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12/02/2016 - Alpinism
Die Leiden des Jungen Werthers, new Dolomites rock climb up Punta del Pin During the summer 2015 Ulrich Viertler and Raffaele Sebastiani made the first ascent of "Die Leiden des Jurgen Werther" (250m, VIII+/IX- , R3, III:EX), a new alpine trad climb up Punta del Pin, Prags Dolomites.
01/02/2016 - Competitions
Maria Tolokonina and Maxim Tomilov win the Ice Climbing World Cup 2016 The final stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2016 took place last weekend at Rabenstein - Corvara in Italy. After four competitions, both the Lead and Speed World Cups were won by the Russians Maria Tolokonina and Maxim Tomilov....
28/01/2016 - Alpinism
Marianne van der Steen D13+ drytooling flash at Bus del Quai, Italy On 26 January 2016 at Bus del Quai di Iseo (Italy) Dutch climber Marianne van der Steen managed to flash Kamasutra, a drytooling climb graded D13+.
18/01/2016 - Alpinism
La storia infinita on Agner, first repeat and winter ascent in the Dolomites by Martin Dejori and Titus Prinoth From 29 to 30 December 2015 the alpinists Martin Dejori and Titus Prinoth carried out the first repeat (and first winter ascent) of La storia infinita, the route established in 1990 up the NE Face of Mt. Agner (Dolomites) by...
15/01/2016 - Alpinism
Their Land - an aerial Odyssey through Tasmania's wilderness. The video Their Land - an aerial Odyssey through Tasmania’s wilderness.
13/01/2016 - Alpinism
Reinhold Messner recalls the Messner slab on Sass dla Crusc, Dolomites The video of Reinhold Messner remembering the famous Messner slab on the route Pilastro di Mezzo, Sass de la Crusc (Heiligkreuzkofel), Dolomites.
11/01/2016 - Alpinism
Ortler Trinitas: Riegler brothers complete their South Tyrolean trilogy Florian Riegler reports about his ascent of Trinitas (WI4, M5, 1000m), a probable new route up the NW Face of Ortler climbed on 27/12/2015 together with his brother Martin Riegler. With this ascent the two South Tyrolean alpinists have completed...
09/01/2016 - Alpinism
Angelika Rainer climbs The Mustang at Vail in Colorado After having flashed 'Reverse Stratofortress' M12+, Angelika Rainer has repeated The Mustang at the Fang Amphitheater, Vail, USA. With her first grade M14- mixed climb the Italian climber proves she’s on formidable form for her outdoor projects and the next...
09/01/2016 - Alpinism
Angelika Rainer climbs The Mustang at Vail in Colorado After having flashed 'Reverse Stratofortress' M12+, Angelika Rainer has repeated The Mustang at the Fang Amphitheater, Vail, USA. With her first grade M14- mixed climb the Italian climber proves she’s on formidable form for her outdoor projects and the next...
08/01/2016 - Alpinism
Mur del Pisciadù, Dolomites icefall climbed by Baumgartner cousin On Mur del Pisciadù (Sella, Dolomites) Manuel Baumgartner and Martin Baumgartner have climed Mur del Pisciadù Eisfall, an icefall with difficulties up to V+/M6/WI6.
31/12/2015 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup: countdown to Corvara Less than a month to go to the fourth and final stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2016 in Corvara, Italy.
26/12/2015 - Climbing
Roland Hemetzberger frees Stefan Fürst desperate at Achleiten On Friday 25 December 2015 Roland Hemetzberger freed an old project of Stefan Fürst at Achleiten in Austria, for which he suggests the grade 9a+.
10/12/2015 - Alpinism
Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger depart for first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat The alpinists Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger have set off for the Pakistan’s Karakoram to attempt the first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat (8125m).
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.
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.
06/11/2015 - Climbing
Spiluck - Spelonca, the new climbing area at Brixen The series 'Crags for each season' published together with Vertical-Life.info continues. The seventh crag is the new sport climbing and bouldering area Spiluck - Spelonca close to Vahrn / Brixen in Italy's South tyrol.
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