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![New icefall in Val Veny (Mont Blanc) climbed by Massimo Datrino, Gianluca Marra](/uploads/img/3/73897.jpg)
03/12/2021 - Alpinism
New icefall in val veny (Mont Blanc) climbed by Massimo Datrino, Gianluca Marra On 01/12/2021 Courmayeur mountain guides Massimo Datrino and Gianluca Marra climbed Cascata del Monzino in val veny in the Mont Blanc massif. This drip has probably never been climbed before.
![Tiro Leader in Val Sapin above Courmayeur, Italy / Alberto Gnerro & Federica Mingolla interview](/uploads/img/3/71221.jpg)
18/08/2021 - Interviews
Tiro Leader in Val Sapin above Courmayeur, Italy / Alberto Gnerro & Federica Mingolla interview Interview with Alberto Gnerro and Federica Mingolla, the two ‘judges’ of the Tiro Leader Climbing Challenge in Val Sapin above Courmayeur in Italy’s Aosta Valley. Until October two climbs, one for men and one for women, at the historic crag...
![Val Sapin Tiro Leader climbing challenge above Courmayeur in Valle d’Aosta](/uploads/img/3/71224.jpg)
06/06/2021 - Climbing
Val Sapin Tiro Leader climbing challenge above Courmayeur in Valle d’Aosta This summer and autumn the picturesque Val Sapin above Courmayeur in Italy’s Aosta Valley hosts the third edition of Tiro Leader, a climbing challenge to free two difficult sport climbs at the historic crag La città di Uruk. The first...
![Paul Bonhomme, Vivian Bruchez ski new line on Tête Carrée in Mont Blanc massif](/uploads/img/3/69958.jpg)
11/03/2021 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Paul Bonhomme, Vivian Bruchez ski new line on Tête Carrée in Mont Blanc massif On 10/03/2021 Frenchmen Paul Bonhomme and Vivian Bruchez skied the SE Face of Tête Carrée in the Mont Blanc massif. Called La Testa tra le stelle, the line is likely to be the first ski descent of this face.
![Leo Gheza makes solo ascent of Central Pillar of Frêney](/uploads/img/3/66909.jpg)
16/08/2020 - Alpinism
Leo Gheza makes solo ascent of Central Pillar of Frêney Italian mountaineer Leonardo Gheza reports about his solo ascent of the Central Pillar of Frêney in the Mont Blanc massif on 6/08/2020. This might well be the first solo ascent in just a single day. In any case it was...
![Paraclimbers Massimo Coda, Andrea Lanfri summit Mont Blanc](/uploads/img/3/66895.jpg)
14/08/2020 - Alpinism
Paraclimbers Massimo Coda, Andrea Lanfri summit Mont Blanc Interview with Andrea Lanfri who climbed Mont Blanc via the normal Italian route with Massimo Coda. In all likelihood they are theirs is the first paraclimbing partnership to achieve this undertaking.
![Mont Blanc Super Integrale de Peutèrey: François Cazzanelli, Francesco Ratti climb in the footsteps of Renato Casarotto](/uploads/img/3/66558.jpg)
01/08/2020 - Alpinism
Mont Blanc Super Integrale de Peutèrey: François Cazzanelli, Francesco Ratti climb in the footsteps of Renato Casarotto Mountain guides François Cazzanelli and Francesco Ratti have enchained the Ratti-Vitali route on Aiguille Noire de Peutèrey, the Gervasutti - Boccalatte route on Picco Gugliermina and the Central Pillar of Frêney, first climbed in 1961 by Chris Bonington, Ian Clough,...
![François Cazzanelli and Andreas Steindl speed up the Peutérey Integral, Mont Blanc](/uploads/img/3/59933.jpg)
22/07/2019 - Alpinism
François Cazzanelli and Andreas Steindl speed up the Peutérey Integral, Mont Blanc The two mountain guides François Cazzanelli and Andreas Steindl have carried out an extremely fast ascent of the Peutérey Integral Ridge in the Mont Blanc massif in just 12 hours and 12 minutes. The round-trip back to the starting point...
![Aiguille Noire, Pilier Rouge du Brouillard and Mont Blanc. Integral 2.0](/uploads/img/3/59588.jpg)
10/07/2019 - Alpinism
Aiguille Noire, Pilier Rouge du Brouillard and Mont Blanc. Integral 2.0 Denis Trento reports about a fast ascent of Aiguille Noire de Peuterey carried out by Marco Farina and Gabriele Carrara combined, the next day with Trento himself, with the Via Bonatti - Oggioni up the Pilier Rouge du Brouillard and...
![Federica Mingolla adds new climb to Aiguille Croux in Mont Blanc massif](/uploads/img/3/54265.jpg)
21/09/2018 - Alpinism
Federica Mingolla adds new climb to Aiguille Croux in Mont Blanc massif The report by Federica Mingolla who, together with Gabriele Carrara, made the first ascent of L'isola che non c’è on Aiguille Croux above val veny in the Mont Blanc massif.
![Peutérey Integral, the more interesting way to the top of Mont Blanc. By Jorg Verhoeven](/uploads/img/3/53990.jpg)
29/08/2018 - Alpinism
Peutérey Integral, the more interesting way to the top of Mont Blanc. By Jorg Verhoeven Dutch climber Jorg Verhoeven talks about his ascent of the Peutérey Integral ridge on Mont Blanc, carried out with Martin Schidlowski from 13 - 15 July 2018.
![Innominata Ridge Speed: Denis Trento and Robert Antonioli race up Mont Blanc](/uploads/img/3/53019.jpg)
30/06/2018 - Alpinism
Innominata Ridge Speed: Denis Trento and Robert Antonioli race up Mont Blanc Denis Trento reports about his fast ascent of the Innominata Ridge, carried out with Robert Antonioli in just 6 hours and 10 minutes. Although undoubtedly a fast ascent, the climb is interesting above all because, climbing as a roped team,...
![Passion, alpinism and risks](/uploads/img/3/43481.jpg)
17/02/2017 - Alpinism
Passion, alpinism and risks A thought for Mauro Franceschini, Antonella Gallo, Antonella Gerini and Fabrizio Recchia who yesterday, Thursday 16/02/17, lost their lives when the icefall Bonne année collapsed in Valle di Gressoney, Valle d’Aosta, Italy.
![Mont Blanc, Ueli Steck raids the Innominata Ridge](/uploads/img/3/39084.jpg)
22/08/2016 - Alpinism
Mont Blanc, Ueli Steck raids the Innominata Ridge On 16/08/2016 Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck raced up the Innominata Ridge (1000m, D+, V+, 60º) to the summit of Mont Blanc. Not to set a speed record, but to enjoy 'a great day out in the mountains.'
![Mont Blanc Major Route: ski descent by Luca Rolli and Francesco Civra Dano](/uploads/img/3/37335.jpg)
24/05/2016 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Mont Blanc Major Route: ski descent by Luca Rolli and Francesco Civra Dano On 6 May 2016 the mountain guides from Courmayeur Luca Rolli and Francesco Civra Dano skied the Major Route down the East Face of Mont Blanc. Theirs is only the second descent of this line in 37 years, after the...
![Heart and muscles: Mont Blanc on foot and by bike](/uploads/img/3/29851.jpg)
15/04/2015 - Alpinism
Heart and muscles: Mont Blanc on foot and by bike From Padua, close to Venice, all the way to the summit of Mont Blanc: a bicycle ride that culminated on the summit of the symbol of mountaineering. A great adventure experienced at just the right speed which, three summers down...
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