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Mayan Smith-Gobat, first female ascent of Punks in the Gym at Arapiles
31/10/2012 - Climbing
Mayan Smith-Gobat, first female ascent of Punks in the Gym at Arapiles
On 28/10/2012 New Zealand's Mayan Smith-Gobat succeeded in the first female ascent of Punks in the Gym (32/8b+) at Arapiles, Australia.
Heiko Queitsch greenpoint climbing in the Frankenjura
03/08/2012 - Climbing
Heiko Queitsch greenpoint climbing in the Frankenjura
Video of Heiko Queitsch climbing Magnet and other famous routes in the Frankenjura greenpoint, without bolts and with trad gear.
Trango Tower, Eternal Flame for Lama, Ortner and Rich
31/07/2012 - Alpinism
Trango Tower, Eternal Flame for Lama, Ortner and Rich
On 30 July at 16:00 David Lama, Peter Ortner and Corey Rich reached the summit of Trango Tower in the Karakorum via the route Eternal Flame.
Valery Rozov and the B.A.S.E. jump off Shivling in Himalaya
08/06/2012 - Alpinism
Valery Rozov and the B.A.S.E. jump off Shivling in Himalaya
On 25 May 2012 Valery Rozov from Russia made the highest BASE Jump in the world by leaping from 6420m just below the summit of Shivling in the Himalaya.
Hansjörg Auer, Bayerischer Traum free solo
22/11/2011 - Climbing
Hansjörg Auer, Bayerischer Traum free solo
Hansjörg Auer has made a free solo of Bayerischer Traum (400m, 7a+) on the Schüsselkarspitze, Wettersteingebirge, Austria.
Kristyna Ondra redpoints 8b+ at Moravian Karst
26/10/2011 - Climbing
Kristyna Ondra redpoints 8b+ at Moravian Karst
Kristyna Ondra has redpointed her first 8b+, Kudlanka at Moravsky Kras (Czech Republic).
The Pou Brothers rock Brazil
14/10/2011 - Climbing
The Pou Brothers rock Brazil
Iker and Eneko Pou have made the first free ascent of two multi-pitches on Corcovado and Sugar Loaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
No Fear, new Russian route on Trango Nameless Tower
16/09/2011 - Alpinism
No Fear, new Russian route on Trango Nameless Tower
In August 2011 a Russian expedition established No Fear (6b+, A3, 1120m) up Nameless Tower, Trango group, Karakorum
Dean Potter highlining above Yosemite Falls
15/08/2011 - Climbing
Dean Potter highlining above Yosemite Falls
Video of American climber Dean Potter slacklining above Yosemite Falls, Yosemite, USA.
Campus board advice from the British Mountaineering Council
12/04/2011 - Climbing
Campus board advice from the British Mountaineering Council
The British Mountaineering Council has issued important Campus Board advice aimed primarily at children and teenagers. Interview with Dr. Volker Schöffl
Action Directe, the video of Gabriele Moroni
23/03/2011 - Climbing
Action Directe, the video of Gabriele Moroni
The video of Gabriele Moroni, the only Italian to have redpointed Action Directe, first climbed by Wolfgang Güllich in the Frankenjura, Germany.
Adam Ondra, interview after La Capella 9b at Siurana
07/03/2011 - Interviews
Adam Ondra, interview after La Capella 9b at Siurana
Interview with Adam Ondra after his first ascent of La Capella at Siurana, Spain, which the 18-year-old from the Czech Republic has tentatively graded 9b
Action Directe by Adam Pustelnik
11/10/2010 - Climbing
Action Directe by Adam Pustelnik
Adam Pustelnik from Poland has repeated Action Directe 9a first ascended by Wolfgang Güllich in the Frankenjura, Germany.
Kurt Albert is dead. Goodbye to a climbing legend
29/09/2010 - Climbing
Kurt Albert is dead. Goodbye to a climbing legend
German climbing legend Kurt Albert died yesterday at 20.45 aged 56 following the accident last Sunday on a via ferrata in Bavaria, Germany on Sunday.
Action Directe 9a climbed by Gabriele Moroni, too
18/04/2010 - Climbing
Action Directe 9a climbed by Gabriele Moroni, too
Gabriele Moroni and the first Italian ascent of Action Directe 9a, the route freed by Wolfgang Güllich in 1991 and which still today represents an important test for sport climbing.
Iker Pou climbing interview
26/02/2010 - Interviews
Iker Pou climbing interview
Iker Pou from Spain is one of the world's most talented rock climbers, with cutting-edge climbs spanning from 9a+ at the crag to 8a at 6000 meters. In this interview he shares his climbing thoughts after his repeat of Demencia Senil 9a+ at Margalef.