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Michael Wohlleben adds Bodhichitta to Westliche Dreifaltigkeit in Switzerland
12/10/2022 - Climbing
Michael Wohlleben adds Bodhichitta to Westliche Dreifaltigkeit in Switzerland
German rock climber Michael Wohlleben has made the first ascent of Bodhichitta, a highly technical 5-pitch route on Westliche Dreifaltigkeit in Switzerland.
Alex Megos completes The Full Journey (9b) at Margalef
11/10/2022 - Climbing
Alex Megos completes The Full Journey (9b) at Margalef
On 9 October 2022 German climber Alexander Megos made the first ascent of Full Journey (9b) at Margalef in Spain.
Tasio Martin & Marc Toralles climb Punta Guillem Aparicio in Shafat Valley, Zanskar, India
11/10/2022 - Alpinism
Tasio Martin & Marc Toralles climb Punta Guillem Aparicio in Shafat Valley, Zanskar, India
On 23 August 2022 Tasio Martin from the Basque country and Marc Toralles from Catalonia made the first ascent of Punta Guillem Aparicio (5700m) in the Shafat Valley, Zanskar, India via their Txoria Txori (740m, 7a+).
Watch Stefano Ghisolfi climbing Move Hard (9b) at Flatanger in Norway
09/10/2022 - Climbing
Watch Stefano Ghisolfi climbing Move Hard (9b) at Flatanger in Norway
Running commentary from Stefano Ghisolfi about his repeat of Move Hard (9b) at Flatanger in Norway
Silvo Karo honoured with Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award 2022
07/10/2022 - Alpinism
Silvo Karo honoured with Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award 2022
Slovenian alpinist Silvo Karo is to receive the 14th Piolets d'Or Carrière Lifetime Achievement Award. The prize giving ceremony will be celebrated from 17 to 20 November at Briançon in France. In the past the prestigious mountaineering prize has been awarded to Walter Bonatti, Reinhold Messner, Doug Scott, Robert Paragot,...
Solène Amoros, Katherine Choong repeat Ali Baba at Aiglun in France
07/10/2022 - Alpinism
Solène Amoros, Katherine Choong repeat Ali Baba at Aiglun in France
French rock climber Solène Amoros and Katherine Choong from Switzerland have repeated the mythical multipitch sport climb Ali Baba (8a+, 240m) at Aiglun in France.
Chris Frick (54) climbs Stop Sika (8c) at Rawyl, Switzerland
06/10/2022 - Climbing
Chris Frick (54) climbs Stop Sika (8c) at Rawyl, Switzerland
54-year-old Swiss climber Chris Frick reports about his recent repeat of Stop Sika, an 8c at Rawyl in Switzerland.
Roger Schäli establishes Tierra del Fuego rope-solo on Roda Val della Neve in Switzerland
05/10/2022 - Alpinism
Roger Schäli establishes Tierra del Fuego rope-solo on Roda Val della Neve in Switzerland
44-year-old Roger Schäli has completed the first ascent, ground-up and rope-solo, of Tierra del Fuego on Roda Val della Neve in Switzerland.
Glaciers in Switzerland are melting more than ever before
04/10/2022 - Environment
Glaciers in Switzerland are melting more than ever before
2022 was a disastrous year for Swiss glaciers: all ice melt records were smashed by the great dearth of snow in winter and continuous heatwaves in summer. More than 6 percent of the ice volume was lost, reports the Cryospheric Commission (CC) of the Swiss Academy of Sciences.
Davide Picco sends Ultimatum (9a+) at Massone, Arco, Italy
03/10/2022 - Climbing
Davide Picco sends Ultimatum (9a+) at Massone, Arco, Italy
At the crag Massone above Arco in Italy 29-year-old climber Davide Picco has repeated Ultimatum, a 9a+ established by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2016.
Dry Ice Queen on Mount Zabor, difficult Slovakian mixed climb in Kyrgyzstan
30/09/2022 - Alpinism
Dry Ice Queen on Mount Zabor, difficult Slovakian mixed climb in Kyrgyzstan
Slovakian alpinist Juraj Švingál reports about Dry Ice Queen (M9- WI6+), a 21-pitch technical mixed climb ascended with Marek Radovský on Mount Zabor in the Kookshal Too massif in Kyrgyzstan. Ascended alpine style on 13 and 14 August 2022, it is believed that this is a new route.
Season Finale: Stefano Ghisolfi on Silence and Move Hard at Flatanger
30/09/2022 - Climbing
Season Finale: Stefano Ghisolfi on Silence and Move Hard at Flatanger
The last attempts on Silence at Flatanger and, with time running out, the first repeat of 9b Move Hard. Check out Stefano Ghisolfi's season finale in Norway.
Janluca Kostner completes first solo ascent of Chimera Verticale on Civetta, Dolomites
29/09/2022 - Alpinism
Janluca Kostner completes first solo ascent of Chimera Verticale on Civetta, Dolomites
The report by 24-year-old mountain guide Janluca Kostner from Ortisei (Val Gardena, Italy) who between 13 and 14 September 2022 made the first rope-solo ascent of Chimera Verticale on Mt. Civetta (Dolomites). Graded IX, the route on the North West Face of Punta Civetta was established between 2007 and 2008...
Watch Adam Ondra try to flash Omen Nomen, Stefano Ghisolfi's 9a at Padaro, Arco, Italy
29/09/2022 - Climbing
Watch Adam Ondra try to flash Omen Nomen, Stefano Ghisolfi's 9a at Padaro, Arco, Italy
The video of Adam Ondra attempting to flash Omen Nomen, a 9a at Padaro, Arco, Italy, first ascended by Stefano Ghisolfi.
Hilaree Nelson and Anup Rai perish on Manaslu
27/09/2022 - Alpinism
Hilaree Nelson and Anup Rai perish on Manaslu
UPDATE 28/09/2022: The body of Hilaree Nelson has been found on Manaslu and transported to Kathmandu.
- A huge avalanche on Manalsu in Nepal struck a dozen climbers yesterday, killing Sherpa Anup Rai. In an unrelated incident on the same mountain American ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson is reported missing after skiing...
Sasha DiGiulian, Matilda Söderlund, Brette Harrington repeat Rayu, 8c Picos de Europa multipitch
27/09/2022 - Alpinism
Sasha DiGiulian, Matilda Söderlund, Brette Harrington repeat Rayu, 8c Picos de Europa multipitch
Sasha DiGiulian, Matilda Söderlund and Brette Harrington have made the second ascent and first female ascent of the 8c multipitch Rayu the south face of Peña Santa de Castilla (2596m) in the Picos de Europa massif in Spain.