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Dariusz Sokołowski discovers his Parallel World, D16 dry tooling in the Dolomites
18/01/2019 - Alpinism
Dariusz Sokołowski discovers his Parallel World, D16 dry tooling in the Dolomites
On 20 December 2018 Polish mountaineer Dariusz Sokołowski made the first free ascent of Parallel World, a dry tooling climb that crosses a 60-meter horizontal roof at crag Tomorrow's World in the Italian Dolomites. Graded D16, if the grade is...
Generation Dry, discovering the world of Dry Tooling
04/01/2019 - Alpinism
Generation Dry, discovering the world of Dry Tooling
The film Generation Dry that explores the world of dry tooling, mixed climbing and winter mountaineering. Directed by Pierre Chauffour, with Gaetan Raymond, François Damilano, Jeff Mercier, Fred Degoulet, tom ballard and the late Stéphane Husson.
Angelika Rainer first female D15 with A Line Above the Sky
23/11/2017 - Alpinism
Angelika Rainer first female D15 with A Line Above the Sky
Yesterday at the drytooling crag Tomorrow’s World in the Dolomites Angelika Rainer repeated A Line Above the Sky. With this ascent the climber from the South Tyrol has become the first woman in the world to climb D15 and, in...
Angelika Rainer, Jeff Mercier climb Dolomites dry tooling testpiece
03/11/2017 - Alpinism
Angelika Rainer, Jeff Mercier climb Dolomites dry tooling testpiece
Italian climber Angelika Rainer and French alpinist Jeff Mercier have repeated 'Je Ne Sais Quoi' and 'Line above the Sky' at the crag Tomorrow's World in Dolomites; these dry tooling test pieces was freed in 2016 by tom ballard.
Angelika Rainer powers through French Connection in the Dolomites
24/03/2017 - Climbing
Angelika Rainer powers through French Connection in the Dolomites
In February 2017 Angelika Rainer from the South Tyrol repeated French Connection at the crag Tomorrow's World in the Italian Dolomites. Graded D15-, it is considered one of the hardest total dry routes in the world.
Dolomites drytooling: Dariusz Sokołowski traces A Line Above The Sky
20/01/2017 - Alpinism
Dolomites drytooling: Dariusz Sokołowski traces A Line Above The Sky
In December 2016 Poland’s Dariusz Sokołowski repeated A Line Above The Sky, one of the most difficult drytooling climbs in the world, freed at Tomorrow's World in the Dolomites by Britain’s tom ballard in 2016.
Eiger North Face / Tom Ballard and Marcin Tomaszewski Titanic video
24/12/2016 - Alpinism
Eiger North Face / tom ballard and Marcin Tomaszewski Titanic video
The video of tom ballard and Marcin Tomaszewski making the first ascent of ‘Titanic' (A3/M5/6b, 2000m), a new climb up the North Face of the Eiger (Switzerland).
Eiger North Face / Tom Ballard Titanic interview
13/12/2016 - Alpinism
Eiger North Face / tom ballard Titanic interview
Interview with British alpinist tom ballard after the first ascent of ‘Titanic' (A3/M5/6b, 2000m), a new climb up the North Face of the Eiger (Switzerland), first ascended together with Marcin Tomaszewski from 29 November to 6 December 2016.
Eiger: Tom Ballard and Marcin Tomaszewski climb new route up North Face
06/12/2016 - Alpinism
Eiger: tom ballard and Marcin Tomaszewski climb new route up North Face
Mountaineering: from 29 November to 6 December 2016 tom ballard and Marcin Tomaszewski made the first ascent of 'Titanic' (A3/M5/6b, 1800m), a new climb up the North Face of the Eiger (Switzerland).
Asgard Jamming, the climbing style by Favresse & Villanueva
06/09/2016 - Alpinism
Asgard Jamming, the climbing style by Favresse & Villanueva
PlayAlpinismo films free of charge: Asgard Jamming. The adventure of Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva, Olivier Favresse, Stephane Hanssens and Silvia Vidal on Mount Asgard (Baffin Island) is an ode to happiness, climbing and discovery. The film review by Vinicio Stefanello.
Civetta / New Dolomites climb by Tom Ballard and Marcin Tomaszewski
30/08/2016 - Alpinism
Civetta / New Dolomites climb by tom ballard and Marcin Tomaszewski
From 24 - 25 August 2016 the alpinists tom ballard and Marcin Tomaszewski made the first ascent of ‘Dirty Harry’ (VII, 1375m), a huge new rock climb up the NW Face of Civetta, Dolomites.
Tom, the film and the meaning of mountaineering for Tom Ballard
05/08/2016 - Alpinism
Tom, the film and the meaning of mountaineering for tom ballard
PlayAlpinismo films: Tom, directed by Angel Esteban and Elena Goatelli, recounts the story of tom ballard and his solo ascents, in a single winter, of the six most famous North Faces of the Alps. But it is also and above...
Black and white, Ivan Ghirardini and the three North Faces solo in winter
20/07/2016 - Alpinism
Black and white, Ivan Ghirardini and the three North Faces solo in winter
Thoughts about the history of mountaineering. The solo winter trilogy carried out by Ivan Ghirardini up the legendary three North Faces of the Alps: the Matterhorn, Grandes Jorasses and Eiger. By Ivo Ferrari.
Gaetan Raymond repeats A Line Above The Sky in the Dolomites
29/02/2016 - Alpinism
Gaetan Raymond repeats A Line Above The Sky in the Dolomites
At Tomorrow's World in the Dolomites France's Gaetan Raymond has made the first repeat of A Line Above The Sky, the difficult dry tooling climb first ascended by tom ballard in January 2016.
Piolets d'Or 2016: Wojciech Kurtyka to receive Piolet d'Or Carrière and the 'big list' of elite alpinism
25/02/2016 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2016: Wojciech Kurtyka to receive Piolet d'Or Carrière and the 'big list' of elite alpinism
52 climbs carried out in 2015 have been included in the "Big list" of the Piolets d'Or, the prestigious mountaineering award that will be celebrated between 14 - 17 April 2016 at La Grave - La Meije in France. During...
Tom Ballard and his plan B: Pizzo Cengalo and Pizzo Badile solo one winter's morning
15/02/2016 - Alpinism
tom ballard and his plan B: Pizzo Cengalo and Pizzo Badile solo one winter's morning
British alpinist tom ballard recounts his plan B on 30/12/2015: his winter solo ascent in a single day (in one morning) of Spigolo Vinci up Pizzo Cengalo (3369m, 400m, TD) and Via Molteni up Pizzo Badile (3308m, 400m, D+) in...