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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.
Sweeping climbing bans announced at Arapiles in Australia
Nov 6, 2024 · Australia's Victorian Government and Parks Victoria recently announced far-reaching plans to ban climbing at the world-famous climbing area Mount Arapiles. The move, designed to protect Indigenous artifacts such as scarred trees and rock art, comes in the wake of numerous other bans in the Grampians and affects half of the climbs in the Arapiles.
Lars Lämmler completes first Climb & Fly from Alpamayo in Peru
On 17 June 2024 31-year-old Swiss alpinist Lars Lämmler carried out what in all likelihood is the first paraglider flight off the summit of Alpamayo. The 5947m peak is famed as being one of the most beautiful mountains in the Peruvian Andes, and was climbed by Lämmler together with Felix Berg from Germany. The pair summited at 6 in the ...
Lynn Hill, one of the greatest climbers of all times
23. October 2024. Climbing. 35m 13s. Traduci in. The video portrait of the legendary American rock climber Lynn Hill. The first free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite, the first free ascent in under 24 hours, the first female 8b+, 5 Rock Master victories... undoubtedly one of the best and most influential climbers of all time.
Watch Louis Gundolf free 'Projekt Lama' on Laserz in Lienz …
Oct 23, 2024 · On 14 August 2023 Louis Gundolf made the first free asent of an old David Lama project on the south face of Laserz in the Lienz Dolomites, Austria. The 250m multipitch was established by the Austrian climbing prodigy between 2013-14 to the left of his Safety Discussion and is marked by poor, runout protection though continuously overhanging terrain. . Lama freed 7 of the 8 pitches and ...
Monte Pisanino - Canale delle Rose, Apuan Alps, Apennines
Monte Pisanino - Canale delle Rose, Apuan Alps, Apennines, Monte Pisanino is the highest mountain in the Apuan Alps and, especially in winter, is impressive from any side you look at it. Its southern flank is mostly rocky and is criss-crossed by several gullies often broken by narrow sections, steep steps or slabs. The descent described …
Márek Holeček, Radoslav Groh survive Baruntse NW Face ordeal
Márek Holeček and Radoslav Groh from the Czech Republic are safely in Kathmandu after surviving what can only be described as an epic ordeal on the NW Face of Baruntse, the formidable 7129m peak in Nepal’s Himalaya. Last week Holeček, a two-times Piolet d’Or recipient, and Groh forged a new route up the mountain’s formidable NW Face in ...
New multipitch climb on Pedra Longa in Sardinia
Oct 21, 2024 · South Tyrolean mountain guide Josef Hilpold has established a new multipitch on the famous Pedra Longa sea stack at Baunei in Sardinia. Called Giai amus a obiare, the 155-meter climb is split into 6 pitches and breaches difficulties up to 6b.It tackles a line through the band of yellow wall rock to the left of the excellent Cromosomi Corsari, with which it shares the first two bolts before ...
Will Bosi repeats Spots of Time to climb four different 9A boulders
Oct 21, 2024 · Will Bosi from Edinburgh has claimed the second ascent of Spots of Time the 9A/V17 at Helvellyn in the Lake District, first climbed by Aidan Roberts in February 2024.The ascent took Will 8 sessions and was completed on Saturday 19th October. Commenting on the ascent the 25-year-old said: "Ever since Aidan completed this …
Klaas Willems: Still Alive
Klaas Willems is a hugely talented Belgian rock climber who at birth was diagnosed with the hereditary lung disease Cystic Fibrosis. Despite all his struggles and setbacks, both physical and mental, Willems has constantly pushed his limits, "ignored the negative voices in my head" and always refused to give up.