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![Chamonix, nothing will ever be the same again](/uploads/img/3/129539.jpg)
16/07/2024 - Competitions
Chamonix, nothing will ever be the same again The Lead and SpeedWorld Cup took place in Chamonix, France, last weekend and was won respectively by Ai Mori and Colin Duffy, and by Zhang Shaoqin and Sam Watson. fabio palma reports
![Alpine sport climbs ground-up first ascents: an art of climbing sportsmanship at risk of trivialisation](/uploads/img/3/83053.jpg)
23/05/2024 - Alpinism
Alpine sport climbs ground-up first ascents: an art of climbing sportsmanship at risk of trivialisation We have received and published the following open letter entitled 'Alpine sport climbs ground-up first ascents: an art of climbing sportsmanship at risk of trivialisation'. Promoted by Michel Piola, Rolando Larcher and Maurizio Oviglia, it has currently been signed by...
![Sport Climbing Stats, statistics from over 30 years of sport climbing competitions](/uploads/img/3/126928.jpg)
28/03/2024 - Competitions
Sport Climbing Stats, statistics from over 30 years of sport climbing competitions Who has won the most medals in the Lead World Cup? Who has won the most medals at the Bouldering World Championships? Who are the fastest Speed climbers of all times? To answer these questions, Sport Climbing Stats was created...
![Aleksandra Taistra repeats Genius, hard & runout multipitch in Sardinia](/uploads/img/3/84083.jpg)
15/05/2023 - Climbing
Aleksandra Taistra repeats Genius, hard & runout multipitch in Sardinia On 20 April 2023 Polish climber Aleksandra Taistra repeated Genius (8b, 300m) on Monte Ginnircu in Sardinia, Italy. Established in 2010 by fabio palma, Domenico Soldarini and Matteo della Bordella, the line had previously been ascended completely only once before,...
![Aleksandra Taistra repeats Oltreconfine, demanding multipitch on Monte Ginnircu in Sardinia](/uploads/img/3/77068.jpg)
03/06/2022 - Alpinism
Aleksandra Taistra repeats Oltreconfine, demanding multipitch on Monte Ginnircu in Sardinia Polish rock climber Aleksandra Taistra has made the first repeat of Oltreconfine on Monte Ginnircu in Sardinia, established by fabio palma, Matteo Della Bordella and Domenico Soldarini in 2006 and 2007.
![Big Fighter climbed on Chaupi Huanca in Peru by Álex González, Jaume Peiró](/uploads/img/3/71709.jpg)
07/07/2021 - Alpinism
Big Fighter climbed on Chaupi Huanca in Peru by Álex González, Jaume Peiró Jaume Peiró and Álex González have completed the first ascent of Big Fighter (8a+? (6c/A2), 750m), on the Northern arete of Chaupi Huanca in the Cordillera Blanca in Peru.
![Wenden: Matteo Della Bordella completes Kaspar Ochsner and Ueli Steck climb](/uploads/img/3/54563.jpg)
03/10/2018 - Alpinism
Wenden: Matteo Della Bordella completes Kaspar Ochsner and Ueli Steck climb On Reissend Nollen in Switzerland’s Wendenstöcke Matteo Della Bordella, accompanied by Silvan Schüpbach, has made the first free ascent of 'Polenta con farina degli altri', a multi-pitch alpine climb that was started by Kaspar Ochsner and Ueli Steck. Della Bordella...
![Spaniards claim two new climbs and one first free ascent in Peru](/uploads/img/3/47428.jpg)
10/09/2017 - Alpinism
Spaniards claim two new climbs and one first free ascent in Peru The brothers Iker Pou and Eneko Pou, together with Manu Ponce and Pedro Galán, have made the first ascent of two new rock climbs in Peru: Yaku Mama (7a+ / 185 m) next to the Gocta Falls in Amazonia, and...
![Cengia Giradili, the panoramic new crag in Sardinia](/uploads/img/3/44711.jpg)
20/04/2017 - Climbing
Cengia Giradili, the panoramic new crag in Sardinia Richard Felderer introduces the new crag Cengia Giradili at the foot of famous Punta Giradili close to Baunei in Sardinia. 22 new routes from 5b to 8b in a spectacularly beautiful setting.
![Wenden, Fabio Palma and Paolo Spreafico create La lunga attesa in Switzerland](/uploads/img/3/40414.jpg)
04/10/2016 - Alpinism
Wenden, fabio palma and Paolo Spreafico create La lunga attesa in Switzerland Paolo Spreafico reports about 'La lunga attesa', the new rock climb established together with fabio palma up the marvellous Wenden limestone in Switzerland.
![The quest for adventure: Tobias Wolf and Stephan Isensee](/uploads/img/3/27996.jpg)
03/12/2014 - Alpinism
The quest for adventure: Tobias Wolf and Stephan Isensee German climber Tobias Wolf recounts his vertical adventures, together with Stephan Isensee, on three demanding climbs in the Alps first ascended by the Ragni di Lecco Matteo Della Bordella and fabio palma, and by Luca Auguadri. Infinite Jest (Wendenstöcke), Il...
![Uli Biaho new Trango climb by the Ragni di Lecco](/uploads/img/3/19099.jpg)
22/07/2013 - Alpinism
Uli Biaho new Trango climb by the Ragni di Lecco Matteo Della Bordella, Luca Schiera and Silvan Schüpbach have safely reached Base Camp after having forged a new route up the West Face of Uli Biaho (6109m), Trango, Pakistan.
![Salento vertical, new rock climbs in Puglia, Italy](/uploads/img/3/19007.jpg)
16/07/2013 - Climbing
Salento vertical, new rock climbs in Puglia, Italy Davide Schiantarelli presents the result of 10 days of work for the Salento Vertical project that resulted in a flurry of new climbs in the area between Ponte Ciolo and Santa Maria di Leuca in Southern Italy.
![Infinite Jest, the Wenden film by the Ragni di Lecco](/uploads/img/3/18102.jpg)
08/06/2013 - Alpinism
Infinite Jest, the Wenden film by the Ragni di Lecco The film by the Ragni di Lecco which documents the climbing at Wenden, Switzerland. An homage to the beauty and the climbing on this legendary alpine face.
![Melloblocco 10, the book](/uploads/img/3/17820.jpg)
24/05/2013 - Book-press
Melloblocco 10, the book Photos, texts, stories and meetings of the first 10 years of Melloblocco: the book that retraces the history of the international bouldering festival which, ever since 2004, has taken place in Italy's Val Masino Val di Mello.
![Alpinism and climbing in 2012 - part 2](/uploads/img/3/12718.jpg)
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.
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