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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.
Melloblocco 2010 according to Adam Ondra and Nico Favresse...
20/05/2010 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2010 according to Adam Ondra and Nico Favresse...
Two excellent Melloblockers share their impressions about Melloblocco 2010: Nico Favresse who visited the Val di Mello for the first time and Adam Ondra who won the special "Mello" boulders for the third year running.
Lhotse new variation by Denis Urubko
18/05/2010 - Alpinism
Lhotse new variation by Denis Urubko
On 16/05/2010 the Kazakh mountaineer Denis Urubko reached the summit of Lhotse via a new variation from the South Col.
Climbing meeting at Buoux Face Ouest
11/05/2010 - Climbing
Climbing meeting at Buoux Face Ouest
Escala'Buoux and the meeting at Buoux to celebrate the lifting of the climbing ban on Face Ouest.
Silvio Reffo, double whammy at the Covolo
07/05/2010 - Climbing
Silvio Reffo, double whammy at the Covolo
Silvio Reffo from Italy redpoints Nagay 8c and Super Ale 8c+ at the Covolo.
De rerum natura, new route by Oviglia and Larcher at Bavella, Corsica
06/05/2010 - Climbing
De rerum natura, new route by Oviglia and Larcher at Bavella, Corsica
On 16 April Maurizio Oviglia and Rolando Larcher carried out the first free ascent of De rerum natura (230m, 7c max, 7a obbl, /RS2+/II) on Punta u Corbu at Col de la Bavella, Corsica.
Trento FilmFestival 2010
30/04/2010 - Events
Trento FilmFestival 2010
From 29 April to 9 May the oldest mountain film festival in the world unfolds in Trento, Italy. For the third year runniing planetmountain directs the unique WebTV.
Red River Gorge, climbing iPhone app
30/04/2010 - Book-press
Red River Gorge, climbing iPhone app
Wolverine Publishing is due to launch the first comprehensive iPhone app for Red River Gorge in Kentucky, USA. planetmountain took a brief look at this new digital content.
Monte Sarmiento, Patagonia, North Face first ascent
23/04/2010 - Alpinism
Monte Sarmiento, Patagonia, North Face first ascent
At the start of April the Germans Robert Jasper, Jörn Heller and Ralf Gantzhorn reached the West summit of Monte Sarmiento (2145m) via a new route up the North Face.
  • CORRECTION 05/2010: the north face had already been climbed by an Italian Ragni di Lecco expedition in 1986
  • Action Directe 9a climbed by Gabriele Moroni, too
    18/04/2010 - Climbing
    Action Directe 9a climbed by Gabriele Moroni, too
    Gabriele Moroni and the first Italian ascent of Action Directe 9a, the route freed by Wolfgang Güllich in 1991 and which still today represents an important test for sport climbing.
    Rock climbing in Cuba
    16/04/2010 - Climbing
    Rock climbing in Cuba
    Armando Menocal explores the delights of climbing in Cuba around the Valle de Vinales and suggests 40 superb routes at the main crag Mogote del Valle.
    Outsider, 8a+ for Angelika Rainer at Cornalba
    14/04/2010 - Climbing
    Outsider, 8a+ for Angelika Rainer at Cornalba
    Angelika Rainer and her repeat of Outsider at Cornalba.
    Maja Vidmar 8b+ on-sight at Oliana, Spain
    14/04/2010 - Climbing
    Maja Vidmar 8b+ on-sight at Oliana, Spain
    Maja Vidmar from Slovenia has carried out her first ever on-sight of an 8b+, Humildes pa casa 8b+ at Oliana, Spain
    Monte Cimo action by Tondini & Sartori
    09/04/2010 - Climbing
    Monte Cimo action by Tondini & Sartori
    Climbing video of Nicola Tondini and Nicola Sartori during the first ascent, ground-up, of a new multi-pitch on Monte Cimo (Brentino), Italy.
    Adam Ondra, Goldrake 9a+ at Cornalba
    07/04/2010 - Climbing
    Adam Ondra, Goldrake 9a+ at Cornalba
    17-year-old Adam Ondra has carried out the first ascent of Goldrake 9a+, a route bolted by Bruno "Camos" Tassi years ago at Cornalba, Italy.

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