Dave MacLeod has carried out the first winter ascent of Anubis, at E8 6c one of the hardest summer routes on Ben Nevis which was, unsurprisingly, first ascended... Continue reading

Italians Enrico Bonino and Nicolas Meli made three first ascents in the Khumbu region of Nepal in November and December 2009.

To start things off, at th... Continue reading

The Italian-Swiss team of Simon Gietl and Roger Schali have climbed a difficult new route on the east face of Aguja Poincenot (3,002m/9,849′) in Argentine... Continue reading

On 28/11/2009 the Danish climbers Kristoffer Szilas and Martin Ploug reached the summit of the hiterhto unclimbed Ren Zhong Feng (5800m) in the Sichuan range in... Continue reading

After 10 years of trying the Italian climber Sandro Neri has managed to repeat Emicrania 8b at Ceresera (Belluno).
 
If someone asks themselves ... Continue reading

In the summer season of the southern hemisphere, Aconcagua (6.965m) – the second highest of the Seven Summits – attracts a big crowd of climbers. La... Continue reading

At the IOC headquarters, President Jacques Rogge welcomes Marco Scolaris, Muriel Sarkany and Jerome Meyer.

On December 3rd, Jacques Rogge, the President... Continue reading

The young Chinese alpinists Yan Dongdong and Zhou Peng have climbed a direct new route on the south face of Siguniang (6,250 meters/20,505′) in Sichuan Pr... Continue reading

The indefatigable Pamela Pack has redpointed a 65-foot, overhanging offwidth and squeeze chimney in Zion National Park that she rated solid 5.13. The crack exit... Continue reading

Final preparations are underway for the inaugural UIAA European Ice Climbing Youth Championship. The event in Saas Grund, Switzerland, will include a competitio... Continue reading

At about 9 a.m. September 27, Toread brandmen Wangshi and staff Feixue etc. nine persons ascended the peak of the Mt. Manaslu, which was the 8th high mountain a... Continue reading

American rock climber Dean Potter has been named Adventurer of the year by National Geographic Adventure Magazine.
 
The prestigious magazine Na... Continue reading

Young Enzo Oddo from France has repeated the 9a linkup of the boulder problem Inga with the route 7pm JP Chaud at the Gorges du Loup, France. 
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Young ski mountaineers are invited by the Alpine Association of Slovenia to take part in an International ski touring camp from February 20-27. The aim of the w... Continue reading

A veteran Slovenian mountaineer has become stranded in the Himalayas during a solo climb, and bad weather is hampering rescue efforts, a colleague said Thursday... Continue reading