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Canada Cancels Olympic Participation - IOC Continues to Hope

While the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is postponing a decision, Canada has canceled its Olympic participation.

Lama, Auer and Roskelley have reached summits before they fatally crashed

According to the latest information from the Canadian park administration, David Lama, Hansjörg Auer and Jess Roskelley reached the summit of Howse Peak before being killed by an avalanche on descent.

David Lama and Hansjörg Auer spilled by avalanche

According to recent reports, David Lama and Hansjörg Auer were spilled on Wednesday in Canada by a huge avalanche. A sign of life of the two alpinists, who were traveling with the American Jess Roskelley, there is not yet.

Video: Jimmy Webb climbs Squamish classic Dreamcatcher

On a three-month trip, Jimmy Webb spontaneously decided to try out the route Dreamcatcher (9a) in Squamish, which was first set up by Chris Sharma. In this video tells ...

Will Gadds tests mobile fuses on the fragile ice formations of the Helmcken Falls

Manufacturers like Black Diamond rely on product testing in the field. Only then can they develop their products. One of the more than 20 years of testing products ...

Video about Dani Arnold's inspection of Power Shrimps at the Helmcken Falls

It finally worked out on the third attempt: Dani Arnold opened the Route Power Shrimps in the world-famous Helmcken Falls in British ...

Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher celebrate The Path in Canada

About two weeks ago Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher returned from their trip to Canada and thus with interesting news. The two climbed numerous difficult routes, ...

9b first ascent by Adam Ondra in Acephale: Disbelief

He did not believe it anymore. Adam Ondra yesterday, just before the end of his trip to Canada, set up a Josh Muller set-up that has not yet ...

Adam Ondra climbs First Flight (8c +) in Canada onsight

Since the end of June, Adam Ondra is on a longer climbing trip in Canada. In the calcareous climbing area Acephale near Canmore, the Czechs succeeded in the onsight ascent ...

Dani Arnold opens new ice climbing route Power Shrimp

At the third attempt it finally worked out: The extreme mountaineer Dani Arnold opens in February 2018 a new ice climbing route in the world-famous Helmcken Falls in British ...

Nalle Hukkataival commits Singularity in Squamish - Canada

Video: Nalle Hukkataival on a training course in Squamish

Nalle Hukkataival visited the Canadian bouldering area Squamish in September and ticked - as so often - some hard boulders. Among other things, he succeeded the second ...

How a Swiss influenced the bouldering scene of Montreal

What a nice movie. Mathieu Elie shows in Origine - Laurentides Bouldering historical and current images from the boulder scene in the region north of Montreal ....