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![Leopoldo Faria climbs Portugal's first 9a at Sagres](/uploads/img/3/16527.jpg)
12/03/2013 - Climbing
Leopoldo Faria climbs Portugal's first 9a at Sagres At the sea cliff Sagres Leopoldo Faria has made the first ascent of Peixe Porco, the first 9a sport climb in Portugal.
![Piolets d'Or 2013, the nominations for the 21st edition](/uploads/img/3/16526.jpg)
11/03/2013 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2013, the nominations for the 21st edition They come from France, Britain, Russia, the United States and Japan and all made beautiful and difficult climb up highest mountains in the world: the candidates for the 21st edition of the Piolet d'Or, the most prestigious international mountaineering award...
![Grand Muveran West Face steep skiing action in Switzerland](/uploads/img/3/16439.jpg)
11/03/2013 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Grand Muveran West Face steep skiing action in Switzerland On 2 March Sébastien de Sainte Marie, Olov Isaksson and Gilles Bornet skied the West Face of Grand Muveran (1600m, 5.2/5.3 E4) in Switzerland's Bernese Alps.
![Video: the Attraverso Travenanzes icefall first ascent](/uploads/img/3/16463.jpg)
11/03/2013 - Alpinism
Video: the Attraverso Travenanzes icefall first ascent Video of the first ascent of Attraverso Travenanzes (120m, III, WI5+), the new icefall located in the Supermario sector in Val Travenanzes (Dolomites) established on 16 February 2013 by Beppe Ballico and Andrea Gamberini.
![Arco to host the World Youth Sport Climbing Championships 2015](/uploads/img/3/16450.jpg)
09/03/2013 - Competitions
Arco to host the World Youth Sport Climbing Championships 2015 Arco confirms its position as the world's climbing capital: the small town in the Trentino region of Northern Italy will host the World Youth Sport Climbing Championships 2015.
![Pizzo Dosdè, new ski descent in the Cima di Piazzi massif](/uploads/img/3/16432.jpg)
08/03/2013 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Pizzo Dosdè, new ski descent in the Cima di Piazzi massif On Pizzo Dosdè 3280m in the Cima di Piazzi massif (Rhaetian Alps) Giuliano Bordoni, Marco Cattaneo and Bruno Mottini have made the first ski descent of a line they called Freedom and Love down the East Face (50°, 800m). Mountain...
![Simone Moro, the drama on Broad Peak and winter mountaineering in the Himalaya](/uploads/img/3/1544.jpg)
07/03/2013 - Alpinism
Simone Moro, the drama on Broad Peak and winter mountaineering in the Himalaya The thoughts of Simone Moro about high-altitude winter mountaineering on the world's Eight-thousanders and about the events which have taken place and are currently unfolding on Broad Peak.
![Difficult boulder problems in Ticino by Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven](/uploads/img/3/16393.jpg)
04/03/2013 - Climbing
Difficult boulder problems in Ticino by Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven At Chironico in Switzerland Katharina Saurwein flashed her first 8A boulder problem. Jorg Verhoeven made the first ascent of the problem Flash Flood 8B at Brione while at Cresciano he flashed the famous problem La Proue 8B.
![Steep ski descents in Switzerland](/uploads/img/3/16368.jpg)
03/03/2013 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Steep ski descents in Switzerland In February 2013 Sébastien de Sainte Marie from Switzerland and Olov Isaksson carried out two descents, possible first ski descents, in Switzerland down the North Face of Dent Favre (Bernese Alps) and Pilatus (Urner Alps). Olov Isaksson provides the report.
![Hansjörg Auer - thoughts about climbing in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/16350.jpg)
01/03/2013 - Alpinism
Hansjörg Auer - thoughts about climbing in Patagonia The thoughts about alpinism in Patagonia by Hansjörg Auer who this season, apart from establishing a new route up Aguja Guillaumet with Mario Walder, suddenly had to battle hard against the infamous Patagonian storms.
![Attraverso Travenanzes, new icefall in Val Travenanzes by Ballico and Gamberini](/uploads/img/3/16278.jpg)
27/02/2013 - Alpinism
Attraverso Travenanzes, new icefall in Val Travenanzes by Ballico and Gamberini On 16 February 2013 Beppe Ballico and Andrea Gamberini made the first ascent of Attraverso Travenanzes (120m, III, WI5+) a new icefall at the Supermario sector in Val Travenanzes which, once again, confirms itself as being an eldorado for ice...
![MacLeod adds two new winter climbs to Ben Nevis](/uploads/img/3/16275.jpg)
26/02/2013 - Alpinism
MacLeod adds two new winter climbs to Ben Nevis Dave MacLeod has made the first ascent of two new winter climbs on Ben Nevis in Scotland, White Noise M10+/M11 and The Snotter VIII,8.
![Video: Iceland ice climbing aerial view](/uploads/img/3/16267.jpg)
26/02/2013 - Alpinism
Video: Iceland ice climbing aerial view An aerial view of ice climbing in Iceland with climbers Tim Emmett and Dawn Glanc.
![Robert Jasper adds difficult mixed climb to Breitwangflue at Kandersteg](/uploads/img/3/16261.jpg)
26/02/2013 - Alpinism
Robert Jasper adds difficult mixed climb to Breitwangflue at Kandersteg On 13/02/2013 Robert Jasper made the first free ascent of the ice and mixed climb Ritter der Kokosnuß (M12, WI5, 165m) up the Breitwangflue at Kandersteg in Switzerland.
![UIAA press release: Second wave of via ferrata set recalls within six months](/uploads/img/3/16260.jpg)
25/02/2013 - Gear
UIAA press release: Second wave of via ferrata set recalls within six months We have received and published the press release of the UIAA concerning the second recall in the last six months of Rope-friction Via Ferrata sets. We hope that in the near future this official press release will be translated in...
![Aguglia of Goloritzé, restyling of Sardinia's famous tower](/uploads/img/3/16251.jpg)
25/02/2013 - Climbing
Aguglia of Goloritzé, restyling of Sardinia's famous tower Maurizio Oviglia and Gianluca Piras have reequipped the climb Easy Gymopedie and the abseils down the route Sole Incantatore on Aguglia of Goloritzé (Sardinia). The report and video by Maurizio Oviglia about their restyling of one of the most beautiful...
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