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Filip Babicz with Peuterey ridge "Integralissima"
On Friday, July 31st, Filip Babicz, one of the best dry tool climbers in the world, was able to perform the first repetition and the first solo of the entire Peuterey ridge, also called “Integralissima”. The ridge leads from the Frêney brook to appro…
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Siebe Vanhee climb "Orbayu" (8c, 500m, 13 SL)
The Belgian Siebe Vanhee struck again. On July 25, Siebe climb free the extremely difficult mulipitch route ‘Orbayu’ (8c, 500m, 13 SL) at Naranjo De Bulnes in the Picos de Europa National Park in Spain.
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REQUEST FOR INSPECTION OF PETZL LOW-STRETCH KERNMANTLE ROPES
One of our clients found 2 critical defects on his Petzl
low-stretch kernmantle ropes. To date, no other client has reported similar defects to us, and no accident or injury is known. Please read the in… Read more
Italian climber with new route "Incroyable" (8a) on Mt. Blanc
Francois Cazzanelli, Matteo Della Bordella, Francesco Ratti and Isaïe Maquignaz first ascented an new extreme route on the Red Pillar and the Brouillard flank of Mont Blanc with “Incroyable”. First ascented from June 30th to July 1st, they managed th…
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Multi pitch 'Wogü' 8c by Cédric Lachat
The Swiss and multi-pitch specialist Cédric Lachat has now managed a redpoint ascent of “WoGü” (8c), one of the most difficult multi-pitch routes in the Alps. He succeeded in a brazen manner. He climbed the route in just 4 hours. It was the 5th ascen…
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Video: Don Whillans and Chris Bonington climb Dovedale Groove E1 5b, Dove Crag
Absolutely worth seeing video. In the same video the two climbing legends Don Whillans and the route “Dovedale Groove” E1 5b climb at Dove Crag near Dovedale in the Peak District in Northern England.
Both made alpine history. In August 1961 they c…
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