4411 News found
18/12/2015 - Alpinism
Chloë, new icefall at Vallone del Grauson, Cogne, Italy On 15/12/2015 The mountain guides Ezio Marlier and Thomas Scalise Meynet, together with Roger Bovard made the first ascent of Chloë (M6 WI 4 II), a new, beautiful and difficult ice climb in vallone del Grauson (Cogne, Valle d’Aosta, Italy.....
18/12/2015 - Climbing
Alex Honnold and Stacy Bare in Angola The journey of American rock climber Alex Honnold to Angola, to discover the country’s potential for rock climbing and also to follow up the Honnold Foundation pilot program of home solar systems for the local population. His travel companion Stacy...
17/12/2015 - Climbing
Never the Same, first free ascent on Tsaranoro Atsimo in Madagascar by Polo, Gorobey and Giuliberti Andrea Polo, Gabriele Gorobey and Carlo Giuliberti retrace this September’s first free ascent of Never the Same up Tsaranoro Atsimo in Madagascar. The three were accompanied by Marco Sterni who, in 1998, had made the first ascent of this multi-pitch...
17/12/2015 - Alpinism
Will Gadd and Sarah Hueniken tame The Mustang at Vail, Colorado The Canadian alpinists Will Gadd and Sarah Hueniken have repeated The Mustang P-51 (M14-) at The Fang Amphitheater, Vail, Colorado, USA.
16/12/2015 - Climbing
Jacopo Larcher repeats Psychogramm 8b+ trad in Austria At the Bürser Platte in Voralberg, Austria, Jacopo Larcher has repeated Psychogramm, the trad climb graded 8b+.
15/12/2015 - Alpinism
Cerro San Lorenzo new Slovenian climbs in Patagonia The trip report of the Slovenian climbing expedition to Patagonia, during which the alpinists Dejan Koren, Boštjan Mikuz, Rok Kurinčič, Domen Petrovcic and Domen Kastelic established three new routes: Exit, Direct Route and No Fiesta (ED+, 1600m), the latter established...
15/12/2015 - Interviews
Annalisa De Marco and the disarming lightness of bouldering Interview with talented Italian climber Annalisa De Marco who, on only her third attempt, sent Disney Production, an 8A+ boulder problem at Brione, Canton Ticino, Switzerland.
14/12/2015 - Alpinism
Fly Armin Holzer The short film dedicated to Armin Holzer, the champion slackline and highline athlete who died in paragliding accident on Monte Piana (2324m, Sesto Dolomites) on 4 December 2015.
13/12/2015 - Alpinism
Mont Blanc: the land of toys - full movie The film "Mont Blanc: the land of toys" by Luca Rolli, starring the skiers, snowboarders and alpinists Davide Capozzi, Andreas Fransson, Francesco Civra Dano, Giulia Monego and Julien Herry.
12/12/2015 - Climbing
Chris Sharma back to the future on Magie blanche at Mouriès American rock climber Chris Sharma tests his skills on Magie blanche, a sport climb at Mouriès in France bolted by Marc Le Ménestrel and freed by Didier Raboutou back in 1989. At the time, this slab was hailed as one...
11/12/2015 - Climbing
Gabriele Moroni claims Maestri di Vita at Metanodotto Italian rock climber Gabriele Moroni has made the first ascent of Maestri di Vita, Life Masters, a difficult and dangerous trad climb at Metanodotto in the Aosta Valley.
11/12/2015 - Climbing
Climbing advent calendar with Vertical-Life During the Christmas period Vertical Life and planetmountain.com give away, in the advent climbing calendar, six crags that can be downloaded free of charge onto mobile devices. Today’s crag is Poo de Cabrales in Spain.
09/12/2015 - Climbing
Jacopo Larcher climbs Lapoterapia trad at Osso in Italy Jacopo Larcher has repeated Lapoterapia, the 8c at Osso (Piemonte, Italy) freed by Alessandro Manini in 2012, this time greenpoint ie skipping the bolts and using trad gear to protect the climb. The report and photos by Riky Felderer.
09/12/2015 - Alpinism
Oh how I enjoy these things: alpinism that borders between reason and passion On the climb Antonello Cardinale up Monte Disgrazia together with Ivo Ferrari: alpinism carefully balanced between reason and passion.
08/12/2015 - Alpinism
Sogni di Gloria on Punta Angelo, Adamello - Presanella The report by Francesco Groppelli about Sogni di Gloria (M4, 360m), a possible new ice and mixed climb up the North Face of Punta Angelo (Adamello - Presanella massif) climbed on 29/11/2015 together with Maurizio Piller Hoffer.
05/12/2015 - Alpinism
Armin Holzer, the last flight of the air's spirit Yesterday, December 4, 2015, Armin Holzer died in paragliding accident on Monte Piana (2324m, Sesto Dolomites). The South Tyrolean was a champion slackline and highline athlete.
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