer Big Hammer 9a first ascent
On 01/11/2005 Christian Bindhammer made the first ascent of "Big Hammer" 9a at the Pinswang, Austria and "Pandaemonium" 8c.
Harald Berger Alpine Trilogy triumph
07/11/2005 - Climbing
Harald Berger Alpine Trilogy triumph
Harald Berger from Austria becomes the second person to send the Trilogy, comprised of “Silbergeier” 8b+ (Beat Kammerlander), “End of silence” 8b+ (Thomas Huber) and “Kaisers neue Kleider” 8b+ (Stefan Glowacz).
Pietro dal Pra' first repeat of Unendliche Geschichte
07/11/2005 - Climbing
Pietro dal Pra' first repeat of Unendliche Geschichte
Pietro dal Prà from Italy has made the first repeat of "Unendliche Geschichte" 8b+, climbed by Beat Kammerlander in 1990.
'La cruna dell'ago' free
07/11/2005 - Climbing
'La cruna dell'ago' free
On 23 September Rolando Larcher, Maurizio Oviglia and Andrea Giorda, made the first free ascent of their "La cruna dell'ago" on the SE face Ancesieu (1885m, Vallone di Forzo, Gran Paradiso).
Disney Channel airs Arco's Rock Junior
05/11/2005 - Events
Disney Channel airs Arco's Rock Junior
On 10/11/2005 at 19.45 Disney Channel's Scooter program will air a Rock Junior 2005 Arco Special.
Caldwell climbs Nose & Freerider in a day!
03/11/2005 - Climbing
Caldwell climbs Nose & Freerider in a day!
Just two weeks after Caldwell's astounding repeat of the Nose, the young American has pushed things further by phenomenally climbing both the Nose and Freerider on El Capitan, Yosemite, in under 24 hours!
World Cup Valence: Verhoeven and Eiter victorious
30/10/2005 - Competitions
World Cup Valence: Verhoeven and Eiter victorious
The penultimate round of the World Cup Lead 2005 was won in Valence, France by Jorg Verhoeven and Angela Eiter.
Castello dell'Iride at risk
28/10/2005 - Climbing
Castello dell'Iride at risk
The future of Sardinia's most famous southern crags, Castello dell'Iride is uncertain as climbing has recently been forbidded by the town council.
Zero gravity days
26/10/2005 - Climbing
Zero gravity days
Patxi Usobiaga becomes the third person in the world to on-sight an 8c, 'Gaua' at Lezain (N. Spain). Wolfgang Güllich's Action Directe 9a has been repeated by Dai Koyamada and Markus Bock. Martina Cufar on-sights Paieda' 8a+ at Rodellar, Spain and Fred Rouhling makes the first ascent of "La voie...
World Cup Shanghai: victory for Puigblanque and Vidmar
25/10/2005 - Competitions
World Cup Shanghai: victory for Puigblanque and Vidmar
The seventh stage of the World Cup Lead 2005 took place in Shangai, China, last weekend, and was won by Ramón Julián Puigblanque and Maja Vidmar.
18 killed by avalanche at Kang Guru (Annapurna)
24/10/2005 - Alpinism
18 killed by avalanche at Kang Guru (Annapurna)
The news was announced on Nepalese television yesterday: 7 French mountaineers/trekkers and 11 Nepalese Sherpa have been killed by an avalanche at Kang Guru Base Camp. Kang Guru lies in the Manang region, close to Annapurna, Nepal and is 6981m high.
Caldwell repeats The Nose!
20/10/2005 - Climbing
Caldwell repeats The Nose!
Yosemite news roundup. On 17 October Tommy Caldwell made a sub-12 hour ascent of the Nose, just days after his free ascent together with wife Beth Rodden. Nicolas Favresse from Belgium makes first ascent of L'Appât on El Capitan (VI 5.12d). Leo Houlding from England onsighted Half Dome's Regular Northwest...
Terra di Mezzo: new Caporal aid route by Folco and Gaggini
19/10/2005 - Climbing
Terra di Mezzo: new Caporal aid route by Folco and Gaggini
At the start of October Valerio Folco and Cristina Gaggini made the first ascent of the aid route Terra di Mezzo (A3), Caporal Valle dell'Orco, Italy
Rich Simpson makes 6th ascent of Action Directe
13/10/2005 - Climbing
Rich Simpson makes 6th ascent of Action Directe
News just in report Richard Simpson from England having successfully made the sixth ascent of Wolfgang Güllich's Action Direct, Frankenjura, Germany
Bianchi summits Cho Oyu
10/10/2005 - Alpinism
Bianchi summits Cho Oyu
On 02/10/2005 Cesare Cesa Bianchi reached the summit of Cho Oyo (8201m), together with Ang Phurba Sherpa.
Josune Bereziartu 8b on-sight!
06/10/2005 - Climbing
Josune Bereziartu 8b on-sight!
Josune Bereziartu has on-sighted Fuente de Energia, 8b at Vadiello, Huesca, Spain.

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