Bon matin: GMHM trio opens a new route on the north face of Peak 41 in Nepal
Amaury Fouillade, Clovis Paulin and Konrad Piontek climbed 1,400 metres up the north face of Peak 41 (6,654 m) in pure alpine style. They topped out…
Nov 08, 2026
Topics with tag: first ascent
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Christian Leitner, 17, opens Wunderbare Jahre at Warmbad and proposes 9b
The young Austrian has made the first ascent of Wunderbare Jahre at Warmbad near Villach in Carinthia. He suggests the grade sits at the lower end of…
Nov 03, 2026
Ola Vekve, 18, makes the first ascent of Kjernekraft (9a/+) in Norway
The young Norwegian has made the first ascent of Kjernekraft at Julsundet near Molde. He bolted the line with his father this June and proposes 9a/+,…
Oct 29, 2026
Hours after Exodia, Adam Ondra makes the first ascent of Murena (9a)
Just a few hours after repeating Exodia, Adam Ondra moved on to a roadside crag elsewhere in Piedmont and made the first ascent of Murena (9a).…
Oct 25, 2026
Seb Bouin opens Le Chant des Muses (9b) at Romeyer in the Drôme
Seb Bouin has added another hard first ascent to his list: Le Chant des Muses, a steep prow at Romeyer, just outside Die in France's Drôme region,…
Oct 11, 2026