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WEB24/09/2024. Mick Fowler & Victor Saunders make first ascent of Yawash Sar (6258m) in Karakorum. 20/09/2024. Another new climb up Punta Emma, Rosengarten, Dolomites. 19/09/2024. The hidden melting of the Gorner glacier (Monte Rosa) 18/09/2024. Seb Berthe and Hugo Parmentier 24h Verdon climbing challenge. 18/09/2024.
Eiger North Face, Japanese Diretissima freed by Jasper and Schäli
WEBAug 28, 2009 · July - 15 August 1969 by Imai, Kato, Kato, Negishi, Kubo, Amano. Grade: 6 A2; 1800m. First free ascent: Robert Jasper & Roger Schäli 28-31/08/2009. Grade: 8a, M5, (10- UIAA); 1800m. Description. From the Second Icefield the route is highly exposed to rockfall. In the Rote Fluh the rock quality is good and there are many old bolts, while in …
Rock climbing on Cloggy - Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, Wales
WEBRock climbing on Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, or Cloggy, one of the best mountain crags in Britain. Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, Cloggy, The Black Cliff, the Shrine of British climbing. Many titles for what is widely regarded as being the best mountain crag in Britain. Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, more commonly known as Cloggy, is shrouded in a complicated and polemic ...
Marek Raganowicz completes 35-day big wall solo first ascent on …
WEBFrom 17 April to 21 May 2022 Polish mountaineer Marek Raganowicz climbed a new route solo on Polar Sun Arm, the huge buttress that guards Polar Sun Spire on Baffin Island in Canada. MikroKozmik Variations was climbed over 35 days past difficulties up to VII, A4+, M5 and, after 15 pitches, joins Superbalance for a further 11 pitches. Marek ...
Remembering Kurt Albert, German climbing legend and father of …
WEBPrecisely 10 years ago German climbing legend Kurt Albert died at the age of 56. He invented the redpoint philosophy in Frankenjura in 1975, considered nowadays the standard for sport climbing worldwide, and established numerous important rock climbs and big walls across the globe. Planetmountain. 28. September 2020. Traduci in.
Felix Berg, Adam Bielecki, Mariusz Hatala to attempt new route on …
WEBAdam Bielecki from Poland and Felix Berg from Germany are preparing for a new attempt on the difficult NW Face of Annapurna (8091m). Already attempted in 2017, the two intend to establish a new route alpine-style route on the NW face of the tenth highest mountain in the world. They will be joined by Mariusz Hatala from Poland. Gian Luca Gasca. 10.
Paris 2024 sport climbing athletes & Olympic Games schedule
WEBParis 2024 sport climbing athletes & Olympic Games schedule. Sport climbing takes place at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games from 5 August to 10 August at the Le Bourget Climbing venue. For the first time 68 athletes will compete in two separate disciplines: Boulder & Lead and Speed. Planetmountain. 04.
Tengkangpoche North Pillar unclimbed. Attempt by Juho Knuuttila ...
WEBFrom 11 - 16 October 2019 alpinists Quentin Roberts from Canada and Juho Knuuttila from Finland made an impressive attempt of the unclimbed North Pillar of Tengkangpoche (Teng Kang Poche) in Nepal. Knuuttila reports about their first proper experience climbing in the Himalaya. On their first visit to the Himalaya, from 11 - 16 October 2019 ...
Eiger Harlin Direttissima climbed in winter by Leo Billon, Sébastien ...
WEBHighly reputable British journalist and mountaineer, compiler and editor of Mountain INFO, one of the world's most authoritative climbing resources. From 12 to 16 January 2022 the French mountaineers Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel and Benjamin Védrines climbed the John Harlin Direttissima on the north face of the Eiger in alpine style and in winter.
Marc-André Leclerc and Ryan Johnson officially presumed dead in …
WEB1 / 1. Marc-André Leclerc presumed deceased in Alaska together with Ryan Johnson after having climbed a new route up the Main Tower of the Mendenhall Towers. Marc-André Leclerc. An expedition to Alaska has ended in the worst possible way for 25-year-old Canadian Marc-André Leclerc and 34-year-old Ryan Johnson, two highly experienced ...