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Hervé Barmasse needs little introduction. Born into mountaineering family and raised under the Matterhorn, the king of all mountains out there, it was inevitable that young Hervé would one day follow in the footsteps of his renowned father. Turning a mountain guide at the age of 22, Hervé knows his…

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Ecrins Ice might be Europe's finest winter ice destination if not world's best. Located in the Ecrins National Park in France, there are dozens of various ice crags to be found there and especially Fournel and Freissinieres valley is full of pure ice climbs at every grade imaginable. Without a doubt…

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Christmas is around the corner and the end of the year is approaching pretty fast. Exactly a right time to look for a new calendar for 2016. Meanwhile, a kind of truly original calendar can easily solve the problem of your Christmas shopping. You might stop your annual gift inventing suffer, anyway,…

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We have already announced Ueli Steck's recent record for a solo speed ascent of the North Face of the Eiger but a few days later a video documenting Ueli's achievement popped up on the internet and here it is. Steck, who has recently celebrated his 39th birthday, first set a speed record on the…

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In one of the year’s most impressive big-mountain climbs, a Slovenian-American-French quartet has made the first ascent of the east face of Cerro Kishtwar (6,173m/20,253’) in northern India. Hayden Kennedy (U.S.), Urban Novak (Slovenia), Manu Pellessier (France), and Marko Prezelj (Slovenia) climbed…

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Vermont doesn't usually come to mind as a climbing destination. Still Bolton, a town located in the western foothills of the Green Mountains offers vast collection of schist crags with many options for trad, sport, and top-roping. Although the climbing here was often overlooked and overshadowed by…

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The 2015 IFSC World Cup season wraped up in Kranj, Slovenia, with a Lead competition. A classic of the IFSC Lead World Cup circuit, Kranj was once again the determining factor in the IFSC Lead World Cup rankings 2015 and the last chance for athletes to lay it all on the line for a World Cup medal.…

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Ueli Steck, the “Swiss Machine,” has yet again broken the record for a solo speed ascent of the North Face of the Eiger. On November 16, 2015, Steck took advantage of good weather and climbing conditions and pushed for the summit of the classic Heckmair Route (ED2, 1800m, 1938) in a mere 2 hours 22…

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Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are a great place to climb that stand comparison with famous Yosemite's rock formations as far as quality is concerned. With endless variety of climbs ranging from easy to challenging and no crowds compared to its Yosemite rival (the park gets a fraction of…

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Accomplished climber Mike Libecki has set his mind to a life-long search to find the last remaining world-class first ascents on giant rock formations. Actually, he plans to do a hundred expeditions by the time he turns 100 years old. Earlier this year, Mike and his brother Andy headed to a remote…

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