The Piolets d'Or 2026 will be awarded to the following climbs: the southeast pillar of Ultar Sar by Ethan Berman, Maarten van Haeren and Sebastián Pelletti, the northwest face of Aikache Chhok by ...
Luca D'Amico and Bene Lerch, supported by Lars Dolf and Max Tschachtli, have made the first ascent of 'Catedrala' (7a, 330m) ...
Catedrala, Piz Cavardiras, Glarus Alps, Swiss Alps, The route goes up the steepest part of southeast face and follows a ...
The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the 'big list' of most significant and innovative ...
The Piolets d'Or 2026 will be awarded to the following climbs: the southeast pillar of Ultar Sar by Ethan Berman, Maarten van Haeren and Sebastián Pelletti, the northwest face of Aikache Chhok by ...
French climber Louna Ladevant has repeated 'Egoland' (410m, 8c/+) the south face of Marmolada (Dolomites, Italy).
Belgian climbers Siebe Vanhee and Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll, together with French alpinist Symon Welfringer, have completed the first ascent of the west face of Tahu Rutum, a remote 6,651m peak in ...
On 21 June 2026, the French climbers Esteban Daligault and Hugo Parmentier attempted to climb three of the most difficult ...
K2 winter update: diverse teams of mountaineers are attempting the first winter ascent of K2, the only 8000er never climbed before in the coldest season. The Nepalese teams led by Nirmal Purja and ...
On 10 August Basque climber Ainhize Belar Barrutia redpointed her second 9a+, 'Zelenputza' at Cueva de La Leze in Spain.
From 1-4 August 2026 the alpinists Thomas Huber, Miquel Mas and Víctor Sans established Wild Soul, a 600m, 21-pitch route on ...