Rock & Ice reports on CAMP athlete Chris Snobeck making history as the first American to send a confirmed D15 following in the footsteps of another CAMP athlete, Tom Ballard, by completing A Line Above the Sky. Read the article at Rock and Ice »
Athletes
Watch Colorado climbers embark on a daring first ascent of a sliver of ice
New from Red Bull TV: In early autumn, an early season cold snap hit Colorado. Ice climbers Tyler Kempney and Wesley Fowler had a fleeting shot at their goal. With videographer Drew Herder, the team hiked through the night to catch their objective at dawn: The first ascent of a fragile ice strip bonded to […]
Video: Simone Moro, Tamara Lunger and the first winter ascent of Pik Pobeda in Siberia
The short film of the first winter ascent of Pik Pobeda, carried out by Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger. The highest mountain in Siberia is known as one of coldest places on earth. On 11 February 2018 the Italian mountaineers Tamara Lunger and Simone Moro completed the first winter ascent of Pik Pobeda. Standing at […]
Meet Chris Snobeck
Chris Snobeck wants to climb the world’s hardest mixed routes. And he’s well on his way, having already sent M15- and M14- (Saphira and Mustang, both in Vail, CO). He lives in Denver, CO. How did you start mixed and why did you stick with it? When I was learning to ice climb, 8 years ago, […]
Meet Jeff Shapiro
Jeff Shapiro is a lifer. He’s one of those veteran mountain adventure athletes who is able to excel on rock, snow, ice, or even in the air. He’s also a new member of the CAMP USA athlete team, and we caught up with him in his Missoula home to get the straight scoop on life in […]
Red Bull Der Lange Weg, the Alps ski mountaineering traverse ends in Nice
The Red Bull Der Lange Weg has come to an end in Nice, France. The long ski mountaineering traverse across the Alps from Vienna to Nice was completed by Bernhard Hug, David Wallmann, Philipp Reiter and Janelle Smiley and Mark Smiley after 1,721 kilometers and gained almost 90,000 meters height difference. Click here to read […]
Red Bull der Lange Weg reaches the foot of Mont Blanc
Red Bull der Lange Weg, the ski mountaineering traverse across the Alps: Bernhard Hug, David Wallmann, Philipp Reiter and Janelle and Mark Smiley have reached Courmayeur, Italy. If conditions are favourable, the alpinists will attempt to climb to the summit of Mont Blanc tomorrow. Click here to read the full post on PlanetMountain.com »
Red Bull Der Lange Weg: the ski mountaineering traverse reaches halfway point
For the last 20 days Tamara Lunger, Núria Picas, Janelle Smiley, Mark Smiley, David Wallmann, Philipp Reiter and Bernhard Hug have been traversing across the Alps from Vienna to Nice. While Núria Picas has pulled out of the Red Bull Der Lange Weg, the others have crossed the Spluga Pass and are continuing westwards. Click […]
Red Bull Der Lange Weg endures a tough first week
The report of the first week of Red Bull Der Lange Weg, rhe ski mountaineering traverse across the Alps from Vienna to Nice currently being attempted by Tamara Lunger, Núria Picas, Janelle Smiley, Mark Smiley, David Wallmann, Philipp Reiter and Bernhard Hug. Click here to read the full post on PlanetMountain.com »
Red Bull Der Lange Weg begins today!
The Red Bull Der Lange Weg got underway today at 10:00am. The ski mountaineering traverse across the Alps from Vienna to Nice will be attempted by Tamara Lunger, Núria Picas, Janelle Smiley, Mark Smiley, David Wallmann, Philipp Reiter and Bernhard Hug. Following in the footsteps of the historic 1971 Austrians Robert Kittl, Klaus Hoi, Hansjörg […]
