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12/07/2017 - Climbing
Michael Wohlleben frees Parzival 8b on Westliche Dreifaltigkeit In Switzerland’s Alpsteingebirge Germany’s Michael Wohlleben, climbing with Markus Hutter, has made the first free ascent of Parzival (8b, 150m) up the splendid limestone formation Westliche Dreifaltigkeit.
16/05/2017 - Trekking
Aletsch: the immense glacier in Switzerland Franco Voglino and Annalisa Porporato introduce the spectacular area surrounding the Aletsch glacier in Switzerland: more than thirty 4000m peals, just a few minutes away from the Bettmerhorn cable car. An amazing experience for both young and old.
11/05/2016 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
ISMF Skimo season review: Michele Boscacci and Laetitia Roux win 2016 Michele Boscacci and Laetitia Roux win the ski mountaineering World Cup 2016.Good numbers of competitors and record audience figures for the 2016 ISMF World Cups and the European Championship. Next June Albufeira, Portugal, will host the federal plenary assembly.
24/10/2015 - Environment
Massive rockfall from Rocher du Mel de la Niva in Switzerland On Monday 19/10/2015 impressive rockfall took place on on Rocher du Mel de la Niva above the village of Evolène in the swiss alps.
19/08/2014 - Climbing
Climbers rise to the Ice Bucket Challenge Climbers such as Sean McColl, Sasha DiGiulian and Edu Marin have accepted the Ice Bucket Challenge, the campaign aimed at raising awareness and funds for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
28/06/2013 - Competitions
Red Bull X-Alps 2013 and the Italian athletes: Andy Frötscher Andy Frötscher from Klobenstein (BZ) is the veteran of the Red Bull X-Alps 2013, he has competed in all editions. On July 7th he will leave for his sixth crossing paragliding and running across the Alps from Salzburg to Monaco....
04/07/2011 - Climbing
Nina Caprez, first female ascent of Silbergeier, Rätikon Interview with Nina Caprez after the Swiss climber carried out the first female ascent of Silbergeier, shortly after her partner Cedric Lachat repeated the 240m 8b/8b+ in the Rätikon, Switzerland.
03/07/2011 - Climbing
Nina Caprez, first female ascent of Silbergeier, Rätikon Interview with Nina Caprez after the Swiss climber carried out the first female ascent of Silbergeier, shortly after her partner Cedric Lachat repeated the 240m 8b/8b+ in the Rätikon, Switzerland.
08/10/2010 - Climbing
Transocean, new route on Wenden by Rathmayr and Ruhstaller Bernd Rathmayr and Reto Ruhstaller have established Transocean (7b+, 7a+ obl., 230m) on the Wendenstöcke in Switzerland.
30/10/2009 - Climbing
Wenden: Andreas and Neumärker climb Zahir+ 8c Jörg Andreas and Felix Neumärker from Germany carried out the first repeat of Zahir on the Wendenstöcke in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, extending a pitch and upgrading it to 8c.
24/05/2004 - Climbing
Switzerland's Magic Wood at risk Bernd Zangerl invites all to respect the Magic Wood bouldering area close to Ausserferrera, Switzerland
02/01/2004 - Alpinism
Anna Torretta dry tooling at Kandersteg Anna Torretta repeats Robert Jasper's "Tomahawk" M10+/M11- at Sulwald, Switzerland
02/07/1999 - Climbing
Rätikon - 3rd repeat of Silbergeier Pietro dal Prà repeats Beat Kammerlander's mythical Silbergeier 8b+ in the Rätikon in just three goes.
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