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![Mount Everest Centenary Exhibition launched by Alpine Club in London](/uploads/img/3/71545.jpg)
24/06/2021 - Events
Mount Everest Centenary Exhibition launched by Alpine Club in London The Alpine Club has opened its landmark exhibition 'Everest: By Those Who Were There' to the public. The exhibition commemorates 100 years since the first expedition to Mount Everest in 1921, and explores, in intimate detail, the three Alpine Club...
![La Sportiva Lavaredo Ultra Trail, 3800 athletes run the trails of the Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/59456.jpg)
23/06/2021 - Competitions
La Sportiva Lavaredo Ultra Trail, 3800 athletes run the trails of the Dolomites From Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 June in Cortina d’Ampezzo (Dolomites, Italy), 3,800 athletes will take part in the 14th edition of the La Sportiva Lavaredo Ultra Trail, one of the most important rail running competitions in the world.
![Dolorock Climbing Festival 2021 returns to the Dolomites in July](/uploads/img/3/52038.jpg)
09/06/2021 - Events
Dolorock Climbing Festival 2021 returns to the Dolomites in July The Dolorock Climbing Festival is back and for the eighth edition of the Dolomites climbing festival the organisers have devised a new formula: the meeting no longer takes place on a specific day, but climbing in the Höhlensteintal / Landro...
![Kangchung Shar North Face first ascent by Jaroslava Bansky, Zdenek Hak](/uploads/img/3/71059.jpg)
20/05/2021 - Alpinism
Kangchung Shar North Face first ascent by Jaroslava Bansky, Zdenek Hak Czech alpinists Zdeněk Hák and Jaroslava Bánský have successfully completed the first traverse of Kangchung Shar (6030m) in Nepal. They climbed the north face of the mountain into the saddle between Kangchung Shar and Cholo, then followed the NW ridge...
![Axelle Gachet-Mollaret, Robert Antonioli win the 2021 Ski Mountaineering World Cup](/uploads/img/3/70298.jpg)
01/04/2021 - Competitions
Axelle Gachet-Mollaret, Robert Antonioli win the 2021 Ski Mountaineering World Cup The last stage of the 2021 Ski Mountaineering World Cup was won last weekend at Madonna di Campiglio in Italy by Axelle Gachet-Mollaret and Matteo Eydallin. The Frenchwoman and Robert Antonioli won the overall World Cup 2021.
![At Pierra Menta 2021 Alba De Silvestro, Giulia Murada and Michele Boscacci, Davide Magnini crowned Long Distance World Champions](/uploads/img/3/70029.jpg)
15/03/2021 - Competitions
At Pierra Menta 2021 Alba De Silvestro, Giulia Murada and Michele Boscacci, Davide Magnini crowned Long Distance World Champions On Friday 12 March 2021 at the classic Pierra Menta ski mountaineering competition the teams Alba De Silvestro & Giulia Murada and Michele Boscacci & Davide Magnini were crowned Long Distance World Champions.
![About Tamara Lunger and K2 in winter](/uploads/img/3/69774.jpg)
02/03/2021 - Alpinism
About Tamara Lunger and K2 in winter Tamara Lunger from the South Tyrol, Italy, has recently returned home after attempting to climb K2 in winter. The expedition was an important but also tragic experience, marked by the loss of Sergi Mingote, Atanas Skatov, Muhammad Ali Sadpara, Juan...
![Alex Buisse and his Mont Blanc Lines climbing posters](/uploads/img/3/69754.jpg)
01/03/2021 - Interviews
Alex Buisse and his Mont Blanc Lines climbing posters Interview with French photographer Alex Buisse about his Mont Blanc Lines climbing poster project.
![Nubra Valley Ice Climbing Festival in India](/uploads/img/3/69607.jpg)
19/02/2021 - Alpinism
Nubra Valley Ice Climbing Festival in India The report about the first Ice Climbing Meeting that took place in January in the wonderful Nubra Valley, India. This event proved to be important, above all because it’s the first of its kind in the Ladakh region. The report...
![Watzmann East Face climbed in winter by Max Buck and Lando Peters](/uploads/img/3/69579.jpg)
17/02/2021 - Alpinism
Watzmann East Face climbed in winter by Max Buck and Lando Peters Maximilian Buck reports about the first winter ascent of Franz Rasp Ged. Weg up the huge east face of Watzmann (Berchtesgaden Alps, Germany), carried out in December 2020 with Lando Peters.
![Luza Peak in Nepal first ascent by young Sherpa team](/uploads/img/3/69094.jpg)
12/01/2021 - Alpinism
Luza Peak in Nepal first ascent by young Sherpa team The 5726m high pyramidal Luza Peak in the Khumbu region of the Nepal was climbed for the first time at the end of 2020 by a young trio of Sherpa comprised of Pemba Sharwa Sherpa, Urken Sherpa and Lhakpa Gyaljen...
![Farewell to George Whitmore, pioneer of The Nose on El Capitan](/uploads/img/3/62018.jpg)
05/01/2021 - Climbing
Farewell to George Whitmore, pioneer of The Nose on El Capitan American rock climber George Whitmore has died at the age of 89. Together with Wayne Merry and Warren Harding he made the first ascent of The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite in 1958.
![European Climbing Championships Moscow 2020 debut today](/uploads/img/3/68318.jpg)
21/11/2020 - Competitions
European Climbing Championships Moscow 2020 debut today The European Climbing Championships begin today in Moscow, Russia with the disciplines Lead, Speed, Boulder and Combined. The last two spots for the Tokyo Olympic Games are up for grabs.
![Sébastien Berthe sends his first 9a+, Super-Crackinette at St. Leger](/uploads/img/3/68316.jpg)
20/11/2020 - Climbing
Sébastien Berthe sends his first 9a+, Super-Crackinette at St. Leger Belgian climber Seb Berthe reports about his first 9a+ redpoint, Super-Crackinette at Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux in France. Success came about after a relentless summer on some of the hardest multi-pitch climbs across the Alps.
![New mixed climb on Wasserkopf in South Tyrol by Simon Gietl, Davide Prandini](/uploads/img/3/68244.jpg)
16/11/2020 - Alpinism
New mixed climb on Wasserkopf in South Tyrol by Simon Gietl, Davide Prandini On 07/11/2020, just before South Tyrol declared itself in lockdown due to covid, Simon Gietl and Davide Prandini made the first ascent of Aquädukt (IV, M5 650m), a new mixed climb up the north face of Wasserkopf (3135m) in the...
![Campanile di Val Montanaia historic bell rings again across Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/68164.jpg)
11/11/2020 - Alpinism
Campanile di Val Montanaia historic bell rings again across Dolomites After being damaged by lightning in 2019, the bronze bell on the summit of Campanile di Val Montanaia in the Friuli Dolomites has been replaced by the CAI of Pordenone after a crowdfunding campaign.
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