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![Claudia Ghisolfi grand on Noia 8c+ at Andonno](/uploads/img/3/70883.jpg)
09/05/2021 - Climbing
Claudia Ghisolfi grand on Noia 8c+ at Andonno At Andonno in Italy 24-year-old climber Claudia Ghisolfi has repeated Noia, the legendary 8c+ established in 1993 by Severino Scassa.
![Marcello Bombardi makes no mistakes on Lapsus at Andonno, Italy](/uploads/img/3/70862.jpg)
08/05/2021 - Climbing
Marcello Bombardi makes no mistakes on Lapsus at Andonno, Italy Two days ago at Andonno in Italy 27-year-old Marcello Bombardi made the third ascent of Lapsus, after Stefano Ghisolfi and Adam Ondra.
![Sean Villanueva and the magical Moonwalk Traverse of Fitz Roy skyline solo in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/69587.jpg)
15/02/2021 - Interviews
Sean Villanueva and the magical Moonwalk Traverse of Fitz Roy skyline solo in Patagonia Interview with Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll after the Fitz Roy Traverse in Patagonia, carried out solo from 5 to 10 February and christened the Moonwalk Traverse by the Belgian mountaineer. This is only the second time that the iconic skyline of...
![Farewell to Galliano Bordin, founder of AKU](/uploads/img/3/69413.jpg)
02/02/2021 - Environment
Farewell to Galliano Bordin, founder of AKU Galliano Bordin, the founder of the Italian footwear company AKU, passed away aged 85 on Saturday. The son of a family of shoemakers, Bordin founded the company at Montebelluna in Northern Italy and exported walking shoes, trekking and mountaineering boots...
![Arcadia, the new crag at Leonidio in Greece](/uploads/img/3/68989.jpg)
04/01/2021 - Climbing
Arcadia, the new crag at Leonidio in Greece Aris Theodoropoulos introduces Arcadia, a brilliant new crag close to Leonidio in Greece.
![James Pearson & Caroline Ciavaldini: the Black Rocks Hard Grit interview](/uploads/img/3/68926.jpg)
29/12/2020 - Interviews
James Pearson & Caroline Ciavaldini: the Black Rocks Hard Grit interview Interview with James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini after their respective repeats of Harder Faster and Gaia at Black Rocks in England. These hard grit testpieces were first ascended by Charlie Woodburn and Johnny Dawes and while Pearson’s is only the...
![Tribe at Cadarese: the James Pearson second ascent interview](/uploads/img/3/67984.jpg)
26/10/2020 - Interviews
Tribe at Cadarese: the James Pearson second ascent interview Interview with British rock climber James Pearson after the second ascent of Tribe, the extremely difficult trad climb at Cadarese in Italy first ascended by Jacopo Larcher in 2019
![Mt. Forbes, Canada: virgin East Face climbed by Alik Berg, Quentin Roberts](/uploads/img/3/67961.jpg)
23/10/2020 - Alpinism
Mt. Forbes, Canada: virgin East Face climbed by Alik Berg, Quentin Roberts Alpinists Alik Berg and Quentin Roberts have made the first ascent of the hitherto unclimbed and impressive East Face of Mount Forbes (3612 m) in the Canadian Rockies.
![Paraclimbers Massimo Coda, Andrea Lanfri summit Mont Blanc](/uploads/img/3/66895.jpg)
14/08/2020 - Alpinism
Paraclimbers Massimo Coda, Andrea Lanfri summit Mont Blanc Interview with Andrea Lanfri who climbed Mont Blanc via the normal Italian route with Massimo Coda. In all likelihood they are theirs is the first paraclimbing partnership to achieve this undertaking.
![Piolets d’Or 2020: Chamlang, Tengi Ragi Tau, Link Sar and Rakaposhi the winning climbs](/uploads/img/3/59520.jpg)
12/08/2020 - Alpinism
Piolets d’Or 2020: Chamlang, Tengi Ragi Tau, Link Sar and Rakaposhi the winning climbs Four remarkable ascents will be awarded the Piolets d'Or 2020 at the Ladek Mountain Festival in Poland from 11 - 22 September: Chamlang by Marek Holeček and Zdeněk Hák, Tengi Ragi Tau by Alan Rousseau and Tino Villanueva, Link Sar...
![Massimo Bal: Barliard in the Ollomont Valley and the first ascent climbing contest](/uploads/img/3/66138.jpg)
15/07/2020 - Interviews
Massimo Bal: Barliard in the Ollomont Valley and the first ascent climbing contest Interview with mountain guide Massimo Bal, prolific setter of new routes throughout the Aosta Valley and the driving force behind the Barliard crag in Valle di Ollomont where € 1,000 worth of climbing gear can be won at the innovative...
![Tamara Lunger to climb highest mountains in Italy](/uploads/img/3/65965.jpg)
01/07/2020 - Alpinism
Tamara Lunger to climb highest mountains in Italy South Tyrolean mountaineer Tamara Lunger begins today her 'Tamara Tour Italy'. This summer she will travel by camper across Italy to discover and climb the highest mountains in the country’s 20 regions.
![Adieu Luce Douady, brilliant French climbing prodigy](/uploads/img/3/65745.jpg)
15/06/2020 - Climbing
Adieu Luce Douady, brilliant French climbing prodigy On Sunday 14 June the brilliant 16-year-old French climber Luce Douady lost her life in an accident at a crag close to Grenoble, France.
![Jakob Schubert, Jorg Verhoeven unleash their Zillertal creativity](/uploads/img/3/65279.jpg)
19/05/2020 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert, Jorg Verhoeven unleash their Zillertal creativity Two difficult new sport climbs in the Zillertal, Austria: Walk the Line 9a freed by Jakob Schubert at Monkey Island and Der Weg zur Quelle 8c+ freed by Jorg Verhoeven at Schwarze Wand.
![Big wall explored in Valle de la Plata, Patagonia, by Siebe Vanhee, Max Didier, Austin & Ian Siadak](/uploads/img/3/63792.jpg)
05/03/2020 - Alpinism
Big wall explored in Valle de la Plata, Patagonia, by Siebe Vanhee, Max Didier, Austin & Ian Siadak During a committing rock climbing expedition in February 2020 to Valle de la Plata in Chile’s Northern Patagonia, Max Didier, Austin Siadak, Ian Siadak and Siebe Vanhee established Bailando con la Lluvia, a 700m big wall up the west face...
![Valnontey - Cogne ice climbing ban to protect Bearded Vulture](/uploads/img/3/62450.jpg)
03/01/2020 - Alpinism
Valnontey - Cogne ice climbing ban to protect Bearded Vulture A temporary ice climbing ban has been enacted in Valnontey (Cogne, Italy) to protect nesting bearded vulture. The Gran Paradiso National Park commission and the Cogne mountain guides have produced a Decalogue aimed at protecting the local wildlife.
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