Odyssee, the hardest route on the Eiger North Face
An international trio comprised of Roger Schäli (Switzerland), Robert Jasper (Germany) and Simon Gietl (Italy) have established Odyssee (8a+, 1400m), a difficult and serious new rock climb up the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland. One of the most famous walls in the Alps, the notoriously cold and inhospitable North Face of the Eiger, …
Nalle Hukkataival – The stepping stone V15 in the Grampians
Finish rock climber Nalle Hukkataival has made the first ascent of The stepping stone V15 at the Grampians in Australia, describing the ascent of this V15 boulder problem as possibly “the most memorable climbing experience of my life!” Read the full article here. Source: planetmountain.com IMAGE: Photo by © ZeroSkillz
REEL ROCK 10 OFFICIAL TRAILER
The year’s best new films from the vertical edge, featuring Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson, Daniel Woods, and a special tribute to the late Dean Potter. [vsw id=”mXNOTJFEBsQ” source=”youtube” width=”550″ height=”400″ autoplay=”no”]
Everest the movie
Yesterday we were fortunate enough to be invited to the media premier of the new 3D EVEREST IMAX movie in Cape Town. It is the story of the tragic 1996 season on the south side of Everest where Brian Hall and Scott Fischer (among many others) are killed due to some difficult decisions and the …
Adam Ondra and Hélène Janicot win the Duel and Rock Master 2015
On Saturday 06/09/2015 Adam Ondra from the Czech Republic and France’s Hélène Janicot won the Rock Master 2015, beating in the Duel competition Sean McColl from Canada and Mathilde Becerra from France. Third place went to Supper Gautier from France and Anak Verhoeven from Belgium, who beat the Slovenians Domen Skofic and Mina Markovic. Read …
Arco Rock Legends 2015 won by Megos, Ondra and Ellison
On Friday 04/09/2015 during the 10th Arco Rock Legends celebration in Arco, Italy, Alexander Megos received the Salewa Rock Award while Adam Ondra won the La Sportiva Competition Award. The prestigious Dryarn Climbing Ambassador by Aquafil prize was handed to John Ellison, founder of CAC – Climbers Against Cancer. Read more… Source: planetmountain.com IMAGE: Arco …
Jimmy Webb Livin’ large, 8C, in Rocklands
Two months ago, Jimmy Webb made the first, and so far only, repeat of Nalle Hukkataival’s Livin’ large in Rocklands. [vsw id=”138381117″ source=”vimeo” width=”550″ height=”400″ autoplay=”no”]
Rocklands – How Far Are You
Trailer about Luca Rinaldi, Gabriele Moroni, Andrea & Marco Zanone’s early trip to Rocklands. They spent all of June repeating some of the best and the hardest lines in the area, stay stuned for the whole film.
Sasha DiGiulian and Carlo Traversi Bail on Paciencia
Sasha DiGiulian and Carlo Traversi have been thwarted by storms and winter conditions once again on their mission to climb La Paciencia (5.13b)—though, they aren’t giving up on the Eiger North Face just yet. DiGiulian and Traversi are setting their sights on the 20-pitch Magic Mushroom (7c+ 5.13a), also on the Eiger’s North Face. This …
