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 New Speed Record on Eiger
Swiss Ueli Steck set up a new solo speed record on Eiger North face with 3 hours 41 minutes (47 minutes less than the last record by Christoph Heinz).
We include to the news the review of the most important points in the history of solo climbing on 1938 Route, Eiger North Face. |
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Nominees for ARCO ROCK LEGENDS 2007 revealed!
On Friday, 7 September the eyes of everyone interested in climbing will be pointed towards a small Italian village, Arco, where all the greatest stars of the climbing world will gather for the second Arco Rock Legends event. |
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Ociepka sends 8c
Kinga Ociepka has joined the still exclusive club of “8c women” by redpointing Geminis 8c at Rodellar, Spain. The 20-year old Polish girl needed about seven days of work to clip the chain after having led the line successfully. Geminis is a real endurance battle. |
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Ouray Ice Festival 2008
The 13th annual Ouray Ice Festival was held on January 9-13. This event does not need an introduction any more, as it has become one of the premier climbing events in North America, bringing some of the best climbers along with hundreds of spectators together. |
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Polish team climbs Subiendo el Arcoiris
On March 13, a Polish team of climbers Eliza Kubarska and David Kaszlikowski redpointed the route Subiendo el Arcoiris 5.13b in the Basaseachic National Park in Chihuahua state, Mexico. |
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Potter makes his hardest solo ever
Before leaving for the Dolomites, Dean Potter managed to make his hardest free solo ascent ever. The route is called Heaven and is, of course, situated in the Valley. |
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Remarkable repeats of Free Rider
Stephanie Bodet from France redpointed Free Rider (VI 5.12d) on El Cap. It was second female free ascent of the 37-pitch line in the Yosemite Valley. |
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Russians complete a new route on Jannu
On October 21 Valery Babanov and Sergei Kofanow stood on the top of Jannu (officially known as Kumbhakarna, 7.710m) after climbing it’s northwest buttress in alpine-style. |
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Second free ascent of Arctandria
On 15 July Hansjörg Auer and Markus Haid made the second free ascent of Arctandria 8b, 450m on the north face of Blamann, Kvaloya Island, Norway. They spent four days working the route which can be called one of the hardest trad multi-picth routes in Europe. |
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Second free ascent of Southern Belle in 18 years
The infamous Southern Belle V 5.12d on the Half Dome’s South Face in Yosemite Valley has been repeated by Leo Houlding and Dean Potter.
Read the news and learn some facts about the history of the route that you won't find anywhere else in the Net. |
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Slovenian Trango Towers 2006 Expedition
n the second half of August 2006 a Slovenian group of 9 climbers visited the Trango area. The group consisted of four teams: girls party: Tina Di Batista, Tanja Grmov¹ek and Aleksandra Voglar, “veterans”: Silvo Karo and Andrej Grmov¹ek and “youngsters”: Matja¾ Jean and Matev¾ Kun¹iè, brothers Nejc and Ale¹ Èesen. |
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Steph Davis Frees Salathe
Steph Davis becomes the first woman to free the Salathé Wall on El Capitan, leading every pitch of the route. |
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