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17/10/2014 - Alpinism
Kishtwar: three Himalayan first ascents by Siegrist, Senf and Abegglen In September 2014 Dres Abegglen, Thomas Senf and Stephan Siegrist made the first ascents of the peaks Shiepra 5885m and Kharagosa 5840m in the Kishtwar region of India's Himalaya. Furthermore, at the start of October the trio climbed a new route up Kishtwar Shivling, making what is believed to be...

16/10/2014 - Alpinism
Shark's Tooth in Greenland by fair means, the report by Matteo Della Bordella The report by Matteo Della Bordella about the first ascent of The Great Shark Hunt (900m, 7b+), the new route up Shark's Tooth in Greenland established onsight and in a single push in August 2014 together with Silvan Schüpbach and Christian Ledergerber. A great adventure that involved kayaks (to paddle...

16/10/2014 - Competitions
Lead World Cup 2014: Jakob Schubert and Mina Markovic win in South Korea The fifth stage of the Lead World Cup 2014 was won on 12 October at Mokpo in South Korea by Jakob Schubert from Austria and Mina Markovic from Slovenia. The stage of the Speed World Cup was won by Marcin Dzienski and Iuliia Kaplina.

15/10/2014 - Trekking
Annapurna: at least 24 die in Nepal avalanches and blizzards A series of violent blizzards and avalanches have killed at least 24 people in Nepal, many of whom were trekking along the Annapurna circuit.

15/10/2014 - Climbing
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2014 - the report The report of the The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2014 that took place on the island of Kalymnos, Greece, from 9 - 12 October 2014.

15/10/2014 - Interviews
Tom Ballard, climbing in his veins Interview with talented British climber and alpinist Tom Ballard.

14/10/2014 - Climbing
Angela Eiter climbs 9a: Hades at Götterwandl in Austria On 6 September 2014 Angela Eiter redpointed Hades 9a at the crag Götterwandl close to Nassereith in Austria, three days after Zauberfee 8c+ at Arco, Italy.

14/10/2014 - Alpinism
Florian Riegler frees Albatros in Vallunga, Dolomites On 27/09/2014 Florian Riegler, together with his brother Martin Riegler, has made the first free ascent of the multi-pitch rock climb Albatros (8b, 200m) up the South Face of Col Turont, Vallunga, Dolomites.

13/10/2014 - Climbing
Alexander Huber climbs difficult Wetterbock multipitch The report by German alpinist Alexander Huber who, on 18 September 2014 together Michi Althammer made the first free ascent of Wetterbock (8c, 10 pitches) up the Wetterbockwand, Göll East Face, Berchtesgaden Alps, Austria.

13/10/2014 - Climbing
Omis and its sport climbing in southern Croatia Boris Cujic introduces Omis, located close to Split and one of the most interesting sport climbing areas in the south of Croatia.

10/10/2014 - Alpinism
Anna Torretta and Cecilia Buil: ice climbing on Marmolejo in Chile The video of Anna Torretta and Cecilia Buil and the first ascent of the ice climb La Gioconda (160m, WI 6) above the glacier Cerro El Marmolejo (6109m, Chile).

10/10/2014 - Alpinism
Has exploratory alpinism failed? Starting from a recent statement by Reinhold Messner, Manuel Lugli discusses the presumed end of “traditional” and exploratory alpinism.

09/10/2014 - Climbing
Sasha DiGiulian and Edu Marin repeat Viaje de Los Locos in Sardinia America's Sasha DiGiulian and Spain's Edu Marin have repeated Viaje de Los Locos (8b+, 330m) in the Gole di Goroppu, Sardinia.

09/10/2014 - Climbing
Angela Eiter frees Hercules 8c+ at Götterwandl in Austria On 04/10/2014 at the Austrian crag Götterwandl Angela Eiter made the first ascent of Hercules 8c+.

09/10/2014 - Climbing
Federica Mingolla repeats Tom et je ris 8b+ in the Verdon Gorge On 2 October 2014 Italian climber Federica Mingolla repeated the spectacular climb Tom et je ris 8b+ in the Verdon Gorge, France. The report by Edoardo Falletta

08/10/2014 - Climbing
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2014: kick-off! The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2014 begins today. The international climbing meeting takes place on the island of Kalymnos, Greece, from 9 – 12 October 2014. More than 2500 climbers are expected for this third edition that will celebrate sport climbing with a handful of true climbing legends: Patxi...
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