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Iker Pou make the first Ascent of Nit de Bruixes” in Margalef, Spain
Iker Pou recently did the first ascent of the route “Nit de Bruixes” in Margalef, Spain. Nit de Bruixes is a 25 meter line bolted by Jordi Pou back in 2006 and due to its extreme difficulty was not...
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Multi-pitch ascent in Sardinia – by Caroline Ciavaldini
The North Face® Athlete James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini trained together for possible future projects in a multi-pitch environment in Sardinia: dealing with the ropes, the hauling, working...
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Hansjörg Auer & the Pou Brothers Set Off To Free-Climb in Baffin Island
Unexplored territory, rugged terrain and polar bears are awaiting climbing expedition team, Hansjörg Auer and Eneko & Iker Pou. The North Face/@Redbull join forces to support our magnificent trio...
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On the Road to The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rHxOShhgq0 Enjoy this second episode as we count down the days to The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival. We explore this climbing paradise and its local culture with...
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Hirayama, Woods, Pearson and Civaldini open New Routes in Malaysia
The North Face® Athletes Yuji Hirayama, Daniel Woods, James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini just returned from the expedition to Mt. Kinabalu (4095m) on Borneo, Malaysia. The team opened over 20 new...
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Hansjörg Auer, Eneko and Iker Pou Make Opened a New 8b Route in the Arctic
The North Face Athletes Hansjörg Auer, Eneko and Iker Pou wrote a new page in the history of climbing by opening “The Door”, currently the hardest route on Baffin Island, graded 8b. The Expedition...
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The Reunion – Surprises and wonders of a volcano
Two days in the trip. James and I have arrived in advance to check out our different options: Which canyon, what wall, in which circus, and how to approach? And what better way than asking the help of...
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Landscapes of the Island
On Monday Jacopo, Yuji and Sam arrived… the expedition will properly start! James and I have been hiking all around the island to find the best walls. Check out below few amazing shots from one of my...
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Let’s get started
So, here we are! We are in la Réunion since two days now, but a lot happened already. It is truly amazing to discover every day something more about the island, its culture and its population. Sincerly...
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My first experience of ground up climbing
It’s 7am. Everyone wakes up with own timing and own feeling around this time. I wake up by sounds of boiling water, that is the song for a starting day. We camp out in the middle of La Réunion island,...
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My First Route on the Island of La Réunion
June 4, 2013 9:00 am – Ride to Boulder, CO, USA bus station 9:30 am – Bus from Boulder to Denver International Airport 11:00 am – Arrive to airport and check in 12:30 pm – Depart Denver, CO to Newark,...
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La Chapelle: Our Challenge with a Multi-Pitch Route
We came to La Réunion with a fairly simple objective; to open a new multi-pitch route, ground-up, using as few bolts as possible. On first arriving at La Chapelle we knew we had a potential 7 days to...
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The First Ascent of Kunyang Chhish East (7400m), Southwest Face By Hansjörg Auer
On the morning of July 18 the winds calmed down and the weather cleared up. It seemed our last chance. At 6am, as the sun rose we set off. The following mixed part was hard, our toes and fingers were...
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Day One: The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival
It’s the first day of The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival and the competition has been blessed with superb conditions without a cloud in the sky and a pleasant autumn sun.Running for the second...
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Caroline Ciavaldini – Insights from Kalymnos
Credits: Matteo Mocellin / The North Face® Who’s climbing style amongst the athletes that are here do you admire the most? Male and Female Joanna Ernst from the comp. When she was 15 she was so fluent...
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Pakistan Winter Sports (part 1)
Expedition: Pakistan Winter Sports Athlete: Hervé Barmasse, alpine climber Date: 20 Jan / 2 Feb 2010 Photographer: Kristoffer Erickson Product Tested: Half Dome Jacket Beyond the opening of new ice...
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BRAZIL – PARADISE EXISTS! (Pou Brothers – March 3rd, 2011)
We are back from Brazil, and back from one of the most beautiful experiences that we have had deep water soloing. The South-American country, to which we had never been before, is simply brilliant:...
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Muy Caliente With James Pearson
After being away from the UK trad climbing scene for a couple of years, where he mainly sport climbed, James wanted to go back to his specialty and decided to attempt to flash for the first time an...
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The Hardest of The Alps
Rock Climbing: Hardest of The Alps Athletes in the Expedition: Eneko Pou- Rock Climber Iker Pou – Rock Climber Date: Summer 2010 Products Tested: The Verto Jacket The Verto Pack The Half Dome Jacket...
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THE FIRST FREE ASCENT OF HALLUCINOGEN WALL
Ten meters, still ten meters to be climbed free on the thirteenth pitch. In the darkness of Black Canyon all you need to do is to look at a photo to understand how it got its name. There is not much...
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