1206 News found
15/12/2009 - Climbing
Echo Wall, Ben Nevis, by Dave Macleod Dave Macleod analyses his ascent of Echo Wall on Ben Nevis. Climbed in July 2008, this terrifying route represented a new level of trad climbing for the 29 year old Scottish climber.
09/12/2009 - Climbing
Positano Brigante Mirabella - rock climbing on the Amalfi coast A pleasant little crag above Positano, on the Amalfi coast, Italy, with fifteen pitches from 6a to 8a.
04/12/2009 - Climbing
Hansjörg Auer, free as a bird on Vogelfrei 8b/8b+, Schüsselkarspitze Hansjörg Auer has carried out the first free ascent of Vogelfrei (8b/8b+ 400m), on the South Face of the Schüsselkarspitze, Austria.
01/12/2009 - Climbing
La lingua pura 7c, new multi-pitch climb on Monte Monaco, Sicily Austrian Mountain Guide Albert Leichtfried has made the first ascent of La lingua pura (7c, 6c oblig, 200m) on the North Face of Monte Monaco close to San Vito lo Capo in Sicily, Italy, together with Paul Mair.
23/11/2009 - Climbing
Kilian Fischhuber repeats Des Kaisers neue Kleider 8b+ Kilian Fischhuber from Austria has repeated Des Kaisers neue Kleider (250m, 8b+) on the Wilder Kaiser, Austria.
18/11/2009 - Climbing
Never Sleeping Wall, climbing on Sicily The Never sleeping Wall, an inspiring crag close to San Vito lo Capo in Sicily, Italy introduced by Mountain Guide Albert Leichtfried.
17/11/2009 - Climbing
Enzo Oddo, Gorges du Loup 9a linkup Young Enzo Oddo from France has repeated the 9a linkup of the boulder problem Inga with the route 7pm JP Chaud at the Gorges du Loup, France.
03/11/2009 - Climbing
Masada, Sass Maor, Dolomites: first free ascent by Riccardo Scarian Interview with Riccardo Scarian who on 27/10/2009 climbed the second half of Masada on Sass Maor (Pale di San Martino, Dolomites), and freed the crux pitch at 8b.
22/10/2009 - Climbing
Matteo Gambaro frees Azione Diretta 8c+/9a at Piatta di Montemale, Italy On 17 October Matteo Gambaro made the first ascent of Azione Diretta 8c+/9a at Borgata Piatta a Montemale, Cuneo, Italy.
19/10/2009 - Climbing
Verdon climbing: Toni Lamprecht frees Le Vieux et la mer In summer 2009 Toni Lamprecht, Uli Strunz and Benno Wagner carried out the first ascent of the multi-pitch "Le Vieux et la mer" 8b in the Verdon Gorge, France.
08/10/2009 - Climbing
Karwendel climbing: new routes on the Halleranger - Speckkar Three new alpine multi-pitch routes by Reinhold Scherer and Dieter Stöhr on the Karwendel, Austria.
06/10/2009 - Alpinism
Martin and Florian Riegler, Flying Penguin and the Rocky Mountains Interview with Martin and Florian Riegler after their climbing trips to the Bugaboos, Canada, where they carried out the first ascent of "The flying penguin" (300m, 5.12b)on the South Face of Pigeon Feathers.
01/10/2009 - Climbing
Dangermouse E9 7a, Miles Gibson frees Wimberry arete On 26/09/2009 British climber Miles Gibson made the first ascent of Dangermouse E9 7a at Wimberry, Peak District.
29/09/2009 - Climbing
Yuji Hirayama, Cobra Crack and back to his roots Interview with Japanese climber Yuji Hirayama, who on 15/09/2009 made the sixth ascent of Cobra Crack at Squamish, Canada.
24/09/2009 - Climbing
Adam Ondra nets Fugu 9a at the Schleierwasserfall, Austria Interview with Adam Ondra from the Czech Republic who on 20/09/2009 made the first ascent of an old Alexander Huber project, Fugu 9a at the Schleierwasserfall in Tyrol, Austria.
22/09/2009 - Climbing
Andreas Proft interview – a free spirit Interview with Andreas Proft, the German climber who has managed to climb up to 8b without climbing shoes.
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