Slovenians Rok Blagus, Luka Lindic, and Marko Prezelj have completed a hat trick of impressive new routes in the Bhagirathi group in northern India’s Garhwal Himalaya. After a week of poor weather, the trio enjoyed several weeks of good conditi...(read all)

The UIAA General Assembly on Saturday approved a code to serve as a beacon of mountaineering values, spelling out ethics of sportsmanship, respect for cultures and care for the environment. The assembly named the document the UIAA Mountain Ethics De...(read all)

News link: German climber Markus Bock has redpointed a 20 year old project in the Frankenjura that he has graded 9a+ or 5.15a. If the grade is confirmed Bock's new route would be among the hardest in Germany's Frankenjura. The Man That Follows Hell i...(read all)

The use of supplemental oxygen will be removed from the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) list of prohibited methods as of January 1, 2010. It was also made known at a high-level meeting in Madrid in mid-September that the UIAA is fully compliant with...(read all)

News Link: Ines Papert from Germany and Lisi Steurer from Austria established a new 400-meter route on Middle Huey Spire in Canada’s Cirque of the Unclimbables, and then Papert returned to free-climb the line at 5.13a. Power of Silence follows...(read all)

Manfred Stuffer of Ortisei, Italy free-soloed five routes on the North Face of the Torre Orientale di Mesules, Sella, Dolomites in an astonishing 3.5 hours. The limestone routes Stuffer climbed range from about 5.8 to 5.10 and generally lack much so...(read all)

Key themes such as a global agreement on ethics and best practices, a new initiative on mountain huts and the UIAA’s link to the Olympic Movement are expected to generate debate at the UIAA General Assembly (GA) in Porto, Portugal on October 10...(read all)

On June 28, the Swedish climbers Erik Massih and Oskar Alexandersson grabbed the FFA of Life is Beautiful (FA: Suzuki-Yamaoka; VI- 5.9 A2+; 5.13a, 7c+), on Nalumasortoq, Tasermiut Fjord, Greenland. They climbed the routes 14 pitches ledge-to-ledge in...(read all)

In August 2009 the Spanish brothers Eneko and Iker Pou carried out the first ascent of Orbayu 8c+/9a, 510m Naranjo de Bulnes, Picos de Europa, Spain which they describe as their most important route ever.    "This is the most impor...(read all)

Last night's IVth Arco Rock Legends proved to be spectacular. The Salewa Rock Award and the La Sportiva Competition Award were handed out in front of a packed crowd which went wild as the Jury's verdict for the climbing Oscars were announced; for the...(read all)

Austria takes the overall national team honours, but the mens gold was won by Adam Ondra(CZE), with Johanna Ernst(AUT) taking the female gold. Both the male and female finals were flashed by two climbers. The male competition started the evenings pr...(read all)

The first day of the 2009 Lead World Cup in Imst has been completed with the major contenders qualifying without trouble. Some excellent routes created by the routesetting team led by Carles Brasco, Daniel Andrada and Andy Knabl created some good re...(read all)

Located close to picturesque Lake Bled, Bohinjska Bela is one of the most interesting climbing areas in Slovenia.   Bohinska Bela is in fact a small village just a couple of kilometers south of Bled, located immediately beneath the interesting...(read all)

Searching for a sparkle of light in situations like these, one finds that at least they bring people together. Emails are flying between continents by star climbers and regular people trying to aid in the search for Oscar. Oscar Perez and Alvaro N...(read all)

The Global Youth Summit event took place in South Africa's "Dragon Mountains" between July 11 and 19. Organised by the Mountain Club of South Africa, the event was a gathering for young mountaineers to come together and trek in the Central...(read all)