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Rock climbing on Cloggy - Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, Wales
WEBRock climbing on Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, or Cloggy, one of the best mountain crags in Britain. Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, Cloggy, The Black Cliff, the Shrine of British climbing. Many titles for what is widely regarded as being the best mountain crag in Britain. Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, more commonly known as Cloggy, is shrouded in a complicated and polemic ...
Adam Ondra climbs Silence, world's first 9c at Flatanger in Norway
WEBInterview with Czech climber Adam Ondra who on 3 September 2017 at Flatanger in Norway made the first free ascent of his Project Hard, a sport climb which the 24-year-old has graded 9c. Should this be confirmed, then the 45m line checks in as the first 9c in the world. The new climb is now called Silence. Planetmountain. 04.
Kyle Maynard - an inspiration on the summit of Kilimanjaro and …
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Kyle Maynard at circa 5300m on Aconcagua. Simply inspirational. Little else needs adding. Kyle Maynard was born in 1986 with quadruple congenital amputation, i.e. completely without arms and legs. Nevertheless the American manages to overcome barriers which are apparently impossible. Such as climbing a mountain without prosthetics.
Mathew Wright repeats Hubble, the Ben Moon masterpiece at …
WEBThree decades have passed since Ben Moon powered his way into sport climbing history with the first ascent of Hubble at Raven Tor in England’s Peak District and the number of climbers who have repeated this absolute milestone can still be counted on two hands. Malcolm Smith (1992), John Gaskins (1994), Steve Dunning, Steve McClure (2009), Alexander Megos and William Bosi (2016), and Pete ...
Eiger North Face, Japanese Diretissima freed by Jasper and Schäli
WEBAug 28, 2009 · July - 15 August 1969 by Imai, Kato, Kato, Negishi, Kubo, Amano. Grade: 6 A2; 1800m. First free ascent: Robert Jasper & Roger Schäli 28-31/08/2009. Grade: 8a, M5, (10- UIAA); 1800m. Description. From the Second Icefield the route is highly exposed to rockfall. In the Rote Fluh the rock quality is good and there are many old bolts, while in …
David Göttler summits Everest without supplementary oxygen
WEBFast and clean. Everest is now Göttler's sixth 8000er without O2. In the past he has climbed Gasherbrum II (8035m), Broad Peak (8051m), Dhaulagiri (8167m), Lhotse (8516m) and Makalu (8481m). More details will follow in due course. On 21 May 2022, 43-year-old German alpinist David Göttler reached the summit …
Ben Moon / The British rock climbing legend interview
WEBInterview with British rock climber Ben Moon, one of the world’s greatest rock climbers throughout the 1980’s and early 1990’s with landmark first ascents such one of Britain’s first 8a, Statement of Youth at Lower Pen Trwyn in Wales and Hubble at Raven Tor, hailed as the world’s first 8c+ and increasingly considered the world’s ...
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WEB6 days ago · 16/09/2024 - Alpinism. Piolets d'Or 2024 announces "big list" of Significant Ascents. The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the 'big list' of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2023. The honoured ascents will receive the Piolets d'Or 2024 award during the celebration at San Martino di...
Eternal Flame, Nameless Tower, Trango Towers, Karakoram
WEBEternal Flame, Nameless Tower, Trango Towers, Karakoram, Eternal Flame is a world-famous multi-pitch route up the Nameless Tower in the famous granite Trango group in Pakistan's Karakorum mountain range. It was established in 1989 by an extremely strong German team comprised of Kurt Albert, Wolfgang Güllich, Christof Stiegler and Milan Sykora and after an immense effort at over 6000m they ...