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On 03/11/2024 French climber Caroline Ciavaldini repeated ‘Greenspit (8b/+) in Valle dell’Orco, Italy. On Tuesday 29th of October, Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl repeated 'Magic Line' (5.14c /8c+) in Yosemite Valley, California. 25-year-old Yannick Flohé has repeated Janus (9a+) at Angerstein in the Frankenjura, Germany.
Clogwyn Du'r Arddu - Cloggy, Wales, Snowdonia, Llanberis
Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, more commonly known as Cloggy, is shrouded in a complicated and polemic history and is widely regarded as the "the shrine of British climbing." Located high in the Snowdonia National Park, this mountain crag is reached after an arduous walk along a path from bustling Llanberis. Shortly after the disused Halfway House the ...
Remembering Jerzy Kukuczka, the legendary Polish mountaineer
With Artur Hajzer, 13/10/1988. Freedom Climbers by Bernadette McDonald. 30 years today: on 24 October 1989, Polish mountaineer Jerzy Kukuczka died while attempting Lhotse. Kukuczka was the second man to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders after Reinhold Messner and an absolute legend of high altitude Himalayan mountaineering.
South Face Direct Route - Naranjo de Bulnes (Pico Urriellu)
South Face Direct Route. The most popular route on Naranjo de Bulnes. This, the original line of ascent, provides a classic outing on good rock in some stunning positions. A steep but well protected start gradually eases off to more slabby rock that decreases with difficulty as height is gained. Refuge Urriellu (1950m) is the best base for all ...
Nirmal Purja and the film 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
In 2019 36-year-old Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal 'Nims' Purja took the climbing world by storm with his ascents of all 14 eightthousanders in the world in less than 7 months.The historic achievement, carried out with supplementary oxygen and including three dangerous high altitude rescues, was at the limit of what is possibile and as of 29 …
Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler, 40 years ago Everest without ...
Mount Everest, first climbed without supplementary oxygen by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler on 8 May 1978. At around 1:15 pm on May 8, 1978, precisely 40 years ago today, Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler reached the summit of Everest without the use of supplementary oxygen. Up there on the 8848 meter high summit they took some pictures ...
Eternal Flame, Nameless Tower, Trango Towers, Karakoram
Eternal Flame, Nameless Tower, Trango Towers, Karakoram, Eternal Flame is a world-famous multi-pitch route up the Nameless Tower in the famous granite Trango group in Pakistan's Karakorum mountain range. It was established in 1989 by an extremely strong German team comprised of Kurt Albert, Wolfgang Güllich, Christof Stiegler and Milan Sykora and after an immense effort at over 6000m they ...
Davo Karnicar, skiing down The Ultimate Ride on Everest
Everest is by far the highest mountain in the world. The Earth Goddess of all mountains. The inspiration for all those who have stood on her summit. In our freerider soul it is the supreme descent, the ultimate ride. Davo Karnikar became the first person to carry out the complete ski descent of Everest. The 38-year-old Slovenian talks to us ...
Marc-André Leclerc and Ryan Johnson officially presumed dead in …
1 / 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 ...
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On 03/11/2024 French climber Caroline Ciavaldini repeated ‘Greenspit (8b/+) in Valle dell’Orco, Italy. 06/11/2024 - Climbing. Sweeping climbing bans announced at Arapiles in Australia. Parks Victoria and the Victorian Government in Australia have announced huge increases in areas banned to rock climbing.