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Histoire sans Fin free at last on Petit Clocher du Portalet by Seb Berthe, Siebe Vanhee
17/08/2021 - Alpinism
Histoire sans Fin free at last on petit clocher du portalet by Seb Berthe, Siebe Vanhee
Belgian climbers Siebe Vanhee and Sébastien Berthe have made the first free ascent of Histoire sans Fin on petit clocher du portalet in Switzerland, an 8b+ multi-pitch they describe ravingly as 'the best granite multipitch of the grade in...
Climbing at Valgrisenche: Marco Sappa frees La Fessura di Gianfri at Nid Des Hirondelles
25/05/2020 - Climbing
Climbing at Valgrisenche: Marco Sappa frees La Fessura di Gianfri at Nid Des Hirondelles
Marco Sappa reports about the first ascent of La Fessura di Gianfri, a difficult trad crack climb at the historic crag Nid Des Hirondelles in Valgrisenche, Valle d’Aosta, Italy. The route is dedicated to his father Gianfranco Sappa, a Courmayeur...
Nina Caprez climbs Mont Blanc Divine Providence
06/10/2016 - Alpinism
Nina Caprez climbs Mont Blanc Divine Providence
Swiss climber Nina Caprez reports about her July 2016 ascent, carried out with Merlin Benoit, of 'Divine Providence' (ED+, 7b+, 900m) up Grand Pilier d’Angle, Mont Blanc. This is likely to be the first free female ascent of this route...
Greenspit, Valle dell'Orco, for Didier Berthod
02/10/2003 - Climbing
Greenspit, Valle dell'Orco, for Didier Berthod
Didier Berthod has freed "Greenspit" using trad gear only above Rosone, Valle dell'Orco.