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![Vanessa François and her dream](/uploads/img/3/19433.jpg)
06/08/2013 - Climbing
Vanessa François and her dream Vanessa François talks about her dream and her project in the wake of her climbing accident which left her disabled: to climb the Zodiac on El Capitan in Yosemite.
![Melloblocco 2013: day ten, goodbye to the Valley](/uploads/img/3/17534.jpg)
05/05/2013 - Events
Melloblocco 2013: day ten, goodbye to the Valley 5/05/2013. The last day of the 10th Melloblocco. 10 days of climbing and bouldering to reaffirm the indissoluble bond between Val Masino - Val di Mello and the Melloblockers. All 2,000 climbers have promised to return next year.
![Melloblocco, 2013, day eight: climbing without limits](/uploads/img/3/17486.jpg)
04/05/2013 - Events
Melloblocco, 2013, day eight: climbing without limits While over 1300 Melloblockers have already registered and many more are expected, sunny Val Masino welcomed the initiative Climbing without limits promoted by the region of Lombardy, CIP, FASI, ERSAF which aims at a different form of taking to the...
![Melloblocco 2013, day seven: sun and a warm welcome](/uploads/img/3/17453.jpg)
03/05/2013 - Events
Melloblocco 2013, day seven: sun and a warm welcome Sun, climbing and the best of the best during the seventh day of the 10th Melloblocco. More than 1100 climbers have now gathered in Val Masino - Val di Mello for the world's largest international climbing and bouldering meeting and...
![Melloblocco 2013: day six, 1st of May, sun, clouds and climbing](/uploads/img/3/17407.jpg)
01/05/2013 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2013: day six, 1st of May, sun, clouds and climbing 01/05/2013. Plenty of new arrivals, rock climbing and boulders sent by everyone in Val Masino. The fun even included baby climbing, a boulder contest with the Lombardy Mountain Guides and Melloclip, the competition for the best photos and videos taken...
![Adam Ondra - a multi-pitch interview](/uploads/img/3/7709.jpg)
24/10/2012 - Interviews
Adam Ondra - a multi-pitch interview The Czech climbing phenomenon Adam Ondra talks about competitions, his first months after high school, climbing at his limit and future projects in this detailed interview.
![Rock Master Festival 2012 – all the infos for Arco](/uploads/img/3/10853.jpg)
23/08/2012 - Events
Rock Master Festival 2012 – all the infos for Arco The Rock Master Festival 2012 kicks off on 25 August. This weekend starts with Rock Junior, followed by Rock Master Lead and Boulder, the Speed World Cup, the Paraclimbing Cup and Arco Rock Legends. Nine intense days climbing and outdoors...
![IFSC World Championship in Arco a 10 day climbing celebration](/uploads/img/3/8522.jpg)
14/07/2011 - Competitions
IFSC World Championship in Arco a 10 day climbing celebration The IFSC World Championship kicks off in Arco and expectations for this great sport event are simply enormous.
![Petzl GRIGRI 2 recall for replacement](/uploads/img/3/8290.jpg)
21/06/2011 - Gear
Petzl GRIGRI 2 recall for replacement The French company Petzl has issued a recall which concerns its GRIGRI 2’s (D14 2O, D14 2G, D14 2B ) with the first five digits of the serial number between 10326 and 11136.
![Melloblocco 2011 – a new bouldering and Val Masino record](/uploads/img/3/7881.jpg)
08/05/2011 - Events
Melloblocco 2011 – a new bouldering and Val Masino record Great success and absolute record number of participants in Val Masino - Val di Mello (Italy) during the eighth Melloblocco, the biggest climbing and bouldering meeting in the world. 2600 registered climbers from 22 different countries took part in...
![Piolet d'or Asia won by Okada and Katsutake. Hasegawa wins lifetime achievement award.](/uploads/img/3/6244.jpg)
09/11/2010 - Alpinism
Piolet d'or Asia won by Okada and Katsutake. Hasegawa wins lifetime achievement award. On 22/10/2010 in Korea's capital Seoul the Japanese alpinists Yasushi Okada and Katsutake Yokoyama won the fifth edition of the Piolet d'or Asia, while the lifetime achievement award went to their fellow countryman Tsuneo Hasegawa.
![Melloblocco 2010](/uploads/img/3/5033.jpg)
12/05/2010 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2010 Melloblocco 2010 turned out to be a success once again. Despite the bad weather 1900 registered climbers took part in the world's largest bouldering meeting in Val di Mello, Italy from 6 - 9 May 2010. The valley was visited...
![Speed Rock Daone: victory for Hroza and Ropek](/uploads/img/3/3623.jpg)
06/08/2009 - Competitions
Speed Rock Daone: victory for Hroza and Ropek The final stage of the IFSC Speed Climbing World Cup took place in Daone on 02/08/2009 and was won by Libor Hroza and Edyta Ropek. The World Cup 2009 was won by Ropek from Poland and Sergey Sinitsyn from Russia.
![Melloblocco 2009 - you know the score](/uploads/img/3/3026.jpg)
19/03/2009 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2009 - you know the score The sixth edition of the Melloblocco will take place in Val di Mello (Val Masino, Sondrio, Italy). This annual international bouldering meeting attracts thousands of boulderers and climbers from all over the world.
![Gerard Pailheiret, ice climbing interview](/uploads/img/3/1452.jpg)
25/01/2008 - Interviews
Gerard Pailheiret, ice climbing interview Interview by Elio Bonfanti with the French mountain guide Gerard Pailheiret who has always carried out been a tireless promoter of ice climbing.
![European Bouldering Championship 2006 cancelled](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
03/07/2006 - Competitions
European Bouldering Championship 2006 cancelled The European Bouldering Championship 2006 has been cancelled due to insufficient safety measures.
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