Yuji Hirayama first to onsight 8c!

Yuji Hirayama is the first person in the world to onsight the mythical 8c. The route is called Mortal Kombat and is situated at Castillon, France.

Kranj World Cup 1999

Sansoz and Ovtchinnikov victorious, but World Cup Ranking won by others

Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival

The 1999 Banff Mountain Film Festival was won by "Vision Man"

Tomaz Humar's odessey on the South Face of Dhaulagiri

Slovenian alpinist Tomaz Humar has made a remarkable solo ascent up the South Face of Dhaulagiri

8b onsight for Cristian Brenna

Cristian Brenna, making the most of the two-month break in the competition calendar, spent his holiday in Cuenca, Spain.

Dean Potter & Hans Florine - good climbing news from Yosemite Valley

At the end of July, Dean Potter and Hans Florine made what may go down as one of the biggest achievements in the history of climbing in Yosemite.

Arco - Rock Master 1999

Evgueni Ovtchinnikov and Muriel Sarkany win this year's Rock Master. Read about the competition and see photos and videos in our full report.

Cristian Core and Stèphanie Bodet win the 1999 Bouldering Worldcup

Cristian Core’s excellent second place in the final competition at Grenoble confirmed not only his near unbeatable form but also his ranking as Bouldering World Cup Champion 1999

Bouldering World Cup Cortina d'Ampezzo

The 5th stage of this year’s Bouldering World Cup was held in Cortina

The Northwest Face of the Great Trango Tower - climbed by the North Face Team

The Northwest Face of the Great Trango Tower, Pakistan has been climbed by Alex Lowe, Mark Synnott and Jared Ogden

Serre Chevalier - International Master

Serre Chevalier celebrated its tenth anniversary this year with a magnificent victory by Cristian Brenna

UIAA World Cup Bouldering

Val d'Isère and Chamonix UIAA World Cup Bouldering

Gnerro, an 8c+ twice in an hour

The feared climb 'L'avaro' 8c+ at Tetto di Sarre has been repeated twice in an hour.

Rätikon - 3rd repeat of Silbergeier

Pietro dal Prà repeats Beat Kammerlander's mythical Silbergeier 8b+ in the Rätikon in just three goes.

Catherine Destivelle makes solo repeat of Hasse - Brandler at Cima Grande di Lavaredo, Dolomites

French alpinist Catherine Destivelle has made a solitary repeat of the Hasse - Brandler route up Cima Grande, Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Dolomites.

First winter ascent of Via Barbier by Christoph Hainz and Kurt Astner

In January the Pustertal alpinists Christoph Hainz and Kurt Astner scored a real coup by making, in two attempts, the first winter ascent of Via Barbier up the North Face of Cima Grande di Lavaredo. This difficult climb was established in summer 1989 by the Czech brothers Miroslav Coubal and Michal Coubal.

New multi-pitch climb at Ospo

Madagascar 1998 climbing expedition

Never the same, a new rock climb up the granite Tsaranoro Be in Madagascar.

Eternal Flame repeated on the Trango Towers

The famous route Eternal Flame, established by the Germans Wolfgang Güllich, Kurt Albert and Co up Nameless Tower (TTrango Towers - Karakorum) has been repeated by a Spanish expedition.