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17/02/2024 - Climbing
Adam Ondra repeats Bon Voyage, confirms E12 trad On Wednesday 14 February Adam Ondra made the first repeat of 'Bon Voyage', the E12 at Annot in France established by James Pearson in February 2023. The Czech climber needed 3 days of effort and has confirmed the grade of...
16/02/2024 - Climbing
Watch Neil Dickson onsight The Hollowman (E8) at Gogarth, North Wales The Brit Rock video of Neil Dickson onsighting 'The Hollowman' (E8 6c) at Gogarth in North Wales in 2008. Even by today's standards this is considered one of the most impressive onsight ascents of a British trad route.
15/02/2024 - Alpinism
Full Pakke established at Bodø in Norway by Joda Dolmans, Kristian Vindvik Joda Dolmans and Kristian Vindvik have made the first ascent of 'Full Pakke' (M5, WI6, R) at Bodø in northern Norway. Dolmans reports about the new mixed outing he describes as 'one of the best new winter routes that I’ve...
15/02/2024 - Climbing
Iris Bielli sends her first 8c, Endangered at Corni di Canzo On Saturday 20 January 2024 the Italian climber Iris Bielli redpointed her first 8c, 'Endangered' on Pala del Frate at Corni di Canzo.
13/02/2024 - Climbing
Watch Florian Wientjes make first repeat of Floatin (8C+) in Japan The video of Germany's Florian Wientjes making the second ascent of Floatin, the 8C+ put up by Ryuchi Murai in 2021 at Mizugaki in Japan.
12/02/2024 - Climbing
Watch Stefano Ghisolfi establish Excalibur (9b+) at Arco, Italy The video of Stefano Ghisolfi making the first ascent of Excalibur (9b+) at Arco, Italy. Graded 9b+, this is the hardest sport climb in the country and one of the most difficult in the world.
11/02/2024 - Climbing
Watch Pete Whittaker climb Pure Now (E9) at Millstone, UK The video of British climber Pete Whittaker making the second ascent of 'Pure Now' (E9 6c) at Millstone Edge, UK. The first ascent of this bold gritstone climb was carried out by Tom Randall in March 2014.
10/02/2024 - Events
Festival gorniškega filma 2024, the International Mountain Film Festival in Ljubljana & Domzale, Slovenia The 18th International Film Festival 'Festival gorniškega filma' will take place at Ljubljana and Domzale, Slovenia, from 12 - 17 February 2024. Directed by Silvo Karo, guests include Krzystof Wielicki, Leszek Cichy, Mikhail Fomin, Matteo Della Bordella, Mina Markovič, Edu...
08/02/2024 - Alpinism
New Matterhorn route established by Cazzanelli, Farina, Perruquet, Stradelli On 06/02/2024 Italian alpinists François Cazzanelli, Jerome Perruquet, Marco Farina and Stefano Stradelli established a new route on the South Face of the Matterhorn (4,478m).
07/02/2024 - Climbing
New Chironico parking & sleeping rules for 2024 New rules for parking and overnight stays have been implemented at Switzerland's top bouldering area Chironico. Climbers are asked to adhere to these regulations in order to safeguard future access to this premier Ticino bouldering area.
05/02/2024 - Climbing
Watch Alex Honnold free solo Rivières Pourpres in Taghia, Morocco, before El Capitan free solo The documentary of Alex Honnold climbing in Taghia, Morocco, prior to his ground-breaking free solo of Freerider on El Capitan in Yosemite. During his 3-weel stay with Tommy Caldwell, Honnold completed a free solo ascent of the technical 'Rivières Pourpres'...
05/02/2024 - Alpinism
Remote icefall climbed on Becca des Arbiére in Italy's Aosta valley On 01/27/2024 François Cazzanelli, Stefano Stradelli and Giuseppe Vidoni made the first ascent of 'La Cascata dell'Arbiére' (100m, WI4) on Becca des Arbiére in the Saint-Barthélemy valley in Valle d'Aosta.
04/02/2024 - Alpinism
Mer de Glace cable car opens for Vallée Blanche (Mont Blanc) The new Mer de Glace cable car above Chamonix in the Mont Blanc massif that connecs the Montenvers station with the Mer de Glace glacier was opened for the first time on Saturday 3 February 2024.
01/02/2024 - Alpinism
Léo Billon & Benjamin Védrines complete Drus-Droites-Jorasses 3 day winter trilogy French mountaineers Léo Billon and Benjamin Védrines have completed an exceptional trilogy, climbing the north faces of the Drus, Les Droites and the Grandes Jorasses in just three days and in the middle of winter. The enchainment was described as...
29/01/2024 - Climbing
James Pearson makes first repeat of Franco Cookson's bold trad climb Immortal British climber James Pearson has made the first repeat of the trad climb 'Immortal' at Maiden's Bluff, Yorkshire, UK
28/01/2024 - Climbing
Watch Amity Warme climb Book of Hate in Yosemite The video of American climber Amity Warme repeating Book of Hate, one of the best corner climbs in Yosemite Valley, USA, first ascended by Randy Leavitt.
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