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2011 Arco Rock Legends Winners Announced
7/22/11 - Czech climber Adam Ondra and Spain's Ramón Julian Puigblanque walked away last night with the annual Arco Rock Legends awards. 7/20/11 - This year, the World Championships in Arco, Italy, introduced the Paraclimbing Lead and Speed events. 7/18/11 - The first round of the Arco World Championships commenced this weekend, with Russia's Dmitry Sharafutdinov and Austria's Anna Stöhr as the 2011 bouldering world champs. 7/14/11 - While it may not be personally noteworthy for Adam Ondra anymore, we're still impressed with his onsighting skills. 7/14/11 - The first Lead World Cup of 2011 kicked off this week in Chamonix, France, just a few days before the World Championships in Arco, Italy. 7/11/11 - Paul Robinson has been climbing in South Africa since late June, and he has opened his first V14 there: Mirta. 7/8/11 - Less than three weeks after putting up Washington State's hardest sport route, Jonathan Siegrist onsighted Doomsday (5.14a) Tuesday in Ten Sleep, Wyoming. 7/8/11 - Swedish extreme skier Andreas Fransson recently completed the first ski descent of the huge South Face of Denali in Alaska. 7/7/11 - Ethan Pringle has flashed Black Shadow (V12/13) in Rocklands, South Africa. 7/7/11 - Swiss climber Nina Caprez has made the first female ascent of Silbergeier, a 240-meter, six-pitch, 5.14a beast on the IV Kirchlispitze in the Rätikon mountain range, Swiss Alps. 7/6/11 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced a shortlist of sports that will be considered for inclusion in the 2020 Olympic Games, among which includes climbing. 7/5/11 - Akiyo Noguchi (Japan) and Kilian Fischhuber (Austria) stood atop the podium at last weekend's Bouldering World Cup in Sheffield, England. 6/30/11 - U.K. climber Dave MacLeod made the first free ascent of a 1,550-foot, ninepitch trad route on St. John’s Head on the island of Hoy, Scotland. 6/29/11 - The American Alpine Club announced Asa Firestone as the recipient of the Zack Martin Breaking Barriers grant for 2011. 6/28/11 - Jonathan Siegrist recently finished a project at Little Si, Washington, that he's proposing to be 5.14c. 6/28/11 - A Russian expedition has completed the first ascent of the west face of 6,949-meter (22,799-foot) Latok III in Pakistan, nearly 20 years after it was first attempted. 6/27/11 - More than 20,000 spectators gathered to watch Angie Payne and Vasya Vorotnikov take top honors at the Eastern Mountain Sports Pro Tour in Central Park, New York City, this past weekend. 6/27/11 - American women Alex Puccio and Alex Johnson made a strong showing at the Bouldering World Cup in Barcelona last weekend. 6/23/11 - Petzl announces a recall on all GRIGRI 2 units with the first five digits of the serial number between 10326-11136. 6/19/11 - Daniel Woods narrowly missed a first-place finish at the Netherlands Bouldering World Cup this weekend in Eindhoven. 6/16/11 - 16-year-old Enzo Oddo has made the first ascent of La moustache qui fâche (5.15a) at Entraygues, France. 6/15/11 - According to a report on supertopo.com, Alex Honnold has free soloed The Phoenix (5.13a) in Yosemite National Park. 6/9/11 - Southeastern climbers Jimmy Webb and Brion Voges are spending some time in Colorado and have been dispatching repeats of Lincoln Lake's hardest problems. 6/9/11 - Jonathan Siegrist has completed Just Do It (5.14c) at Smith Rock, Oregon. 6/8/11 - The American Alpine Club is now accepting applications for their new grant, the Cornerstone Conservation Grant. |
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