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07/02/2013 - Climbing
Chris Sharma frees a new 9b at Santa Linya American climber Chris Sharma has freed Stoking the Fire 9b at Santa Linya in Spain.
07/02/2013 - Climbing
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2013 This year's edition of The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2013 will take place from 10 to 13 October 2013.
06/02/2013 - Events
Piolets d'Or 2013: Kurt Diemberger receives Lifetime Achievement Award From 3 - 6 April 2013 Courmayeur and Chamonix will be the world's capital of alpinism thanks to the 21st Piolets d’Or, the international award dedicated to alpinism.
05/02/2013 - Alpinism
Spanish repeat of Felsige Gärten in Austria Luis Penín and Pablo Gomez from Spain have repeated Felsige Gärten in Austria's Tirol.
02/02/2013 - Alpinism
Difficult winter ascent of Trollveggen Troll Wall in Norway Andy Kirkpatrick, Tormod Granheim and Aleksander Gamme have made a winter ascent of the route Suser Gjennom Harryland on Trollveggen (Troll Wall) in Norway.
28/01/2013 - Alpinism
Ulvetanna Peak, new North East Ridge route in Antarctica The North East ridge of Ulvetanna Peak (2931m) in the Antarctica has been climbed for the first time by Leo Houlding, Sean Leary, Alastair Lee, Jason Pickles, Chris Rabone and David Reeves.
25/01/2013 - Alpinism
Dani Arnold's Breitwangflue ice climbing marathon On the Breitwangflue in Switzerland Dani Arnold has climbed three difficult ice and mixed routes, Flying Circus, Mach 3 and Crack Baby in a single day.
20/01/2013 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup 2013, Tolokonina and Tomilov win in Saas Fee The second stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2013 was won on 19 January in Saas Fee (Switzerland), after two thrilling finals by the Russians Maxim Tomilov and Maria Tolokonina. Angelika Rainer from Italy placed second.
07/01/2013 - Alpinism
Alpinism and climbing in 2012 - part 2 Part 2 - from July to December - of what happened in alpinism and climbing in 2012.
02/01/2013 - Alpinism
Alpinism and climbing in 2012 - part 1 Part one of what happend, in alpinism and in climbing, in 2012. A summary, for obvious reason incomplete, of the climbs, the most beautiful achievements and also the most painful moments in 2012. In the hope that this résumé serves as a reminder and as a source on inspiration for...
27/12/2012 - Climbing
Silbergeier, Nina Caprez and Cedric Lachat climbing in the Rätikon The video of Nina Caprez and Cedric Lachat repeating Silbergeier (8b/8b+, 240m) in the Rätikon, Switzerland.
23/12/2012 - Climbing
The evolution of free climbing Switzerland's Claude Remy provides a chronological analysis of the evolution free climbing (bouldering and difficulty). An article which clearly is not and cannot be definitive, but is merely a stimulus for further analysis and discussion about the evolution of this sport.
14/12/2012 - Alpinism
Maurice Herzog The first man to climb an 8000m peak, French alpinist Maurice Herzog, died today aged 93, as reported by the French Mountaineering Federation.
05/12/2012 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup 2013 The Ice Climbing World Cup 2013 begins in January and takes place in South Korea, Switzerland, Italy, Romania and Russia.
03/12/2012 - Climbing
Sachi Amma strolls La Rambla At Siurana in Spain Sachi Amma from Japan has redpointed La Rambla 9a+.
29/11/2012 - Climbing
Pirmin Bertle and his 8B boulder at Fribourg Swiss climber Pirmin Bertle has freed the boulder problem Parmi les clochards 8B at Fribourg (Switzerland).
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