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![Basilicata Stray Rocks, rock climbing at Pietra del Toro](/uploads/img/3/33261.jpg)
10/06/2016 - Climbing
Basilicata Stray Rocks, rock climbing at Pietra del Toro Marzio Nardi introduces the video Rockslave XP 2015: discovering the rock climbing potential on the extraordinary sandstone outcrops in Lucanian Dolomites and the boulder problems at Pietra del Toro in Basilicata, Italy
![Colin Haley makes first solo ascent of the Infinite Spur on Sultana - Mt. Foraker in Alaska](/uploads/img/3/37559.jpg)
07/06/2016 - Alpinism
Colin Haley makes first solo ascent of the Infinite Spur on Sultana - Mt. Foraker in Alaska American alpinist Colin Haley has made the first solo ascent the Infinite Spur on Sultana - Mt. Foraker in Alaska. While the ascent required just 12 hours 29 minutes from the Bergschrund to the summit, the descent proved a harrowing...
![Bhagirathi III: two ascents in the Indian Himalaya](/uploads/img/3/37449.jpg)
01/06/2016 - Alpinism
Bhagirathi III: two ascents in the Indian Himalaya An expedition composed of the mountaineers Corrado Pesce, Damien Tomasi, Martin Elias, Sebastien Corret, Fanny Tomasi-Schmutz and Elodie Le Comte has repeated two routes on Bhagirathi III (6454m) in the Indian Himalayas. While the men repeated Estrella Impossible, the women...
![Chad - the 2015 Climbing Expedition video](/uploads/img/3/34740.jpg)
31/05/2016 - Climbing
Chad - the 2015 Climbing expedition video The trailer of the climbing expedition to the Republic of Chad, carried out by Stefano Angelini, Alessandro Beber, Fabrizio Dellai, Matteo Faletti, Jiri Leskovjan, Alessandro Lucchi and Piero Ravà.
![Makalu summit success for Nives Meroi and Romano Benet](/uploads/img/3/572.jpg)
13/05/2016 - Alpinism
Makalu summit success for Nives Meroi and Romano Benet At 10:00 am on Thursday 12 May 2016 Italian mountaineers Romano Benet and Nives Meroi reached the summit of Makalu, their 13th eightthousander.
![Nanga Parbat film - Reinhold Messner, Günther Messner and choices](/uploads/img/3/36702.jpg)
12/05/2016 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat film - Reinhold Messner, Günther Messner and choices PlayAlpinismo films: Nanga Parbat by Joseph Vilsmaier is the story of Reinhold and Günther Messner, of their great first ascent of the Nanga Parbat Rupal Face, of a tragedy and how a mountain can mark someone's destiny. The film review...
![Alex Lowe and David Bridges: bodies found in the Himalaya, 16 years after struck by avalanche](/uploads/img/3/36560.jpg)
02/05/2016 - Alpinism
Alex Lowe and David Bridges: bodies found in the Himalaya, 16 years after struck by avalanche The bodies of Alex Lowe, one of the strongest American mountaineers of all time, and David Bridges, have been discovered in the Himalaya 16 years after having been swept away by an avalanche while climbing Shishapangma (8027m), Tibet. Their remains...
![Haywire, the short film by Cheyne Lempe big wall climbing on Baffin Island](/uploads/img/3/36493.jpg)
28/04/2016 - Alpinism
Haywire, the short film by Cheyne Lempe big wall climbing on Baffin Island Ben Lepesant reviews Haywire, the short film shot and directed by American alpinist Cheyne Lempe who in May 2015, together with Dave Allfrey, forged a worrying new climb called Deconstructing Jenga (VI, 5.9+, A3+) up Great Cross Pillar on Baffin...
![Bolivian Cholitas climb the Andes to conquer emancipation](/uploads/img/3/36448.jpg)
27/04/2016 - Alpinism
Bolivian Cholitas climb the Andes to conquer emancipation A group of Bolivian women is currently attempting to to climb eight mountains over 6000m in the Andes. Aged up to 50 and wearing their traditional dress, for years they have worked as cooks or porters for trekking and mountaineering...
![Chamlang Expedition 2016, Marco Farina and François Cazzanelli acclimatised](/uploads/img/3/36382.jpg)
23/04/2016 - Alpinism
Chamlang expedition 2016, Marco Farina and François Cazzanelli acclimatised After a few nights spent at about 5700m, the Italian alpinists Marco Farina and François Cazzanelli have concluded their acclimatization prior to attempting the unclimbed north face of Chamlang Peak (7319 m), Nepal. Conditions are not ideal conditions and the...
![Joe Tasker, alpinism and its Savage arena](/uploads/img/3/36325.jpg)
19/04/2016 - Book-press
Joe Tasker, alpinism and its Savage arena A book for dreamers: Savage arena by Joe Tasker. A story about a form of alpinism that has perhaps disappeared but which has certainly left its mark in history. The book review by Ivo Ferrari.
![Chamlang Expedition 2016, Marco Farina and François Cazzanelli reach base of unclimbed north face](/uploads/img/3/36310.jpg)
18/04/2016 - Alpinism
Chamlang expedition 2016, Marco Farina and François Cazzanelli reach base of unclimbed north face Italian mountaineers Marco Farina and François Cazzanelli have reached the base of Chamlang Peak (7319 m), Nepal. In the coming days they will begin their attempts at forging a new route up the unclimbed, 2000m high north face.
![Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre and Patagonia: the glaciers 100 years on](/uploads/img/3/36252.jpg)
15/04/2016 - Alpinism
Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre and Patagonia: the glaciers 100 years on The expedition in Patagonia led by Italian photographer Fabiano Ventura to document the effects of over 100 years of climate change as part of multi-year project "On the trails of the glaciers" has taken photos of Fitz Roy and Cerro...
![Piolets d'Or 2016: four ascents honoured](/uploads/img/3/36133.jpg)
07/04/2016 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2016: four ascents honoured From 14 - 17 April four climbs will be celebrated during the Piolets d’Or 2016, the international mountaineering award scheduled to take place at la Grave-La Meije in France. The selected ascents are: Talung (Nepal) by Ukrainian alpinists Nikita Balabanov...
![The Man Who Skied Down Everest, Yuichiro Miura and that first ski descent on Everest](/uploads/img/3/36024.jpg)
01/04/2016 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
The Man Who Skied Down Everest, Yuichiro Miura and that first ski descent on Everest PlayAlpinismo film channel: The Man Who Skied Down Everest, the 1976 best documentary Oscar winning film that recounts the incredible story of Yuichiro Miura and the first time man skied on Everest. A step back in time that portrays the...
![Himlung in Nepal, mountaineering off the beaten track](/uploads/img/3/35959.jpg)
26/03/2016 - Alpinism
Himlung in Nepal, mountaineering off the beaten track The report by Italian alpinist Riccardo Bergamini who on 23 October 2015 ascended Himlung 7126m, a remote mountain situated on the border between Nepal and Tibet.
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