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Japhy Dhungana and Zach Lovell have made the first free ascent of 'Dr. Bear Love' on Merriam Peak (3,993m) in the sierra nevada, USA. The 400m route was established in 2012 by Luke Stefurak and Casey Zak and now goes free at 7c+. During the same trip Dhungana and Lovell...

The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the 'big list' of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2023. The honoured ascents will receive the Piolets d'Or 2024 award during the celebration at San Martino di Castrozza (Italy) from 8 - 11 December 2024.

On 14 and 15 of April 2023 Jack Cramer, Tad McCrea, Vitaliy Musienko made the first ascent of Troll Toll (600m, M5) on the ENE Face of Mount Morrison in California, USA. Located in the Sherwin Range of the sierra nevada, this mountain is also known as the 'Eiger of...

Colombian mountaineer, photographer and documentary filmmaker Gustavo Acosta shares his knowledge and photographs about the shrinking tropical glaciers of Colombia.

On 24 August 2018 Jeff Lowe, one of the world’s most influential mountaineers, passed away aged 67. The American climber was widely recognised as one for the strongest alpinists of his generation.

The video of American climber Elliot Faber making the first ascent of the highball boulder problem Gnocchi V7 at the Buttermilks, Bishop, USA.

From 2 - 21 December 2015 Octavio Aragon, Sergio Almada Berreta and Gareth Leah made the first ascent of El Son del Viento (5.12d, 420m) a new sports climb up the North Face of El Diente, Parque Nacional Cumbres de Monterrey, Mexico.

The video of Tad McCrea's last year of climbing in the mountains throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Applications for 2011 Rowell Award nominations are accepted by the American Alpine Club until November 15, 2011.

Pete Croft and Lisa Rands climb The Venturi Effect up the The Incredible Hulk, established by Croft and Dave Nettle in 2004.

Hans Florine sets new Siera Nevada 14'ers record of 3 days 12 hours, 11minutes

On Friday 5 July the second round of the X-adventure Raid Series gets underway between Les Arcs, Bourg St Maurice and Courmayeur.