214 News found
28/03/2024 - Competitions
Sport Climbing Stats, statistics from over 30 years of sport climbing competitions Who has won the most medals in the Lead World Cup? Who has won the most medals at the Bouldering World Championships? Who are the fastest Speed climbers of all times? To answer these questions, Sport Climbing Stats was created...
21/03/2024 - Competitions
IFSC Officials nominated for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 The International Federation of Sport Climbing has announced the list of nominated officials for the Summer Olympics, scheduled to take place from 26 July to 11 August in Paris, France.
02/03/2024 - Climbing
Gabriele Moroni sends Siurana's La Rambla (9a+) Italian climber Gabriele Moroni has repeated 'La Rambla', the benchmark 9a+ located at Siurana in Spain.
07/02/2024 - Climbing
New Chironico parking & sleeping rules for 2024 New rules for parking and overnight stays have been implemented at Switzerland's top bouldering area Chironico. Climbers are asked to adhere to these regulations in order to safeguard future access to this premier Ticino bouldering area.
15/01/2024 - Gear
UIAA addresses Electromagnetic Interference in Avalanche Transceivers The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) has issued the following comprehensive position statement regarding the critical issue of electromagnetic interference (EMI) with avalanche transceivers.
10/01/2024 - Events
Melloblocco 2024 to take place from 8 to 11 May in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy From 8 to 11 May 2024 Val di Mello - Val Masino will once again host the Melloblocco, the largest bouldering meeting in the world.
15/12/2023 - Climbing
James Pearson suggests E12 for his Bon Voyage at Annot in France After the first ascent in February 2023, British climber James Pearson has now proposed the grade E12 for Bon Voyage at Annot in France. Currently there is no other trad route of this grade. In this great introspective piece the...
27/09/2023 - Interviews
Jakob Schubert proposes 9c for B.I.G. at Flatanger Interview with Jakob Schubert after the first ascent of Project Big at Flatanger in Norway last week. The 32-year-old Austrian has now called the climb B.I.G. and suggested the grade 9c. This is currently the third route in the world...
20/09/2023 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert frees Project Big, the king line of Flatanger Austrian climber Jakob Schubert has made the first ascent of Project Big at Flatanger. Bolted by Adam Ondra in 2013, the line was defined by the Czech climber as 'the true king line of the cave.'
14/09/2023 - Alpinism
Greenland 2023: ambitious Mirror Wall attempt abandoned by Cookson, Ditto, Favresse, Villanueva Franco Cookson, Ben Ditto, Nico Favresse and Sean Villanueva have attempted to forge a new big wall climb on the Mirror Wall in Greenland. As usual the group sailed from Scotland to Greenland. Favresse reports
05/09/2023 - Alpinism
Huge Latok Thumb in Karakorum first ascended by Miquel Mas, Marc Subirana Spanish mountaineers Miquel Mas and Marc Subirana have climbed a new route on Southwest Face of Latok II in Pakistan's Karakorum. The pair summited the distinctive tower they have now called Latok Thumb (6380m) via their 'Atracció Instintiva' (1100m, 7a...
31/08/2023 - Alpinism
Big new climb on Eiger North Face by Silvan Schüpbach, Peter von Känel From 19-24 August Swiss alpinists Silvan Schüpbach and Peter von Känel made the first ascent of Renaissance, a big new climb on the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland. The pair climbed the 1220m line without the use of...
01/08/2023 - Competitions
Sport Climbing World Championships 2023 begin in Bern today The 2023 Sport Climbing World Championships begin today in Bern, Switzerland. The event will award world titles in Boulder, Lead, Speed and Paraclimbing, also distribute the first batch of 10 Olympic quota places for the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
07/06/2023 - Climbing
Watch Michaela Kiersch send La Rambla (9a+) at Siurana The video of American climber Michaela Kiersch sending her first 9a+, La Rambla at Siurana in Spain.
04/05/2023 - Events
Melloblocco Day 1: magical Today, Thursday 5 May 2023, Val Masino and Val di Mello in Italy welcomed the first Melloblockers in all their splendor.
21/04/2023 - Competitions
Mezzalama Trophy 2023, all is set for tomorrow's XXIII edition On Saturday 22 April 2023 at 5:30 the XXIII Mezzalama Trophy will begin from from Breuil-Cervinia. The legendary ski mountaineering competition across the Monte Rosa massif will be streamed live as of 8:15.
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