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New Route on Table Mountain – el Matador **** (19?)
Sunday 11th October 2015, on one of those splendid and incomparable Cape Town days, my old china, Willie Koen, and I (Tony Lourens) put up a lekker new route on lower Arrow Buttress. The route takes a fairly direct line up the Bullshoot Prow, pulling through some nice bulges and roofs. Awesome route on good …
Avaatara – Free Climbing the Magical Sinkhole
David Lama achieves first ascent of the Baatara gorge in Lebanon. “If you travel roads that have already been discovered, you are basically always just following. But if you go somewhere where no one’s ever been and do something no one’s ever done, you’re on the lead and that’s one thing that I really like.” …
Sasha DiGiulian and Carlo Traversi climbing Magic Mushroom on the Eiger
What are your dreams? For top American climbers Sasha DiGiulian and Carlo Traversi, their dream was to climb the Eiger Nordwand. As successful sport climbers looking to step outside of their respective comfort zones they were motivated to challenge themselves on one of the most iconic mountains in the world. The route of choice was …
Dave Graham and Ethan Pringle send Thor’s Hammer
Dave Graham and Ethan Pringle have both repeated Thor’s Hammer, 9a+ sports climb at Flatanger – Norway. Dave wrote on instagram: “Somehow battled through the lowest crux, the wet holds sucked, five bolts of infinity, they’re passed tense, red-lining recovery, freaking out in the rest, kneebar number one, set forth onward, followed through in redpoint …
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 …