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Piotr Schab 8c first ascent onsight at Cuenca and Biographie at Céüse
04/07/2018 - Climbing
Piotr Schab 8c first ascent onsight at Cuenca and Biographie at Céüse
One of Poland’s strongest young climbers Piotr Schab has redpointed the 9a+ Biographie at Ceuse in France and made the onsight first ascent of Baby Boy, an 8c sports climb at Cuenca in Spain.
Old Man of Hoy climb by eight-year-old raises 30,000 € for Climbers Against Cancer
01/07/2018 - Climbing
Old Man of Hoy climb by eight-year-old raises 30,000 € for Climbers Against Cancer
The Old Man of Hoy in Scotland was climbed recently by eight-year-old Edward Mills. In becoming the youngest person to climb the iconic sea stack he importantly raised nearly €30,000 for Climbers Against Cancer.
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.
Legendary Aiguille Verte Nant Blanc face skied by Paul Bonhomme and Vivian Bruchez
Legendary Aiguille Verte Nant Blanc face skied by Paul Bonhomme and Vivian Bruchez
On 19 June 2018 Paul Bonhomme and Vivian Bruchez made a rare ski descent of the mythical NW Face of Aiguille Verte, also referred to as Nant Blanc, in the Mont Blanc massif.
New climbs above Juneau Ice Cap in Alaska by Brette Harrington and Caro North
22/06/2018 - Alpinism
New climbs above Juneau Ice Cap in Alaska by Brette Harrington and Caro North
Caro North and Brette Harrington have made the first ascent of new mixed line up the NE Face of Southern Duke and added a new rock climb to the Taku towers on the Juneau Ice Cap in Alaska.
Stefano Ghisolfi makes excellent Erto debut
21/06/2018 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi makes excellent Erto debut
At his first visti to the Italian crag Erto, Stefano Ghisolfi onsighted Tucson 8a, Bricolage 8a+, Super Pole Position 8a+ and Jurassic Climb 8b+.
Katrin Lehmann boulders Kryptos, only second woman to send 8C
16/06/2018 - Climbing
Katrin Lehmann boulders Kryptos, only second woman to send 8c
On 14 May Katrin Kaddi Lehmann repeated Kryptos, an 8c boulder problem at Morchelstock in Switzerland. In doing so she has become only the second woman to climb this grade after Ashima Shiraishi.
Hotel Supramonte climbed in Sardinia by Lara Neumeier, Christoph Hanke, Jozef Kristoffy
09/06/2018 - Climbing
Hotel Supramonte climbed in Sardinia by Lara Neumeier, Christoph Hanke, Jozef Kristoffy
Lara Neumeier, Christoph Hanke and Jozef Kristoffy have all repeated Hotel Supramonte, the famous multi-pitch climb first ascended in the Gole di Gorropu in Sardinia by Rolando Larcher and Roberto Vigiani.
Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell climb The Nose in under 2 hours to set new El Capitan speed record
06/06/2018 - Climbing
Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell climb The Nose in under 2 hours to set new El Capitan speed record
This morning American climbers Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell set another speed record on The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite. This time the duo broke the legendary 2-hour barrier, climbing the big wall route in 1:58:07.
Angela Eiter makes short work of Frankenjura 8c
03/06/2018 - Climbing
Angela Eiter makes short work of Frankenjura 8c
Austrian climber Angela Eiter has climbed a series of difficult sport climbs in Frankenjura, Germany, including Battle Cat.
Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold smash The Nose Speed record
30/05/2018 - Climbing
Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold smash The Nose Speed record
American climbers Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold have set a new speed record on The Nose, climbing El Capitan in Yosemite in 2:10:15.
Angelika Rainer, from drytooling D15 to 8c sports climbing
28/05/2018 - Climbing
Angelika Rainer, from drytooling D15 to 8c sports climbing
South Tyrolean climber Angelika Rainer reports about her first 8c sports climb, Cinque Uve at Narango (Arco), that comes in the wake of her D15 dry tooling ascent last winter.
Geierwand, the crag overlooking Dolomites Dürrensee
24/05/2018 - Climbing
Geierwand, the crag overlooking Dolomites Dürrensee
Hannes Pfeifhofer introduces the beautiful crag Geierwand crag in in Höhlensteintal valley, Dolomites, just before the Dolorock Climbing Festival scheduled to take place from 25 to 27 May 2018 below the Tre Cime di Lavaredo.
Barbara Zangerl sends Speed Intégrale at Voralpsee, her first 9a
21/05/2018 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl sends Speed Intégrale at Voralpsee, her first 9a
Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl has redpointed Speed ​​Intégrale at Voralpsee in Switzerland, her first 9a sports climb.
Valhalla, Edu Marin's huge Getu Grand Arch roof project
16/05/2018 - Climbing
Valhalla, Edu Marin's huge Getu Grand Arch roof project
The third episode of Valhalla, the huge roof project bolted by Spanish climber Edu Marin through the Grand Arch roof at Getu in China.
Everest oxygen failure accidents avoided
16/05/2018 - Alpinism
Everest oxygen failure accidents avoided
During an Everest summit bid members of a commercial expedition had to descend rapidly from circa 8500 meters when they experienced oxygen bottle regulator failures.

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