We recieved some pictures of the helicopter rescue of Quirijn in Val di Mello. Read more about it in this post. Some friends who wanted to climb the same route that day, saw the helicopter and decided to make some pictures…
Third week in a row to Refuge Albert Premier. This time to do one of the ice gullies on the north face. Ben wanted to do the Aureille-Feutren because on this face it is the longest and the hardest (TD-…
Hans Florine, 44, of Lafayette, California and Yuji Hirayama, 39, of Hidaka, Japan set a new speed record for climbing the 870m (2900′) Nose route on El Cap yesterday with a time of 2 hours, 37 minutes and 5 seconds…
It was the second time for us, walking to Refuge Albert Premier, after the big dump of snow at the beginning of October. Like a week earlier, we were keen on doing a route on the north face of l’Aiguille…
The Aiguilles Rouges are the perfect spot for easy access summer rock climbing with superb views on the Mont Blanc range. There are two lifts which can get you to most of these routes, the Brevent lift and the Flegere…
We found ourselves at 3500 meters, the tent pitched between two huge crevasses. The weather forecast had been good for these days, but we were experiencing a storm with strong blows of wind trying to collapse our little tent. No…
Dutch sports climber Jorg Verhoeven together with David Lama opened a new traditional alpine route on the Sagwandpfeiler in Zillertal, Austria. It is called ‘Desperation of a north face’ 820 m, 7b+ max. With a 3 hour ascent and 13 hours of…
Baz -in Dutch short for Bouldering on the Beach- is Europe’s or perhaps the worlds biggest plastic bouldering event. A sun filled beach with hundreds of boulders proves to be the ideal blend for a relaxed weekend bouldering or for…
This day was one with a lot of friction, which doesn’t mean the rock is particulary rough in this route. An Italian guide below us was more used to his native Bergell granite, which led to a five meter fall…
The Jetboil cooking system is one of the most compact, fuel efficient and complete cooking solutions for backpackers, climbers and mountaineers. I bought my Jetboil in 2006 and have used it a great deal on different occasions from weekend climbing…