Worlds Steepest Ice Climb?
Will Gadd and Tim Emmett have climbed the overhung wall behind the Helmcken Falls in British Columbia, Canada. Their route Spray On climbs a 45-degree wall/roof on ice blobs that have stuck to the rock creating possibly the most overhung ice climb in the world.
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New Routes from Chamonix Based Brits
A group of Chamonix based Brits have been busy lately climbing several new routes on the Rive Gauche (The Left Bank) of the Argentiere Glacier in France.
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Snow Banks in the Peak District
Deep snow is still banked up against the base of many of the Eastern Edges in the Peak District. Many of the traditional Gritstone horror shows are now condiderably shorter and have much better landings!
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Japanese Climb New Himalayan Routes in Winter
Genki Narumi and Fumitaka Ichimura climbed the North Face of Tawoche (6,495m) in November, whilst a team of four climbers led by Osamu Tanabe made the first ascent of the West Face of Nemjung (7,140m) in October.
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Hard New Routes and Scary Soloing in Austria
Austrians Albert Leichtfried and Benedikt Purner have made the first ascent of Centercourt WI7+ located in the Eisarena in Gasteinertal, Austria.
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Kandersteg Ice Climbing Festival |