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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.

06/11/2011 - Climbing

Neil Gresham Pembroke DWS video

Video of Neil Gresham deep water soloing in Pembroke, Wales

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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+).

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

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).

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.

28/09/2011 - Alpinism

Sasser Kangri II first ascent by Richey, Swenson and Wilkinson

In summer 2011 American alpinists Mark Richey, Steve Swenson and Freddie Wilkinson summited the second highest unclimbed mountain in the world, Sasser Kangri II (7518m). Trip report and questions with Steve Swenson

27/09/2011 - Climbing

Alex Honnold solos in Yosemite

In Yosemite Alex Honnold has soled Cosmic Debris 8a, Heaven 7c and Alien 7b.

13/09/2011 - Alpinism

Bellavista in the Dolomites for Luka Krajnc

Slovenian climber Luka Krajnc has carried out the fourth complete free ascent of Bellavista on Cima Ovest di Lavaredo, Dolomites, first ascended by Alexander Huber solo during winter 1999 with difficulties up to A4 and then freed by German at 8c in July 2001. Urban Golob provides the report.

07/09/2011 - Alpinism

Junai Kangri, first ascent in the Karakorum by Spanish expedition

On 22 August a Spanish expedition led by Jonas Cruces carried out the first ascent of Junai Kangri (6017m) in India's Karakorum, via their route "Sin permiso (IV, AD +, 750m).