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![Heroes on Pizzo Campana, new rock climb in Sicily](/uploads/img/3/33039.jpg)
19/10/2015 - Climbing
Heroes on Pizzo Campana, new rock climb in Sicily Italian climber Massimo Flaccavento reports about the first ascent, carried out together with Giuseppe Barbagallo and Giorgio Iurato, of Heroes (6b+, 186m), a new climb up the north face of Pizzo Campana (Rocca Busambra) close to Palermo, Sicily.
![Alexander Huber climbs Il Capitano at Capo Monte Santo in Sardinia](/uploads/img/3/33009.jpg)
16/10/2015 - Climbing
Alexander Huber climbs Il Capitano at Capo Monte Santo in Sardinia German climber Alexander Huber has established two new rock climbs on the sea cliffs at Capo Monte Santo in Sardinia, Il Capitano and Solemar. The peculiarities: a boat start, difficulties up to 8b+, trad protection.
![French forge new climb up Cerro Riso Patrón Central in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/32987.jpg)
15/10/2015 - Alpinism
French forge new climb up Cerro Riso Patrón Central in Patagonia In September 2015 the French alpinists Lise Billon, Antoine Moineville, Diego Simari and Jérôme Sullivan made the first ascent of Hasta las Wuebas (1000m, ED-, WI5, M5, 90°), a new climb up the east face of Cerro Riso Patrón Central,...
![Ueli Steck #82Summits interview after the 82 4,000 meter peaks in the Alps](/uploads/img/3/32946.jpg)
14/10/2015 - Interviews
Ueli Steck #82Summits interview after the 82 4,000 meter peaks in the Alps Interview with Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck after climbing the 82 alpine four-thousanders, carried out in 62 days last summer from 11/06/2015 to 11/08/2015. The enchainment had previously been carried out in the same self-propelled style by Franco Nicolini and Diego...
![Stefano Ghisolfi sends 9a in a weekend at Covolo](/uploads/img/3/32944.jpg)
13/10/2015 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi sends 9a in a weekend at Covolo Last weekend sports climber Stefano Ghisolfi repeated L'Attimo 9a at the Northern Italian crag Covolo.
![Via ferrata del Vajont, the original idea by Fabio Bristot](/uploads/img/3/32902.jpg)
13/10/2015 - Trekking
Via ferrata del Vajont, the original idea by Fabio Bristot Fabio Bristot, member of the Bellunese Dolomites Mountain Rescue Service, explains his reasoning that resulted in the construction of the Via Ferrata della Memoria, the new via ferrata which commemorates the 1910 victims of the Vajont disaster that occurred on...
![Apogée - Andreas Fransson and JP Auclair memorial film](/uploads/img/3/32889.jpg)
10/10/2015 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Apogée - Andreas Fransson and JP Auclair memorial film The film Apogée in memory of the skiers Andreas Fransson and JP Auclair who were killed just over a year ago, on 29 September 2014, by an avalanche on Monte San Lorenzo in Patagonia.
![Via ferrata del Vajont, the new via ferrata della Memoria above Longarone](/uploads/img/3/32865.jpg)
09/10/2015 - Trekking
Via ferrata del Vajont, the new via ferrata della Memoria above Longarone On 2 October 2015 at Longarone (Italy) the new Via ferrata della Memoria, also referred to as Via ferrata del Vajont, was inaugurated above the Vajont Gorge. Constructed by the Cortina Mountain Guides, this is a different way to remember...
![Big new rock climb on Monte Fibbion in the Brenta Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/32756.jpg)
08/10/2015 - Climbing
Big new rock climb on Monte Fibbion in the Brenta Dolomites Rolando Larcher talks about the first ascent of 50 anni son volati, 25 regalati! (215m, 8a+ max, 7b obl.), a new rock climb established to celebrate his first 50 years together with Herman Zanetti, Luca Giupponi and Alessandro Larcher up...
![Angelika Rainer and Tim Emmett win the Red Bull White Cliffs 2015](/uploads/img/3/32856.jpg)
08/10/2015 - Competitions
Angelika Rainer and Tim Emmett win the Red Bull White Cliffs 2015 The dry tooling climbing competition Red Bull White Cliffs 2015 took place on 3 and 4 October 2015 on the Isle of Wight, England and was won by Tim Emmett (England) and Angelika Rainer (Italy). The report by Marco Servalli.
![Jure's Challenge, for Nataljia Gros and Ela Breceljnik](/uploads/img/3/32718.jpg)
06/10/2015 - Events
Jure's Challenge, for Nataljia Gros and Ela Breceljnik In mid-October four alpinists from Iceland will attempt to climb 6 mountains in Slovenia to raise funds for Slovenian sports climber Natalija Gros and her daughter Ela Breceljnik, daughter of the filmmaker Jure Breceljnik who died last July aged 41.
![Marc-André Leclerc free solo of the Tomahawk - Excocet routes in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/32681.jpg)
05/10/2015 - Alpinism
Marc-André Leclerc free solo of the Tomahawk - Excocet routes in Patagonia Canadian alpinist Marc-Andre Leclerc has carried out a fast solo ascent of the routes Tomahawk and Excocet on Aguja Standhardt in Patagonia.
![King of the Bongo on Qualido in Val di Mello climbed by Marazzi, de Zaiacomo and Schiera](/uploads/img/3/31883.jpg)
02/10/2015 - Climbing
King of the Bongo on Qualido in Val di Mello climbed by Marazzi, de Zaiacomo and Schiera In autumn 2014 Paolo Marazzi, Matteo de Zaiacomo and Luca Schiera completed the first ascent of King of the Bongo, a new climb that shares the first two pitches with Passi di Bimbo to then explore a 700m, independent, difficult...
![Nepal to introduce new Everest climbing restrictions](/uploads/img/3/12182.jpg)
30/09/2015 - Alpinism
Nepal to introduce new Everest climbing restrictions Nepal's government announced recently that is is considering steps aimed at easing overcrowding on Everest and making the highest mountain in the world safer for climbers.
![Daniel Woods, Alexander Megos, Jakob Schubert and Dave Graham rock Flatanger](/uploads/img/3/32641.jpg)
30/09/2015 - Climbing
Daniel Woods, Alexander Megos, Jakob Schubert and Dave Graham rock Flatanger Thor’s Hammer 9a+ at Flatanger - Hanshellern in Norway has been repeated by Daniel Woods, Alexander Megos and Jakob Schubert. Dave Graham has made the first repeat of The Illusionist 9a.
![Hans Florine climbs The Nose on El Capitan 100 times](/uploads/img/3/32585.jpg)
28/09/2015 - Interviews
Hans Florine climbs The Nose on El Capitan 100 times Interview with American rock climber Hans Florine who a fortnight ago made his 100th ascent of The Nose, the famous rock climb up El Capitan in Yosemite, USA.
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