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Colonne d'Ercole, new climb up Punta Tissi in Civetta by Baù, Beber and Tondini
12/09/2012 - Alpinism
Colonne d'Ercole, new climb up Punta Tissi in Civetta by Baù, Beber and Tondini
On 7 - 8 September 2012 Alessandro Baù, Alessandro Beber and Nicola Tondini made the first free ascent of Colonne d'Ercole (1200m, max IX, obl. VIII+) up Punta Tissi on the NW Face of Civetta, Dolomites, the great new route...
Rock Master International Boulder Open: the qualifiers!
31/08/2012 - Competitions
Rock Master International Boulder Open: the qualifiers!
This year’s novelty, the International Open Bouldering Open, has just finished. The best 4 will compete with the Rock Master champions on Sunday.
Rock Master Festival continues with the International Paraclimbing Cup
28/08/2012 - Competitions
Rock Master Festival continues with the International Paraclimbing Cup
From 10:00 today the Rock Master Festival continues at the Arco Climbing Stadium with the International Paraclimbing Cup.
New free climbs on Baffin Island
27/08/2012 - Alpinism
New free climbs on Baffin Island
In June and July 2012 a strong team of international climbers comprised of Hansjörg Auer, Riky Felderer, Ben Lepesant, Matteo Mocellin, William Peterson, Eneko Pou and Iker Pou forged 4 new free climbs on Baffin Island’s East Coast, including The...
The Rocklands post - week 6
13/08/2012 - Climbing
The Rocklands post - week 6
The sixth and final video blog by Clement Pedrotti from the bouldering area Rocklands in South Africa.
Mayan Smith-Gobat repeats Donnafugata on Torre Trieste, Dolomites
24/07/2012 - Climbing
Mayan Smith-Gobat repeats Donnafugata on Torre Trieste, Dolomites
Mayan Smith-Gobat, together with David Falt, has made the third free ascent of Donnafugata on Torre Trieste, Civetta, Dolomites. 750m, 8a in a ground-up, in a 32 hour single push with no bivy gear. Falt provides the report.
The Rocklands post - week 4
23/07/2012 - Climbing
The Rocklands post - week 4
The fourth post of video blog from the bouldering area Rocklands in South Africa. The report written and filmed by French boulderer Clement Pedrotti.
The Rocklands post - week 3
19/07/2012 - Climbing
The Rocklands post - week 3
The third post of Clement Pedrotti's video blog from the bouldering area Rocklands in South Africa.
Lead World Cup 2012: Sachi Amma and Mina Markovic win in Chamonix
16/07/2012 - Competitions
Lead World Cup 2012: Sachi Amma and Mina Markovic win in Chamonix
The debut to the Lead World Cup 2012 was won last weekend by an amazing Sachi Amma and by Mina Markovic, more combative than ever before. The Speed event was won by Stanislav Kokorin from Russia and Aleksandra Rudzinska from...
Mont Blanc - Mont Maudit avalanche: rescue updates
12/07/2012 - Alpinism
Mont Blanc - Mont Maudit avalanche: rescue updates
An update by Alessandro Cortinovis, director of the Valle D'Aosta Mountain Rescue Service about the avalanche on Mont Maudit which at 5:30 this morning killed 9 alpinists and injured 14 others.
Avalanche on Mont Blanc: 9 deaths on Mont Maudit
12/07/2012 - Alpinism
Avalanche on Mont Blanc: 9 deaths on Mont Maudit
This morning an avalanche on Mount Maudit (Mont Blanc) killed 9 alpinists. 9 others have been injured, and unfortunately this toll is still only provisional.
The Rocklands post - week 2
09/07/2012 - Climbing
The Rocklands post - week 2
The second post of Clement Pedrotti's video blog from the bouldering area Rocklands in South Africa.
The Rocklands post - week 1
04/07/2012 - Climbing
The Rocklands post - week 1
The first video blog by Clement Pedrotti directly from the bouldering area Rocklands in South Africa.
Climbing... no more excuses!
29/06/2012 - Climbing
Climbing... no more excuses!
At Santa Linya in Spain Ramon Julian Puigblanque repeated Catxasa 9a+ with temperatures up to 39°C, while at Fontainebleau in France 55-year old Jean-Pierre Bouvier freed Fou Rire en aller-retour.
Climbing at Imst in Austria, but also in Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy...
28/06/2012 - Climbing
Climbing at Imst in Austria, but also in Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy...
Rock climbing around Imst in the Tyrol, Austria, advertised on a special lorry.
Superbalance, new Polish big wall on Polar Sun Spire, Baffin Island
27/06/2012 - Alpinism
Superbalance, new Polish big wall on Polar Sun Spire, Baffin Island
From 14/04/2012 to 07/05/2012 the Polish climbers Marek Raganowicz and Marcin Tomaszewski established Superbalance (VII, A4, M7+) , a new big wall climb up the Polar Sun Spire, Baffin Island.