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Kenton Cool, interview after enchaining Nuptse, Everest and Lhotse
12/06/2013 - Interviews
Kenton Cool, interview after enchaining Nuptse, Everest and Lhotse
Interview with Englishman Kenton Cool after his ascent of Nuptse, Everest and Lhotse carried out between 18 and 20 May. The detailed account of this Himalayan triple and his point of view, as a mountain guide, about commerical expeditions and...
Monte Santu, Baunei, Sardinia. Two new routes by Larcher & Oviglia and Giupponi & Sartori
03/06/2013 - Climbing
Monte Santu, Baunei, Sardinia. Two new routes by Larcher & Oviglia and Giupponi & Sartori
Two new 8a multi-pitch climbs on Monte Santu, Baunei, one of the last virgin crags in Sardinia: Vertigine Blu" (275m, 8a max, 7a+ obl.) established by Luca Giupponi and Nicola Sartori and "Blu Oltremare" (315m, 8a max, 7b obl.) established...
Monte Forato, NNE Face ski descent in Julian Alps
Monte Forato, NNE Face ski descent in Julian Alps
Using the recent first repeat of the NNE Face of Monte Forato, here is the first descent story by Slovenia's Marko Kern, followed by a report by Marco Milanese, his descent carried out on 7 April together with Enrico Mosetti...
Melloblocco 2013: day ten, goodbye to the Valley
05/05/2013 - Events
Melloblocco 2013: day ten, goodbye to the Valley
5/05/2013. The last day of the 10th Melloblocco. 10 days of climbing and bouldering to reaffirm the indissoluble bond between Val Masino - Val di Mello and the Melloblockers. All 2,000 climbers have promised to return next year.
Melloblocco 2013, more than just bouldering with the Lombardy Mountain Guides
22/04/2013 - Events
Melloblocco 2013, more than just bouldering with the Lombardy Mountain Guides
During Melloblocco 2013 the Lombardy Mountain Guides offers four free "MelloClinics" dedicated to single and multi-pitch rock climbing in Val di Mello to raise awareness about what the valley has to offer apart from its endless bouldering opportunities. In addition...
Chris Sharma, the La Dura Dura interview
26/03/2013 - Interviews
Chris Sharma, the La Dura Dura interview
Interview with American climber Chris Sharma after his repeat of La Dura Dura 9b+ at Oliana, Spain.
Dolomites ski mountaineering: the Puez Odle group
Dolomites ski mountaineering: the Puez Odle group
Four ski mountaineering routes in the Puez Odle group of the Dolomites presented by Enrico Baccanti and Francesco Tremolada, Alta Badia Guides: Antersasc North Gully, Crep da le Dodesc, Munt da Medalges, Sass da Putia East Face
Mojon Rojo, Colin Haley and Sarah Hart climb West Face in Patagonia
24/02/2013 - Alpinism
Mojon Rojo, Colin Haley and Sarah Hart climb West Face in Patagonia
On 21/02/2013 Colin Haley and Sarah Hart made the first ascent of the West Face of Mojon Rojo via their El Zorro (700m, 5.10, A1).
Markus Pucher and his solo ascent of the Cerro Torre Via dei Ragni
21/02/2013 - Alpinism
Markus Pucher and his solo ascent of the Cerro Torre Via dei Ragni
On 14/01/2013 Austrian alpinist Markus Pucher soloed the Via dei Ragni on Cerro Torre in  Patagonia in a lightening fast time of 3 hours 15 minutes from his bivouac below the Colle della Speranza... Pucher's story and our interview.
Flammes de Pierre, first descent by Capozzi, Herry and Gross
Flammes de Pierre, first descent by Capozzi, Herry and Gross
On 18/01/2013, Davide Capozzi, Manu Gross and Julien Herry made the first complete snowboard descent of Couloir Jess, Flammes de Pierre (Mont Blanc).
Alpinism and climbing in 2012 -  part 2
07/01/2013 - Alpinism
Alpinism and climbing in 2012 - part 2
Part 2 - from July to December - of what happened in alpinism and climbing in 2012.
Alpinism and climbing in 2012 - part 1
02/01/2013 - Alpinism
Alpinism and climbing in 2012 - part 1
Part one of what happend, in alpinism and in climbing, in 2012. A summary, for obvious reason incomplete, of the climbs, the most beautiful achievements and also the most painful moments in 2012. In the hope that this résumé serves...
Youth climbing competitions and interview with Tina Johnsen Hafsaas
28/12/2012 - Interviews
Youth climbing competitions and interview with Tina Johnsen Hafsaas
An analysis of the youth climbing competition scene and interview with European Lead Tina Johnsen Hafsaas. An article by Franz Schiassi.
The evolution of free climbing
23/12/2012 - Climbing
The evolution of free climbing
Switzerland's Claude Remy provides a chronological analysis of the evolution free climbing (bouldering and difficulty). An article which clearly is not and cannot be definitive, but is merely a stimulus for further analysis and discussion about the evolution of this...
Mayan Smith-Gobat interview
20/12/2012 - Interviews
Mayan Smith-Gobat interview
Interview with New Zealand rock climber Mayan Smith-Gobat. Her ascent of Punks in the Gym at Arapiles, the Salathé Wall on El Capitan, the Nose Speed and more...
Jacopo Larcher and his 9a climbing at Red River Gorge
30/11/2012 - Interviews
Jacopo Larcher and his 9a climbing at Red River Gorge
Interview with the young Italian climber Jacopo Larcher, touching on the Red River Gorge, the Kalymnos Climbing Festival, the Dolomites and much more.

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