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![David Lama, Cerro Torre and the Compressor route](/uploads/img/3/24143.jpg)
19/05/2014 - Interviews
David Lama, Cerro Torre and the Compressor route Interview with Austrian alpinist David Lama two years after the first free ascent of the Compressor route on Cerro Torre, Patagonia, carried out with Peter Ortner in January 2012.
![Sass de Mesdì: first ski descent by Francesco Tremolada and Andrea Oberbacher in the Sella group, Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/24043.jpg)
13/05/2014 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Sass de Mesdì: first ski descent by Francesco Tremolada and Andrea Oberbacher in the Sella group, Dolomites On 09/05/2014 Francesco Tremolada and Andrea Oberbacher skied a new line down the East Face of Sass de Mesdì that leads directly into the famous Val Mesdì, Sella, Dolomites.
![Salewa Rockshow: the final stages to win a place in climbing's paradise](/uploads/img/3/24036.jpg)
13/05/2014 - Competitions
Salewa Rockshow: the final stages to win a place in climbing's paradise More than 700 climbers took part in the April stages of the Salewa Rockshow 2014 and the month of May promises to be just as successful. Bouldering and fun are the key words of this event and the next Italian...
![Save Getu from destruction!](/uploads/img/3/23349.jpg)
12/04/2014 - Climbing
Save Getu from destruction! The appeal by Alberto Selmin and a group of residents and local climbers to stop the development of a hotel and restaurant below the famous Getu arch in China.
![Varazze BluBloc 2014](/uploads/img/3/23187.jpg)
08/04/2014 - Events
Varazze BluBloc 2014 Christian Core reports about the 1st Varazze BluBloc, the bouldering meeting that was held at Varazze (Italy) on Saturday 5 April, 2014.
![Ueli Steck and Raphael Slawinski & Ian Welsted win the Piolets d'Or 2014](/uploads/img/3/22954.jpg)
29/03/2014 - Events
Ueli Steck and Raphael Slawinski & Ian Welsted win the Piolets d'Or 2014 The Piolets d'Or 2014 was assigned this evening in Courmayeur to two ascents: the NW Face of K6 climbed by Raphael Slawinski and Ian Welsted and the South Face of Annapurna climbed solo by Ueli Steck. The South Face of...
![Piolets d'Or 2014, Courmayeur and Chamonix gear up for a prestigious celebration](/uploads/img/3/22873.jpg)
24/03/2014 - Events
Piolets d'Or 2014, Courmayeur and Chamonix gear up for a prestigious celebration From 26 - 29 March the international meeting with the alpinism "Oscar" returns to Chamonix and Courmayeur on the two sides of Mont Blanc: a great jury will select the best climb in 2013, while American alpinist John Roskelley will...
![Nanga Parbat: Pawel Dunaj and Michal Obrycki in hospital at Skardu](/uploads/img/3/22665.jpg)
13/03/2014 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat: Pawel Dunaj and Michal Obrycki in hospital at Skardu The two Polish alpinists Pawel Dunaj and Michal Obrycki, injured on 08/03/2014 after being swept down the Rupal Face on Nanga Parbat, have finally been taken to hospital at Skardu.
![Nanga Parbat in winter: Poles continue. Moro, Göttler and Nardi end expedition](/uploads/img/3/22462.jpg)
02/03/2014 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat in winter: Poles continue. Moro, Göttler and Nardi end expedition The third attempt by Simone Moro, David Göttler, Tomasz Mackiewicz and Pawel Dunaj to summit Nanga Parbat in winter ended in failure. The Italian German expedition will now return home, as will Italy's Daniele Nardi who attempted to ascend the...
![Farewell Charlie Porter, the Space traveller](/uploads/img/3/22394.jpg)
26/02/2014 - Climbing
Farewell Charlie Porter, the Space traveller Charlie Porter, the legendary American rock climber and alpinist, has died aged 63 at Punta Arenas in Chile due to heart problems. Ivo Ferrari remembers.
![Everest fees reduced by Nepal government](/uploads/img/3/1819.jpg)
15/02/2014 - Alpinism
Everest fees reduced by Nepal government Nepal has reduced the climbing fee to Mount Everest and hundreds of other mountains.
![Ulvetanna (Antarctica): first integral ascent of South Ridge](/uploads/img/3/22036.jpg)
10/02/2014 - Alpinism
Ulvetanna (Antarctica): first integral ascent of South Ridge Britain's Andy Kirkpatrick and the Norwegians Kjersti Eide, Espen Fadnes, Aleksander Gamme, Ingeborg Jakobsen and Jonas Langseth have successfully made the first complete ascent of the South ridge of Ulvetanna (2931m) in Antarctica.
![In defence of alpinism, the speech by Bernard Amy to the Italian Academic Alpine Club](/uploads/img/3/21952.jpg)
04/02/2014 - Alpinism
In defence of alpinism, the speech by Bernard Amy to the Italian Academic Alpine Club The speech by well known French mountaineer and writer Bernard Amy, on the occasion of his appointment as an honorary member of the Italian Academic Alpine Club, Turin, 26 October 2013.
![The Piolets d’Or 2014 international Jury announced: George Lowe president](/uploads/img/3/16526.jpg)
24/01/2014 - Alpinism
The Piolets d’Or 2014 international Jury announced: George Lowe president George Lowe, Erri De Luca, Catherine Destivelle, Denis Urubko, Lin Sung Muk and Karin Steinbach are the members of the highly expertPiolets d'Or 2014 Jury, with complementary approaches, endowed with a mountain spirit transcending the framework and limits of the...
![La Montagna di Babele at Padova: theatre, exhibitions, cinema and events](/uploads/img/3/21305.jpg)
05/12/2013 - Events
La Montagna di Babele at Padova: theatre, exhibitions, cinema and events On Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th of December the first edition of La Montagna di Babele will take place in Padua, Italy. Highline with Armin Holzer and Ale D'Emilia, the theatre piece "A way of being, words by and about...
![Powerdab M13 at The Works for Greg Boswell](/uploads/img/3/20789.jpg)
25/10/2013 - Climbing
Powerdab M13 at The Works for Greg Boswell Last weekend the Scottish climber Greg Boswell made the first dry tooling ascent of Powerdab at The Works (Lake District, Great Britain) to establish the UK’s second M13.
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