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24/04/2013 - Events
Melloblocco, 10 years of history, climbing and culture in Val di Mello – Val Masino Melloblocco returns to Val di Mello - Val Masino from 26 April to 5 May. This is the world's biggest international bouldering and climbing meeting. This edition will be remembered not only because it marks the 10th anniversary of what has become much more than simply a classic climbing event,...
23/04/2013 - Climbing
New climbing on Kalymnos: Secret Garden and Saint Photis Two new crags on the island of Kalymnos: Secret Garden introduced by Aris Theodoropoulos and Saint Photis introduced by Simon Montmory.
23/04/2013 - Climbing
Melloblocco Backstage, an exhibition documenting the birth of the boulder problems From Friday 27 April to 31 May an exhibition will be held at Bar Monica at San Martino Valmasino with the photos taken by Laura Benaglia, Francesco Piovesan and Mirko Masè documenting how the boulder problems have been created for Melloblocco 2013.
23/04/2013 - Events
Rock Junior 2013 registration online Registration is now online for Rock Junior, the youth climbing festival which will take place on Saturday 31 August and Sunday 1 September 2013 at Arco (Lake Garda - Trentino, Italy) and which introduces the Rock Master Festival, a week packed with great sports competitions and outdoor events dedicated to...
22/04/2013 - Events
Melloblocco 2013, more than just bouldering with the Lombardy Mountain Guides During Melloblocco 2013 the Lombardy Mountain Guides offers four free "MelloClinics" dedicated to single and multi-pitch rock climbing in Val di Mello to raise awareness about what the valley has to offer apart from its endless bouldering opportunities. In addition the guides will organise walks into the most fascinating, hidden...
20/04/2013 - Climbing
Climbers Against Cancer, a day with John Ellison Video portrait of John Ellison, founder of Climbers Against Cancer.
19/04/2013 - Alpinism
Avalanche at Saint Christophe en Oisans in France The film of the avalanche of snow and rocks opposite the via Ferrata de Saint Christophe en Oisans in France.
19/04/2013 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Haute Route Chamonix - Zermatt, new ski traverse record France's Lionel Claudepierre has set a new record on the Chamonix - Zermatt Haute Route ski mountaineering traverse in a record 18 hours and 35 minutes. Mountain Guide Paolo Tombini shares his views and in-depth knowledge about this famous ski tour.
19/04/2013 - Climbing
Gole della Stretta, rock climbing in Sicily Max Flaccavento introduces the Gole della Stretta crag in Sicily. A "magical place" for climbing, with nearly 30 routes up to 8a.
18/04/2013 - Climbing
Magnus Midtbø onsights 8c+ at Rodellar in Spain Norwegian climber Magnus Midtbø has onsighted Cosi fan tutte 8c+ at Rodellar. He is now the fifth sports climber to onsight this grade.
18/04/2013 - Climbing
No Siesta Spain trip, the climbing film premiere at Melloblocco The film No Siesta Spain trip, Silvio Reffo and Gabriele Moroni's climbing journey to Spain, will be screened for the first time on 4 May during Melloblocco 2013.
18/04/2013 - Alpinism
Königsspitze ski mountaineering in Italy Mountain Guide Eraldo Meraldi introduces the classic ski mountaineering to the summit of Königsspitze, one of the most beautiful and sought-after peaks in the Alps.
17/04/2013 - Climbing
Viva La Vie: Jonathan Siegrist and Nina Caprez in the Verdon Gorge Video of Jonathan Siegrist and Nina Caprez in search of the past and present climbing in the Gorges du Verdon, France.
17/04/2013 - Climbing
New trad climbs at Garibaldi in Sardinia Three new trad routes at the Garibaldi in south-east Sardinia, first ascended by Fabio Erriu and Maurizio Oviglia.
17/04/2013 - Gear
Safety Information: Petzl ZIGZAG mechanical prusik The French company Petzl has issued the following press release concerning the mechanical prusik ZIGZAG for arborists.
16/04/2013 - Climbing
Nalle Hukkataival repeats Bügeleisen in the Maltatal Finnish rock climber Nalle Hukkataival has climbed Bügeleisen, the 8B+ boulder problem established in 2001 by Klem Loskot in Maltatal, Austria.
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