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18/01/2012 - Alpinism
Mario Merelli, goodbye to the alpinist from Bergamo 18/01/2012. Mario Merelli died this morning at 8:00am while climbing up Pizzo Redorta (Val Seriana, Bergamo, Italy). Merelli was one of the most famous Italian alpinists and Himalayan mountaineers and one of the driving forces of the Bergamo mountaineering scene.

18/01/2012 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Dent du Jetoula, first ski descent by Capozzi and Bigio On 16/01/2012 Davide Capozzi and Stefano Bigio carried out the first ski and snowboard descent of the SE Ridge of the Dent du Jetoula (Mont Blanc range). Details of the ascent by Capozzi.

17/01/2012 - Alpinism
Non ci resta che piangere, first free ascent by the Riegler brothers On 12/01/2012 Florian ande Martin Riegler made the first free ascent of Non ci resta che piangere IX+/X- (Sella, Dolomites).

17/01/2012 - Climbing
Verhoeven and Saurwein, more boulders at the Buttermilks, Bishop Another video of Jorg Verhoeven and Katharina Saurwein bouldering at the Buttermilks, Bishop, USA, where they climbed Evilution Direct and Saigon direct.

16/01/2012 - Climbing
Kazikli Canyon, a sport climbing paradise in the Aladaglar, Turkey Recep Ince introduces the Turkish delights of rock climbing at the Kazikli Canyon in the Ala Daglar region.

15/01/2012 - Climbing
Enzo Oddo, the video of La Rambla at Siurana The video of Enzo Oddo climbing La Rambla 9a+ at Siurana, Spain.

14/01/2012 - Alpinism
Aconcagua South Face: the ascent by Andrea Di Donato and Andres Zegers On 22,23,24 December 2011 the Italian mountain Guide Andrea Di Donato and the alpinist from Chile Andres Zegers ascended the South Face of Aconcagua (6962m, Andes, Argentina), establishing a probable 800m new start variation to the Direct French route.

13/01/2012 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat in winter, Moro and Urubko aim to climb route attempted by Messner and Eisendle On 12/01/2012 Simone Moro and Denis Urubko acclimatised at 5400m on the Diamir Face of Nanga Parbat. Their attempt at the first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat will be via the line attempted by Messner and Eisendle in 2000, and not via the Kinshofer route.

12/01/2012 - Interviews
Adam Ondra, the routes I cannot climb! Czech climber Adam Ondra talks to Planetmountain about the sport climbs he has failed to climb. Hubble, Three Degrees of Separation, Underground and many more.

12/01/2012 - Climbing
Paul Robinson tops Meadowlark Lemon, an 8C boulder problem in Nevada Yesterday at Gateway Canyon in Nevada Paul Robinson freed his boulder problem Meadowlark Lemon 8C, the sitdown variation Meadowlark Lemon Stand.

11/01/2012 - Climbing
Pandora, rock climbing in Sicily The crag Pandora close to Modica (Ragusa) in Sicily, with 41 routes from 5a - 8b, introduced by Gabriele Puccia.

10/01/2012 - Climbing
Daniel Woods and Dai Koyamada, two new extreme boulder problems In the Rocky mountain National Park (USA) Daniel Woods has freed Mirror Reality 8B+, while at Toyota in Japan Dai Koyamada has freed Shanbara 8C, a sit start to his Agartha.

09/01/2012 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Ski mountaineering in the Upper Tauern, East Tirol, Austria Figerhorn, Langschneid and Hochgasser, three ski mountaineering itineraries in the Upper Tauern, East Tirol, Austria, introduced by Vittorio Messini, mountain Guide Kals am Großglockner.

09/01/2012 - Climbing
Bouldering at Monte Amiata with Michele Caminati At Monte Amiata in Tuscany, Italy, Michele Caminati has freed the boulder problems Gioco della Bottiglia 8A and Achille 8A+.

07/01/2012 - Climbing
Enzo Oddo redpoints Estado Critico 9a at Siurana The Frenchman Enzo Oddo has repeated Estado Critico 9a at Siurana, Spain.

06/01/2012 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat winter expedition, the first video of Simone Moro and Denis Urubko Video of the first stage of the Nanga Parbat 2012 winter expedition of Simone Moro and Denis Urubko.
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