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![Barbara Zangerl and the invisible bond of a climbing partnership](/uploads/img/3/73511.jpg)
05/11/2021 - Interviews
Barbara Zangerl and the invisible bond of a climbing partnership One of the great all-round climbers of our time, 33-year-old Austrian Barbara Zangerl, talks about the bond that is created when climbing. Check out the third article of our series created with Vibram, to celebrate climbing yesterday, today and tomorrow...
![Mount Everest Centenary Exhibition launched by Alpine Club in London](/uploads/img/3/71545.jpg)
24/06/2021 - Events
Mount Everest Centenary Exhibition launched by Alpine Club in London The Alpine Club has opened its landmark exhibition 'Everest: By Those Who Were There' to the public. The exhibition commemorates 100 years since the first expedition to Mount Everest in 1921, and explores, in intimate detail, the three Alpine Club...
![Wafaa Amer, finding the courage to be free](/uploads/img/3/71125.jpg)
26/05/2021 - Climbing
Wafaa Amer, finding the courage to be free The portrait of Egyptian rock climber Wafaa Amer featured in the short film Hura directed by Matteo Pavana and Pietro Porro.
![Reinhold Messner and Diane, Gioachino and Betta Gobbi, two weddings and an ode to life](/uploads/img/3/70948.jpg)
13/05/2021 - Events
Reinhold Messner and Diane, Gioachino and Betta Gobbi, two weddings and an ode to life While Reinhold Messner and Diane Schumacher have announced their wedding, the historic owners of Grivel, Betta and Gioachino Gobbi, got married on May 8 2021.
![About Tamara Lunger and K2 in winter](/uploads/img/3/69774.jpg)
02/03/2021 - Alpinism
About Tamara Lunger and K2 in winter Tamara Lunger from the South Tyrol, Italy, has recently returned home after attempting to climb K2 in winter. The expedition was an important but also tragic experience, marked by the loss of Sergi Mingote, Atanas Skatov, Muhammad Ali Sadpara, Juan...
![Luza Peak in Nepal first ascent by young Sherpa team](/uploads/img/3/69094.jpg)
12/01/2021 - Alpinism
Luza Peak in Nepal first ascent by young Sherpa team The 5726m high pyramidal Luza Peak in the Khumbu region of the Nepal was climbed for the first time at the end of 2020 by a young trio of Sherpa comprised of Pemba Sharwa Sherpa, Urken Sherpa and Lhakpa Gyaljen...
![Petition against oil drilling close to Fontainebleau](/uploads/img/3/67860.jpg)
16/10/2020 - Environment
Petition against oil drilling close to Fontainebleau A petition has been launched by Environnement Bocage Gâtinais (EBG) against an Oil Drilling project just 4 km from the Fontainebleau forest, famous for being the world's bouldering mecca. On the 19th of October EBG will present the petition to...
![Cinque Torri flash mob in protest against new infrastructure in the Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/67176.jpg)
05/09/2020 - Environment
Cinque Torri flash mob in protest against new infrastructure in the Dolomites The press release concerning a 'mountaineering' flash mob that took place on 03/40/2020 on the Cinque Torri (Cortina, Dolomites) in protest against new ski lifts and constructions in the Dolomites.
![Climbing and climate change](/uploads/img/3/65882.jpg)
02/07/2020 - Environment
Climbing and climate change How does our love for the mountains affect the climate? And what can we do to change this process? Germany's Lena Müller, who is currently doing a PhD on the effects of climate change at the University of Innsbruck and...
![Mélissa Le Nevé makes first female ascent of Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's Frankenjura masterpiece](/uploads/img/3/65351.jpg)
21/05/2020 - Climbing
Mélissa Le Nevé makes first female ascent of Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's Frankenjura masterpiece French climber Melissa Le Nevé has made the first female ascent of Action Directe, the masterpiece established by Wolfgang Güllich in Germany’s Frankenjura in 1991. This milestone 9a is one of the most famous and coveted sport climbs in the...
![Rock Master 2020: world's most classic climbing competition cancelled](/uploads/img/3/38859.jpg)
07/05/2020 - Competitions
Rock Master 2020: world's most classic climbing competition cancelled Published below is the press release of the Arco Climbing Club announcing that, due to the Covid-19 crisis, Rock Master 2020 has been cancelled. After having laid the foundation with SportRoccia in 1985 and 1986, this annual climbing competition in...
![Climbing during the Covid-19 crisis](/uploads/img/3/63844.jpg)
09/03/2020 - Climbing
Climbing during the Covid-19 crisis With indoor gyms closed in Italy many climbers consider climbing outdoors. However, one must not ignore the fact that now, with many areas quarantined, it is paramount that everyone acts even more responsibly, for themselves but also for others. Happy...
![500+, new multi-pitch rock climb up Domuzucan Peak in Turkey](/uploads/img/3/61950.jpg)
18/11/2019 - Alpinism
500+, new multi-pitch rock climb up Domuzucan Peak in Turkey An Italian (Gilberto Merlante), a Pole (Wojtek Szeliga) and a Turk (Tunc Findic) have made the first ascent of 500+, a multi-pitch rock climb up the west face of Domuzucan Peak close to Geyikbayiri in Turkey.
![Gendarme du Cardinal / New rock climb in Mont Blanc massif](/uploads/img/3/60087.jpg)
03/08/2019 - Alpinism
Gendarme du Cardinal / New rock climb in Mont Blanc massif French alpinists Antoine Bletton and Sébastien Moatti have established Armand Marley (350m, 6a+), a new rock climb up Gendarme du Cardinal in the Mont Blanc massif.
![Robert Leistner climbs cutting edge traditional Elbsandstein masterpiece](/uploads/img/3/59672.jpg)
12/07/2019 - Interviews
Robert Leistner climbs cutting edge traditional Elbsandstein masterpiece German rock climber Robert Leistner has made the first free ascent of Vertreibung der letzten Idealisten up the Nonnengärtner tower in the Elbsandstein massif in Germany. Graded 12a, or French 8c, this is now the most difficult climb in the...
![Piz Morteratsch in Switzerland, East Face ski descent by Costa, Terraneo, Varchetti](/uploads/img/3/58968.jpg)
30/05/2019 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Piz Morteratsch in Switzerland, East Face ski descent by Costa, Terraneo, Varchetti Saro Costa reports about the first ski descent of the ENE Face of Piz Morteratsch (3752m) in the Bernina range in Switzerland, climbed and skied via the Zippert / Kohler route on 23/05/2019 together with Davide Terraneo and Mattia Varchetti.
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