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Online as of today the official video Melloblocco 2011, the world's biggest bouldering meeting which takes place every year in Val di Mello - Val Masino, italy.

All the nominations for the VIth Arco Rock Legends, the sport climbing Oscars scheduled to take place on Thursday 21 July 2011 at Arco (italy) with two awards, the Salewa Rock Award and the La Sportiva Competition Award. The celebration will be held during the Arco 2011 IFSC Climbing World...

On 13/06/2011 12-year-old Eva Scroccaro from italy, redpointed Masochismo at Baratro, her first 8b.

On 19/05/2001 Giacomo Casiraghi and Mario Vannuccini carried out what is likely to be the first ascent of "Goulotte del Pioda" (III/WI2R, 75° 580m) on the remote West Face of Monte Pioda 3431m in the Masino-Disgrazia mountain chain, italy.

The "Alta Via dell’Adamello", or Adamello High Trail No. 1, is a spectacular 70km hike through the beautiful Adamello mountain range in the Italian Alps.

On 16 April 2011 Nicola Tondini managed the second free ascent of "Testa o Croce" (185m, 8b max, 7c obligatory), the route on the Monte Cimo buttress (Val d’Adige) established together with Nicola Sartori in autumn 2009 and which Sartori had freed in April 2010.

La tigre, il daino e il gladiatore, new multi-pitch on Limarò, Piccolo Dain Valle del Sarca, Arco, italy, established by Gianni Canale, Aldo Mazzotti e Franco Cavallaro and graded 380m, 7c+/8a, 7c obligatory.

All the new routes at Castelbianco, close to Albegna and Finale, introduced by Claudia Giglio.

On 08/05/2011 the second stage of the Bouldering World Cup took place in Log-Dragomer, Slovenia and was won by Guillaume Glairon Mondet from France and Anna Stöhr from Austria.

On 9 May 2011, imediately after Melloblocco, James Pearson carried out the first repeat of "Quello che non c’è" 8c+ on Sasso Remenno in Val Masino, italy.

Videos of Chris Sharma, Adam Ondra and Mauro Calibani at Melloblocco 2011.

The 59th TrentoFilmfestival was won by “Summer Pasture”, directed by American filmmakers Lynn True and Nelson Walker

Great success and absolute record number of participants in Val Masino - Val di Mello (italy) during the eighth Melloblocco, the biggest climbing and bouldering meeting in the world. 2600 registered climbers from 22 different countries took part in the event, while at least 10000 people gathered in the...

With 2500 registered climbers on the second day, the eighth Melloblocco has already broken all previous records. The number will increase tomorrow during the final day of the world's biggest bouldering and climbing meeting.

After yesterday's debut, Melloblocco #8 got underway in Val Masino today, Friday 6 May. More than 1300 registered climbers have already reached the valley to take part in the world's biggest climbing and bouldering meeting, but the number continues to rise by the hour and over 2500 climbers are expected...

The Melloblocco 2011 bouldering area, prepared by Simone Pedeferri and introduced by Nicola Noè