127 News found
05/03/2021 - Alpinism
simon gietl completes winter solo of Große Mauer on Heiligkreuzkofel, Dolomites Yesterday simon gietl made a winter solo ascent of Große Mauer / Grande Muro on Heiligkreuzkofel / Sass dla Crusc in the Dolomites. The mountaineer the South Tyrol, Italy, returned to valley by paraglider.
27/02/2021 - Alpinism
simon gietl makes winter solo ascent of Mittelpfeiler on Heiligkreuzkofel in the Dolomites On 25/02/2021 South Tyrolean alpinist simon gietl completed a solo ascent of Mittelpfeiler / Pilastro di Mezzo on Heiligkreuzkofel / Sass dla Crusc in the Dolomites, via the Mariacher variation.
18/01/2021 - Alpinism
Sorejina at Sennesspitze in the Dolomites climbed by Manuel and simon gietl South Tyrolean alpinists Simon and Manuel Gietl have added a new mixed climb to Sennesspitze (Muntejela de Sénes) in the Dolomites by establishing Sorejina (WI5+, M6, 50°, 700m).
02/01/2021 - Alpinism
Phoenix added to Hochbrunner Schneid in the Dolomites by simon gietl, Andrea Oberbacher simon gietl and Andrea Oberbacher have made the first ascent of Phoenix, a difficult mixed climb on Hochbrunner Schneid in the Italian Dolomites.
09/12/2020 - Alpinism
Amore Supercombo on Pizzo Badile climbed by David Hefti, Marcel Schenk On 27/11/2020 Marcel Schenk and David Hefti climbed Amore Supercombo, a variation of the mixed climbs Amore di Vetro and Nordest Supercombo on the NE Face of Pizzo Badile. The line was repeated three days later by Corrado Pesce, Andrea...
04/12/2020 - Alpinism
Aaron Durogati and simon gietl climb & fly Mount Rauchkofel North Face On 29/11/2020 simon gietl and Aaron Durogati made the first ascent of a new 500m route on the hitherto unclimbed north face of Mount Rauchkofel in the South Tyrol, Italy. After the ascent, the two climbers paraglided back down to...
16/11/2020 - Alpinism
New mixed climb on Wasserkopf in South Tyrol by simon gietl, Davide Prandini On 07/11/2020, just before South Tyrol declared itself in lockdown due to Covid, simon gietl and Davide Prandini made the first ascent of Aquädukt (IV, M5 650m), a new mixed climb up the north face of Wasserkopf (3135m) in the...
22/10/2020 - Alpinism
Xylophon added to Heiligkreuzkofel, Dolomites, by Martin Dejori, Titus Prinoth, Alex Walpoth The climbers belonging to the GAG Val Gardena mountaineering club Martin Dejori, Titus Prinoth and Alex Walpoth have established Xylophon, a multi-pitch rock climb up Heiligkreuzkofel / Sass de la Crusc in the Dolomites, Italy.
11/10/2020 - Alpinism
Backstage revealed on Kleine Zinne, in Tre Cime di Lavaredo, climbed by simon gietl, Vittorio Messini In spring 2019 simon gietl and Vittorio Messini made the first ascent of Backstage, a 350m multi-pitch with difficulties up to VIII+/R3 on the south face of Kleine Zinne / Cima Piccola, Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Dolomites. Messini reports.
02/09/2020 - Alpinism
Heinz Mariacher, mountaineering, freedom and the Paul Preuss Award The report and words about mountaineering from the Paul Preuss Prize, awarded to the Austrian mountaineer Heinz Mariacher celebrated at Reinhold Messner's Firmian Castle. Mariacher is the eighth alpinist to receive the prestigious award after Messner himself, Hanspeter Eisendle, Albert...
01/09/2020 - Alpinism
Eiger Odyssee climbed in a day by Nicolas Favresse & Sébastien Berthe Belgian climbers Nicolas Favresse and Sébastien Berthe have repeated Odyssee, one of the hardest rock climbs on the North Face of the the Eiger in Switzerland.
03/08/2020 - Alpinism
simon gietl, Andrea Oberbacher establish Lifestyle on Torre del Lago, Dolomites The two mountain guides simon gietl and Andrea Oberbacher have made the first ascent of Lifestyle, a new multi-pitch rock climb up the west face of Torre del Lago (Fanis Group - Lagazuoi group) in the Dolomites.
24/07/2020 - Alpinism
simon gietl, Andrea Oberbacher decipher their DNA on Cima Ovest di Lavaredo The two mountain guides simon gietl and Andrea Oberbacher have made the first ascent of DNA, a new multi-pitch rock climb up Croda degli Alpini, the foresummit of Cima Ovest in the Tre Cime di Lavaredo group of the...
05/03/2020 - Interviews
simon gietl Tre Cime di Lavaredo solo winter enchainment interview Interview with South Tyrolean mountaineer simon gietl after his solitary winter traverse of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo in the Dolomites. From 24 to 25 February the 35-year-old climbed Cima Ovest, Cima Grande, Cima Piccola, Punta di Frida and Cima...
25/02/2020 - Alpinism
simon gietl completes solo Tre Cime di Lavaredo winter enchainment From 24 to 25 February the South Tyrolean mountaineer simon gietl carried out a winter crossing of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo on his own, linking Cima Ovest, Cima Grande, Cima Piccola, Punta di Frida and Cima Piccolissima.
19/01/2020 - Alpinism
Hohe Warte, Raphaela Haug and Martin Schidlowski strut up Catwalk in Valsertal In Valsertal (Zillertal Alps, Tyrol) Martin Schidlowski and Raphaela Haug have climbed Catwalk, a probable new mixed line up the NE Face of Hohe Warte.
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