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![Monte Rosa: twenty years of research by Ferrino](/uploads/img/3/25591.jpg)
15/08/2014 - Alpinism
Monte Rosa: twenty years of research by Ferrino The Ferrino High-lab, located at an altitude of 3585m of the Valle d'Aosta side on Monte Rosa, celebrates 20 years. It is the highest laboratory in Italy. And it is up there that the company from Turin, the market leader...
![Mont Blanc, six alpinists perish on Aiguille d'Argentiere](/uploads/img/3/2212.jpg)
14/08/2014 - Alpinism
Mont Blanc, six alpinists perish on Aiguille d'Argentiere On 13/08/2014 six alpinists were found dead on Aiguille d'Argentiere in the Mont Blanc massif.
![Astro Zap on Trident du Tacul by Bassanini and Camurri](/uploads/img/3/25562.jpg)
14/08/2014 - Alpinism
Astro Zap on Trident du Tacul by Bassanini and Camurri On 4/09/2013 Giovani Bassanini and Lamberto Camurri made the first ascent of Astro Zap (7a), a line that climbs the crack avoided by the Via Diretta Bonatti, first climbed by Walter Bonatti and Cosimo Zappelli in 1963 up Le Trident...
![A walk to Plätzwiese in the Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/25550.jpg)
13/08/2014 - Trekking
A walk to Plätzwiese in the Dolomites Enrico Maioni, Cortina Mountain Guide, introduces Plätzwiese, an easy hike up to the luscious alpine meadows and the spectacular peaks of the Dolomites.
![Ak-Su valley, two new rock climbs by Luca Schiera and Matteo De Zaiacomo](/uploads/img/3/25523.jpg)
12/08/2014 - Alpinism
Ak-Su valley, two new rock climbs by Luca Schiera and Matteo De Zaiacomo A great and intense and climbing trip to the Ak-su Valley (Pamir Alay, Kyrgyzstan) resulted in two new climbs and three repeats for the Italian alpinists Luca Schiera and Matteo De Zaiacomo. Schiera provides the report.
![Meteora climbing at risk in Greece](/uploads/img/3/25506.jpg)
11/08/2014 - Climbing
Meteora climbing at risk in Greece A petition launched by the Committee of Meteora Climbers against banning climbing at these famous towers in Thessalia, Greece. The report by George Voutiropoulos.
![Muzzerone Parete Centrale climbing ban](/uploads/img/3/25505.jpg)
11/08/2014 - Climbing
Muzzerone Parete Centrale climbing ban As of 6/08/2014 the Comune di Porto Venere (La Spezia) has prohibited climbing on and access to Parete Centrale, Monte Muzzerone.
![Biographie at Céüse climbed by Sachi Amma and Adam Ondra](/uploads/img/3/25398.jpg)
09/08/2014 - Climbing
Biographie at Céüse climbed by Sachi Amma and Adam Ondra Sachi Amma and Adam Ondra have repeated Biographie 9a+ at Ceuse in France.
![No Rest For the Wicked, new route in Alaska by John Frieh and Jess Roskelley](/uploads/img/3/25379.jpg)
08/08/2014 - Alpinism
No Rest For the Wicked, new route in Alaska by John Frieh and Jess Roskelley On 29 and 30 May 2014 American alpinists John Frieh and Jess Roskelley made the first ascent of No Rest For the Wicked (IV+ AI6 M7), a difficult new route up the West Witches Tit in SE Alaska. The report...
![Abella de la Conca: new routes and video](/uploads/img/3/25502.jpg)
07/08/2014 - Climbing
Abella de la Conca: new routes and video New sport climbs have been added and freed at Abella de la Conca in Spain by Klemen Becan Caroline Ciavaldini , Enzo Oddo, Kevin Aglae, Kevin Aglae, Jonas Schachtsneider, and James Pearson. The video by Francisco Taranto Jr.
![New ice climbs in Chile by Cecilia Buil and Anna Torretta in Chile](/uploads/img/3/25475.jpg)
06/08/2014 - Alpinism
New ice climbs in Chile by Cecilia Buil and Anna Torretta in Chile In mid-July Cecilia Buil from Spain and Anna Torretta from Italy made the first ascent of La Gioconda (160m, WI 6) a new ice climb on the glacier Cerro El Marmolejo (6109m, Chile) to which they then added the variation...
![Alex Puccio repeats Jade to join select female 8B+ club](/uploads/img/3/25471.jpg)
06/08/2014 - Climbing
Alex Puccio repeats Jade to join select female 8B+ club On 2 August 2014 American climber Alex Puccio repeated the boulder problem Jade 8B+ / V14, Rocky Mountains National Park, USA.
![Blåmannen Ikaros: the first free ascent by Thomas Meling](/uploads/img/3/25025.jpg)
05/08/2014 - Alpinism
Blåmannen Ikaros: the first free ascent by Thomas Meling On 9 June 2013 Thomas Meling made the first free ascent of Ikaros (7c), first climbed by Robert Caspersen, alone, in 1994 up the North Face of Blåmannen, Norway. The full report by Meling.
![The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2014](/uploads/img/3/25467.jpg)
04/08/2014 - Events
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2014 The program of the The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival, to be held on the Greek island from 9 to 12 October 2014. The third edition will feature climbing legends of the '80s and '90s such as: Patxi Arocena John...
![Then and now: the Lecco route on Grand Capucin](/uploads/img/3/25403.jpg)
03/08/2014 - Alpinism
Then and now: the Lecco route on Grand Capucin Matteo Della Bordella and Arianna Colliard and the ascent of the Lecco route up the SE Face of Grand Capucin, put up in 1968 by the Ragni di Lecco climbers Aldo Anghileri, Guerino Cariboni, Casimiro Ferrari, Carlo Mauri and Pino...
![Lead World Cup 2014: Imst live](/uploads/img/3/25429.jpg)
02/08/2014 - Competitions
Lead World Cup 2014: Imst live The finals of the Lead World Cup 2014 in Imst, Austria, begin this evening at 19:15.
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