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![Peter Moser frees old Roberto Bassi project at Celva](/uploads/img/3/48862.jpg)
20/11/2017 - Climbing
Peter Moser frees old Roberto Bassi project at Celva Sport climbing past and present: Peter Moser talks about his February 2017 first ascent of 'Progetto Bassi', an old project bolted by Roberto Bassi years ago at the historic Italian crag Celva.
![Mt. Ushba: Slovakians score first ski descent in Georgian Caucasus](/uploads/img/3/48660.jpg)
07/11/2017 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Mt. Ushba: Slovakians score first ski descent in Georgian Caucasus Last May and June Slovakian alpinists Miroslav Peťo and Maroš Červienka carried out a series of difficult ski descents in the Caucasus massif in Georgia: the SW Ridge of Tetnuldi (4858 m), the SE couloir of Chatyn Tau (4412 m)...
![Val Daone: Silvestro Franchini completes fantastic free climb link-up](/uploads/img/3/48522.jpg)
01/11/2017 - Climbing
Val Daone: Silvestro Franchini completes fantastic free climb link-up Silvestro Franchini talks about his link-up of the routes Orion, Psycobar and Gatto Silvestro at Scoglio di Boazzo in Valle di Daone, described as the "most beautiful free climb combination" in this mini-Yosemite in Northern Italy.
![Shivling, big new route in Indian Himalaya climbed by Simon Gietl and Vittorio Messini](/uploads/img/3/48508.jpg)
26/10/2017 - Alpinism
Shivling, big new route in Indian Himalaya climbed by Simon Gietl and Vittorio Messini Mountaineering news: in October Simon Gietl and Vittorio Messini made the first ascent of Shiva's Ice, a beautiful new route up Shivling (6543 m) in the Indian Himalayas.
![From Italy with love, new Italian trad climb in Canada's Bugaboos](/uploads/img/3/48446.jpg)
25/10/2017 - Alpinism
From Italy with love, new Italian trad climb in Canada's Bugaboos From 15 - 16 August 2017 the XMountain mountain guide Luca Montanari and Arianna Del Sordo made the first ascent of 'From Italy with love', a trad climb up the Crescent Towers in the heart of the Bugaboo Spires, Canada.
![Via Mirko, new rock climb above Val Gardena in the Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/48295.jpg)
19/10/2017 - Alpinism
Via Mirko, new rock climb above Val Gardena in the Dolomites The Italian Mountain Guides Armin Senoner and Manuel Nocker have made the first ascent of Via Mirko, a new rock climb up Monte Steviola above Vallunga (Puez-Odle group), Dolomites.
![Nanga Parbat summit success for Mingma Gyalje Sherpa and seven other mountaineers](/uploads/img/3/48015.jpg)
05/10/2017 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat summit success for Mingma Gyalje Sherpa and seven other mountaineers On 02/10/2017 at 12:40 Sherpa Mingma Gyalje reached the summit of Nanga Parbat (8126 meters, Karakorum, Pakistan). The Sherpa summited with 7 other mountaineers, including Pakistan’s Muhammad Ali Sadpara.
![Silvestro Franchini climbs difficult new crack in Val Genova](/uploads/img/3/47856.jpg)
27/09/2017 - Climbing
Silvestro Franchini climbs difficult new crack in Val Genova Italian mountain guide Silvestro Franchini (30) reports about the first ascent of 'Fessura del Caret', a difficult new crack climb in Val di Genova within the Adamello - Brenta Natural Park.
![Kalymnos, 20 years of rock climbing in Greece](/uploads/img/3/34445.jpg)
18/09/2017 - Climbing
Kalymnos, 20 years of rock climbing in Greece The small island of Kalymnos in Greece, without a doubt one world's premier sport climbing destinations, celebrates 20 years of rock climbing holidays.
![Patagonia: Markus Pucher claims first solo winter ascent of Aguja Guillaumet](/uploads/img/3/47470.jpg)
11/09/2017 - Alpinism
Patagonia: Markus Pucher claims first solo winter ascent of Aguja Guillaumet On 8 September 2017 Austrian alpinist Markus Pucher made the first solo winter ascent of Aguja Guillaumet (Patagonia).
![Großglockner rescue helicopter crash and miracle escape caught on camera](/uploads/img/3/47050.jpg)
22/08/2017 - Alpinism
Großglockner rescue helicopter crash and miracle escape caught on camera The dramatic video of a helicopter crashing during a mountain rescue operation on Großglockner, Austria's highest peak. Miraculously everyone escaped practically unharmed. Vittorio Messini, mountain guide and member of the Austrian Alpine Rescue, provides insight into the accident.
![Petri Heil new rock climb up Cima Ovest di Lavaredo, Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/46898.jpg)
14/08/2017 - Climbing
Petri Heil new rock climb up Cima Ovest di Lavaredo, Dolomites In 2016 Hannes Pfeifhofer and Dietmar Niederbrunner made the first ascent of Petri Heil (6c +, 590 meters), a new multi-pitch rock climb up Cima Ovest di Lavaredo, Dolomites.
![Federica Mingolla climbs Vertical Chimera on Civetta, Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/46719.jpg)
04/08/2017 - Alpinism
Federica Mingolla climbs Vertical Chimera on Civetta, Dolomites Federica Mingolla and Francesco Rigon have repeated Chimera Verticale (IX, 600m + initial pedestal), the difficult alpine climb up the NW Face of Civetta (Dolomites) first ascended by Alessandro Baù, Daniele Geremia, Alessandro Beber and Luca Matteraglia.
![Climbing in the Dolomites: Simon Gietl and Andrea Oberbacher find and free Oblivion](/uploads/img/3/46638.jpg)
28/07/2017 - Alpinism
Climbing in the Dolomites: Simon Gietl and Andrea Oberbacher find and free Oblivion On Piz Ander in the Gadertal, Dolomites, Simon Gietl and Andrea Oberbacher have first ascended and freed Oblivion (IX, 275m).
![Mountaineering in Bolivia: new climb in little known Cordillera Quimsa Cruz](/uploads/img/3/46320.jpg)
25/07/2017 - Alpinism
Mountaineering in Bolivia: new climb in little known Cordillera Quimsa Cruz Enrico Rosso reports about the June 2017 expedition he led to the Cordillera de Quimsa Cruz massif in Bolivia, where the rock climb 'Kamasa' (250m, 6b, A2) was added to the North Face of Gran Muralla (5200m).
![Cima Scotoni Dolomites Direttissima climbed by Nicola Tondini](/uploads/img/3/45661.jpg)
20/07/2017 - Alpinism
Cima Scotoni Dolomites Direttissima climbed by Nicola Tondini The report by XMountain mountain guide Nicola Tondini about his first ascent of ‘Non abbiate paura di sognare’ up the SW Face of Cima Scotoni in the Italian dolomites. Established with different partners the route tackles difficulties up to X...
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