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04/04/2014 - Alpinism
Dani Arnold solos Crack Baby on Breitwangflue in 27 minutes and 13 seconds On Sunday 9 March Swiss alpinist Dani Arnold solo climbed Crack Baby up the Breitwangflue in Switzerland in a mere 27 minutes and 13 seconds.
03/04/2014 - Alpinism
Hansjörg Auer and the Oetztal winter traverse in Austria On 12 -13 February 2014 Hansjörg Auer traversed the ridge line that leads from Gamskogel to Wilde Leck high above the Ötztal in Austria. A long traverse, first carried out many moons ago by the talented Austrian alpinist Reinhard Schiestl.
26/03/2014 - Climbing
Sean Leary dies in BASE jump accident On 13 March the American climber Sean Leary died during a BASE jump accident in Utah, USA
21/03/2014 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Journalism, education and avalanches. 10 things worth knowing. By Giulio Caresio In mid-February at Madesimo, Italy, the media was invited to an event aimed at educating journalists about how to promote the right mountain safety message in order to shape a mountain culture that is instrumental in preventing and reducing avalanche...
12/03/2014 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl climbs Prinzip Hoffnung in Austria Interview with Barbara Zangerl, the Austrian climber who repeated Prinzip Hoffnung at the Bürser Platte, Austria, yesterday.
03/03/2014 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Paolo Rabbia and his great Pyrenees winter ski traverse From 22 January to 19 February 2014 Paolo Rabbia skied across the Pyrenees. A great solitary adventure and an unforgettable journey.
27/02/2014 - Events
Piolets d'Or 2014, the five nominations for the 22nd edition From the most remote mountains in Nepal and Pakistan to the frozen lands of Alaska, via the imposing Masherbrum massif and symbollic Annapurna. Five ascents, carried out by some of the world's most talented alpinists, are in the running for...
17/02/2014 - Alpinism
On fingertips, with head and heart. By Di Ivo Ferrari The elusive sense of solo climbing. The thoughts of Ivo Ferrari about climbing without a rope, dedicated to Alex Honnold and all solo climbers.
31/01/2014 - Climbing
Manolo: climbing and informed choices Some thoughts by Maurizio 'Manolo' Zanolla about climbing and the need to be conscious of the choices you make.
30/01/2014 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Let's smile again when saying freeride. By Giulio Caresio Using the Courmayeur stage of the Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face as a pretext, Giulio Caresio explores the freeride world by interviewing Nicolas Hale-Woods.
24/01/2014 - Alpinism
The Piolets d’Or 2014 international Jury announced: George Lowe president George Lowe, Erri De Luca, Catherine Destivelle, Denis Urubko, Lin Sung Muk and Karin Steinbach are the members of the highly expertPiolets d'Or 2014 Jury, with complementary approaches, endowed with a mountain spirit transcending the framework and limits of the...
23/01/2014 - Climbing
Fabrizio Peri repeats Grandi Gesti 9a at Sperlonga On 17 January 2014 Fabrizio Peri repeated Grandi Gesti 9a at Grotta dell’Aeronauta, Sperlonga, Italy.
21/01/2014 - Interviews
Alex Honnold and the El Sendero Luminoso interview Interview with American rock climber Alex Honnold who on 14 January soloed El Sendero Luminoso (7b+, 500m) up El Toro, Potrero Chico, Mexico.
20/01/2014 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup 2014 - Maxim Tomilov and Shin Woonseon win in Busteni, Angelika Rainer places second In a warm Busteni (Romania) the second stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2014 was won by Maxim Tomilov and Shin Woonseon. Angelika Rainer keeps the pressure on by placing second.
10/01/2014 - Interviews
James Pearson, the Is not always Pasqua climbing interview Interview with James Pearson after the first ground-up repeat of Is not always Pasqua E9 at Collina di Interprete (Monti Sibillini, Marche, Italy) and the first ascent of Pazienza E8 7a.
07/01/2014 - Alpinism
B&B - Azione indecente, new dry tooling crag at Cogne Enrico Bonino introduces B & B - Azione indecente, a new dry tooling area Cogne (Aosta), Italy.
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