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Niccolò Ceria flashes 8B at Fontainebleau
23/02/2015 - Climbing
Niccolò Ceria flashes 8B at Fontainebleau
At Fontainebleau in france Niccolò Ceria has flashed the boulder problem Ubik assis 8B.
Piolet d'Or 2015 and the big list of 58 climbs
20/02/2015 - Alpinism
Piolet d'Or 2015 and the big list of 58 climbs
58 ascents carried out in 2014 have been included in the "Big list" of the Piolets d'Or, the most prestigious mountaineering award that will be celebrated between 9 - 12 April, 2015 at Courmayeur and Chamonix, at the foot of Mont Blanc.
Tom Ballard: Matterhorn North Face in winter via the Schmidt route
13/02/2015 - Alpinism
Tom Ballard: Matterhorn North Face in winter via the Schmidt route
On 10 February 2015 British alpinist Tom Ballard climbed the Schmidt route up the North Face of the Matterhorn in 2 hours and 59 minutes. After Cima Grande di Lavaredo in the Dolomites and Pizzo Badile, this is another climb in his project Starlight and Storm that aims to climb...
Due di picche, new mixed climb up Spallone del Becco in the Bergamasque Alps
11/02/2015 - Alpinism
Due di picche, new mixed climb up Spallone del Becco in the Bergamasque Alps
On 3/01/2015 Fulvio Zanetti and Francesco Beni made the first ascent of Due di picche (250mt, III, M5+, D7+) a new mixed route up the North Face of Spallone del Becco (Bergamasque Alps), Italy.
Tour Ronde, two probable new British mixed climbs in the Mont Blanc massif
10/02/2015 - Alpinism
Tour Ronde, two probable new British mixed climbs in the Mont Blanc massif
British mountain guide Matt Helliker has made what is believed to be the first ascent of two new mixed climbs on Tour Ronde in the Mont Blanc massif: Chancer (M6, 250m) climbed with Jon Bracey and Night Fever (M8, 250m), climbed with Nick Bullock.
Ice Climbing World Cup 2015: Angelika Rainer and Heeyong Park win at Champagny
09/02/2015 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup 2015: Angelika Rainer and Heeyong Park win at Champagny
Korea’s Park HeeYong and Italy’s Angelika Rainer won the French leg of the Ice Climbing World Cup after finishing second in last week’s Ice Climbing World Championship at Rabenstein, in Val Passiria.
Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2015: the Andorra results
30/01/2015 - Competitions
Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2015: the Andorra results
The results of the Scarpa ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2015 that took place in Andorra last weekend.
Alexander Megos climbs Lucid Dreaming 8C at Bishop
28/01/2015 - Climbing
Alexander Megos climbs Lucid Dreaming 8C at Bishop
German climber Alexander Megos has made the third ascent of Lucid Dreaming V15 / 8C at Bishop, USA.
Chamonix success for the Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face
27/01/2015 - Competitions
Chamonix success for the Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face
The results of the first stage of the Swatch Freeride World Tour 2015 by The North Face that took place in Chamonix, france last weekend.
Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face: Chamonix kick-off
23/01/2015 - Competitions
Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face: Chamonix kick-off
The Swatch Freeride World Tour 2015 by The North Face kicks off tomorrow with the first stage in Chamonix, france.
Progetto Icaro at Santa Caterina, Italy
Progetto Icaro at Santa Caterina, Italy
The report about the first stage of Progetto Icaro 2014/2015 that took place at Santa Caterina, Alta Valtellina on Monday 22 December 2014.
Nanga Parbat in winter, Tomasz Mackiewicz and Elisabeth Revol return to Base Camp after reaching 7800m
19/01/2015 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat in winter, Tomasz Mackiewicz and Elisabeth Revol return to Base Camp after reaching 7800m
News just in: france’s Elisabeth Revol and Poland’s Tomasz Mackiewicz have returned to base camp of Nanga Parbat after reaching 7800m during their attempt to make the first winter ascent of this 8126m giant in the Karakorum. This historic feat on the 9th highest mountain in the world is also...
First ski descents in the Dolomites by Vascellari, D'Alpaos and De Barba
First ski descents in the Dolomites by Vascellari, D'Alpaos and De Barba
Between February and May 2014, Italian skiers Francesco Vascellari, Davide D'Alpaos and Loris De Barba carried out a series of first ski descents to solve some old problems in the Dolomites. They concluded their run with a repeat of the East Face of the Matterhorn, first skied by Tone Valeruz...
Angelika Rainer and the Ouray Ice Festival
16/01/2015 - Climbing
Angelika Rainer and the Ouray Ice Festival
The report by Angelika Rainer about the Ouray Ice Festival, the ice climbing meeting andthe competition that took place from 8 - 11 January, won by Italian ice climber and Canada’s Will Gadd
Ice Climbing World Cup 2015: HanNaRai Song and Maxim Tomilov win in Cheongsong
13/01/2015 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup 2015: HanNaRai Song and Maxim Tomilov win in Cheongsong
The second stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2015 took place at Cheongsong, Korea and was won by HanNaRai Song and Maxim Tomilov from Russia.
Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2015: Laetitia Roux wins everything at Puy Saint Vincent
12/01/2015 - Competitions
Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2015: Laetitia Roux wins everything at Puy Saint Vincent
Last Saturday, at Puy Saint Vincent in france, the Individual race of the first leg of the Scarpa ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2015 was won by Anton Palzer and Laetitia Roux. On Sunday Roux the Sprint race was won by Roux and Robert Antonioli, while today Roux won the...