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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 Marin and many more.

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

22/01/2024 - Climbing
Will Bosi no slouch on Sleepwalker at Red Rocks, USA On Saturday 20 January William Bosi repeated 'Sleepwalker' at Red Rocks, USA. First ascended by Jimmy Webb in 2018 at 8C+ and repeated on various occasions, Bosi has now suggested a downgrade from 8C+ to 8C.

06/01/2024 - Interviews
Alex Megos interview after Siurana Sleeping Lion second ascent Interview with German climber Alexander Megos who on 4 January 2024 made the first repeat of Sleeping Lion at Siurana in Spain. Established by Chris Sharma in March 2023 and originally graded 9b+, Megos believes the route warrants 9b.

06/01/2024 - Climbing
Carlo Traversi frees The Dark Side, 8C+ boulder in Yosemite American climber Carlo Traversi has made the first ascent of The Dark Side, an 8C+ boulder problem in Yosemite Valley, USA.

03/01/2024 - Climbing
Watch Mat Wright run it out on Magical Thinking, bold E10 at Pavey Ark The video of British climber Mathew Wright making the first ascent of the bold trad climb 'Magical Thinking' E10 7a at Pavey Ark in England.

31/12/2023 - Alpinism
Dolomites Ultima Perla on Agner North Face climbed ground-up by Simon Gietl, Lukas Hinterberger, Michi Wohlleben From 27 to 29 December 2023 Simon Gietl, Lukas Hinterberger and Michael Wohlleben carried out the first ground-up ascent of 'Ultima perla' on the North Face of Agner in Valle di San Lucano, Dolomites.

29/12/2023 - Climbing
Simon Lorenzi sends Burden of Dreams, his third 9A boulder problem On 27 December 2023 26-year-old Belgian climber Simon Lorenzi repeated Burden of Dreams at Lappnor in Finland, claiming his third 9A boulder problem after Alphane at Chironico in Switzerland and Soudain Seul at Fontainebleau in France.

18/12/2023 - Competitions
Sport Climbing athletes participating in Qualifier Series for Paris Olympics The International Federation of Sport Climbing has published a list of all the Sport Climbing athletes participating in the Olympic Qualifier Series prior to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

15/12/2023 - Climbing
James Pearson suggests E12 for his Bon Voyage at Annot in France After the first ascent in February 2023, British climber James Pearson has now proposed the grade E12 for Bon Voyage at Annot in France. Currently there is no other trad route of this grade. In this great introspective piece the 30-year-old British climber talks about the path that led him...

13/12/2023 - Alpinism
Cholatse West Face climbed by Radoslav Groh, Zdeněk Hák Climbing alpine style from 2-3 November 2023, Czech mountaineers Radoslav Groh and Zdeněk Hák made the first ascent of 'Just one solution!'(ED WI4+, M5, 1200m) up the West Face of Cholatse (6440m) in Nepal. Hák reports about the route dedicated to the memory of Jan Ros.

06/12/2023 - Alpinism
Difficult new multi-pitch alpine sport route in Aladağlar, Turkey Seb Bush from Italy, Simon Smith and Mike Turner from the uk have recently established 'Pretty reckless cats' a hard multi-pitch rock climb on the Northwest Face of Kizilin Basì in the Aladağlar National Park in southern Turkey. The 300m climb was established ground-up with the use of aid and...

05/12/2023 - Environment
ACTS open letter to IFSC protesting against NEOM Beach Games and environmental and ethical policy The ACTS For Our Summits association has written an Open Letter to the IFSC expressing its concerns about the NEOM Masters 2023 climbing competition, and urging the IFSC to take stronger actions regarding environmental and social issues. Over 110 IFSC athletes, professional climbers, and associations have already co-signed the letter....

10/11/2023 - Events
Brit Rock Film Tour 2022 streaming on demand until 13 November The Brit Rock V Film Tour is available to stream on demand until 13 November only. The 2023 program contains five films: Goddess of Craic featuring Freja Shannon, Shining Stones featuring Robbie Phillips, Helmcken Falls featuring Emma Powell, Neil Gresham, Tim Emmett and Klemen Premrl, Hard Git featuring Matt Wright...

05/11/2023 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi sends Action Directe in Frankenjura 30-year-old Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi has repeated Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's masterpiece established in 1991 in Frankenjura, Germany.

19/10/2023 - Alpinism
Jirishanca, Pumari Chhish East, Jugal Spire win Piolets d'Or 2023, Northern Sun Spire in Greenland receives Special Mention The organisers of the Piolets d'Or 2023 have awarded the following climbs: Jirishanca in Peru by Alik Berg and Quentin Roberts, Pumari Chhish East in Pakistan by Christophe Ogier, Victor Saucede and Jérôme Sullivan, and Jugal Spire in Nepal by Tim Miller and Paul Ramsden. A special mention has been...
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