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21/03/2017 - Alpinism
patagonia: Paolo Marazzi & Luca Schiera climb new route up Cerro Mariposa On 15 and 16 March 2017 the two Italian Ragni di Lecco alpinists Luca Schiera and Paolo Marazzi established a new route up Cerro Mariposa in patagonia.
19/03/2017 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre - David Lama, Peter Ortner in A Snowball's Chance in Hell The entire film A Snowball's Chance in Hell, featuring Austrian alpinists David Lama and Peter Ortner making the first free ascent of the Compressor route on Cerro Torre, patagonia, carried out in January 2012.
11/03/2017 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre Ragni route: Daniel Joll & Kim Ladiges make first 2017 ascent The video the documents the first ascent in the 2016/2017 season on the Ragni route on Cerro Torre in patagonia, carried out by New Zealand’s Daniel Joll and Kim Ladiges.
10/03/2017 - Alpinism
Torres del Paine, interview with Nicolas Favresse after the first free ascent of El Regalo de Mwono in patagonia Interview with Nicolas Favresse after the first free ascent, carried out with fellow-Belgians Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee, of the big wall rock climb El Regalo de Mwono (1200m, 8a) located on the East Face of the Central Tower...
03/03/2017 - Alpinism
Jeff Lowe awarded Piolet d'Or Carrière 2017 American alpinist Jeff Lowe has been awarded the Piolets d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award. The prize will be assigned during the 25th edition of the mountaineering prize that will be celebrated in Grenoble, France, from 12 - 15 April. In the...
01/03/2017 - Alpinism
Climbing in patagonia: Pou brothers add Aguja Guillaumet ascent Spanish mountaineers Iker Pou and Eneko Pou have established a new mixed climb up the East Face of Aguja Guillaumet in patagonia. Called 'Aupa 40', the 525m outing breaches difficulties up to 5+, M7 85˚.
23/02/2017 - Alpinism
Paine Towers, Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee free another big climb in patagonia After spending 19 days climbing the East Face of Central Tower of Paine in patagonia, Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee completed the first free ascent of 'El Regalo de Mwono'. This 1200m big wall rock climb was...
21/02/2017 - Alpinism
Torres del Paine in patagonia: Riders on the Storm too stormy for Mayan Smith-Gobat and Brette Harrington Mayan Smith-Gobat and Brette Harrington have abandoned their attempt at make the first free ascent of Riders on the Storm, the famous big wall up the Central Paine Tower in patagonia, due to terrible weather.
16/02/2017 - Alpinism
Cerro Murallón, patagonia, alpinism and a story of former times: the East Face first ascent by Bacci, Bernasconi and Della Bordella The alpinism and adventure up 'El Valor del Miedo’ (1000m, 90°, M6+, A2), the new mixed route established by the Ragni di Lecco climbers David Bacci, Matteo Bernasconi and Matteo Della Bordella who finally resolved the long-standing problem of the...
07/02/2017 - Alpinism
patagonia Cerro Murallón, new East Face climb by Ragni di Lecco Mountaineering: Italian alpinists Matteo Bernasconi, Matteo Della Bordella and David Bacci have made the first ascent of the East Face of Cerro Murallon (patagonia). This is the second Ragni di Lecco success after the historic first ascent, carried out by...
02/02/2017 - Alpinism
Troll Wall, first solo winter ascent by Marek Raganowicz in Norway Interview with Polish alpinist Marek Raganowicz who, from 11 - 26 January 2017, made the first solo winter ascent of Troll Wall (Trollveggen) in Norway by repeating the climb Suser gjennom Harryland (6/A3).
05/12/2016 - Alpinism
Jozef Kristoffy climbs Corona at Jastrabia veza, the hardest multi-pitch in Slovakia's Tatras At the start of September 2016 Slovakian climber Jozef Kristoffy made the first free ascent of Corona 11- on Jastrabia veza, the hardest multi-pitch rock climb in the High Tatras.
23/11/2016 - Interviews
Alpinism on Pizzo Badile: interview with Marcel Schenk and Simon Gietl after Amore di Vetro Interview with Marcel Schenk and Simon Gietl after the first ascent of 'Amore di Vetro' (800m, M5, R) a new ice and mixed climb up the NE Face of Pizzo Badile (3303m) Alps.
04/11/2016 - Climbing
Marek Raganowicz solo climbs Plastic Surgery Disaster on El Capitan From 5 to 20 October 2016 Marek Raganowicz made what is believed to be only the second solo ascent of Plastic Surgery Disaster, the A5 aid climb put up in 1991 by Eric Kohl on El Capitan, Yosemite, USA.
04/11/2016 - Alpinism
Via dei Balotini, new rock climb on Torre Argentina in Vallaccia, Dolomites In October 2015 on Torre Argentina in the Vallaccia group (Val di Fassa, Dolomites) the brothers Enrico Geremia and Nicolò Geremia made the first ascent of 'Via dei Balotini', a new rock climb to the right of Via Maffei -...
27/09/2016 - Climbing
A Brief, Biased History of Big Wall Climbing The short film 'A Brief, Biased History of Big Wall Climbing' animated by Jeremy Collins and narrated by Timmy O’Neill.
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