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![Paine Towers, Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee free another big climb in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/43528.jpg)
23/02/2017 - Alpinism
Paine Towers, Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee free another big climb in Patagonia After spending 19 days climbing the East Face of Central Tower of Paine in Patagonia, Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee completed the first free ascent of 'El Regalo de Mwono'. This 1200m big wall rock climb was...
![Hansjörg Auer remembers the Marmolada Fish route free solo](/uploads/img/3/9311.jpg)
22/02/2017 - Alpinism
Hansjörg Auer remembers the Marmolada Fish route free solo The video profile of Austrian alpinist Hansjörg Auer after his free solo climb of the Fish route - Via Attraverso il Pesce (Weg durch den Fisch) - carried out on 29/04/2007 up the South Face of Marmolada, Dolomites
![Dolomites Val d’Ansiei: the new icefall Night Love](/uploads/img/3/43526.jpg)
22/02/2017 - Alpinism
Dolomites Val d’Ansiei: the new icefall Night Love Francesco Rigon reports about his ascent of 'Night Love' (WI5, 35m), a probable new ice climb in Val d'Ansiei (Cadore, Italy).
![Federica Mingolla climbing Fisch - Attraverso il Pesce - up Marmolada, Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/38770.jpg)
21/02/2017 - Alpinism
Federica Mingolla climbing Fisch - Attraverso il Pesce - up Marmolada, Dolomites Climbing video: the documentary Fish that follows Italian climber Federica Mingolla up the famous rock climb via Attraverso il Pesce (Weg durch den Fisch), first ascended in 1981 by Igor Koller and Jindric Šustr on the South Face of Marmolada,...
![Torres del Paine in Patagonia: Riders on the Storm too stormy for Mayan Smith-Gobat and Brette Harrington](/uploads/img/3/43516.jpg)
21/02/2017 - Alpinism
Torres del Paine in Patagonia: Riders on the Storm too stormy for Mayan Smith-Gobat and Brette Harrington Mayan Smith-Gobat and Brette Harrington have abandoned their attempt at make the first free ascent of Riders on the Storm, the famous big wall up the Central Paine Tower in Patagonia, due to terrible weather.
![For Adriano Trombetta](/uploads/img/3/20310.jpg)
20/02/2017 - Alpinism
For Adriano Trombetta In memory of Adriano Trombetta, who died Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 along with Margherita Beria D’Argentina and Antonio Lovato in an avalanche on Monte Chaberton (Val di Susa, Cottian Alps). By Elio Bonfanti.
![Greg Boswell winter climbing video profile](/uploads/img/3/28750.jpg)
19/02/2017 - Alpinism
Greg Boswell winter climbing video profile The video profile of Greg Boswell, one of the UK’s strongest Scottish winter climbers.
![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.
![Video: Mountains featured in BBC documentary Planet Earth II](/uploads/img/3/43476.jpg)
16/02/2017 - Alpinism
Video: Mountains featured in BBC documentary Planet Earth II The Matterhorn, Mont Blanc and the splendour of the Alps celebrated in this video filmed for the 'Mountains' episode of the BBC documentary Planet Earth II.
![Cerro Murallón, Patagonia, alpinism and a story of former times: the East Face first ascent by Bacci, Bernasconi and Della Bordella](/uploads/img/3/43473.jpg)
16/02/2017 - Alpinism
Cerro Murallón, Patagonia, alpinism and a story of former times: the East Face first ascent by Bacci, Bernasconi and Della Bordella The alpinism and adventure up 'El Valor del Miedo’ (1000m, 90°, M6+, A2), the new mixed route established by the Ragni di Lecco climbers David Bacci, Matteo Bernasconi and Matteo Della Bordella who finally resolved the long-standing problem of the...
![Melloblocco 2017 - online registration open](/uploads/img/3/23686.jpg)
15/02/2017 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2017 - online registration open Pre-registration is now online for the 14th edition of Melloblocco, the biggest bouldering and climbing meeting in the world that will be held in Italy’s Val di Mello - Val Masino from Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 May 2017.
![Laura Rogora / Climbing into the future](/uploads/img/3/43451.jpg)
15/02/2017 - Climbing
Laura Rogora / Climbing into the future Interview with Italian climber Laura Rogora who, aged a mere 15, made the first ascent of a route at Collepardo on the outskirts of Rome which could be one of the hardest sport climbs ever freed by a woman.
![Winter mountaineering in Scotland / Greg Boswell adds difficult new mixed climb to Cairngorms](/uploads/img/3/43444.jpg)
14/02/2017 - Alpinism
Winter mountaineering in Scotland / Greg Boswell adds difficult new mixed climb to Cairngorms On 08/02/2017 Greg Boswell and Scott Grosdanof made the first ascent of Intravenous Fly Trap, a difficult new mixed climb at Coire an Lochain in the Cairngorms, Scotland.
![Walter Bonatti archive acquired by Turin Mountain Museum](/uploads/img/3/43358.jpg)
14/02/2017 - Alpinism
Walter Bonatti archive acquired by Turin Mountain Museum In October 2016 the Turin-based Mountain Museum acquired the archive of Italian alpinist Walter Bonatti; a immense treasure that still needs to be catalogued, studied and archived for the history of mountaineering and more.
![Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2017 / Laetitia Roux, Matteo Eydallin and Robert Antonioli win in Turkey](/uploads/img/3/43360.jpg)
13/02/2017 - Competitions
Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2017 / Laetitia Roux, Matteo Eydallin and Robert Antonioli win in Turkey The third stage of the ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2017 took place at Erzincan in Turkey last weekend. Saturday’s Individual race was won by France’s Laetitia Roux and Italy’s Matteo Eydallin, while Sunday’s Vertical race was won by Roux...
![Merry Christmas, amazing icefall climbed in Linzhou Taihang canyon, China](/uploads/img/3/43351.jpg)
13/02/2017 - Alpinism
Merry Christmas, amazing icefall climbed in Linzhou Taihang canyon, China Ice climbing in China: a stunning icefall resembling a Christmas tree was first ascended on 31/01/2017 by He Chuan and Liu Yang in XianXia canyon, a branch of Linzhou Taihang canyon.
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