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15/07/2014 - Alpinism
Baba Jaga, new aid climb up Pinnacolo di Maslana The report by Diego Pezzoli about the first ascent of Baba Jaga (V 6a A2+, 180m),a new aid climb up the Maslana pinnacle, above Valbondione, Italy.
14/07/2014 - Alpinism
Cédric Lachat repeats Orbayu on the Naranjo de Bulnes On 9 July 2014 Cedric Lachat repeated Orbayu (8c, 510m) Naranjo de Bulnes, Picos de Europa, Spain.
13/07/2014 - Climbing
Alexander Megos, Adam Ondra, Shauna Coxsey, Ashima Shiraishi: no gravity days During the last few days Alexander Megos has repeated Biographie 9a+ at Ceuse, Adam Ondra has onsighted the 9a TCT at Gravere in Italy, and both Ashima Shiraishi and Shauna Coxsey repeat an 8B+ boulder problem.
07/07/2014 - Climbing
Masherbrum attempt by David Lama, Peter Ortner and Hansjörg Auer Austrian alpinists Hansjörg Auer, David Lama and Peter Ortner are currently in the Karakorum in Pakistan attempting to scale the unclimbed NE Face of Masherbrum (7821m).
01/07/2014 - Climbing
Beat Kammerlander climbs Drei Siebe at Bürser Platte Austrian climber Beat Kammerlander has made the first ascent of Drei Siebe at the Bürser Platte, Vorarlberg, Austria.
24/06/2014 - Alpinism
Nepal Mountaineering Association meeting report Ang Tshering Sherpa, President Nepal Mountaineering Association, reports about recent meetings and decisions regarding climbing Everest and Nepal's mountains in general.
21/06/2014 - Alpinism
Illimani West Ridge: climbing attempt in Bolivia At the start of June the alpinists Marco Erbetta, Enrico Rosso and Father Antonio Zavattarelli made un unsuccessful attempt of the stunning West Ridge of Illimani, Cordillera Real, Andes.
14/06/2014 - Climbing
Gabriele Moroni repeats Back Road 9a at Rovereto Italian climber Gabriele Moroni has made the first repeat of Back Road 9a at Rovereto (Arco).
10/06/2014 - Climbing
Nina Caprez climbs her first 8c+ at Pic Saint Loup in France On 3 June 2014 Swiss climber Nina Caprez redpointed her first 8c+, Hélix au pays des merveilles at Pic Saint Loup, France.
09/06/2014 - Alpinism
Trango Towers, the BASE jump by Andrey Lebedev and Vladimir Murzaev Following the Australian pioneers Glenn Singleman and Nic Feteris: the story of the Great Trango Tower BASE jump carried out by Andrey Lebedev and Vladimir Murzaev on 10 August 2013.
05/06/2014 - Climbing
The other, unusual climbing in Greece. By Maurizio Oviglia A climbing trip off the beaten path in Greece, between Epirus and Thessaly.
30/05/2014 - Alpinism
Stairway to Heaven, new route on Mt. Johnson in Alaska From 1 - 4 May 2014 Ryan Jennings and Kevin Cooper made the first ascent of Stairway to Heaven up the North Face of Mt. Johnson, Ruth Gorge, Alaska
28/05/2014 - Climbing
Albarracín, the bouldering paradise in Spain Igor Simoni introduces Albarracin, one of the most famous bouldering areas in Spain.
26/05/2014 - Alpinism
Kangchenjunga from the North by Urubko, Txikon, Sinev, Bielecki and Braun The summit of Kangchenjunga reached by Denis Urubko via the NW Face reveals a great chapter in alpinism and a great team effort which included the great mountaineers Alex Txikon, Dmitri Sinev, Artem Braun and Adam Bielecki.
22/05/2014 - Climbing
Alexander Megos too strong for the Frankenjura... In Germany's Frankenjura Alexander Megos has repeated The Essential 9a, Black Label 9a, Matador 9a and The Man that follows hell 9a+.
19/05/2014 - Interviews
David Lama, Cerro Torre and the Compressor route Interview with Austrian alpinist David Lama two years after the first free ascent of the Compressor route on Cerro Torre, Patagonia, carried out with Peter Ortner in January 2012.
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