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Arco Rock Legends 2010, the nominations
22/06/2010 - Events
Arco Rock Legends 2010, the nominations
All the nominations for the V edition of the Arco Rock Legends which will take place on Saturday 17 July 2010 in Arco (Garda Trentino, Italy) during the XXIV Rock Master. This year the legendary competition has been brought forward...
Rock climbing in Squamish, Canada
18/06/2010 - Climbing
Rock climbing in Squamish, Canada
Millie Evans introduces the delights of rock climbing in Squamish, Canada with plenty of hands-on advice and three climbs on Stawamus Chief.
Greenland ahoy for Favresse, Villanueva and Ditto
18/06/2010 - Alpinism
Greenland ahoy for Favresse, Villanueva and Ditto
Climbers Nico and Olivier Favresse, Sean Villanueva and Ben Ditto are preparing for three month climbing trip to Greenland to explore huge virgin big walls.
Let's free our crags from in-situ quickdraws!
16/06/2010 - Climbing
Let's free our crags from in-situ quickdraws!
Maurizio Oviglia, the man responsible for hundeds of new routes all across Italy, reflects about the use and habit of leaving in-situ quickdraws on sport routes. This habit is spreading to easier routes and the implications are far deeper than...
Grivel - Chabod, Aig. Blanche de Peuterey, ski descent
Grivel - Chabod, Aig. Blanche de Peuterey, ski descent
On 04/06/2010 Francesco Civra Dano and Luca Rolli skied the North Face of Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey (Mont Blanc) via the Grivel - Chabod route. The first and only ski descent was carried out in 1980 by Stefano De Benedetti.
Bouldering in Hampi, India
10/06/2010 - Climbing
Bouldering in Hampi, India
Rohit Chauhan introduces the bouldering in Hampi, India, with over 700 problems from 4A to 8A+.
Wild Country, new route on Telendos, Kalymnos
09/06/2010 - Climbing
Wild Country, new route on Telendos, Kalymnos
Urs Odermatt and Peter Keller have carried out the first ascent of Wild Country (6a, 265m) on the island of Telendos, opposite Kalymnos in Greece.
Tim Emmett adds E10 to Stennis Ford, Pembroke
08/06/2010 - Climbing
Tim Emmett adds E10 to Stennis Ford, Pembroke
Tim Emmett has made the first ascent of 'Muy Caliente!' E10 6c at Stennis Ford, Pembroke
Il volo di Pegasus, new route on Monte Monaco, Sicily
07/06/2010 - Alpinism
Il volo di Pegasus, new route on Monte Monaco, Sicily
Austrians Albert Leichtfried and Reinhard Ranner have carried out the first ascent of Il volo di Pegasus (260m, 7a) on Monte Monaco, San Vito lo Capo, Sicily.
Rock Junior for Zaila Rakhmetov
04/06/2010 - Climbing
Rock Junior for Zaila Rakhmetov
Rock Junior 2010 will collect donations for Zaila Rakhmetov
Zaila Rakhmetov, encouraging news
04/06/2010 - Climbing
Zaila Rakhmetov, encouraging news
Encouraging news about Zaila Rakhmetov, the daughter of Salavat and Guzel Rakhmetov.
Monte Gallo new route above Palermo, Sicily
01/06/2010 - Climbing
Monte Gallo new route above Palermo, Sicily
Vento d’estate (290m, 6c), new route on Monte Gallo above Palermo first ascended by Max Flaccavento and Giorgio Iurato.
Monte Brento new 8b multi-pitch climb by David Lama and Jorg Verhoeven
31/05/2010 - Climbing
Monte Brento new 8b multi-pitch climb by David Lama and Jorg Verhoeven
David Lama from Austria and Jorg Verhoeven from the Netherlands have carried out the first free ascent of their "Brento Centro" 8b on Monte Brento, Valle del Sarca (Arco), Italy.
The North Face of Monte Sarmiento and the 1986 first ascent by the Ragni di Lecco
27/05/2010 - Alpinism
The North Face of Monte Sarmiento and the 1986 first ascent by the Ragni di Lecco
Contrary to what we published previously, the ascent by the Germans Robert Jasper, Jörn Heller and Ralf Gantzhorn is not the first ascent of the North Face of Monte Sarmiento, as this had previously been climbed by an Italian Ragni...
Mateusz Haladaj, 9a hattrick
26/05/2010 - Climbing
Mateusz Haladaj, 9a hattrick
Polish climber Mateusz Haladaj has repeated his third 9a, Martin Krpan at Misja Pec, Slovenia.
Himalayan helicopter rescues
25/05/2010 - Alpinism
Himalayan helicopter rescues
Interview with Gerold Biner, operations manager of Air Zermatt, after the recent helicopter rescue missions in the Himalaya.