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![Hansjörg Auer: No Turning Back](/uploads/img/3/46666.jpg)
29/12/2017 - Alpinism
Hansjörg Auer: No Turning Back The film No Turning Back, portraying the life and climbs of Austrian alpinist Hansjörg Auer.
![Finale '68, in search of the climbing history and pioneering exploration of Finale Ligure](/uploads/img/3/49303.jpg)
20/12/2017 - Climbing
Finale '68, in search of the climbing history and pioneering exploration of Finale Ligure In order to celebrate 50 years of rock climbing at Finale Ligure in NW Italy, Michele Fanni and Gabriele Canu have started a project to retrace Finale's explorative phase that took place between 1968 and 1975. After following in the...
![New rock climb at Padaro, Arco, in memory of Fabio Comini](/uploads/img/3/49359.jpg)
07/12/2017 - Climbing
New rock climb at Padaro, Arco, in memory of Fabio Comini In June 2017 Alex Bertolini and Leonardo Martinelli established a new multi-pitch rock climb at Padaro in the Valle del Sarca above Arco (Italy) in memory of their friend Fabio Comini.
![Sasha DiGiulian / The state of the art of women's climbing](/uploads/img/3/8694.jpg)
20/10/2017 - Interviews
Sasha DiGiulian / The state of the art of women's climbing Top American climber Sasha DiGiulian talks to planetmountain.com about the current state of female sport climbing, starting from the latest great ascents carried out Margo Hayes and Anak Verhoeven.
![Margo Hayes first female ascent of Biographie 9a+ at Céüse](/uploads/img/3/47815.jpg)
25/09/2017 - Climbing
Margo Hayes first female ascent of Biographie 9a+ at Céüse Sport climbing: on 24 September 2017 Margo Hayes repeated Biographie 9a+ at Ceuse in France. In doing so the American has made the first female ascent of this mega climb freed by Chris Sharma in 2001.
![Kalymnos, 20 years of rock climbing in Greece](/uploads/img/3/34445.jpg)
18/09/2017 - Climbing
Kalymnos, 20 years of rock climbing in Greece The small island of Kalymnos in Greece, without a doubt one world's premier sport climbing destinations, celebrates 20 years of rock climbing holidays.
![Adam Ondra climbs Silence, world's first 9c at Flatanger in Norway](/uploads/img/3/47316.jpg)
04/09/2017 - Interviews
Adam Ondra climbs Silence, world's first 9c at Flatanger in Norway Interview with Czech climber Adam Ondra who on 3 September 2017 at Flatanger in Norway made the first free ascent of his Project Hard, a sport climb which the 24-year-old has graded 9c. Should this be confirmed, then the 45m...
![Pizzo Cengalo massive rockfall video](/uploads/img/3/47109.jpg)
24/08/2017 - Environment
Pizzo Cengalo massive rockfall video The video of the massive rockfall that occurred on 23 August 2017 on the NE Face of Pizzo Cengalo (3396 m) in Val Bregaglia, Switzerland.
![Via Napoleone discovered in Val Torrone, Val Masino](/uploads/img/3/46953.jpg)
21/08/2017 - Alpinism
Via Napoleone discovered in Val Torrone, Val Masino Giovanni Giarletta reports about the first ascent of Via Napoleone, a new climb in remote Val Torrone high above Val Masino, initiated by Manuele Panzeri and Pietro Tentori about nine years ago and completed this August.
![Tre Cime di Lavaredo - rock climbing in the Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/25677.jpg)
18/08/2017 - Alpinism
Tre Cime di Lavaredo - rock climbing in the Dolomites Cima Ovest, Cima Grande, Cima Piccola: the Tre Cime di Lavaredo offer unparalleled rock climbing throughout the Dolomites. Planetmountain.com provides an overview with some of the routes that have become milestones in the history of mountaineering, such as Spigolo Giallo,...
![Bivacco dal Bianco at Passo Ombretta, Marmolada, closed for maintenance](/uploads/img/3/46967.jpg)
18/08/2017 - Alpinism
Bivacco dal Bianco at Passo Ombretta, Marmolada, closed for maintenance From 21 to 23 August 2017 the bivouac Bivacco dal Bianco located at the Ombretta Pass on Marmolada, Dolomites, will be closed for maintenance.
![Free to climb - the discovery of rock climbing at Arco, part 2](/uploads/img/3/46909.jpg)
15/08/2017 - Climbing
Free to climb - the discovery of rock climbing at Arco, part 2 The second and final episode about the history of sport climbing at Arco, taken from the book 'Rock Master, Climbing at Arco'.
![Steve House mountain training workshop at Chamonix on 19 August](/uploads/img/3/46703.jpg)
03/08/2017 - Events
Steve House mountain training workshop at Chamonix on 19 August Five questions to American alpinist Steve House who, together with Scott Johnston, will run a Mountain Performance Workshop at St. Gervais close to Chamonix on 19 August 2017.
![Steve House, looking back on the Denali Slovak Direct](/uploads/img/3/46264.jpg)
19/07/2017 - Alpinism
Steve House, looking back on the Denali Slovak Direct 17 years after his ground-breaking ascent, American alpinist Steve House looks back on the extremely fast repeat of the Slovak Direct up the South Face of Denali (Alaska), climbed with Mark Twight and Scott Backes in 60 hours non-stop.
![Denali, Alaska: Slovak Direct repeated by David Bacci and Luca Moroni](/uploads/img/3/45897.jpg)
11/07/2017 - Alpinism
Denali, Alaska: Slovak Direct repeated by David Bacci and Luca Moroni On their first climbing trip to Alaska, alpinists David Bacci and Luca Moroni pulled off the first Italian repeat of the Slovak Direct route up Denali (6194m) in Alaska.
![Around 9a, Stefano Carnati](/uploads/img/3/37803.jpg)
21/06/2017 - Climbing
Around 9a, Stefano Carnati With Action Directe, Goldrake, Underground to name just three, the Italian climber Stefano Carnati has proven he can climb 9a. This video is dedicated not to these climbs, but to this mythical grade in sport climbing.
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