2024 was a year full of ups and downs for the Swiss mountaineer Filippo Sala. Initial successes were followed by setbacks – but the year ended with an extraordinary ascent on the Badile.
British professional climber Alex Waterhouse caused a stir online with his ascent of Plumber's Crack. He completed a highball boulder in just under 26 seconds...
The three French alpinists Amaury Fouillade, Philippe Bruley and Baptiste Obino have opened a new 1000-meter-long line called Petit Pont on the west face of the Petit Dru.
In 2011, at the age of 18, Adam Ondra made the first ascent of the Terranova boulder (8C+) in the Moravian Karst. The boulder lay dormant for a long time until Jana Svecova and Will Bosi discovered the boulder and began to project it.
The Swiss alpinists Roger Schäli and Peter von Känel succeeded in climbing a new route through the north face of the Sciora Dafora in the Bergell. The topo of the route Methadone (M5+, 800m, Trad) can be found at the end of the article.
At the end of last year, Nathaniel Coleman made the first ascent of the 9A boulder No One Mourns the Wicked. The line is the low version of the boulder Defying Gravity (8C), which was long considered impossible.
Norwegian extreme athlete Kristin Harila announced the cancellation of her South Pole expedition on December 30. Back problems forced Harila to end her record attempt unsuccessfully.
