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12/03/2019 - Alpinism
Aiguille de la Brenva mixed climbs in mont blanc massif by Ezio Marlier, Gianpaolo Ducly Ezio Marlier introduces Million Reasons and Sole, two modern mixed climbs on the East Face of Aiguille de la Brenva in the mont blanc massif, established with Gianpaolo Ducly.
07/03/2019 - Events
Arc'teryx Alpine Academy 2019, alpinism and climbing for everyone on mont blanc From 4 to 7 July 2019 Chamonix, France will host the Arcteryx Alpine Academy. This unique event offers climbers of all abilities to learn more about climbing and alpinism directly on mont blanc.
05/03/2019 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Paul Bonhomme skis Dent Blanche East Face in Switzerland French mountain guide Paul Bonhomme has made what is likely to be a new ski descent down the East Face of Dent Blanche in Switzerland.
23/02/2019 - Alpinism
Grandes Jorasses Walker Spur Cassin route: double one-day winter ascent! On Tuesday 19 February the French alpinists Léo Billon, Sébastien Ratel and Benjamin Védrines carried out a one-day winter ascent of the Cassin route up the Walker Spur on the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses. A few hours later,...
11/02/2019 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Paul Bonhomme and Stephane Roguet discover Injection l'Étale on Mt. Étale in France On 6 February 2019 French alpinists Paul Bonhomme and Stephane Roguet made the first ski descent of the East Face of Mt. Étale in France.
30/01/2019 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Les Drus: Triple Couloir tracked by Julien Herry, Laurent Bibollet French alpinists Julien Herry and Laurent Bibollet have scored the first descent of the Triple couloir on the West Face of Les Drus in the mont blanc massif. The two descended on snowboard.
21/01/2019 - Alpinism
Aiguille Rouges de Rochefort: Trento, Farina, Majori establish new climb in mont blanc massif Denis Trento reports about a new winter climb up the east face of Aiguille Rouges de Rochefort in the mont blanc massif. The outing was completed with Marco Farina and Marco Majori after a first attempt with Andrea Peron.
17/01/2019 - Alpinism
Agostino Gustin Gazzera, goodbye to the spirit of the mountaineer In memory of Agostino 'Gustin' Gazzera. Born in 1927, the Italian alpinist died on 11 January 2019 after demonstrating a lifetime’s love for the mountains.
10/01/2019 - Alpinism
Federica Mingolla / Video of Aiguille Croux climb in mont blanc massif The video of Federica Mingolla and Gabriele Carrara making the first ascent of L'isola che non c’è, the rock climb established in summer 2018 up Aiguille Croux in the mont blanc massif.
09/01/2019 - Climbing
Alexander Huber rope-solo first ascent of Mauerläufer 8b+ up Waidringer Steinplatte in Austria Climbing alone and ground-up, last spring German alpinist Alexander Huber made the first ascent of Mauerläufer (200m, 8b+) up Waidringer Steinplatte in Austria.
04/01/2019 - Alpinism
Generation Dry, discovering the world of Dry Tooling The film Generation Dry that explores the world of dry tooling, mixed climbing and winter mountaineering. Directed by Pierre Chauffour, with Gaetan Raymond, François Damilano, Jeff Mercier, Fred Degoulet, Tom Ballard and the late Stéphane Husson.
19/12/2018 - Climbing
Iker Pou at Margalef frees Artaburu, his hardest climb ever At Margalef in Spain, Basque climber Iker Pou has made the first ascent of Artaburu, his hardest sport climb to date.
05/12/2018 - Book-press
La Sportiva 90th, mountaineering, climbing and footwear history in a prize-winning book The book 'La Sportiva 90th, a history of alpinism, passion, innovation' celebrating the first 90 years of the famous Italian outdoor footwear and clothing company is now on sale at www.lasportiva.com.
31/10/2018 - Interviews
Liv Sansoz / Beyond climbing the 82 4000m peaks in the Alps Interview with French climber and alpinist Liv Sansoz after having completed all 82 alpine four-thousanders.
18/10/2018 - Climbing
Federica Mingolla climbs old projects in Valle dell’Orco, Italy Italian climber Federica Mingolla reports about her first free ascent in Valle Orco, Italy, of an old project bolted in 2001 by Giovannino Massari and now graded 8a+. The route joins another nearby line freed by Mingolla a year ago:...
17/10/2018 - Alpinism
Crevasse fall on Toula Glacier: mountain guide Ezio Marlier reports Last Saturday a young man fell into a crevasse on the Col del Toula glacier (mont blanc). He is currently in hospital in Sallanches. The report and considerations of Ezio Marlier, a well-known alpinist and mountain guide from Valle d'Aosta...
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