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29/04/2025 - Alpinism
'Géant dans l’âme', big new climb on Dent du Géant in Mont Blanc massif Arthur Poindefert reports about the first ascent of 'Géant dans l’âme' on the north face of Dent du Géant in Mont Blanc massif, established on 11/04/2025 together with Mathis Garayt and Kilian Moni. The 500m mixed climb has been graded...

27/04/2025 - Alpinism
Near-tragedy on Monte Rosa: tourist plane lands and takes off among ski mountaineers On Saturday 26 April a Swiss private plane landed and took off next to ski mountaineers ascending toward Capanna Margherita in the Monte Rosa massif. The reckless maneuver could easily have ended in tragedy.

24/04/2025 - Alpinism
Video: Benjamin Védrines, his 2022 Broad Peak speed record and K2 attempt The film 'Edge of Reason' that documents the record breaking ascent of Broad Peak carried out by Benjamin Védrines in 7 hours 28 minutes on 19 July 2022. The French mountaineer then became the first person in the world to...

23/04/2025 - Alpinism
'Eternal Solo', the film about Stefano Ragazzo's extraordinary climb on Nameless Tower, Trango The trailer for the documentary 'Eternal Solo', which documents the first solo ascent of 'Eternal Flame' in the heart of the Karakorum massif in July 2024. The film, written and directed by Andrea Cossu, will have its world premiere at...

21/04/2025 - Alpinism
Eiger, Mönch & Jungfrau North Face Trilogy speed record by Philipp Brugger & Nicolas Hojac On 05/04/2025 Philipp Brugger from Austria and Nicolas Hojac from Switzerland climbed the north faces of Eiger, Mönch & Jungfrau in 15 hours 30 minutes. The previous record along the same three climbs was set by Ueli Steck and Stephan...

18/04/2025 - Alpinism
Simon Gietl makes solo first ascent of 'Lumina' on Wildgall On 12/04/2025 Simon Gietl completed the solo first ascent of 'Lumina' (M7 A0, 300m) on the NE Face of Wildgall / Collaspro 3273m, (Rieserferner Group, Tauern Alps). The 40-year-old mountain guide from South Tyrol, Italy, reports about his mixed climb...

17/04/2025 - Alpinism
Rive Gauche d’Argentière (Mont Blanc), new mixed climb 'Volevo essere un duro' At the Rive Gauche of the Argentière Glacier (Mont Blanc), Massimo Faletti and Enrico Lovato have established 'Volevo essere un duro'. Lovato's report details this challenging and stunning mixed climb located in the Highlands sector, repeated the same day by...

16/04/2025 - Alpinism
'Combo' speed: new mixed climb added to Mont Greuvettaz (Mont Blanc) by François Cazzanelli, Giuseppe Vidoni On 10/04/2025 on the NE Face of Mont Greuvettaz (3684m) in the Triolet basin of the Mont Blanc massif Italian alpinists François Cazzanelli and Giuseppe Vidoni made the first ascent of the mixed climb 'Combo' (600m, AI5, M6).

14/04/2025 - Alpinism
Benjamin Védrines climbs Alpine Trilogy in 6 days, enchaining Eiger, Matterhorn, Grandes Jorasses without motorised transport This April French alpinists Benjamin Védrines and Léo Billon climbed the three great north faces of the Alps in less than a week. Védrines enchained the Eiger, Matterhorn and Grandes Jorasses without using motorised transport.

11/04/2025 - Alpinism
'Llamada del Cóndor' on Cerro Colorado in Patagonia by Marc Bordas-Garcia, Robert Jasper Spanish alpinist Marc Bordas-Garcia and Germany's Robert Jasper have made the first ascent of 'Llamada del Cóndor' (200m, 7b/+) on the NW Face of Cerro Colorado in northern Patagonia.

07/04/2025 - Alpinism
Mixed climb added to Tour des Jorasses (Mont Blanc massif) by Niccolò Bruni, Giovanni Ravizza Italian mountain guides Niccolò Bruni and Giovanni Ravizza have established 'Grand Couloir Milleottocentocinquanta (1850)', a mixed climb located between Tour des Jorasses pillar and Punta Massimo in the Mont Blanc massif.

01/04/2025 - Alpinism
'Luce e Tenebre' on Punta Pioda, the report by Silvan Schüpbach The report by Silvan Schüpbach about the first ascent of 'Luce e Tenebre' on the north face of Punta Pioda, also known as Pioda di Sciora in Switzerland, established from 6 - 9 March 2025 together with fellow Swiss alpinists...

29/03/2025 - Alpinism
Katie McKinstry Stylos makes first female ascent of 'Parallel World' in Dolomites Yaniro style Interview with American climber Katie McKinstry Stylos who on 18 March 2025 made the first female ascent of 'Parallel World' in the Tomorrow's World cave on Marmolada, Dolomites, Italy. Stylos climbed the 60m horizontal roof Yaniro style.

28/03/2025 - Alpinism
Watch Ty Andrews climb Manaslu in record-breaking 9 hours 52 minutes The record-breaking speed ascent of Manaslu, achieved on 19 September 2024, by American mountain runner Tyler Andrews who set the fastest known time of just 9 hours and 52 minutes to the 8163m high main summit.

27/03/2025 - Alpinism
Hard winter ascent on Cima Busazza (Italy) by Emanuele Andreozzi, Stefano Falezza On 7 March 2025, Emanuele Andreozzi and Stefano Falezza made what is likely to be the first winter ascent of 'Via Dell’Eva-Taddei' on the north face of Cima Busazza (Presanella, Italy). The summer climb, first ascended in 1969 and originally...

26/03/2025 - Alpinism
'Shark Attack' on Dent du Requin (Mont Blanc) by Tom Livingstone, Rob Smith From 4-6 March 2025 alpinists Tom Livingstone and Rob Smith made the first ascent of 'Shark Attack' (650m, M7, 6b) on Dent du Requin (3422m) in the Mont Blanc massif.
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