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Great Trango Tower, new Ukrainian - Russian route in the Karakorum
14/12/2011 - Alpinism
Great Trango Tower, new Ukrainian - Russian route in the Karakorum
This summer a female trio of climbers comprised of Marina Kopteva, Anna Yasinskay and Galina Chibitok established "Parallel world" (2580m, VI+, A1/7b, 6B), a new route up the NW Face of Great Trango Tower, Karakorum, Pakistan.
Gabriele Moroni on Bella Regis
12/12/2011 - Climbing
Gabriele Moroni on Bella Regis
The video of Gabriele Moroni on Bella Regis 8c+ at Bus de Vela, Trento, Italy.
Ron Kauk on Midnight Lightning, Yosemite
05/12/2011 - Climbing
Ron Kauk on Midnight Lightning, Yosemite
Video of Ron Kauk on his boulder problem Midnight Lightning in Yosemite, USA.
Planetmountain in Outside top 10
02/12/2011 - Book-press
Planetmountain in Outside top 10
The American magazine Outside has chosen Planetmountain as one of world's best 10 climbing sites.
Jordan Buys, first repeat of Loaded at Ilkley Quarry
10/11/2011 - Climbing
Jordan Buys, first repeat of Loaded at Ilkley Quarry
British climber Jordan Buys has made the first repeat of the gritstone route Loaded E8 7a at Ilkley Quarry, while his wife Naomi Buys made the first female ascent of Snap Decision E7 6c.
Nico Favresse and Sean Villanueva, El Cap exploration in Yosemite
08/11/2011 - Climbing
Nico Favresse and Sean Villanueva, El Cap exploration in Yosemite
Nico Favresse repeated The Salathe Wall before exploring a new line up the right-hand side of El Capitan, Yosemite together with Sean Villanueva.
Neil Gresham Pembroke DWS video
06/11/2011 - Climbing
Neil Gresham Pembroke DWS video
Video of Neil Gresham deep water soloing in Pembroke, Wales
Dreams of Youth, new desperate Tsaranoro multi-pitch in Madagascar
05/11/2011 - Climbing
Dreams of Youth, new desperate Tsaranoro multi-pitch in Madagascar
In August 2011 German climbers Martin Schindele, Lukas Binder, Philipp Hofmann and Tobias Baur established Dreams of Youth (8c, 700m) up Tsaranoro Atsimo, Madagascar.
Mick Fowler and Dave Turnbull first ascent of Mugu Chuli in Nepal
29/10/2011 - Alpinism
Mick Fowler and Dave Turnbull first ascent of Mugu Chuli in Nepal
British alpinists Mick Fowler and Dave Turnbull have made the first ascent of Mugu Chuli (6310m) in Nepal.
Tofana Di Rozes, new route by Jakofcic and Lindic in the Dolomites
13/10/2011 - Alpinism
Tofana Di Rozes, new route by Jakofcic and Lindic in the Dolomites
At the end of September Slovenian alpinists Tomaz Jakofcic and Luka Lindic established Viki krema (VIII+/IX-, VIII- obl., 800m) up the Tofana Di Rozes, Dolomites.
Century Crack, the hardest offwidth in the world?
12/10/2011 - Climbing
Century Crack, the hardest offwidth in the world?
British climbers Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker have carried out the first pinkpoint ascent of Century Crack in the Canyonlands, USA. An analysis including the first-hand account of Steve "Crusher" Bartlett.
Greenland: 10 new climbs by Swiss-Bavarian expedition to Quvnerit Island
10/10/2011 - Alpinism
Greenland: 10 new climbs by Swiss-Bavarian expedition to Quvnerit Island
In August 2011 a Swiss Bavarian expediton comprised of Caroline Morel, Andres Lietha, Michi Wyser, Tom Holzhauser, Michi Tresch and Toni Lamprecht established 10 new routes on Quvnerit Island in Greenland.
The Rock Bottom Line, the longest sport climb in the UK
05/10/2011 - Climbing
The Rock Bottom Line, the longest sport climb in the uk
In Twll Mawr in the Dinorwig slate quarry in Wales Ian Lloyd-Jones and Sion McGuinness have established The Rock Bottom Line (130m, 7b+).
Alex Honnold, the Yosemite Heaven and Cosmic Debris solo interview
04/10/2011 - Interviews
Alex Honnold, the Yosemite Heaven and Cosmic Debris solo interview
Interview with American climber Alex Honnold after his recent solo ascents of Heaven, Alien and Cosmic Debris in Yosemite, USA
Super slovenian new route on K7
03/10/2011 - Alpinism
Super slovenian new route on K7
Slovenian alpinists Urban Novak, David Debeljak, Luka Strazar and Nejc Marcic have established Dreamers of the Golden Caves up the K7 (6934m) in the Charakusa valley, (Karakoram, Himalaya).
Whittaker and Randall take on America's biggest offwidths
29/09/2011 - Climbing
Whittaker and Randall take on America's biggest offwidths
Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall are touring the USA, where at Vedauwoo Whittaker on-sighted the offwidth Lucille 5.13a.