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16/04/2011 - Events

Piolet d'Or 2011: Mount Logan and Greenland Big Walls the winners

Two prizes awarded last night in Chamonix during the IXX Piolet d'Or: Mount Logan in Canada by Yasushi Okada and Katsutaka Yokoyama, and the Big Walls in Greenland by Sean Villanueva, Nicolas and Olivier Favresse and Ben Ditto.

11/04/2011 - Environment

Kevin Jorgeson & Transporter Room, repeat two decades on

American climber Kevin Jorgeson has carried out the probable second ascent of Transporter Room, the highball boulder problem on the Grandpa Peabody at the Buttermilks, USA, established by Dale Bard in the late '80's.

06/04/2011 - Alpinism

Dolasilla, new Fanes mixed route in the Dolomites

Florian Riegler has established Dolasilla (M13-), a new mixed route in Val Travenanzes (Fanes massif, Dolomites). The first free ascent was carried out by Pavol Rajcan from Slovak Republic.

05/04/2011 - Alpinism

The Peach, mixed trad in Canada by Slawinski and Meekins

On 12/03/2011 Raphael Slawinski and Grant Meekins established The Peach (110m, WI5 M8) at Storm Creek, Canadian Rockies.

24/03/2011 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering

Res-Max, first descent in the Adamello – Presanella range

On 11/03/2011 Giuliano Bordoni, Bruno Compagnet, Minna Riihamaki and Oli Herrer carried out the first descent of the gully located between Canale del Dito and Canale Pericle-Sacchi in the Adamello - Presanella range, Italy

15/03/2011 - Climbing

Manolo and his Fragile Heroes in Val Noana

On 5 March 2011 Maurizio "Manolo" Zanolla freed Eroi Fragili (8c, 30m), a new route he bolted in Val Noana (Pale di San Martino, Dolomites) next to another of his creations, Stramonio.

14/03/2011 - Climbing

James Pearson powers The Return of the Jedi at Bank Quarry

British climber James Pearson has added The Return of the Jedi HXS 7a to Bank Quarry, Derbyshire, England.

13/03/2011 - Climbing

Sengio Rosso, rock climbing beneath Monte Baldo

The impressive red outcrop Sengio Rosso appears in the distance like a shiny jewel, wedged into the green slopes of Monte Baldo and clearly visible from the plain below... fog and weather conditions permitting.

03/03/2011 - Alpinism

Ice climbing and dry tooling in the Val di Fassa, Dolomites

Tommaso Cardelli introduces a series of classic and new ice climbs in the Valle di Fassa, right in the heart of the Italian Dolomites.

02/03/2011 - Alpinism

Drytooling beneath the Gran Sasso d'Italia at the Città di Pietra

Pino Sabbatin introduces the new drytooling cliff Città di Pietra - the city of stone - at Prati di Tivo beneath the Gran Sasso d'Italia, with 20 routes up to M9.

21/02/2011 - Alpinism

Colin Haley, mountain climbing from Alaska to Patagonia

An in-depth interview with 26-year-old American alpinist Colin Haley, to discover his approach to alpinism, from Alaska to Patagonia.

07/02/2011 - Alpinism

Ines Papert in Scotland, new Ben Nevis and Cairngorms winter climbs

During a week winter climbing in Scotland, Ines Papert and Charly Fritzer have established Triple X, VIII,8 on Ben Nevis and Bavarinthia IX, 9 at Coire an Lochain in the Cairngorms.

07/02/2011 - Alpinism

Ines Papert in Scotland, new Ben Nevis and Cairngorms winter climbs

During a week winter climbing in Scotland, Ines Papert and Charly Fritzer have established Triple X, VIII,8 on Ben Nevis and Bavarinthia IX, 9 at Coire an Lochain in the Cairngorms.

04/02/2011 - Climbing

Chris Linder and his Window of Opportunity

American climber Chris Lindner speaks about his Window of Opportunity 5.13+ in California and the use of removable bolts..

31/01/2011 - Alpinism

Spray On, Will Gadd and Tim Emmett return to Helmcken Falls, Canada

Will Gadd from Canada and Tim Emmett from Britain have returned to the Helmcken Falls in Canada and added a further 4 pitches to last season's Spray On.