Leading climbers Dave MacLeod and Calum Muskett have become the first Brits to make a free ascent of a route scaling the North Face of the Eiger. Located in Switzerland’s Bernese Alps, the 3970m peak saw the pair spend just over three days on the mountain before completing the 8a graded multi-pitch Paciencia route, which was first established between 2001 …
Reel Rock 8 Film Tour 2013
The Reel Rock 8 Outdoor Film Tour 2013 will travel to the UK next month as part of a world-wide circuit showcasing the latest adventure and rocksports films to audiences across the globe. Kicking off on October 2 in Lancaster, before journeying to Sheffield, Aviemore, Loch Lomond, London, Penrith, York and Bristol among others, the tour will consist of more …
Steck and Schäli make speed ascents in the Alps
Swiss speed climber Ueli Steck and alpinist Roger Schäli made impressively fast ascents of the Alps’ most challenging peaks last month, with Steck completing a traverse of Mont Blanc while Schali tackled the Jungfrau Marathon. Ueli began the Peuterey Integral traverse in mid-August shortly after arriving in the Chamonix Valley. Said to be the hardest route of its kind in …
Stricter guidelines set for Everest expeditions
Climbers on expedition to Mount Everest will face tighter regulations as of next year, when Nepalese government officials are to be stationed on base camp. The decision follows the conflict faced by mountaineers Ueli Steck and Simone Moro earlier this year, when the pair were attacked by a group of Sherpas after allegedly triggering an ice fall at 24,500ft. Precautions …
Steck and Moro announce Everest NO2 exped
Celebrated mountaineers Ueli Steck and Simone Moro have announced their NO2 Limits Expedition 2013 to Everest. The intention is to summit via a new route (to be decided depending on conditions) and without oxygen. The team consists of Mountain Hardwear athlete Ueli Steck (Switzerland), Simone Moro (Italy), and Jonathan Griffith (UK) who will be performing filming duties. Simone Moro is …
Routes: North Face of the Eiger
Stephen Venables on one of the most iconic routes in mountaineering Dick Renshaw, who made the first British winter ascent with Joe Tasker, once said to me, “it’s simply the best route in the Alps”. The North Face of the Eiger weaves a cunning and beautifully logical line up the most awesome mountain wall in Europe and because of its …
Ueli Steck speed ascents lecture at RGS
Join elite mountaineer and athlete Ueli Steck this winter for a London-based presentation on his speed ascents in the Alps and Himalayas, following a year of pioneering solo alpine climbs and high altitude mountaineering. The presentation will take place on December 11th at London’s Royal Geographical Society Hall, with Steck’s inspirational talk starting at 7pm. A question and answer session …
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