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![Safety Information: Petzl ZIGZAG mechanical prusik](/uploads/img/3/17108.jpg)
17/04/2013 - Gear
safety Information: Petzl ZIGZAG mechanical prusik The French company Petzl has issued the following press release concerning the mechanical prusik ZIGZAG for arborists.
![Jirishanca and the attempt by Michi Wohlleben in Peru](/uploads/img/3/16856.jpg)
03/04/2013 - Alpinism
Jirishanca and the attempt by Michi Wohlleben in Peru Interview and video about the 2012 attempt carried out by Michi Wohlleben, Arne Bergau and Hannes Jähn to ascend Jirishanca (6094m) in Peru.
![2nd International Master Course in Mountain Medicine](/uploads/img/3/16646.jpg)
22/03/2013 - Alpinism
2nd International Master Course in Mountain Medicine The second edition of the International Master Course in Mountain Medicine will start on May 2013 to end on June 2014 and will be held at the Italian Insubria University in collaboration with the University of Turin and the Bolzano...
![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.
![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.
![Couloir Marbrèe off-piste ski descent, Courmayeur](/uploads/img/3/16089.jpg)
28/02/2013 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Couloir Marbrèe off-piste ski descent, Courmayeur Mountain Guide Rudy Buccella introduces the Marbrèe couloir freeride descent above Courmayeur, a long and beautiful off-piste run in the Mont Blanc massif.
![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...
![King of Dolomites at San Martino di Castrozza](/uploads/img/3/16216.jpg)
19/02/2013 - Events
King of Dolomites at San Martino di Castrozza From 23- 24 February 2013 San Martino di Castrozza hosts King of Dolomites, the two-day photo contest to shoot the most beautiful freeride photo of the Dolomites.
![International congress: New Advances in Mountain Medicine and Emergency – second edition](/uploads/img/3/16042.jpg)
07/02/2013 - Alpinism
International congress: New Advances in Mountain Medicine and Emergency – second edition The second international congress entitled “New Advances in Mountain Medicine and Emergency” will be held at the Atahotel in Varese on April 18th and 19th, 2013, organised by the Università degli Studi dell’Insubria in collaboration with the Institute of Mountain...
![Monte Amiata, new trad and boulders by Michele Caminati](/uploads/img/3/15717.jpg)
22/01/2013 - Climbing
Monte Amiata, new trad and boulders by Michele Caminati On Tuscany's Monte Amiata Michele Caminati has freed the boulder problem Mondo Bastardo 8B and the trad route Un friend per amico E6 6c.
![La Legrima, Adam Holzknecht and Hubert Moroder make first ascent of the icefall on Sassolungo North Face](/uploads/img/3/15632.jpg)
18/01/2013 - Alpinism
La Legrima, Adam Holzknecht and Hubert Moroder make first ascent of the icefall on Sassolungo North Face On 7 and 8 January 2013 the Catores Mountain Guides Adam Holzknecht and Hubert Moroder made the first ascent of "La Legrima" (WI6 M6 V+, two sections of A0), the great ice and mixed line up the North Face of...
![Psyco Killer, the great icefall on Tofana di Mezzo, Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/15583.jpg)
17/01/2013 - Alpinism
Psyco Killer, the great icefall on Tofana di Mezzo, Dolomites On 12/01/2013 Beppe Ballico, Andrea Gamberini and Marco Milanese made what is likely to be the first ascent of the icefall Psyco Killer (IV+, WI7-, D5, 225m) on the Tofana di Mezzo (Dolomites).
![Bolts removed from Eternal Rest at Ceredo](/uploads/img/3/15268.jpg)
30/12/2012 - Climbing
Bolts removed from Eternal Rest at Ceredo On 10 December 2012 the bolts were removed from the sports climb Eterno Riposo, Eternal Rest, at Ceredo in Italy. On his blog Andrea Tosi, the man who first bolted the climb and now removed the bolts, explains his actions.
![Alpinism, fabulous and silent, at Castello Provenzale](/uploads/img/3/15283.jpg)
24/12/2012 - Alpinism
Alpinism, fabulous and silent, at Castello Provenzale On 23 December Ivo Ferrari and Dario Spreafico repeated Lo Spigolo Maria Grazia on the East Face of Castello Provenzale (Valle Maira, Hautes Alpes). The report Ivo Ferrari.
![Lab test of carabiners used at belay stations](/uploads/img/3/15189.jpg)
20/12/2012 - Gear
Lab test of carabiners used at belay stations A sample of carabiners and quickdraws have been tested and analised by Emanuele Pellizzari at the Italian Mountaineering Club Gear and Techniques laboratory at Taggì di Sopra, Villafranca Padovana, Padova, Italy.
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