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![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...
![Ski mountaineering giant Denis Trento perishes in Italian Alps](/uploads/img/3/39679.jpg)
06/05/2024 - Alpinism
Ski mountaineering giant Denis Trento perishes in Italian Alps The Italian mountain guide and former ski mountaineering champion Denis Trento perished on Friday at the age of 41 on the north face of Testa del Paramont in Valle d'Aosta.
![New Dent du Requin descent by Yannick Boissenot, Julien Herry, Zian Perrot-Couttet](/uploads/img/3/126220.jpg)
28/02/2024 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
New Dent du Requin descent by Yannick Boissenot, Julien Herry, Zian Perrot-Couttet French mountaineers Yannick Boissenot, Julien Herry and Zian Perrot-Couttet have made a new ski and snowboard descent in the Mont Blanc massif, 'L'aileron du Requin' on Dent du Requin.
![European Ski Mountaineering Championships 2024 in Flaine & Chamonix](/uploads/img/3/81744.jpg)
07/01/2024 - Competitions
European Ski Mountaineering Championships 2024 in Flaine & Chamonix Europe's best converge next week for the 2024 ISMF European Championships in Flaine / Chamonix, France.
![Christophe Henry and Juan Señoret perish on Volcán Puntiagudo in Chile](/uploads/img/3/123555.jpg)
12/10/2023 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Christophe Henry and Juan Señoret perish on Volcán Puntiagudo in Chile Juan Señoret from Chile and Christophe 'Tof' Henry from France died on Volcán Puntiagudo in Chile. Both were undisputed reference points for mountaineering and extreme skiing, and the loss of these two will be felt for years.
![Dürrenhorn SW Face skied by Michael Arnold, Vivian Bruchez, Tom Lafaille](/uploads/img/3/84356.jpg)
29/05/2023 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Dürrenhorn SW Face skied by Michael Arnold, Vivian Bruchez, Tom Lafaille On 27 May 2023 Michael Arnold, Vivian Bruchez and Tom Lafaille skied the SW Face of Dürrenhorn in the Mischabel range of the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. The 700m line was skied with one abseil and is called GoldenEye.
![Mezzalama Trophy 2023, all is set for tomorrow's XXIII edition](/uploads/img/3/44814.jpg)
21/04/2023 - Competitions
Mezzalama Trophy 2023, all is set for tomorrow's XXIII edition On Saturday 22 April 2023 at 5:30 the XXIII Mezzalama Trophy will begin from from Breuil-Cervinia. The legendary ski mountaineering competition across the Monte Rosa massif will be streamed live as of 8:15.
![Mount Niflheim SW Couloir in Canada skied by Christina Lustenberger, Andrew McNab](/uploads/img/3/81905.jpg)
14/03/2023 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Mount Niflheim SW Couloir in Canada skied by Christina Lustenberger, Andrew McNab On 8 March 2023 Christina Lusti Lustenberger and Andrew McNab made what is likely to be the first ski descent of the striking SW Couloir of Mount Niflheim in British Colombia, Canada.
![Marianna Jagerčíková, Oriol Cardona Coll Sprint Ski Mountaineering World Champions](/uploads/img/3/81617.jpg)
28/02/2023 - Competitions
Marianna Jagerčíková, Oriol Cardona Coll Sprint Ski Mountaineering World Champions The Ski Mountaineering World Championships 2022 are currently taking place at Boí Taüll in Spain. Marianna Jagerčíková and Oriol Cardona Coll were crowned Speed World Champions.
![Difficult new mixed climb on Barre des Écrins by Julien Cruvellier de Luze, Nicolas Jean, Benjamin Védrines](/uploads/img/3/81159.jpg)
03/02/2023 - Alpinism
Difficult new mixed climb on Barre des Écrins by Julien Cruvellier de Luze, Nicolas Jean, Benjamin Védrines Between 28 and 29 January 2023 the French alpinists Julien Cruvellier, Nicolas Jean and Benjamin Védrines made the first ascent of 'De l'Or en Barre' a difficult mixed climb on the south face of the Barre des Écrins (4102 m)....
![The Piolets d'Or 2022 list of significant ascents](/uploads/img/3/34741.jpg)
16/11/2022 - Alpinism
The Piolets d'Or 2022 list of significant ascents The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the complete list of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2021.The prize giving ceremony will be celebrated from 18 to 20 November 2022 at Briançon in France.
![Vivian Bruchez skis Punta Baretti in Mont Blanc massif](/uploads/img/3/76351.jpg)
25/04/2022 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Vivian Bruchez skis Punta Baretti in Mont Blanc massif On 20 April 2022 French alpinist Vivian Bruchez skied a probable new line up from Punta Baretti (4013m) on the Brouillard ridge in the Mont Blanc massif.
![Sellaronda Skimarathon 2022 begins tomorrow in the Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/75653.jpg)
24/03/2022 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Sellaronda Skimarathon 2022 begins tomorrow in the Dolomites After a two-year stop, the Sellaronda Skimarathon will take place in the Italian Dolomites tomorrow. As per usual the most famous night ski mountaineering competition will cross four mountain passes, Campolongo, Pordoi, Sella and Gardena and cover a total distance...
![Mount Ethelbert South Face first ski descent by Christina Lustenberger, Mark Herbison, Sam Smoothy](/uploads/img/3/75374.jpg)
12/03/2022 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Mount Ethelbert South Face first ski descent by Christina Lustenberger, Mark Herbison, Sam Smoothy On 05/03/2022 Christina Lustenberger, Mark Herbison and Sam Smoothy made the first ski descent of the South Face of Mount Ethelbert (3180m) in the Purcell Mountains in Canada. The 45°, 1400m descent, was skied with just one short abseil.
![Christina Lustenberger, Mark Herbison, Sam Smoothy ski East Face of Mount Ethelbert in Canada](/uploads/img/3/75216.jpg)
25/02/2022 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Christina Lustenberger, Mark Herbison, Sam Smoothy ski East Face of Mount Ethelbert in Canada Alpinists Christina Lustenberger, Mark Herbison and Sam Smoothy have completed the first ski descent of the East Face of Mount Ethelbert (3180m) in the Purcell Mountains in Canada.
![Andrzej Bargiel’s K2 ski descent / The revolutionary use of drones in High Altitude Mountaineering](/uploads/img/3/53404.jpg)
14/01/2022 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Andrzej Bargiel’s K2 ski descent / The revolutionary use of drones in High Altitude Mountaineering A case study of the use of drones in the historic first ski descent of K2, carried out in 2018 by Poland’s Andrzej Bargiel
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