51 News found

05/12/2014 - Interviews
Adam Ondra, the 100 x 9a or harder interview Interview with Czech climber Adam Ondra after his 100th sport climb graded 9a or harder.

04/12/2014 - Climbing
Rolling south... climbing at Gola di Frasassi and Monte Pertuso, Amalfi coast Rolando Larcher talks about the first ascents, carried out together with Luca Giupponi and Nicola Sartori, of three new multi-pitch rock climbs: Free Frasassi (85m, 7b+) and Decrescita Obbligata (130m, 7c+) at Gola di Frasassi (An), and Benvenuti al Sud...

27/11/2014 - Climbing
San Vito Lo Capo: the Stefan Rass climbing accident and the appeal for donations. By Elio Bonfanti On 16/11/2014 at San Vito Lo Capo, Italy, Stefan Rass from Austria had a terrible climbing accident and he is currently in induced coma at Salzburg. Published below is an appeal for donations for his young family as well as...

05/11/2014 - Climbing
Monte Gallo, new sicily climb by Robert Jasper and Jörn Heller On Monte Gallo in sicily Robert Jasper and Jörn Heller have made the first ascent of the new multi-pitch rock climb Last Minute 7c/c+, 200m.

18/07/2014 - Climbing
Monte Gallo: new rock climb in sicily by Lukas Binder and Florian Hagspiel In December 2013 German climbers Lukas Binder and Florian Hagspiel made the first ascent of Freedom of Movement (7c, 200m), a new multi-pitch climb up Monte Gallo, sicily

13/06/2014 - Climbing
Tommy Caldwell, Sonnie Trotter and Josh Wharton add new route to sicily's Monte Monaco On Monte Monaco at San Vito Lo Capo in sicily Tommy Caldwell, Sonnie Trotter and Josh Wharton have made the first ascent of the new climb You Cannoli Die Once (7c/+, 6 pitches).

26/05/2014 - Events
San Vito Climbing Festival 2014 The fourth edition of the San Vito Climbing Festival took place at San Vito Lo Capo in sicily from 15 to 18 May 2014. The report and portfolio of this international climbing meeting by official photographer Roberto Zampino.

14/04/2014 - Events
SanVito Climbing Festival - Outdoor Games 2014 From 15 to 18 May 2014, the fourth edition of the San Vito Climbing Festival & Outdoors Games.

02/02/2014 - Climbing
Climbing at Calamancina, San Vito lo Capo, sicily Rock climbing in winter on the Scogliera di Salinella in sicily, Italy: the beautiful crag Calamancina at San Vito lo Capo. Part 4 of the series "Crags for each season" published together with Vertical-Life.info.

17/12/2013 - Climbing
Calabria Rock, the climbing meeting and the crag Stilo Giovanni Cugnetto reports about the climbing meeting Calabria Rock that took place at Stilo from 1 - 3 November 2013, while Rosario Cammara introduces Grotta di Stilo, one of the most difficult crags in Southern Italy.

28/09/2013 - Climbing
Michi Wohlleben and Matteo Giglio on Hystrix The video of Michi Wohlleben and Matteo Giglio on Hystrix (200m, 8a+ max, 7a obligatory) Pizzo Campana (Rocca Busambra), sicily.

16/06/2013 - Climbing
La vita tra le dita, new rock climb on Monte Monaco (sicily) In May 2013 Fabio Failla, Massimo Faletti, Fabio Failla, Massimo Faletti, Luigi Filocamo and Sergio Soraci made the first ascent of La vita tra le dita (200m, 6 pitches, 6b+ obl), a new climb up the north face of Monte...

19/04/2013 - Climbing
Gole della Stretta, rock climbing in sicily Max Flaccavento introduces the Gole della Stretta crag in sicily. A "magical place" for climbing, with nearly 30 routes up to 8a.

03/04/2013 - Alpinism
Jirishanca and the attempt by Michi Wohlleben in Peru Interview and video about the 2012 attempt carried out by Michi Wohlleben, Arne Bergau and Hannes Jähn to ascend Jirishanca (6094m) in Peru.

07/11/2012 - Climbing
Michi Wohlleben frees Hystrix German climber Michi Wohlleben has made the first free ascent of Hystrix (200m, 8a+ max, 7a obligatory), the climb established by Matteo Giglio with partners up the north face of Pizzo Campana (Rocca Busambra), close to Palermo, Italy.

25/10/2012 - Climbing
Pearson and Ciavaldini climbing in Italy Video of James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini at Muzzerone in the footsteps of Italian sport climbing history.
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