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![Cric e Croc, new rock climb on Rognon Vaudano below Dent du Géant (Mont Blanc massif)](/uploads/img/3/130414.jpg)
16/08/2024 - Alpinism
Cric e Croc, new rock climb on Rognon Vaudano below Dent du Géant (Mont Blanc massif) Italian mountain guides Niccolò Bruni and Gianluca Marra, together with Giovanna Mongilardi, have made the first ascent of 'Cric e Croc'. The 6-pitch rock climb is graded 6b+ max and is located on Rognon Vaudano, the cliff located below under...
![Andy Steindl sets new speed record on Monte Rosa Spaghetti Tour](/uploads/img/3/129804.jpg)
23/07/2024 - Alpinism
Andy Steindl sets new speed record on Monte Rosa Spaghetti Tour Swiss mountaineer Andreas Steindl has completed the famous Haute Route of Monte Rosa, also known as the Spaghetti Tour, in 7 hours, 45 minutes and 44 seconds.
![Climbing the Buggerru sea stack in Sardinia. By Maurizio Oviglia](/uploads/img/3/129310.jpg)
03/07/2024 - Climbing
Climbing the Buggerru sea stack in Sardinia. By Maurizio Oviglia Maurizio Oviglia recalls the 1987 first ascent of the Faraglione di Buggerru sea stack, located on the west coast of Sardinia, Italy, and reports about his newest creation, 'Kind of Blue', first ascended with mountain guide Marco Bigatti. The chapter...
![Hochflachkofel Hexentango climbed by Simon Gietl, Jakob Steinkasserer](/uploads/img/3/129303.jpg)
03/07/2024 - Alpinism
Hochflachkofel Hexentango climbed by Simon Gietl, Jakob Steinkasserer On 30 April 2024 Jakob Steinkasserer and Simon Gietl made the first ascent of 'Hexentango' (WI 4+, M 4+, 55°, 500m) on the west face of Hochflachkofel in the Rieserferner Group in South Tyrol, Italy. Steinkasserer reports.
![Marek Radovský & Juraj Švingál climb new routes in Peru](/uploads/img/3/129288.jpg)
02/07/2024 - Alpinism
Marek Radovský & Juraj Švingál climb new routes in Peru Slovakian mountaineers Marek Radovský & Juraj Švingál have climbed various new rock climbs and mixed routes in the Cordillera Blanca area in Peru. Radovský reports.
![Via Ferrata at Cortina, Dolomites / June 2024 conditions](/uploads/img/3/128986.jpg)
24/06/2024 - Alpinism
Via Ferrata at Cortina, Dolomites / June 2024 conditions The Cortina Mountain Guides provide information on the current situation of the via ferratas around Cortina d'Ampezzo (Dolomites). Given the snow up in the mountains, many of the via ferratas are still closed.
![Watch Fred Degoulet and Benjamin Ribeyre complete their Mer de Glace Ultra Traverse](/uploads/img/3/128792.jpg)
20/06/2024 - Alpinism
Watch Fred Degoulet and Benjamin Ribeyre complete their Mer de Glace Ultra Traverse The video documenting the circumnavigation of the Mer de Glace in the Mont Blanc massif, carried out over a period of 9 days in July 2022 by French alpinists Fred Degoulet and Benji Ribeyre.
![Stop the Genocide banner hung on El Capitan in protest against Gaza war](/uploads/img/3/128788.jpg)
19/06/2024 - Climbing
Stop the Genocide banner hung on El Capitan in protest against Gaza war On Monday 17 June a team of climbers hung a banner on El Capitan in Yosemite reading 'Stop the Genocide', to raise awareness of the conflict and put pressure on Israel to end the war in Gaza.
![San Martino di Castrozza (Dolomites, Italy) to host Piolets d’Or 2024](/uploads/img/3/123681.jpg)
13/06/2024 - Events
San Martino di Castrozza (Dolomites, Italy) to host Piolets d’Or 2024 The 2024 edition of the 'Piolets d’Or, the prestigious mountaineering award, will be held in San Martino di Castrozza, in Trentino, Italy, from 8 - 11 December 2024.
![Christian Maurer & Peter von Känel start 82 x 4000m peaks of the Alps project](/uploads/img/3/128695.jpg)
11/06/2024 - Alpinism
Christian Maurer & Peter von Känel start 82 x 4000m peaks of the Alps project With their ascent of Aletschhorn earlier today, Swiss mountaineers Christian Maurer and Peter von Känel have embarked on their project to climb all 82 peaks over 4,000m in the Alps. The pair will travel from one mountain to the next...
![Diagonal of Mont Blanc's Brenva Face skied by Nico Borgeot, Gaspard Buro, Ross Hewitt](/uploads/img/3/128625.jpg)
10/06/2024 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Diagonal of Mont Blanc's Brenva Face skied by Nico Borgeot, Gaspard Buro, Ross Hewitt Nico Borgeot, Gaspard Buro and Ross Hewitt have made the first ski descent of 'The Missing Link', joining Poire, Major and Sentinelle on Mont Blanc’s Brenva Face. Hewitt reports about this huge undertaking on one of the wildest faces in...
![Tomas Franchini perishes in Peru](/uploads/img/3/56892.jpg)
04/06/2024 - Alpinism
Tomas Franchini perishes in Peru Italian mountain guide Tomas Franchini has died while climbing Nevado Cashan in the Cordillera Blanca in Peru. The 35-year-old was among the most talented of his generation.
![Victor Varoshkin repeats Parallel World (D16) in DTS style in Dolomites, Italy](/uploads/img/3/128507.jpg)
03/06/2024 - Alpinism
Victor Varoshkin repeats Parallel World (D16) in DTS style in Dolomites, Italy On 01/05/2024 Victor Varoshkin, a mountain guide from Bulgaria, became the first person to repeat 'Parallel World' D16 in pure DTS style. The dry tooling climb is located at crag Tomorrow's World below Marmolada in the Italian Dolomites and was...
![Blind climber Jesse Dufton ascends Devil's Tower, USA](/uploads/img/3/128369.jpg)
29/05/2024 - Climbing
Blind climber Jesse Dufton ascends Devil's Tower, USA British rock climb Jesse Dufton has become the first blind climber to lead a climb on Devil’s Tower, Wyoming. Supported by his wife Molly, the 1986 born paraclimber repeated 'El Matador' (5.10d, 150m). He led all the hard pitches, placed all...
![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...
![Huge rockfall at Sessi wipes out crag in Susa Valley, Italy](/uploads/img/3/128246.jpg)
22/05/2024 - Climbing
Huge rockfall at Sessi wipes out crag in Susa Valley, Italy A large portion of Sessi, one of the best crags in the entire Valle di Susa, has succumbed to rockfall. Carlo Giuliberti reports.
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