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29/08/2024 - Alpinism
Nasim Eshqi & Sina Heidari climb to new heights for human rights awareness Iranian climber Nasim Eshqi and her parter Sina Heidari have established 'Rise up for human rights' on Le Minaret in the Mont Blanc massif with Michel Piola and 'Woman, Life, Freedom' on Catinaccio in the Dolomites with Gianni Trepin and Arianna Capra. The climbs form part of their 'When Mountains...

28/08/2024 - Alpinism
Colossal Dolomites enchainment by Dani Arnold, Simon Gietl On August 9, 2024, Switzerland's Dani Arnold and Simon Gietl from the South Tyrol, Italy, climbed Einserkofel - Cima Una, Zwölferkofel - Croda dei Toni and Cima Grande di Lavaredo in the Sexten Dolomites in a single day. A long enchainment via three big north faces, which the pair have...

26/08/2024 - Alpinism
Tre Cime Enchainment Integral - Micha Rinn, Christian Bickel complete first Skyline Traverse On 23 and 24 July 2024 German alpinists Christian Bickel and Micha Rinn climbed all the peaks of the famous Tre Cime di Lavaredo skyline in one single push. Despite its obviousness, this is likely to be the first integral enchainment of these nine famous Dolomites peaks.

22/08/2024 - Alpinism
Sergey Nilov perishes on Gasherbrum IV, Mikhail Mironov and Sergei Mironov safe in Skardu Russian mountaineers Mikhail Mironov and Sergei Mironov are safely in Skardu. The pair was transported there by Pakistani military helicopter following the serac collapse on Gasherbrum IV which resulted in the death of Sergey Nilov.

22/08/2024 - Competitions
Climbing Youth World Championships 2024 in Guiyang, China The IFSC Youth World Championships 2024 will take place at Guiyang in China. 599 athletes from 49 nations are taking part in the 10-day event.

21/08/2024 - Alpinism
New big wall climbed by fair means on virgin Drøneren in Greenland In Greenland Matteo Della Bordella, Symon Welfringer, Silvan Schüpbach and Alex Gammeter have succeeded in establishing a new route on the previously unclimbed northwest face of Drøneren: 1200 meters, 35 pitches, maximum difficulty 7b. The peak, located about 300 kilometers south of Tasiilaq on the island's southeast coast, was reached...

19/08/2024 - Alpinism
Sergey Nilov missing on Gasherbrum IV, Mikhail & Sergei Mironov descending after serac collapse 
16/08/2024 - Alpinism
Cric e Croc, new rock climb on Rognon Vaudano below Dent du Géant (Mont Blanc massif) Italian mountain guides Niccolò Bruni and Gianluca Marra, together with Giovanna Mongilardi, have made the first ascent of 'Cric e Croc'. The 6-pitch rock climb is graded 6b+ max and is located on Rognon Vaudano, the cliff located below Dent du Géant in the Mont Blanc massif dedicated to Davide...

14/08/2024 - Alpinism
Archil Badriashvili perishes on Mt Shkhelda in Georgia Georgian mountaineer Archil Badriashvili, winner of the 2022 Piolet d’Or, lost his life on 10 August 2024 while descending from Mt Shkhelda in the Caucasus

13/08/2024 - Alpinism
Aleš Česen & Tom Livingstone climb West Ridge of Gasherbrum III Over a period of 7 days Slovenian alpinist Aleš Česen and his British counterpart Tom Livingstone successfully made the first ascent of the West Ridge of Gasherbrum III in Pakistan's Karakoram. Their alpine-style success on 'Edge of Entropy' this summer comes about after an attempt in 2022 which saw the...

10/08/2024 - Competitions
Janja Garnbret grabs gold in Paris 2024 Olympic Games! 
08/08/2024 - Competitions
Veddriq Leonardo wins Speed Climbing at Paris 2024 Olympic Games 
07/08/2024 - Competitions
Aleksandra Mirosław wins Speed Climbing's historic first gold at Paris 2024! 
06/08/2024 - Competitions
Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: sport climbing day 2, Women's Boulder & Men's Speed Tuesday 6 August: all latest sport climbing news from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Janja Garnbret leads the provisional ranking with 99.6 points. Home-favourite Orianne Bertone blows the roof off and places second, ahead of Brooke Raboutou
Speed: Sam Watson sets new world record 4.75 seconds.

05/08/2024 - Alpinism
Siebe Vanhee teams up Tommy Caldwell to send Eiger Odyssee in a day On Tuesday 30 July Siebe Vanhee, supported Tommy Caldwell, succeeded in making a one-day ascent of 'Odyssee' on the Eiger North Face. The 33-pitch outing was completed in 2015 by Roger Schaeli, Simon Gietl and Robert Jasper with difficulties up to 8a+.

05/08/2024 - Competitions
Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: sport climbing day 1, Men's Boulder & Women's Speed Join planetmountain for the latest sport climbing news from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
It's been an intese day of Men's Boulder e Women's Speed
In Speed Aleksandra Mirosław sets a new world record at 6.06 seconds
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