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![Silvo Karo honoured with Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award 2022](/uploads/img/3/6739.jpg)
07/10/2022 - Alpinism
Silvo Karo honoured with Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 Slovenian alpinist Silvo Karo is to receive the 14th Piolets d'Or Carrière Lifetime Achievement Award. The prize giving ceremony will be celebrated from 17 to 20 November at Briançon in France. In the past the prestigious mountaineering prize has been...
![Tim Howell completes North Base paralpinism Project on 6 great North Faces of the Alps](/uploads/img/3/79021.jpg)
21/09/2022 - Interviews
Tim Howell completes North Base paralpinism Project on 6 great North Faces of the Alps British mountaineer Tim Howell has completed his ambitious North Base Project which aimed to climb and fly the six great North Faces of the Alps. Depending on the mountain, the 33-year-old Brit either made a wingsuit flight or BASE jump....
![Matteo Della Bordella receives Cala Cimenti Award 2022](/uploads/img/3/78700.jpg)
05/09/2022 - Events
Matteo Della Bordella receives Cala Cimenti Award 2022 The Cala Cimenti Award 2022 has been given to Italian mountaineer Matteo Della Bordella 'For the incredible rescue carried out in January 2022 on Cerro Torre of friends Tomy Aguilo and Korra Pesce. A demonstration of absolute strength, courage, selflessness...
![Remembering Simone Badier, the great French alpinist](/uploads/img/3/76927.jpg)
30/05/2022 - Alpinism
Remembering Simone Badier, the great French alpinist Claude Gardien, historic editor-in-chief of the French magazine Vertical, remembers Simone Badier who passed away on 18 March 2022. Born in 1936 and as talented as she was discreet, she was one of the leading figures in women's climbing and...
![Charles Dubouloz, Les Grandes Jorasses and his Rolling Stones winter solo](/uploads/img/3/75004.jpg)
21/02/2022 - Interviews
Charles Dubouloz, Les grandes jorasses and his Rolling Stones winter solo Interview with French mountaineer Charles Dubouloz who from 13 to 18 January 2022 made the first winter solo of Rolling Stones on the north face of the grandes jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif.
![Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel, Benjamin Védrines climb Matterhorn to complete Winter Direttissima Alpine Trilogy](/uploads/img/3/74885.jpg)
11/02/2022 - Alpinism
Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel, Benjamin Védrines climb Matterhorn to complete Winter Direttissima Alpine Trilogy With their repeat of the Gogna-Cerruti climb on the Matterhorn the French mountaineers Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel and Benjamin Védrines have completed their project of climbing the three great north faces of the Alps in winter via three Direttissima.
![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...
![Grandes Jorasses Directe de l'Amitié repeated by Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel, Benjamin Védrines](/uploads/img/3/74791.jpg)
07/02/2022 - Alpinism
grandes jorasses Directe de l'Amitié repeated by Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel, Benjamin Védrines From 24 to 26 January 2022 French mountaineers Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel and Benjamin Védrines repeated Directe de l'Amitié on the north face of the grandes jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif.
![Changing Corners added to Pointe Adolphe Rey by Christophe Dumarest, Tom Livingstone](/uploads/img/3/74750.jpg)
04/02/2022 - Alpinism
Changing Corners added to Pointe Adolphe Rey by Christophe Dumarest, Tom Livingstone Alpinists Christophe Dumarest and Tom Livingstone have made the first ascent of Changing Corners (M7, 250m) on Pointe Adolphe Rey in the Mont Blanc massif.
![Adieu Korra Pesce](/uploads/img/3/15453.jpg)
02/02/2022 - Alpinism
Adieu Korra Pesce Corrado 'Korra' Pesce, the Italian mountain guide known as one of the strongest climbers of his generation, lost his life on Cerro Torre in Patagonia.
![Eiger Harlin Direttissima climbed in winter by Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel, Benjamin Védrines](/uploads/img/3/74682.jpg)
27/01/2022 - Alpinism
Eiger Harlin Direttissima climbed in winter by Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel, Benjamin Védrines From 12 to 16 January 2022 the French mountaineers Leo Billon, Sébastien Ratel and Benjamin Védrines climbed the John Harlin Direttissima on the north face of the Eiger in alpine style and in winter.
![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.
![Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli climb Grandes Jorasses and complete North6 project](/uploads/img/3/72971.jpg)
28/09/2021 - Alpinism
Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli climb grandes jorasses and complete North6 project With the ascent of The Shroud route on the grandes jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif, Simon Gietl and Roger Schäli have completed North6, their project to climb the six most famous north faces of the Alps, traveling from one...
![Petit Dru climbed by Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli as fifth north face in North6 project](/uploads/img/3/72904.jpg)
24/09/2021 - Alpinism
Petit Dru climbed by Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli as fifth north face in North6 project With their ascent of Petit Dru in the Mont Blanc massif, Simon Gietl and Roger Schäli have now climbed five of the six great north faces of the Alps. After Cima Grande di Lavaredo, Pizzo Badile, Eiger, Matterhorn and Petit...
![Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli climb Matterhorn Schmid route in North6 project](/uploads/img/3/72839.jpg)
22/09/2021 - Alpinism
Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli climb Matterhorn Schmid route in North6 project After Cima Grande di Lavaredo, Pizzo Badile and the Eiger, alpinists Simon Gietl and Roger Schäli have now climbed the Matterhorn via the Schmid route. To complete their North6 project, only two famous north faces of the Alps are still...
![Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli start North6 project with Cima Grande di Lavaredo and Pizzo Badile](/uploads/img/3/72720.jpg)
16/09/2021 - Alpinism
Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli start North6 project with Cima Grande di Lavaredo and Pizzo Badile With the ascents of Cima Grande di Lavaredo in the Dolomites and Pizzo Badile in the Central Alps, Italian mountaineer Simon Gietl and his Swiss counterpart Roger Schäli have successfully started their North6 project which aims to climb the six...
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