Marc-André Leclerc and Ryan Johnson officially presumed dead in …
WEB1 / 1. Marc-André Leclerc presumed deceased in Alaska together with Ryan Johnson after having climbed a new route up the Main Tower of the Mendenhall Towers. Marc-André Leclerc. An expedition to Alaska has ended in the worst possible way for 25-year-old Canadian Marc-André Leclerc and 34-year-old Ryan Johnson, two highly experienced ...
Adam Ondra talks Silence, the hardest route in the world
WEBAdam Ondra collection. Almost two years have passed since Adam Ondra established Silence, the world’s first 9c and the most difficult sport climb on the planet featuring a crazy inverted 8C boulder crux after 25 meters of 8b+ climbing through the Flatanger cave in Norway. Since the 26-year-old is currently injured, for his weekly video series ...
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WEBFilip Babicz races up and down the 4 Matterhorn ridges in under 8 hours. On 01/09/2024 the Italian-Polish mountaineer Filip Babicz climbed the four ridges of the Matterhorn in 7 hours 43 minutes and 45 seconds. Furggen Ridge ascent, Hörnli Ridge descent, Zmutt Ridge ascent and Lion's Ridge descent, without external support and gear...
Gasherbrum I, historic Polish first winter ascent and drama for …
WEBAt 08:30 local time on 09/03/2012 the summit of Gasherbrum 1 (Karakorum, Pakistan) was reached for the first time in winter by the Polish mountaineers Adam Bielecki and Janusz Golab. On the same day the alpinists Gerfried Göschl, Nisar Hussain and Cedric Hahlen were seen for the last time on the same mountain.
Simon Anthamatten interview - PlanetMountain.com
WEBThis, in synthesis, is Simon Anthamatten. 26 years old, Anthamatten grew up in the shadow of the Matterhorn and is directed towards the world's biggest mountains by a devouring passion and a universally recognised talent. Together with his brother Samuel or other partners (including the extremely talented Ueli Steck) Simon has completed a ...
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WEB06/09/2024 - Alpinism. Filip Babicz races up and down the 4 Matterhorn ridges in under 8 hours. On 01/09/2024 the Italian-Polish mountaineer Filip Babicz climbed the four ridges of the Matterhorn in 7 hours 43 minutes and 45 seconds. Furggen Ridge ascent, Hörnli Ridge descent, Zmutt Ridge ascent and Lion's Ridge descent, without external ...
Alex Honnold: super solo on the Yosemite Triple
WEBThe news couldn't have made bigger waves: in Yosemite Alex Honnold has soloed the Triple Crown. This in its own right would be massive news, but there is more, since the 27-year-old climber from Sacramento linked Mount Watkins, El Capitan and Half Dome in a single, lightening fast push. More than 2000 meters of (difficult) granite face climbing.
Ashima Shiraishi sends Jade, 8B+ boulder at Rocky Mountain …
WEBGiulio Malfer. American climber Ashima Shiraishi has reported on her Instagram account that she has repeated Jade, the famous 8B+ boulder problem established in 2007 by Daniel Woods in the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. In 2016 and at a mere 14 years of age Shiraishi became the first woman in the world to climb 8C (V15) with her ...
Jorg Verhoeven: the past, present and future of indoor and …
WEBThe rest are all minor. 36-year-old Dutchman Jorg Verhoven has been climbing for over 25 years and his achievements span the climbing spectrum from big walls in Yosemite to 8C boulders, after having won the Lead World Cup 2006. His thoughts about the state of climbing indoors and outdoor feature in the fourth article of our series created with ...
Remembering Jerzy Kukuczka, the legendary Polish mountaineer
WEBWith Artur Hajzer, 13/10/1988. Freedom Climbers by Bernadette McDonald. 30 years today: on 24 October 1989, Polish mountaineer Jerzy Kukuczka died while attempting Lhotse. Kukuczka was the second man to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders after Reinhold Messner and an absolute legend of high altitude Himalayan mountaineering.
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