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![Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's 25-year-old Frankenjura masterpiece](/uploads/img/3/39844.jpg)
14/09/2016 - Climbing
Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's 25-year-old Frankenjura masterpiece Action Directe was established by Wolfgang Güllich on 14 September 1991 at Waldkopf in Germany's Frankenjura. The route set new new standards in sport climbing and now, precisely twenty-five years after the first ascent, Planetmountain.com takes a step back in...
![La vita è amara, Supramonte di Oliena climb in Sardinia](/uploads/img/3/39119.jpg)
01/09/2016 - Climbing
La vita è amara, Supramonte di Oliena climb in Sardinia Maurizio Oviglia talks about the first ascent of 'La vita è amara', a climb multi-pitch climb he first ascended with Giovanni Manconi at Supramonte di Oliena, Sardinia.
![Sasha Di Giulian, Felipe Camargo free big wall at Pedra Riscada, Brazil](/uploads/img/3/39353.jpg)
29/08/2016 - Climbing
Sasha Di Giulian, Felipe Camargo free big wall at Pedra Riscada, Brazil American rock climber Sasha Di Giulian and Felipe Camargo from Brazil have made the first free ascent of 'Planeta dos Macacos' (8a+, 650m) up one of the main peaks in the Pedra Riscada massif in Brazil. The big wall climb...
![Ötztal, new rock climb up Kristallwand by Hansjörg Auer and Alexander Blümel](/uploads/img/3/39094.jpg)
23/08/2016 - Alpinism
Ötztal, new rock climb up Kristallwand by Hansjörg Auer and Alexander Blümel Austrian alpinists Hansjörg Auer and Alex Blümel have established 'The loss of the Demantoid', a new multi-pitch rock climb up the Kristallwand face on Kirchkogel (3280m) in Austria. The route was established in memory of their friend Gerhard Fiegl.
![Edu Marin repeats Wogü in Switzerland’s Rätikon massif](/uploads/img/3/39091.jpg)
23/08/2016 - Climbing
Edu Marin repeats Wogü in Switzerland’s Rätikon massif Spanish sports climber Edu Marin has carried out the first repeat of Wogü, the 8c multi-pitch sports climb established by Beat Kammerlander and freed by Adam Ondra in the Rätikon massif, Switzerland.
![Mont Blanc, Ueli Steck raids the Innominata Ridge](/uploads/img/3/39084.jpg)
22/08/2016 - Alpinism
Mont Blanc, Ueli Steck raids the Innominata Ridge On 16/08/2016 Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck raced up the Innominata Ridge (1000m, D+, V+, 60º) to the summit of Mont Blanc. Not to set a speed record, but to enjoy 'a great day out in the mountains.'
![The need to hammer in some pegs, to get lost in order to find yourself. By Giovanni Zaccaria](/uploads/img/3/39071.jpg)
21/08/2016 - Alpinism
The need to hammer in some pegs, to get lost in order to find yourself. By Giovanni Zaccaria Giovanni Zaccaria recalls the climb, carried out in December 2015 together with his partner Alice Lazzaro, of 'Per aspera ad astra'; not necessarily a new route, but certainly an adventure up the North Face of Campanile S. Marco (Marmarole, Dolomites)...
![Baffin big wall climbing: the final concert](/uploads/img/3/39053.jpg)
19/08/2016 - Alpinism
Baffin big wall climbing: the final concert The final report by Nicolas Favresse about the recent two-month climbing trip to Baffin Island, together with Sean Villanueva, Matteo Della Bordella, Matteo De Zaiacomo and Luca Schiera that resulted in a series of new, long and difficult trad routes.
![Stefano Carnati climbs 9a at Céüse and Entraygues in France](/uploads/img/3/38997.jpg)
17/08/2016 - Climbing
Stefano Carnati climbs 9a at Céüse and Entraygues in France During a few short trips to France, Italy’s Stefano Carnati repeated Condè de Choc 9a at Entraygues in the Briançon region and Le Cadre Nouvelle 9a at Ceuse.
![Ueli Steck at Courmayeur's Passione Verticale 2016](/uploads/img/3/33642.jpg)
17/08/2016 - Events
Ueli Steck at Courmayeur's Passione Verticale 2016 On Wednesday 17 August Switzerland’s Ueli Steck, one of the most talented mountaineers in the world, will take to the stage at Passione Verticale, the classic summer festival the town of Courmayeur dedicates every year to alpinism and the mountains....
![Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis](/uploads/img/3/38863.jpg)
09/08/2016 - Alpinism
Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis The short film, shot by Dave MacLeod, of Michael Tweedley running the famous Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis.
![Sir Chris Bonington at Courmayeur's Passione Verticale 2016](/uploads/img/3/29785.jpg)
07/08/2016 - Events
Sir Chris Bonington at Courmayeur's Passione Verticale 2016 On Sunday, August 7 the legendary British mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington will take to the stage at Passione Verticale, the classic summer festival the town of Courmayeur dedicates every year to alpinism and the mountains. The evening begins at 21:15...
![Diamond Ridge, new route up Grandes Jorasses SSE Face. Interview with Simon Richardson](/uploads/img/3/38831.jpg)
03/08/2016 - Alpinism
Diamond Ridge, new route up Grandes Jorasses SSE Face. Interview with Simon Richardson Interview with Simon Richardson who, together with Michael Rinn, made the first ascent of Diamond Ridge (1600m, 5c, AO) from 28 - 30 July 2016. This new alpine climb breaches the SSE Face of Grandes Jorasses (Mont Blanc massif).
![Bastava un Piumino, new rock climb in the Brenta Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/38732.jpg)
01/08/2016 - Alpinism
Bastava un Piumino, new rock climb in the Brenta Dolomites In the Brenta Dolomites Andrea Simonini and Gianluca Beliamoli have made the first ascent of 'Bastava un Piumino' (180m, 6c), a new multi-pitch climb on a tower they have named Pilastro Canino, next to Cima d'Agola in Val d'Ambiez. Simonini...
![Cima Busazza, Manrico Dell'Agnola and Maurizio Giordani climb new Dolomites route](/uploads/img/3/38624.jpg)
27/07/2016 - Alpinism
Cima Busazza, Manrico Dell'Agnola and Maurizio Giordani climb new Dolomites route On 17 and 18 July 2016 Manrico Dell'Agnola and Maurizio Giordani climbed a new route up the immense SW Face of Cima Busazza (Civetta group, Dolomites). The 800m climb breaches difficulties up to VII/VII+, includes a short section of A2...
![Roberto Iannilli and Luca D'Andrea have left us](/uploads/img/3/13558.jpg)
21/07/2016 - Alpinism
Roberto Iannilli and Luca D'Andrea have left us The bodies of Italian alpinists Roberto Iannilli and Luca D’Andrea were retrieved today from the North Face of Mt. Camicia (Gran Sasso massif), Italy. Iannilli, from Ladispoli, was 62 years old, while D’Andrea came from Sulmona and was 51 years...
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