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Broad Peak drone footage of Rick Allen rescue
Footage of the moment Scottish mountaineer Rick Allen was identified by a drone above 7000 meters on Broad Peak after having been reported missing. According to the British newspaper The Independent, expedition members presumed Allen dead after having lost all trace of him following his fall on 9 July. On 10 July however the expedition …
Woman injured after a fall on the Skeleton Gorge trail, Table Mountain
Reports from the scene indicated that a 22-year-old woman slipped and fell on the Skeleton Gorge trail. The woman sustained a suspected head injury as well as hypothermia. “Crews were dispatched to the scene, but were unable to reach the patient’s location safely on foot. The Table Mountain National Park Rangers, WSAR [Wilderness Search and …
Adam Ondra onsights 8c+ at Acephale in Canada
Czech climber Adam Ondra is currently on a month-long climbing trip to Canada where, despite being plagued by rainy weather, he has managed to climb a significant number of hard routes during the first fortnight. These include onsights of Endless Summer 5.13d (8b) and Existence Mundane 5.14b (8c) and, more recently, the same-day onsights of …
Alex Honnold and Jonathan Siegrist – Comfort Zone
Before Alex Honnold’s “Nose” speed record, and before Jonathan Siegrist sent “Jumbo Love,” the pair teamed up this spring for some training time—each working projects outside of their comfort zones. Honnold learns what it feels like to be #siegristing on “Atonement,” and Siegrist ups his bicep game while working then project “Bone Tomahawk.” Video: Tara …
The Nose Goes Sub 2: Honnold and Caldwell Set New Record of 1:58:07
Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell have set a the new speed record on the Nose, scaling the roughly 3,000-foot route in 1 hour 58 minutes 7 seconds. Tommy Caldwell wrote on Instagram, “I’m feeling mioght thankful for my friendship with this guy [Alex Honnold]. Thanks for hauling the geriatric handicapped dad up the mountain this morning. …
Honnold and Caldwell Break Nose Record (Again!), Blaze Up in 2:01:50!
The climbers set the new record of 2 hours 1 minute 50 seconds on Monday, June 4. Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell crushed their previous record of 2:10:15, set just last wek, after sending El Capitan’s iconic route in 2 hours 1 minute 50 seconds. 3,000 vertical feet in 2:01:50. They broke their previous record …
Two Expert Climbers Killed in Fall From El Cap’s Freeblast
On the morning of June 2 at 8 a.m., while speed climbing on the lower pitches of the Salathé Wall on El Capitan—a section called Freeblast—two highly experienced climbers, Tim Klein and Jason Wells, were involved in a fatal accident. The team was simul-climbing through Pitch 9 or 10, 5.7 terrain approaching Mammoth Terraces, when …
Honnold and Caldwell Set Nose Speed Record at 2:10!
@tommycaldwell and I climbed the Nose in 2:10:15 today!! Felt great! And I’m proud to announce a new partnership with @livemomentous (link in profile) which I’ve been using for recovery after each lap up El Cap. We’ve climbed The Nose 8 times in the last few weeks so obviously the recovery program has been working …
Babsi Zangerl Crushes Her First 9a in Switzerland
Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl has redpointed Speed Intégrale at Voralpsee in Switzerland, her first 9a sports climb. IMAGE: Barbara Zangerl climbing Speed Intégrale at Voralpsee, her first 9a. As the name suggests, Intégrale is an extension added by Cedric Lachat in 2010 to the 8c+ Speed freed by local Beat Kammerlander back in 1995. …
Wadi Rum (Official Film)
Journey to the big wall climbing paradise of Wadi Rum, deep in the desert of Jordan. Discover ancient Bedouin lifestyle and exciting new routes at this uniquely peaceful intersection of Middle Eastern cultures.