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32-year-old Swedish extreme skier Magnus Kastengren has lost his life in a fall from Mount Cook in New Zealand.

The video Happy Winter produced by Bjarne Salén about Andreas Fransson and his extreme skiing.

The two French climbers Yannick Graziani and Stephane Benoist who reached the summit of Annapurna via the south face on October 24th have been taken by helicopter to Kathmandu. Benoist is reported to have suffered frostbite. They may be back...

Last Thursday 24 October the French guides Yannick Graziani and Stephane Benoist are reported to have climbed the south face of Annapurna, repeating the route climbed by Ueli Steck on 9 October. This news, reported on many specialised web sites,...

This September on the Bossons glacier at the foot of Mont Blanc a French climber has found precious gems, possibly the remains of an air crash.

Interview with Slovenian athlete Mina Markovic who won her first Arco Rock Master title on 8 September 2013

Mobility Week 2013: from big cities to the mountains in search of a possible balance. By Simonetta Radice.

The imposing squad of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc kept spreading under the stars of the chamonix night. Until 14:30 on Sunday afternoon, each competitor fought fight to pass the final line of the main race on time to...

On 12/08/2013 Corrado De Monte, known to all as Icaro, fell to his death while reaching base of Torre Iolanda in Moiazza (Dolomites). Born in Trieste 53 years ago, the Italian alpinist, caver and mountain guide was one of the...

The story of the recent repeat of Divine Providence by Andrea Di Donato and Bertrand Lemaire. Established in 1984 by French alpinists Patrick Gabarrou and François Marsigny and graded ABO, Divine Providence up the Gran Pilier d'Angle was freed in...

Via Alpina, the ancient Walser people, new inhabitants, old and new means of transport. Searching for a real sustainability. The last of our three episodes of SuperAlp! 2013 by our reporter Simonetta Radice.

In July Jorg Verhoeven carried out the traverse of the Zillertaler Hauptkamm in Austria. An unusual week of alpinism in the busy schedule of a great sport climbing champion.

Luca Pandolfi talks about his descent of Grand Couloir of Sentinelle Rouge, carried out with Ben Briggs and Tom Grant on 5 July 2013.

The new challenges of sustainable mobility, between big development projects and small steps. Courmayeur and the futuristic new Mont Blanc cable car. Cogne and its wonderful Sant’Orso meadows, searching for the right balance between tourist development and local economy. The...

The first stage of the Lead Climbing World Cup is currently taking place at Briançon in France.

All the results of the 10th European Sport Climbing Championships which took place in chamonix, France, from 10 - 13 July 2013 with the disciplines Speed, Lead and Paraclimbing.