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11/04/2017 - Events
arco Rock Star and Adventure Awards Days, the Italian adventure and exploration festival From 21- 23 April arco, Italy will host the Adventure Awards Days, the International Festival of adventure and exploration. Guests include Manolo, Emilio Previtali, Francesco Sauro, Stefano Gregoretti, Michele Evangelisti and Robbie Shone. The two-day festival will also host the second edition of arco Rock Star, the international contest of...

10/04/2017 - Competitions
Shauna Coxsey and Kokoro Fuji win Bouldering World Cup 2017 debut at Meiringen The first stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2017 was won on Saturday, April 8 at Meiringen in Switzerland by Britain’s Shauna Coxsey and Japan’s Kokoro Fujii.

10/04/2017 - Alpinism
Return to silence. Rock climbing in '90's according to Heinz Mariacher and Luisa Iovane When climbing resembles poetry: scenes from "Ritorno al silenzio”, the 1992 film about climbing in the Dolomites starring Heinz Mariacher and Luisa Iovane.

06/04/2017 - Competitions
Climbing World Cup live streaming no longer free sparks outrage on social media The IFSC, the International Federation of Sport Climbing, has announced a deal with Flosports. As of tomorrow and for the next three years, the sport climbing World Cups will no longer be streamed online free of charge, but on the American subscription based platform. Social media channels have been inundated...

30/03/2017 - Trekking
Stromboli volcano and the spectacular hike in the Aeolian Islands Marco Milanese introduces the hike to the summit of the volcano on Stromboli, the charming island in the Aeolian Islands in Sicily, Italy.

26/03/2017 - Climbing
Two new sport climbing crags in Sardinia Two beautiful new sport crags have been developed at Samugheo in the center of Sardinia: Tana delle Volpi and Apotheosis, according to Maurizio Oviglia one of the most beautiful on the Italian island.

21/03/2017 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi sends Siurana’s La Rambla 4th go Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi has repeated La Rambla, the famous 9a+ sport climb at Siurana in Spain, on his fourth attempt.

17/03/2017 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi & Laura Rogora add difficult new climbs to arco and Collepardo At Italy's Padaro crag close to arco Stefano Ghisolfi has freed Omen Nomen, an 8c+ sports climb, while Laura Rogora has made the first ascent of Ercole 8c/+ at Collepardo.

07/03/2017 - Competitions
Melloblocco to host Italian Bouldering Championship 2017 From 12-13 May the Italian Bouldering Championship 2017 will take place during Melloblocco, the world’s biggest bouldering and climbing meeting scheduled to take place from Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 May 2017 in Val Masino - Val di Mello (Italy).

02/03/2017 - Climbing
Nomesino, the climbing gem in Val di Gresta - arco Planetmountain.com introduces the historic crag Nomesino in Val di Gresta, one of the most beautiful sport climbing crags in the entire arco area in Northern Italy.

27/02/2017 - Climbing
Video: Josune Bereziartu and the first female 9a climb The video including Josune Bereziartu discussing the world's first female 9a sports climb. Featuring Daniel Andrada, Yuji Hirayama, Maurizio Manolo Zanolla, Flavio Crespi, Angela Eiter and Tomas Mrazek.

27/02/2017 - Climbing
Margo Hayes repeats La Rambla, first woman to climb 9a+ America’s Margo Hayes has repeated La Rambla at Siurana in Spain and, in doing so, has become the first woman to climb 9a+.

26/02/2017 - Climbing
Campitello di Fassa to host the IFSC European Climbing Championships 2017 The small town Campitello in Val di Fassa, Italy, will host the sport climbing European Championships Lead and Speed from 29 June to 1 July 2017. This is only the second time this prestigious climbing competition is disputed in Italy.

23/02/2017 - Alpinism
Monte Miletto, new mixed climb Infinite Dreams in Italy’s Matese mountains Winter mountaineering in Molise, Italy: Riccardo Quaranta reports about Infinite Dreams (120m, AI4-, TD), the new mixed climb he established Monte Miletto in the Matese massif, established on 15/02/2017 with Agnese Flavi.

22/02/2017 - Alpinism
Dolomites Val d’Ansiei: the new icefall Night Love Francesco Rigon reports about his ascent of 'Night Love' (WI5, 35m), a probable new ice climb in Val d'Ansiei (Cadore, Italy).

15/02/2017 - Climbing
Laura Rogora / Climbing into the future Interview with Italian climber Laura Rogora who, aged a mere 15, made the first ascent of a route at Collepardo on the outskirts of Rome which could be one of the hardest sport climbs ever freed by a woman.
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