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Yacaré on Aguja Rafael Juárez in Patagonia first ascended by Pedro Odell, Tomas Odell
27/03/2023 - Alpinism
Yacaré on Aguja Rafael Juárez in Patagonia first ascended by Pedro Odell, Tomas Odell
On 01/02/2023 Argentine climbers Pedro Odell and Tomas Odell made the first ascent of Yacaré on the east face of Aguja Rafael Juárez in Patagonia. The 550m route was graded 6c+/A0 and climbed free a week later by Sean Villanueva...
Seb Berthe breezes up El Niño on El Capitan in Yosemite
01/05/2022 - Climbing
Seb Berthe breezes up El Niño on El Capitan in Yosemite
Belgian rock climber Sébastien Berthe has made a swift repeat of El Niño on El Capitan, managing to onsight or flash almost all of this classic Huber testpiece in a single day.
Anna Taylor solos E8 at Danby Crag in UK
28/01/2022 - Climbing
Anna Taylor solos E8 at Danby Crag in UK
23-year-old British climber Anna Taylor has made a free solo ascent of Psykovsky’s Sequins E8 at Danby Crag, England.
Leo Houlding & Co climb new route up Mount Roraima
07/12/2019 - Alpinism
Leo houlding & Co climb new route up Mount Roraima
An international team led by Leo houlding and including Wilson Cutbirth, Waldo Etherington, Dan Howard, Matt Pycroft, Anna Taylor has climbed a new route up Mt Roraima in Guyana.
Tommy Caldwell, Alex Honnold free new big wall climb up El Capitan, Yosemite
04/11/2019 - Alpinism
Tommy Caldwell, Alex Honnold free new big wall climb up El Capitan, Yosemite
US climbers Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell have added a new free climb to El Capitan in Yosemite. The big wall roughly follows the line of New Dawn.
Jim Bridwell, at the forefront of climbing and alpinism since the 60's
22/02/2018 - Alpinism
Jim Bridwell, at the forefront of climbing and alpinism since the 60's
The 2002 interview / portrait of American climber and mountaineer Jim Bridwell, one of the undisputed driving forces of rock climbing in Yosemite and on the world’s most inhospitable mountains, who died on 16 February 2018 at the age of...
Spectacular solar corona in Antarctica seen by Houlding Spectre expedition
30/12/2017 - Alpinism
Spectacular solar corona in Antarctica seen by houlding Spectre expedition
During their return from the Mt. Spectre in Antarctica, Leo houlding, Jean Burgun and Mark Sedon witnessed a spectacular solar corona display.
New Antarctic climbs by strong American expedition
13/12/2017 - Alpinism
New Antarctic climbs by strong American expedition
An all-star expedition comprised of American alpinists Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, Savannah Cummins, Alex Honnold, Anna Pfaff, Cedar Wright and the cameraman Pablo Durana is currently in Queen Maud Land in Antarctica where various members have managed to establish a...
Adventure and alpinism in the Antarctic: Spectre climbed by Leo Houlding, Jean Burgun and Mark Sedon
12/12/2017 - Alpinism
Adventure and alpinism in the Antarctic: Spectre climbed by Leo houlding, Jean Burgun and Mark Sedon
Alpinism and exploration in Antarctica: Leo houlding, Jean Burgun and Mark Sedon have climbed the 1263 m high Spectre peak on the continent’s Gothic Mountains.
Bugaboos climbing: Leo Houlding and Will Stanhope enchain Howser Towers in a day
18/10/2017 - Alpinism
Bugaboos climbing: Leo houlding and Will Stanhope enchain Howser Towers in a day
Leo houlding and Will Stanhope climb the three Howser Towers at the Bugaboos in Canada in 23 hours and 30 minutes. The link-up consisted of 2,000m of climbing up to 5.12+ (7b/7b+). This is the first time the three towers...
Mirror Wall, Leo Houlding and Co climbing in Greenland
26/11/2016 - Alpinism
Mirror Wall, Leo houlding and Co climbing in Greenland
The film documenting the expedition led by Leo houlding and the ensuing first ascent of Reflections, (E6 6b, A3+, 1250m) up the North West face of Mirror Wall in Greenland.
Sir Chris Bonington at Courmayeur's Passione Verticale 2016
07/08/2016 - Events
Sir Chris Bonington at Courmayeur's Passione Verticale 2016
On Sunday, August 7 the legendary British mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington will take to the stage at Passione Verticale, the classic summer festival the town of Courmayeur dedicates every year to alpinism and the mountains. The evening begins at 21:15...
Piolets d'Or 2016: Wojciech Kurtyka to receive Piolet d'Or Carrière and the 'big list' of elite alpinism
25/02/2016 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2016: Wojciech Kurtyka to receive Piolet d'Or Carrière and the 'big list' of elite alpinism
52 climbs carried out in 2015 have been included in the "Big list" of the Piolets d'Or, the prestigious mountaineering award that will be celebrated between 14 - 17 April 2016 at La Grave - La Meije in France. During...
Greenland Mirror Wall success for Leo Houlding & Co
27/07/2015 - Alpinism
Greenland Mirror Wall success for Leo houlding & Co
A team of alpinists comprised of Leo houlding, Joe Möhle, Matt Pickles, Matt Pycroft and Waldo Etherington have made the first ascent of a new route up the hitherto unclimbed NW Face of the Mirror Wall in the Renland region...
The Old Man of Hoy and Sir Chris Bonington
29/01/2015 - Climbing
The Old Man of Hoy and Sir Chris Bonington
The video of The Old Man of Hoy, Scotland, climbed in August 2014 by Leo houlding and one of the first ascentionists, the 80-year-old British mountaineer Chris Bonington.
Yosemite: El Capitan climbing action
24/10/2014 - Climbing
Yosemite: El Capitan climbing action
Jorg Verhoeven, Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson, Mayan Smith-Gobat, Libby Sauter, Chantel Astorga, Quinn Brett, Pete Whittaker, Tom Randall are all in Yosemite currently attempting their projects on El Capitan...