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![Line van den Berg and Fay Manners make first female ascent of Phantom Direct on Grandes Jorasses](/uploads/img/3/74857.jpg)
10/02/2022 - Alpinism
Line van den Berg and Fay Manners make first female ascent of Phantom Direct on Grandes Jorasses On the 26th of January 2022 Line van den Berg from the Netherlands and Fay Manners from Great Britain have made the first female ascent of 'Phantom Direct', also referred to as 'Via in memoria di Gianni Comino', established in...
![Charles Dubouloz completes first solo of Grandes Jorasses Rolling Stones, in winter](/uploads/img/3/73394.jpg)
20/01/2022 - Alpinism
Charles Dubouloz completes first solo of Grandes Jorasses Rolling Stones, in winter From 13 to 18 January 2022, French alpinist Charles Dubouloz completed the first solo ascent of the famous mixed climb Rolling Stones on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif.
![Luca and Martina Blanchet win Tiro Lead 2021 in Val Sapin, Valle d’Aosta, Italy](/uploads/img/3/74014.jpg)
16/12/2021 - Climbing
Luca and Martina Blanchet win Tiro Lead 2021 in Val Sapin, Valle d’Aosta, Italy The Aosta Valley Climbing Club has announced that the siblings from courmayeur Luca and Martina Blanchet have won the Tiro Leader 2021 competition. The event at the crag La città di Uruk crag in Val Sapin, Italy, involved freeing two...
![New icefall in Val Veny (Mont Blanc) climbed by Massimo Datrino, Gianluca Marra](/uploads/img/3/73897.jpg)
03/12/2021 - Alpinism
New icefall in Val Veny (Mont Blanc) climbed by Massimo Datrino, Gianluca Marra On 01/12/2021 courmayeur mountain guides Massimo Datrino and Gianluca Marra climbed Cascata del Monzino in Val Veny in the Mont Blanc massif. This drip has probably never been climbed before.
![Cascata Major on Mont Blanc East Face climbed by Francesco Civra Dano, Giuseppe Vidoni](/uploads/img/3/73776.jpg)
24/11/2021 - Alpinism
Cascata Major on Mont Blanc East Face climbed by Francesco Civra Dano, Giuseppe Vidoni On the east face of Mont Blanc Giuseppe Vidoni and Francesco Civra Dano have climbed an icefall that had never been ascended before. Described as 'a real icefall at 4000m, about 200 meters high in the middle of the Brenva...
![Città di Uruk in Val Sapin, climbing at the historic crag above Courmayeur in Italy](/uploads/img/3/72278.jpg)
13/09/2021 - Climbing
Città di Uruk in Val Sapin, climbing at the historic crag above courmayeur in Italy Città di Uruk is a historic crag located in Val Sapin above courmayeur in Italy. With over 30 climbs of all grades, this is reputed to be the best cliff in the entire Aosta Valley. This year the crag hosts...
![Tiro Leader in Val Sapin above Courmayeur, Italy / Alberto Gnerro & Federica Mingolla interview](/uploads/img/3/71221.jpg)
18/08/2021 - Interviews
Tiro Leader in Val Sapin above courmayeur, Italy / Alberto Gnerro & Federica Mingolla interview Interview with Alberto Gnerro and Federica Mingolla, the two ‘judges’ of the Tiro Leader Climbing Challenge in Val Sapin above courmayeur in Italy’s Aosta Valley. Until October two climbs, one for men and one for women, at the historic crag...
![Nicola Castagna, Gabriel Perenzoni complete the 82 x 4000m peaks of the Alps in 80 days](/uploads/img/3/71898.jpg)
23/07/2021 - Alpinism
Nicola Castagna, Gabriel Perenzoni complete the 82 x 4000m peaks of the Alps in 80 days Italian alpinists Nicola Castagna and Gabriel Perenzoni have managed to climb all 82 peaks over 4,000 meters in the Alps. The trainee mountain guides set off on 4 May and required 80 days to complete the climbs.
![Watch Marco Sappa climb Greenspit in Valle dell'Orco, Italy](/uploads/img/3/68045.jpg)
28/06/2021 - Climbing
Watch Marco Sappa climb Greenspit in Valle dell'Orco, Italy The video of Marco Sappa climbing Greenspit, the difficult roof crack freed by Didier Berthod in Valle Orco, Italy, in 2005.
![Val Sapin Tiro Leader climbing challenge above Courmayeur in Valle d’Aosta](/uploads/img/3/71224.jpg)
06/06/2021 - Climbing
Val Sapin Tiro Leader climbing challenge above courmayeur in Valle d’Aosta This summer and autumn the picturesque Val Sapin above courmayeur in Italy’s Aosta Valley hosts the third edition of Tiro Leader, a climbing challenge to free two difficult sport climbs at the historic crag La città di Uruk. The first...
![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.
![Paul Bonhomme, Vivian Bruchez ski new line on Tête Carrée in Mont Blanc massif](/uploads/img/3/69958.jpg)
11/03/2021 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Paul Bonhomme, Vivian Bruchez ski new line on Tête Carrée in Mont Blanc massif On 10/03/2021 Frenchmen Paul Bonhomme and Vivian Bruchez skied the SE Face of Tête Carrée in the Mont Blanc massif. Called La Testa tra le stelle, the line is likely to be the first ski descent of this face.
![Goodbye Doug Scott](/uploads/img/3/68671.jpg)
07/12/2020 - Alpinism
Goodbye Doug Scott British mountaineer Doug Scott passed away today. Aged 79, he was recognised as one of the greatest mountaineers of all times.
![Piolets d’Or 2020: Chamlang, Tengi Ragi Tau, Link Sar and Rakaposhi the winning climbs](/uploads/img/3/59520.jpg)
12/08/2020 - Alpinism
Piolets d’Or 2020: Chamlang, Tengi Ragi Tau, Link Sar and Rakaposhi the winning climbs Four remarkable ascents will be awarded the Piolets d'Or 2020 at the Ladek Mountain Festival in Poland from 11 - 22 September: Chamlang by Marek Holeček and Zdeněk Hák, Tengi Ragi Tau by Alan Rousseau and Tino Villanueva, Link Sar...
![Filip Babicz speed solo ascent of Mont Blanc Integralissima de Peuterey](/uploads/img/3/66718.jpg)
07/08/2020 - Alpinism
Filip Babicz speed solo ascent of Mont Blanc Integralissima de Peuterey Polish mountaineer Filip Babicz has made a solo ascent of the Integralissima de Peuterey in the Mont Blanc massif in an astounding 17 hours. This is the first repeat of the 'Longest ridge in the Alps’, first climbed in full...
![Catherine Destivelle awarded Piolet d'Or Carrière Lifetime Achievement Award](/uploads/img/3/66344.jpg)
23/07/2020 - Alpinism
Catherine Destivelle awarded Piolet d'Or Carrière Lifetime Achievement Award French mountaineer Catherine Destivelle will become the first woman to receive the Piolet d'Or Carrière Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ladek Mountain Festival in Poland in September. In the past the coveted prize has been awarded to greatest mountaineers of...
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