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Jakob Schubert vs Sleepwalker at Red Rocks, USA
02/04/2022 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert vs Sleepwalker at Red Rocks, USA
The vlog of Austrian climber Jakob Schubert and his recent bouldering trip to Red Rocks, USA, with Nicolai Uznik and Michael Piccolruaz and his attempts to repeats Sleepwalker, the 8C+ boudler problem put up by Jimmy Webb.
Simon Gietl completes first traverse of Rosengarten skyline, Dolomites, solo and in winter
06/03/2022 - Alpinism
Simon Gietl completes first traverse of Rosengarten skyline, Dolomites, solo and in winter
Simon Gietl from the South Tyrol, Italy, has made the first traverse of all the main summits of the famous Rosengarten / Catinaccio skyline in the Dolomites. The 38-year-old mountain guide carried out the crossing alone and in winter.
Alex Honnold completes free solo of Dolomites Gelbe Mauer and American Direct on Petit Dru
04/03/2022 - Alpinism
Alex Honnold completes free solo of Dolomites Gelbe Mauer and American Direct on Petit Dru
Last summer American climber Alex Honnold made a free solo ascent of Gelbe Mauer / Muro Giallo on Cima Piccola at the Tre Cime di Lavaredo in the Dolomites, and most of the American Direct on Petit Dru in the Mont Blanc massif. His climbs without a rope were...
New routes on Becca Salé (Valtournenche) and Pointe Adolphe Rey (Mont Blanc) by Cazzanelli, Perruquet, Ratti
22/02/2022 - Alpinism
New routes on Becca Salé (Valtournenche) and Pointe Adolphe Rey (Mont Blanc) by Cazzanelli, Perruquet, Ratti
On 09/02/2022 François Cazzanelli, Jerome Perruquet and Francesco Ratti made the first ascent of Su Per Cignana on Becca Salé in Valtournenche, Italy, while on 10/02/2022 Cazzanelli and Perruquet made the first ascent of Impulso Geniale on Pointe Adolphe Rey in the Mont Blanc massif.
Stefano Ghisolfi frees L'Arenauta 9b at Sperlonga, Italy
08/02/2022 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi frees L'Arenauta 9b at Sperlonga, Italy
Today at Grotta dell'Arenauta in Italy Stefano Ghisolfi made the first ascent of L'Arenauta, an old project bolted by Giuliano Tarquini for which Ghisolfi has now proposes the grade 9b.
Grandes Jorasses Directe de l'Amitié repeated by Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel, Benjamin Védrines
07/02/2022 - Alpinism
Grandes Jorasses Directe de l'Amitié repeated by Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel, Benjamin Védrines
From 24 to 26 January 2022 French mountaineers Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel and Benjamin Védrines repeated Directe de l'Amitié on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif.
Torres del Paine in Patagonia, big new route climbed on La Hoja by Pepo Jurado, Sebastian Pelletti
06/02/2022 - Alpinism
Torres del Paine in Patagonia, big new route climbed on La Hoja by Pepo Jurado, Sebastian Pelletti
On 27-28 January 2022 Pepo Jurado, Sebastian Pelletti made the first ascent of Cuarzo Menguante on the East Face of La Hoja in the Bader Valley in the Torres del Paine, Patagonia
Jonas Schild, Stephan Siegrist establish OeschiMixTrix, new mixed climb at Kandersteg in Switzerland
05/02/2022 - Alpinism
Jonas Schild, Stephan Siegrist establish OeschiMixTrix, new mixed climb at Kandersteg in Switzerland
Swiss alpinists Jonas Schild and Stephan Siegrist have made the first ascent of OeschiMixTrix, a new mixed climb at the sector Oeschinensee at Kandersteg.
Jakob Schubert rules Erebor 9b at Arco, Italy
13/01/2022 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert rules Erebor 9b at Arco, Italy
Austrian climber Jakob Schubert has made a swift repeat of Erebor at Eremo di San Paolo close to Arco, Italy. The 9b was put up by Stefano Ghisolfi and previously repeated by Laura Rogora and Adam Ondra.
Simon Gietl, Jakob Steinkasserer find their Focus, new ice climb at Rein in Taufers, Italy
05/01/2022 - Alpinism
Simon Gietl, Jakob Steinkasserer find their Focus, new ice climb at Rein in Taufers, Italy
At the end of December 2021, South Tyrolean mountaineers Simon Gietl and Jakob Steinkasserer made the first ascent of Focus, an ephemeral icefall close to Rein in Taufers / Riva di Tures in the Ahrntal Valle Aurina, Italy.
Yuji Hirayama (52) fires first ascent of Hanabi 8c+ at Mt Futago in Japan
22/12/2021 - Climbing
Yuji Hirayama (52) fires first ascent of Hanabi 8c+ at Mt Futago in Japan
52-year-old Japanese rock climber Yuji Hirayama has made the first ascent of the 8c+ Hanabi at Futagoyama (Mt Futago) in Japan.
Stefano Ghisolfi frees The Lonely Mountain, another 9b at Arco, Italy
20/12/2021 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi frees The Lonely Mountain, another 9b at Arco, Italy
At the crag Eremo di San Paolo close to Arco, Italy, Stefano Ghisolfi has made the first ascent of The Lonely Mountain 9b.
Alpine Vagabonds - a climbing sabbatical
18/12/2021 - Alpinism
Alpine Vagabonds - a climbing sabbatical
A recap of the sabbatical climbing year of American mountaineers Priti and Jeff Wright and their ascents of some of the most famous mountains in the world.
Jakob Schubert's sending spree at Siurana: King Capella & La Capella in a single day
15/12/2021 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert's sending spree at Siurana: King Capella & La Capella in a single day
Watch Jakob Schubert climb both King Capella and La Capella at Siurana in Spain
Big new winter climb on Beinn Eighe in Scotland by Greg Boswell, Hamish Frost, Graham McGrath
09/12/2021 - Alpinism
Big new winter climb on Beinn Eighe in Scotland by Greg Boswell, Hamish Frost, Graham McGrath
On 05/12/2021 Greg Boswell, Hamish Frost and Graham McGrath have established 'Take Me Back To The Desert', a completely new winter line on Beinn Eighe in Scotland.
New icefall in Val Veny (Mont Blanc) climbed by Massimo Datrino, Gianluca Marra
03/12/2021 - Alpinism
New icefall in Val Veny (Mont Blanc) climbed by Massimo Datrino, Gianluca Marra
On 01/12/2021 Courmayeur mountain guides Massimo Datrino and Gianluca Marra climbed Cascata del Monzino in Val Veny in the Mont Blanc massif. This drip has probably never been climbed before.