1437 News found

Samuel Holzknecht, Simon Messner and Cesare Olivetti have made the first ascent of the mixed climb 'La Penultima' on Elferkofel / Cima Undici in the Sexten Dolomites, Italy. The 450m climb above Fischleintal ends at the Cengia degli Alpini ledge.

On 01/20/2024 Fabrizio Cuniberti, Diego Margiotta and Lucio Rinetti amde the first ascent of 'Ecofly' in Valle Argentera (Val Susa, Piedmont, Italy). Located to the left of 'Coboldo Caustico', the new mixed climb is dedicated to the mountaineer and paraglider Marco Diliberto who died in a mountaineering accident in September...

Europe's best converge next week for the 2024 ISMF European Championships in Flaine / Chamonix, France.

From 11 - 14 January 2024 the Ice Park Osttirol will host its 7th Ice Climbing Festival. Open to everyone and located close to the Matreier Tauernhaus in East Tirol, Austria, the meeting will also host the Austrian State Championship.

Members of the European Outdoor Group (EOG) have voted to make committing to a Race To Zero initiative by the end of 2024 a mandatory requirement of association membership. In a process that was open to all members, 88% of those who voted were in favour of the proposals. The...

Resistance Climbing, the award-winning film by Reel Rock and Andrew Bisharat about life and climbing in the strife-torn hills of Palestine can be watched for free for a limited period.

This evening Stockholm, Sweden, will host the La Sportiva Legends Only 2023. The climbers invited to this international masters bouldering competition are Will Bosi, Jongwon Chon, Stefano Ghisolfi, Nicolai Užnik and Hannes Van Duysen

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) European Qualifier Boulder & Lead is currently taking place in Laval, France. The Semifinals yesterday were led by Oriane Bertone and Toby Roberts. The Finals take place today and will be streamed live: women commence at 09:30, men at 14:30.

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) European Qualifier Boulder & Lead is currently taking place in Laval, France. The Semifinals today and Finals on Sunday will be streamed live.

The Pan American Games 2023 concluded in Santiago, Chile, yesterday with Team USA making a clean sweep and winning all four slots for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Piper Kelly and Samuel Watson qualified for Speed, Jesse Grupper & Natalia Grossman for the Boulder & Lead event.

On 21 September 2023 French alpinists Vivian Bruchez, Aurélien Lardy and Jules Socié skied the awe-inspiring Whillans-Cochrane ramp on Aguja Poincenot in the Fitz Roy massif of Patagonia. This is only the second ski descent, after the first carried out by the late Andreas Fransson in 2012. On 22...

Interview with Jakob Schubert after the first ascent of Project Big at Flatanger in Norway last week. The 32-year-old Austrian has now called the climb B.I.G. and suggested the grade 9c. This is currently the third route in the world with this grade, after Silence at Flatanger and DNA in...

As it started in the sign of records, it couldn’t but continue with other impressive numbers. The curtain falls on the 14th edition of TorX Tor des Géants after it thrilled, excited, took the breath away, crowded the Aosta Valley trail with athletes, enthusiasts, friends, family, fans, volunteers for ten...

Austrian climber Jakob Schubert has made the first ascent of Project Big at Flatanger. Bolted by Adam Ondra in 2013, the line was defined by the Czech climber as 'the true king line of the cave.'

At the Frasassi Climbing Festival the 2023 Cala Cimenti Award was handed to Italian mountaineer Andrea Lanfri by Erika Siffredi. 'For his life story, his Strength, his Courage, his commitment Over All Limits. Living testimony of Cala and his values.'

One of the most ancient cities in the world, with a history that spans 28 centuries, is about to award two Olympic tickets in the fastest medal event of the Paris 2024 programme.