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Piolets d'Or 2014 live on twitter
29/03/2014 - Events
Piolets d'Or 2014 live on twitter
This evening at 21:00 at Courmayeur the award's ceremony of the Piolets d'Or 2014. All updates on twitter.
Tour du Rutor 2014, act two of the Grande Course
27/03/2014 - Competitions
Tour du Rutor 2014, act two of the Grande Course
The Tour du Rutor Extrême 2014 will be held in Valle d'Aosta, Italy from 28 - 30 March. After the recent Pierra Menta this is the second stage of the Grande Course, the championship of the most important and prestigious...
Sean Leary dies in BASE jump accident
26/03/2014 - Climbing
Sean Leary dies in BASE jump accident
On 13 March the American climber Sean Leary died during a BASE jump accident in Utah, USA
Bavella climbing in Corsica: Punta A Biciartula
24/03/2014 - Climbing
Bavella climbing in Corsica: Punta A Biciartula
Maurizio Oviglia reveals Punta A Biciartula at Bavella, Corsica; pure pleasure climbing up some of the most beautiful and unique granite in the world.
Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Ueli Steck and Michi Wohlleben enchain the 3 North Faces in winter
23/03/2014 - Alpinism
Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Ueli Steck and Michi Wohlleben enchain the 3 North Faces in winter
On Monday 17 March Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck and Germany's Michi Wohlleben climbed the three North Faces of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo in the Dolomites, via, the routes Cassin, Comici - Dimai and Innerkofler. The report about the first...
Journalism, education and avalanches. 10 things worth knowing. By Giulio Caresio
Journalism, education and avalanches. 10 things worth knowing. By Giulio Caresio
In mid-February at Madesimo, Italy, the media was invited to an event aimed at educating journalists about how to promote the right mountain safety message in order to shape a mountain culture that is instrumental in preventing and reducing avalanche...
Follie Belliche on Cima Ceremana, a first redpoint in winter, sort of...
15/03/2014 - Alpinism
Follie Belliche on Cima Ceremana, a first redpoint in winter, sort of...
On 13 March Rolando Larcher and Luca Giupponi made the first free ascent and first winter ascent of Follie Belliche (330m, 7b+ max, 6c+ obl.), the route they established on 30/08 and 21/09/2013 up Cima Ceremana (Lagorai, Dolomites). The report...
Extreme skiing in the Dolomites: Conturines West Face by Della Rossa e Nocker
Extreme skiing in the Dolomites: Conturines West Face by Della Rossa e Nocker
On Thursday 6 March 2014 Manuel Nocker and Fabrizio Della Rossa made what is probably the first ski descent of a new line down the beautiful and difficult West Face of Conturines, Dolomites (1400m, 1000 45-55°; AD E4). The report...
Fitz Roy non stop: Simon Gietl and Gerhard Fiegl in Patagonia
05/03/2014 - Alpinism
Fitz Roy non stop: Simon Gietl and Gerhard Fiegl in Patagonia
The report by Simon Gietl about his fast ascent of Fitz Roy in Patagonia via the Supercanaleta route together with Gerhard Fiegl.
Kilian Jornet Burgada and Laetitia Roux win at Les Diablerets
04/03/2014 - Competitions
Kilian Jornet Burgada and Laetitia Roux win at Les Diablerets
On Saturday 1 March at Les Diablerets, Switzerland Kilian Jornet Burgada and Laetitia Roux won the fourth stage of the Scarpa ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup. Sunday's Vertical Race was won by Jornet Burgada and Roux, while the overall Vertical...
Piolets d'Or 2014, the five nominations for the 22nd edition
27/02/2014 - Events
Piolets d'Or 2014, the five nominations for the 22nd edition
From the most remote mountains in Nepal and Pakistan to the frozen lands of Alaska, via the imposing Masherbrum massif and symbollic Annapurna. Five ascents, carried out by some of the world's most talented alpinists, are in the running for...
Farewell Charlie Porter, the Space traveller
26/02/2014 - Climbing
Farewell Charlie Porter, the Space traveller
Charlie Porter, the legendary American rock climber and alpinist, has died aged 63 at Punta Arenas in Chile due to heart problems. Ivo Ferrari remembers.
Lofoten islands 2013 - new rock climbs in Norway
26/02/2014 - Climbing
Lofoten islands 2013 - new rock climbs in Norway
The report by Helmut Gargitter about the 2013 climbing trip to the Lofoten islands in Norway, together with Simon Kehrer, Federico Pisani, Ivan Calderon and Fernando Gonzales Rubio.
Patagonia: Californiana Sit Start by the Ragni di Lecco
24/02/2014 - Alpinism
Patagonia: Californiana Sit Start by the Ragni di Lecco
The two Italian Ragni di Lecco alpinists Luca Schiera and Matteo della Bordella, and Swissman Silvan Schüpbach have climbed what they have called the Californiana Sit Start, an enchainement of Aguja de la Silla with Cerro Fitz Roy in Patagonia.
Chad Kellogg dies on Fitz Roy in Patagonia
18/02/2014 - Alpinism
Chad Kellogg dies on Fitz Roy in Patagonia
On 14/02/2014 the 42-year-old American alpinist Chad Kellogg lost his life while descending from Fitz Roy in Patagonia.
Ski Mountaineering European championship 2014: Bon Mardion and Roux win Individual Race at Andorra
17/02/2014 - Competitions
Ski Mountaineering European championship 2014: Bon Mardion and Roux win Individual Race at Andorra
At Arcalis (Andorra) the French athletes William Bon Mardion and Laetitia Roux won the Individual Race at the European ski mountaineering championships 2014. Silver was won by Italy's Matteo Eydallin and by Swizerland's Maude Mathys. Bronze was won by Italy's...

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