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Massimo Bal: Barliard in the Ollomont Valley and the first ascent climbing contest
15/07/2020 - Interviews
Massimo Bal: Barliard in the Ollomont Valley and the first ascent climbing contest
Interview with mountain guide Massimo Bal, prolific setter of new routes throughout the Aosta Valley and the driving force behind the Barliard crag in Valle di Ollomont where € 1,000 worth of climbing gear can be won at the innovative first ascent climbing contest.
Stefano Ghisolfi takes The Bow, new 9a+ at Padaro, Arco
13/07/2020 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi takes The Bow, new 9a+ at Padaro, Arco
27-year-old climber Stefano Ghisolfi has made the first ascent of The Bow, a new 9a+ sport climb at the crag Padaro in Arco, Italy.
Alexander Megos frees Upgrade U, hardest boulder problem in Frankenjura
09/07/2020 - Climbing
Alexander Megos frees Upgrade U, hardest boulder problem in Frankenjura
The video of German climber Alex Megos making the first ascent of Upgrade U, an 8C boulder problem in the Frankenjura, Germany.
First ascent climbing contest at Barliard in Ollomont valley, Valle d'Aosta
09/07/2020 - Climbing
First ascent climbing contest at Barliard in Ollomont valley, Valle d'Aosta
A new contest has been launched at the crag Barliard in the Ollomont valley in Valle d’Aosta, Italy where two sport climbs have been bolted and await a first ascent. The first male and female climbers to free the routes will receive climbing equipment to the equivalent of € 1,000.
Piolets d'Or 2020: the big list
 of significant ascents
08/07/2020 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2020: the big list
 of significant ascents
The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the complete list of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2019. From this they will select the recipients of the Piolets d'Or award that will be celebrated during the Ladek Mountain Festival in Poland, from 11 to 22...
Stefano Carnati king of Jungle Boogie 9a+ at Céüse
07/07/2020 - Climbing
Stefano Carnati king of Jungle Boogie 9a+ at Céüse
At Céüse in France, 22-year-old Italian climber Stefano Carnati has repeated Jungle Boogie, a 9a+ sport climb established in 2012 by Adam Ondra.
Remembering Tito Traversa
05/07/2020 - Climbing
Remembering Tito Traversa
Seven years ago Tito Traversa perished in a climbing accident. The void left behind by this great climber, aged a mere twelve, continues to be enormous.
Alexander Megos completes first 'brushpoint' of Frankenjura 8c
04/07/2020 - Climbing
Alexander Megos completes first 'brushpoint' of Frankenjura 8c
The video of German climber Alex Megos climbing Father and Son (8c) in Frankenjura in Germany, brushing each hold immediately after using it...
Cédric Lachat repeats Wogü in Rätikon, Switzerland
03/07/2020 - Climbing
Cédric Lachat repeats Wogü in Rätikon, Switzerland
Swiss climber Cédric Lachat has repeated Wogü, the 8c alpine sports climb established by Beat Kammerlander and freed in 2008 by Adam Ondra in Rätikon, Switzerland.
Climbing and climate change
02/07/2020 - Environment
Climbing and climate change
How does our love for the mountains affect the climate? And what can we do to change this process? Germany's Lena Müller, who is currently doing a PhD on the effects of climate change at the University of Innsbruck and recently repeated the E9 Prinzip Hoffnung at Bürs, shares her...
Hazel Findlay repeats Johnny Dawes classic The Quarryman
01/07/2020 - Climbing
Hazel Findlay repeats Johnny Dawes classic The Quarryman
British rock climber Hazel Findlay has repeated the classic Johnny Dawes testpiece The Quarryman in the Dinorwig slate quarries above Llanberis in North Wales.
Nido di rondine at Scoglio di Boazzo in Valle di Daone, Italy
26/06/2020 - Alpinism
Nido di rondine at Scoglio di Boazzo in Valle di Daone, Italy
Francesco Salvaterra introduces the rock climb Nido di rondine, a 'forgotten gem' on Scoglio di Boazzo in Val Daone established in 1985 by Gianni Berta, G.P. Foti and Ermanno Salvaterra.
Walter Bonatti would have turned 90 today
22/06/2020 - Alpinism
Walter Bonatti would have turned 90 today
In order to remember the great mountaineer and extremely special man who passed away in 2011, we’ve published the thoughts and memories of his inseparable life partner Rossana Podestà.
Nico Pelorson frees Spoilt Kid at sector Biographie in Céüse
21/06/2020 - Climbing
Nico Pelorson frees Spoilt Kid at sector Biographie in Céüse
At Céuse in France Nico Pelorson has made the first ascent of Spoilt Kid 9a in the sector Biographie.
New route on Mt Trud in Kazakhstan by Kirill Belotserkovskiy and Grisha Chsukin
18/06/2020 - Alpinism
New route on Mt Trud in Kazakhstan by Kirill Belotserkovskiy and Grisha Chsukin
The report by Kirill Belotserkovskiy about his new route up the west face of peak Trud in Kazakhstan climbed with Grisha Chsukin
Jakob Schubert flashes Never Ending Story 8B+ at Magic Wood in Switzerland
18/06/2020 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert flashes Never Ending Story 8B+ at Magic Wood in Switzerland
During a ferocious two-day trip to Magic Wood in Switzerland, Austrian climber Jakob Schubert sent an impressive number of hard boulder problems, including a flash ascent of Never Ending Story 8B+.