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![Grandes Jorasses, Directe de l'Amitié by Corrado Pesce and Martin Elias](/uploads/img/3/26570.jpg)
02/10/2014 - Alpinism
Grandes Jorasses, Directe de l'Amitié by Corrado Pesce and Martin Elias On 26 and 27 September 2014 Corrado Pesce and Martin Elias repeated Directe de l'Amitie on the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses (Mont Blanc). A route first climbed in winter 1974 by Louis Audoubert, Michel Feuillarade, Marc Galy and...
![Greenland 2014 and Baffin island: climbing at Gibbs Fjord by Favresse, Ditto and Villanueva](/uploads/img/3/26539.jpg)
01/10/2014 - Alpinism
Greenland 2014 and Baffin island: climbing at Gibbs Fjord by Favresse, Ditto and Villanueva The final report by Nicolas Favresse about the Greenland 2014 expedition, carried out together with Olivier Favresse, Ben Ditto and Sean Villanueva. This final update includes the exploration at Gibbs Fjord, Baffin Island
![Volcan Aguilera, first ascent in Patagonia by the Uncharted expedition](/uploads/img/3/26345.jpg)
23/09/2014 - Alpinism
Volcan Aguilera, first ascent in Patagonia by the Uncharted expedition The Uncharted expedition comprised of Camilo Rada, Natalia Martinez, Ines Dusaillant, Viviana Callahan and Evan Miles has made the first ascent of Volcan Aguilera (2480m) on the South Patagonian Icefield. Furthermore, during the return across the Hielos Continentales the team...
![Bilibino big walls climbed by Australians in Russia](/uploads/img/3/26205.jpg)
17/09/2014 - Alpinism
Bilibino big walls climbed by Australians in Russia This summer Australian climbers Chris Fitzgerald and Chris Warner, acting on a photo taken by a Russian friend, travelled to the remote Bilibino area in eastern Russia where they made the first ascent of 6 new routes on what they...
![Brenta Base Camp 3 - the new climb Attraverso il Tempo on Campanile Basso](/uploads/img/3/25915.jpg)
10/09/2014 - Alpinism
Brenta Base Camp 3 - the new climb Attraverso il Tempo on Campanile Basso The third and final dispatch of the Brenta Base Camp, the small 'expedition' into the the heart of the Brenta Dolomites during the Discover Brenta Dolomites event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first traverse of this massif. The...
![Sir Chris Bonington climbs the Old Man of Hoy for 80th birthday](/uploads/img/3/25863.jpg)
01/09/2014 - Alpinism
Sir Chris Bonington climbs the Old Man of Hoy for 80th birthday On 20 August British mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington, together with Leo Houlding, climbed The Old Man of Hoy, Orkney Islands, UK. The ascent celebrates Bonington's 80th birthday and is aimed at raising awareness and funds for motor neurone disease (MND)...
![Brenta Base Camp #2 - two new routes up Punta Jolanda](/uploads/img/3/25688.jpg)
25/08/2014 - Alpinism
Brenta Base Camp #2 - two new routes up Punta Jolanda The report by Alessandro Beber and Alessandro Baù about two new rock climbs on Punta Jolanda: Prua degli Onironauti (250m, VII) and Badanti al seguito (220m, VIII), established on 04/08/2014 together with Matteo Baù, Fabrizio Dellai, Matteo Faletti and Claudia...
![Electric Funeral, new route in Canada's Bugaboos by Jon Walsh and Michelle Kadatz](/uploads/img/3/25630.jpg)
20/08/2014 - Alpinism
Electric Funeral, new route in Canada's Bugaboos by Jon Walsh and Michelle Kadatz Jon Walsh and Michelle Kadatz have made the first ascent of Electric Funeral (300m, 5.11+) on the Wide Awake tower, Bugaboos, Canada.
![Climbing at Würzjoch - Passo delle Erbe in the Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/25620.jpg)
19/08/2014 - Climbing
Climbing at Würzjoch - Passo delle Erbe in the Dolomites The sports crag Würzjoch - Passo delle Erbe, at the base of the gigantic Peitlerkofel (Sass de Putia) in the Dolomites. Part 5 of the series 'Crags for each season' published together with Vertical-Life.info.
![Ak-Su valley, two new rock climbs by Luca Schiera and Matteo De Zaiacomo](/uploads/img/3/25523.jpg)
12/08/2014 - Alpinism
Ak-Su valley, two new rock climbs by Luca Schiera and Matteo De Zaiacomo A great and intense and climbing trip to the Ak-su Valley (Pamir Alay, Kyrgyzstan) resulted in two new climbs and three repeats for the Italian alpinists Luca Schiera and Matteo De Zaiacomo. Schiera provides the report.
![Meteora climbing at risk in Greece](/uploads/img/3/25506.jpg)
11/08/2014 - Climbing
Meteora climbing at risk in Greece A petition launched by the Committee of Meteora Climbers against banning climbing at these famous towers in Thessalia, Greece. The report by George Voutiropoulos.
![Then and now: the Lecco route on Grand Capucin](/uploads/img/3/25403.jpg)
03/08/2014 - Alpinism
Then and now: the Lecco route on Grand Capucin Matteo Della Bordella and Arianna Colliard and the ascent of the Lecco route up the SE Face of Grand Capucin, put up in 1968 by the Ragni di Lecco climbers Aldo Anghileri, Guerino Cariboni, Casimiro Ferrari, Carlo Mauri and Pino...
![Karl Unterkircher Award won by Simon Anthamatten, Matthias Auer and Hansjörg Auer](/uploads/img/3/25306.jpg)
25/07/2014 - Alpinism
Karl Unterkircher Award won by Simon Anthamatten, Matthias Auer and Hansjörg Auer On Wednesday, July 23 at Selva di Val Gardena, Dolomites, the 3rd Karl Unterkircher Award 2014 was given to Simon Anthamatten, Matthias Auer and Hansjörg Auer for their first ascent of the East Face of Kunyang Chhish, Karakorum / Pakistan.
![Masherbrum attempt by David Lama, Peter Ortner and Hansjörg Auer](/uploads/img/3/24878.jpg)
07/07/2014 - Climbing
Masherbrum attempt by David Lama, Peter Ortner and Hansjörg Auer Austrian alpinists Hansjörg Auer, David Lama and Peter Ortner are currently in the Karakorum in Pakistan attempting to scale the unclimbed NE Face of Masherbrum (7821m).
![The North Face Lavaredo Ultra Trail 2014](/uploads/img/3/24750.jpg)
25/06/2014 - Competitions
The North Face Lavaredo Ultra Trail 2014 The 8th The North Face® Lavaredo Ultra Trail will take place above Cortina, Italy from 27 - 28 June 2014. The race will be run along the original route. Thanks to the work of the volunteers the paths of the...
![Nepal Mountaineering Association meeting report](/uploads/img/3/24744.jpg)
24/06/2014 - Alpinism
Nepal Mountaineering Association meeting report Ang Tshering Sherpa, President Nepal Mountaineering Association, reports about recent meetings and decisions regarding climbing Everest and Nepal's mountains in general.
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