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29/06/2009 - Climbing
Productive bouldering season for Andrea Pavan Andrea Pavan has had a good bouldering season in Northern italy, with a series of hard repeats and first ascents close to Val di Mello, Valmasino.
16/06/2009 - Competitions
Bouldering World Cup 2009: Fischhuber and Noguchi reign supreme Kilian Fischhuber from Austria and Akiiyo Noguchi from Japan won the final stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2009 in Eindhoven last weekend and also won the Bouldering World Cup 2009. Rustam Gelmanov from Russia and Anna Stohr from...
09/06/2009 - Alpinism
In memory of Giuliano De Marchi On 5 June Giuliano De Marchi, a doctor and strong mountaineer from Belluno, died on Monte Antelao, Dolomites. Michel Barbiero, his companion in Alaska 2007, remembers him.
08/06/2009 - Events
Rock Junior: the great game of climbing The 8th Rock Junior in Arco was a triumph of the game of climbing. Once again this is an unmissable event for youth climbing and for the hundreds of youngsters who, with their parents, assaulted the Climbing Stadium.
04/06/2009 - Climbing
8th Rock Junior, the climbing game The 8th Rock Junior will take place at Arco (Garda Trentino, italy) on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June 2009. This great European climbing festival for young climbers is organised for the 8th year running by the Rock Master association.
02/06/2009 - Events
OutdoorDays 2009: an Outdoor success The OutdoorDays 2009, the open air sports trade fair, took place in italy's Garda Trentino last weekend. Organised by the Riva del Garda Fierecongressi, the second edition attracted over 1000 participants to the guided activities and more than 10,000 visitors...
29/05/2009 - Climbing
Dino Lagni, top climbs at Fonzaso and Covolo In April 2009 Dino Lagni repeated Drumtime at Fonzaso while on 10 May he sent SuperAle 8c+ at Covolo, italy.
27/05/2009 - Alpinism
italy, Spain and the 8000m peaks by Nives Meroi and Edurne Pasaban Ismael Santos, the great Spanish basketball player and passionate mountaineer based in italy, shares his views about how the public opinion and Spanish and Italian media perceives the achievements of Nives Meroi and Edurne Pasaban. We believe this to be...
26/05/2009 - Alpinism
A question of style: Meroi, Pasaban, Kaltenbrunner and all the 14 8000m peaks Edurne Pasaban with Kanchenjunga and Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner with Lhotse have reached the summit of 12 8000m peaks. Nives Meroi and Romano Benet on the other hand have had to abandon their Kanchenjunga summit bid and have therefore climbed 11. The...
14/05/2009 - Alpinism
Goodbye Achille Compagnoni Achille Compagnoni, the Italian mountaineer who together with Lino Lacedelli first set foot on the summit of K2 at 18.00 on 31 July 1954, died in Aosta two days ago.
07/05/2009 - Climbing
Melloblocco ready steady go! The sixth Melloblocco starts today in the splendid Val di Mello, Val Masino, italy. Thousands of climbers gather every year at this international bouldering meeting, which will come to an end on Sunday 10 May.
05/05/2009 - Climbing
Adam Ondra and the first 8c on-sight in italy A fortnight ago Adam Ondra from the Czech Republic on-sighted italy's first 8c, Nagay at Covolo. The 16-year-old then doubled his takings with Una Vida Nomada the same day.
02/05/2009 - Climbing
Lukasz Dudek leads Underground at Massone, Arco On 18 April, one of the leading Polish rock climbers Lukasz Dudek climbed the Arco classic - Underground 8c+/9a at Massone, italy.
27/04/2009 - Climbing
Ricardo Scarian frees Adidas 8b+ at Ranzo and repeats Thin Ice 8c at Terlago On 23 April Ricardo Scarian carried out the first ascent of Adidas 8b+ at Ranzo and the first repeat of Thin Ice 8c at Terlago, italy
26/04/2009 - Climbing
Russian Speed double in Trento On Saturday 25 April the second stage of the Speed Climbing World Cup was won by the Russians Sergey Abdrakhmanov and Anna Stenkovaya. Qixin Zhong from China set a new world record of 7"22.
23/04/2009 - Competitions
Speed Climbing Worldcup at the Film Festival in Trento On Saturday 25 April the second stage of the Speed World Cup will take place in Trent, italy. The event is part of the 25th edition of the Trento FilmFestival.
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