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Nordwind, new rock climb up Peitlerkofel, Dolomites
28/06/2018 - Alpinism
Nordwind, new rock climb up Peitlerkofel, Dolomites
Harald Mair and Christof Ursch have completed Nordwind, a new rock climb up Peitlerkofel / Sass de Putia (2875 m) in the Dolomites.
Arnaud Petit and French team add new route to Tsaranoro Atsimo in Madagascar
27/06/2018 - Climbing
Arnaud Petit and French team add new route to Tsaranoro Atsimo in Madagascar
A French FFME expedition to Madagascar led by Arnaud Petit and Jonathan Crison has established Soavadia, a 600m new rock climb up Tsaranoro Atsimo.
Magic Mushroom: Jacopo Larcher, Barbara Zangerl and the magical big wall on El Capitan
26/06/2018 - Interviews
Magic Mushroom: Jacopo Larcher, Barbara Zangerl and the magical big wall on El Capitan
Interview with Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl after their first repeat of Magic Mushroom on El Capitan in Yosemite, carried out in December 2017.
Adieu Stéphane Husson
25/06/2018 - Alpinism
Adieu Stéphane Husson
French mountain guide Stéphane Husson and a 16-year-old teenager lost their lives in a climbing accident.
Vertical Jungfrau Marathon by Roger Schäli & David Hefti
22/06/2018 - Alpinism
Vertical Jungfrau Marathon by Roger Schäli & David Hefti
Mountaineering video: the vertical marathon of Roger Schäli and David Hefti who on 22 August 2013 climbed more than 3300m elevation gain and 23 pitches up to 7a+ to reach the summit of Jungfrau in Switzerland’s Overland Bernese in 16 hours.
Janhukot first ascent in Indian Himalaya by British expedition
18/06/2018 - Alpinism
Janhukot first ascent in Indian Himalaya by British expedition
British mountaineers Malcolm Bass, Paul Figg and Guy Buckingham have made the first ascent of Janhukot (6805m) in the Garhwal Himalaya in India.
Sean Villanueva climbs freaky Frankenjura trad
11/06/2018 - Climbing
Sean Villanueva climbs freaky Frankenjura trad
The video of Belgian rock climber Sean Villanueva repeating 'Der Ungeheuer sei Mutter', a difficult and somewhat particular trad climb at the Vogelherdgrotte crag in the Frankenjura, Germany.
Gabriele Moroni: interview after historic gold in Japan Boulder World Cup
08/06/2018 - Interviews
Gabriele Moroni: interview after historic gold in Japan Boulder World Cup
Interview with Italian climber Gabriele Moroni after last week’s victory in Japan at the Hachioji stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2018.
Lynn Hill / 25 years ago the first free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan
08/06/2018 - Climbing
Lynn Hill / 25 years ago the first free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan
After the new The Nose speed record set on El Capitan by Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold on 06/06/2018, here’s a throwback to our 2002 interview with Lynn Hill that explores her historic first free ascent in 1993 and her groundbreaking one-day free ascent in 1994 of this legendary big...
Mont Blanc Aiguille du Midi cable car closed for maintenance
05/06/2018 - Alpinism
Mont Blanc Aiguille du Midi cable car closed for maintenance
The Aiguille du Midi cable car in the Mont Blanc massif is temporarily closed due to unforeseen maintenance. Full operations will resume on Saturday 7 July.
La Sportiva 90th anniversary, failure leads to success
02/06/2018 - Alpinism
La Sportiva 90th anniversary, failure leads to success
The story of La Sportiva, which recently celebrated its 90th anniversary, via one of its iconic products, the Trango boot. Featuring With Reinhold Messner, Simone Moro, Lorenzo Delladio, Giulia Delladio, Giuliano Jellici, Matteo Jellici, Enzo Jellici
French forge new routes in Alaska's Revelation Mountains
29/05/2018 - Alpinism
French forge new routes in Alaska's Revelation Mountains
In early April 2018 French alpinists Thomas Auvaro, Jeremy Fino, Matthieu Rideau and Antoine Rolle climbed two new routes in the Revelation Mountains in Alaska. Rideau provides the trip report.
Hard trad repeats at Dyer's Lookout in Devon, UK
26/05/2018 - Climbing
Hard trad repeats at Dyer's Lookout in Devon, UK
Walk of Life has been repeated at Dyer's Lookout in Britain by James McHaffie, while he, Madeleine Cope and Emma Twyford have repeated Once Upon a Time in the South West. Graded E9, these are some of the finest and most fearsome trad climbs in Great Britain.
Bouldering World Cup, Akiyo Noguchi commands in China
20/05/2018 - Competitions
Bouldering World Cup, Akiyo Noguchi commands in China
Akiyo Noguchi won both stages of the Bouldering World Cup 2018 in China; at Chongqing she shared the podium with Kokoro Fujii, while in Tai’an she was joined by Alex Khazanov. The Speed World Cup was won in Chongqing by Aries Susanti Rahayu and Dmitrii Timofeev, while Anouck Jaubert and...
Precautionary recall of 3+ avalanche transceivers
16/05/2018 - Gear
Precautionary recall of 3+ avalanche transceivers
Ortovox has launched a precautionary recall of 3+ avalanche transceivers running software 2.1. Published below is the press release provided by Ortovox.
Alexander Megos and Perfecto Mundo at Margalef / The 9b+ interview
11/05/2018 - Interviews
Alexander Megos and Perfecto Mundo at Margalef / The 9b+ interview
Interview with Alexander Megos after the first ascent of Perfecto Mundo, the sports climb freed on Wednesday 9 May 2018 at Margalef in Spain graded a staggering 9b+ by the 24-year-old German climber.

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