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08/11/2016 - Alpinism
Denis Urubko - my alpinism #2 The second video portrait of Denis Urubko, one of the strongest Himalayan mountaineers of the new millennium.

17/10/2016 - Climbing
The millennium Arch climbed in Canyonlands by Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker British climbers Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker have made the first ascent of The millennium Arch, a circa 100m roof crack at Canyonlands, USA they have now graded 5.14.

23/09/2016 - Alpinism
Cima Grande di Lavaredo Spanish Route, second free ascent by Jacek Matuszek e Łukasz Dudek On 31 August 2016 Jacek Matuszek and Łukasz Dudek made the second free ascent of the difficult Spanish Route on Cima Grande di Lavaredo, Dolomites.

20/09/2016 - Alpinism
Magic Fox, new rock climb up Torre dei Sabbioni in the Dolomites On Torre dei Sabbioni (Marmarole, Dolomites) Alessandro Fiori, Pier Francesco Smaltini and Simone Corte Pause have made the first ascent of Magic Fox, a new multi-pitch rock climb in memory of Alberto Bonafede and Aldo Giustina who on 31/08/2011 tragically lost their lives during a mountain rescue operation on Mt....

14/09/2016 - Climbing
Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's 25-year-old Frankenjura masterpiece Action Directe was established by Wolfgang Güllich on 14 September 1991 at Waldkopf in Germany's Frankenjura. The route set new new standards in sport climbing and now, precisely twenty-five years after the first ascent, Planetmountain.com takes a step back in time to discover more about one of the most famous...

14/07/2016 - Climbing
Dino Lagni flashes 8c at Piccoli The 48-year-old climber Bernadino Lagni has made a flash ascent of Mantieni la calma, an 8c sports climb at the northern Italian crag Ai Piccoli (VI).

30/05/2016 - Climbing
Jon Cardwell climbs Biographie at Céüse in France At Ceuse in France Jon Cardwell has redpointed Biographie, the famous 9a+ sports climb freed by Chris Sharma in 2001.

20/01/2016 - Climbing
Altri cieli, art and climbing at Ulassai in Sardinia Maurizio Oviglia introduces Altri Cieli, the documentary about the little Sardinian village of Ulassai that combines rock climbing with art, starting from the artist Maria Lai.

11/06/2015 - Climbing
Reequipping with 'marine' gear in Sardinia by Louis Piguet Maurizio Oviglia shares the information, provided by Louis Piguet, about the Swissman’s recent rebolting of some sport climbs in Sardinia located at the Buggerru sea cliff and at Cala Fuii (Cala Gonone).

02/05/2015 - Climbing
Melloblocco - day 3, solar energy climbing The sun’s energy has heated up the third and penultimate day of Melloblocco that was marked by total climbing. 2400 climbers have registered, a number that confirms that this event in Val Masino is the biggest climbing and bouldering meeting in the world.

08/01/2015 - Climbing
Giuliano Cameroni repeats Dreamtime at Cresciano On 6 January 2015 at Cresciano, Tessin (Switzerland), Giuliano Cameroni repeated Dreamtime 8C.

02/10/2014 - Alpinism
Grandes Jorasses, Directe de l'Amitié by Corrado Pesce and Martin Elias On 26 and 27 September 2014 Corrado Pesce and Martin Elias repeated Directe de l'Amitie on the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses (Mont Blanc). A route first climbed in winter 1974 by Louis Audoubert, Michel Feuillarade, Marc Galy and Yannick Seigneur, described by Corrado Korra Pesce as 'the most...

02/10/2014 - Climbing
Cresciano, the bouldering paradise in Switzerland Claudio Cameroni, Roberto Grizzi and Renzo Lodi introduce, should this still be necessary, the bouldering paradise Cresciano in Canton Ticino, Switzerland. During the high season thousands of climbers flock from all over the world to Cresciano which, this weekend, will host Night Session, the unique international night bouldering meeting.

22/07/2014 - Interviews
Michel Piola interview: climbing on Mont Blanc, the search and the story that continues The fabulous world of Babette, or rather Mont Blanc's marvelous granite climbing, starting from Envers des Aiguilles. Interview with Michel Piola, one of the most prolific alpinists in the world who, in more than 30 years of activity, has left an indelible mark on climbing. His routes are considered priceless,...

11/07/2014 - Climbing
Bouldering in Corsica Olivier Broussouloux and Laurence Guyon introduce the bouldering in Corsica, France.

06/05/2014 - Competitions
Big Wall Speed Climbing, new record by Levatić brothers in Paklenica Last weekend Jurica Levatić and his brother Perica Levatić won the 15th Big Wall Speed Climbing competition in Paklenica, Croatia in a record time of 15:16.
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