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Robbie Phillips repeats The Great Arch on the Isle of Pabbay, Scotland
27/09/2024 - Climbing
Robbie Phillips repeats The Great Arch on the Isle of Pabbay, Scotland
34-year-old Scottish rock climber Robbie Phillips, supported by Jamie Lowther, has made the second free ascent of the iconic 'Great Arch' on the Isle of Pabbay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Laura Rogora redpoints Goldrake (9a+) and onsights Jedi (8b) at Cornalba
26/09/2024 - Climbing
Laura Rogora redpoints Goldrake (9a+) and onsights Jedi (8b) at Cornalba
The 23-year-old Italian climber Laura Rogora has made the first female ascent of Goldrake (9a+) at Cornalba, Italy, and onsighted Jedi (8b).
Lara Neumeier repeats Headless Children in Rätikon
06/09/2024 - Climbing
Lara Neumeier repeats Headless Children in Rätikon
On 30/08/2024 German climber Lara Neumeier, belayed by Nadine Wallner, redpointed 'Headless Children' (8b, 250m) on Schijenfluh in the Rätikon massif.
Katherine Choong makes first female ascent of Zahir (8b+, 300m) at Wenden
05/09/2024 - Climbing
Katherine Choong makes first female ascent of Zahir (8b+, 300m) at Wenden
Swiss climber Katherine Choong has made the first female ascent of Zahir (8b+, 300m) at Wenden.
Tre Cime Enchainment Integral - Micha Rinn, Christian Bickel complete first Skyline Traverse
26/08/2024 - Alpinism
Tre Cime Enchainment Integral - Micha Rinn, Christian Bickel complete first Skyline Traverse
On 23 and 24 July 2024 German alpinists Christian Bickel and Micha Rinn climbed all the peaks of the famous Tre Cime di Lavaredo skyline in one single push. Despite its obviousness, this is likely to be the first integral enchainment of these nine famous Dolomites peaks.
Climbing Youth World Championships 2024 in Guiyang, China
22/08/2024 - Competitions
Climbing Youth World Championships 2024 in Guiyang, China
The IFSC Youth World Championships 2024 will take place at Guiyang in China. 599 athletes from 49 nations are taking part in the 10-day event.
Cric e Croc, new rock climb on Rognon Vaudano below Dent du Géant (Mont Blanc massif)
16/08/2024 - Alpinism
Cric e Croc, new rock climb on Rognon Vaudano below Dent du Géant (Mont Blanc massif)
Italian mountain guides Niccolò Bruni and Gianluca Marra, together with Giovanna Mongilardi, have made the first ascent of 'Cric e Croc'. The 6-pitch rock climb is graded 6b+ max and is located on Rognon Vaudano, the cliff located below Dent du Géant in the Mont Blanc massif dedicated to Davide...
Veddriq Leonardo wins Speed Climbing at Paris 2024 Olympic Games
08/08/2024 - Competitions
Veddriq Leonardo wins Speed Climbing at Paris 2024 Olympic Games
  • Speed: Veddriq Leonardo oro, Wu Pen argento, Samuel Watson bronzo
  • Boulder & Lead: Janja Garnbret, Jessica Pilz, Brooke Raboutou, Ai Mori, Oriane Bertone, Oceania Mackenzie, Erin McNeice and Chaehyun Seo qualify for the final on Saturday
  • Thursday 8 August: all latest sport climbing news from the Paris 2024 Olympic...
  • Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: sport climbing day 2, Women's Boulder & Men's Speed
    06/08/2024 - Competitions
    Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: sport climbing day 2, Women's Boulder & Men's Speed
    Tuesday 6 August: all latest sport climbing news from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
  • Janja Garnbret leads the provisional ranking with 99.6 points. Home-favourite Orianne Bertone blows the roof off and places second, ahead of Brooke Raboutou
  • Speed: Sam Watson sets new world record 4.75 seconds.
  • Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: sport climbing day 1, Men's Boulder & Women's Speed
    05/08/2024 - Competitions
    Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: sport climbing day 1, Men's Boulder & Women's Speed
    Join planetmountain for the latest sport climbing news from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
  • It's been an intese day of Men's Boulder e Women's Speed
  • In Speed Aleksandra Mirosław sets a new world record at 6.06 seconds
  • New climb on Nevado Cashan Oeste in Peru by Mike Bowyer, Tom Schindfessel
    01/08/2024 - Alpinism
    New climb on Nevado Cashan Oeste in Peru by Mike Bowyer, Tom Schindfessel
    On 12 July 2024 Mike Bowyer and Tom Schindfessel made the first ascent of 'La Suerte viene la suerte se va' on Nevado Cashan West (5732m) in Peru.
    ReBolting- maintaining climbs in Switzerland
    21/07/2024 - Climbing
    ReBolting- maintaining climbs in Switzerland
    The Rebolting association from Switzerland, dedicated to the maintenance of old climbing routes and supporting climbers in their maintenance efforts.
    South Ridge of Punta Vardaz (Mont Blanc massif) climbed by Simon Richardson, Michael Rinn
    19/07/2024 - Alpinism
    South Ridge of Punta Vardaz (Mont Blanc massif) climbed by Simon Richardson, Michael Rinn
    Climbing on 18-19 June 2024, Simon Richardson and Michael Rinn established a new route along the South Ridge of Punta Vardaz in the Mont Blanc massif. Rinn reports.
    The fifth Lecco Spider on the summit of Cerro Torre in 1974
    01/07/2024 - Alpinism
    The fifth Lecco Spider on the summit of Cerro Torre in 1974
    From the MOdiSCA archive an iconic photo taken by the Italian Ragni di Lecco expedition documenting the first ascent of the west face of Cerro Torre in Patagonia in 1974: the fifth Lecco Spider on the mountain's summit, with Casimiro Ferrari, Mario Conti, Pino Negri and Daniele Chiappa. Text by...
    Christian Maurer & Peter von Känel: 30 4000ers in 10 days
    25/06/2024 - Alpinism
    Christian Maurer & Peter von Känel: 30 4000ers in 10 days
    Swiss mountaineers Christian Maurer and Peter von Känel climbed 30 fourthousanders during the first 10 days of their XPeaks project to climb all 82 peaks over 4,000m in the Alps within 72 days.
    Electric Avenue on Mont Blanc's Grand Gendarme des Cosmiques
    12/06/2024 - Climbing
    Electric Avenue on Mont Blanc's Grand Gendarme des Cosmiques
    In August 2022 the Bulgarian climbers Emiliyan Kolevski and Victor Varoshkin made the first ascent of 'Electric Avenue' on Grand Gendarme on the Arête des Cosmiques on Aiguille du Midi, Mont Blanc, France. This is only the third route up the famous granite monolith after 'Digital Crack' and 'Arête Cosmiques',...