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Monte Vigna Vaga: new North Face climb
24/12/2017 - Alpinism
Monte Vigna Vaga: new North Face climb
Valentino Cividini reports about the First Ascent of a new route up the north face of Monte Vigna Vaga (2332m), Bergamasque Alps, established on 16 December 2017 with Pietro Pellegrini and Giambattista Cattaneo.
Fabian Buhl highball hattrick at Bishop, USA
22/12/2017 - Climbing
Fabian Buhl highball hattrick at Bishop, USA
At the bouldering area ​​Buttermilks in Bishop, USA, Germany’sFabian Buhl has climbed three difficult highball boulder problems: Ambrosia, Too big to flail and Old Greg.
Cerro Kishtwar, Huber, Siegrist and Zanker expedition video
21/12/2017 - Alpinism
Cerro Kishtwar, Huber, Siegrist and Zanker expedition video
The video the First Ascent of ‘Har Har Mahadev’ up the NW Face of Cerro Kishtwar (6155 m), established in October 2017 by Thomas Huber, Stephan Siegrist and Julian Zanker.
Finale '68, in search of the climbing history and pioneering exploration of Finale Ligure
20/12/2017 - Climbing
Finale '68, in search of the climbing history and pioneering exploration of Finale Ligure
In order to celebrate 50 years of rock climbing at Finale Ligure in NW Italy, Michele Fanni and Gabriele Canu have started a project to retrace Finale's explorative phase that took place between 1968 and 1975. After following in the...
Antarctica success for American exploratory expedition
19/12/2017 - Alpinism
Antarctica success for American exploratory expedition
Climbers Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, Savannah Cummins, Alex Honnold, Anna Pfaff, Cedar Wright and Pablo Durana have concluded their expedition to Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. The American alpinists succeed in climbing numerous routes, including the First Ascent of a...
Laura Rogora and Anak Verhoeven score Sperlonga and Santa Linya first ascents
19/12/2017 - Climbing
Laura Rogora and Anak Verhoeven score Sperlonga and Santa Linya first ascents
Female sport climbing: the Laura Rogora and Anak Verhoeven have made the First Ascent of two difficult sport climbs: It segid narg 8c+ at Grotta dell'Arenauta at Sperlonga by the young Italian and Ciudad de Dios pa la Enmienda at...
Ice climbing Dolomites: the unknown ice climb up Torre Vitty
18/12/2017 - Alpinism
Ice climbing Dolomites: the unknown ice climb up Torre Vitty
Ice climbing in the Dolomites: an unknown ice climb, highly recommended by Simon Gietl and Andrea Oberbacher, up Torre Vitty in the Sella massif.
Keita Kurakami climbs Neutralism, great Japanese highball
15/12/2017 - Climbing
Keita Kurakami climbs Neutralism, great Japanese highball
The video of Keita Kurakami making the ground-up First Ascent of Neutralism, a huge highball boulder problem in Japan.
First-class Italian mountaineering in China: the Mount Edgar report
15/12/2017 - Alpinism
First-class Italian mountaineering in China: the Mount Edgar report
After the initial fragmentary news, François Cazzanelli now reports about the expedition to Mount Edgar (6618 m) in the Nanmengou Valley in Sichuan, China which included Francesco Ratti, Emrik Favre, Tomas Franchini, Matteo Faletti and Fabrizio Dellai. The Italian alpinists...
Scotland: superb new winter climb established by Greg Boswell and Guy Robertson
14/12/2017 - Alpinism
Scotland: superb new winter climb established by Greg Boswell and Guy Robertson
Winter mountaineering in Scotland: on the Church Door Buttress at Bidean nam Bian close to Glen Coe the expert British mountaineers Greg Boswell and Guy Robertson have made the First Ascent of Lost Arrow Winter Variation, describing the demanding line...
Rungofarka first ascent in Himalaya by Tino Villanueva and Alan Rousseau
11/12/2017 - Alpinism
Rungofarka First Ascent in Himalaya by Tino Villanueva and Alan Rousseau
Climbing alpine style over five days, American alpinists Tino Villanueva and Alan Rousseau have made the First Ascent of Rungofarka 6495 m in the Zanskar mountain range in the Indian Himalaya.
Mediterraneo up Punta Giradili, climbing between Sardinia's sky and sea
08/12/2017 - Climbing
Mediterraneo up Punta Giradili, climbing between Sardinia's sky and sea
In this video by Sky Survey System and Alberto Masala discover the magical climbing as it dances between the cobalt sea and Sardinia’s deep blue skies. The set is Mediterraneo, the multi-pitch rock climb first ascended in 1996 up the...
New rock climb at Padaro, Arco, in memory of Fabio Comini
07/12/2017 - Climbing
New rock climb at Padaro, Arco, in memory of Fabio Comini
In June 2017 Alex Bertolini and Leonardo Martinelli established a new multi-pitch rock climb at Padaro in the Valle del Sarca above Arco (Italy) in memory of their friend Fabio Comini.
Early climbing in slow Scottish winter
06/12/2017 - Alpinism
Early climbing in slow Scottish winter
The winter mountaineering season in Scotland has begun in earnest with three notable ascents on Ben Nevis, Hell’s Lum Crag in the Cairngorms and at Beinn Heasgairnich in the Southern Highlands.
Hazel Findlay fantastically free on the Salathé Wall on El Capitan
05/12/2017 - Climbing
Hazel Findlay fantastically free on the Salathé Wall on El Capitan
British rock climber Hazel Findlay has made a rare free ascent of the legendary Salathé Wall on El Capitan, Yosemite, USA.
James Pearson climbs Power Ranger, bold and beautiful trad at Chattanooga
04/12/2017 - Climbing
James Pearson climbs Power Ranger, bold and beautiful trad at Chattanooga
British climber James Pearson has made the First Ascent of the bold and difficult route Power Ranger (5.14R / 8c) at Sunset Rocks, Chattanooga, USA.

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