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17/02/2012 - Alpinism

Mont Rochefort, the video of Capozzi and Bigio's first descent

The video of the first descent of Pente a Remy carried out on 13/02/2012 by Davide Capozzi and Stefano Bigio from Mont Rochefort (Mont Blanc).

17/02/2012 - Alpinism

Dave MacLeod climbs his Castle in the Sky

Scottish climber Dave MacLeod has created the new drytooling route Castle in the Sky at Druim Shionnach, Scotland.

16/02/2012 - Climbing

Verhoeven and Saurwein bouldering at Hueco

Jorg Verhoeven and Katharina Saurwein have sent numerous boulder problems at Hueco (USA), including Slashface V13 (8B) for Verhoeven and two 8A and one 8A+ in a single day for Saurwein.

16/02/2012 - Alpinism

Forra del Vinadia, ice climbing in the Friuli, Italy

Five icefalls in the canyon Forra del Vinadia, Zia Mia, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Zanna Bianca e Trip terapia introduced by Massimo Candolini and Marco Milanese

15/02/2012 - Climbing

Dean Potter, the free solo video on El Capitan in Yosemite

The video of Dean Potter while he free solos the final quarter of the route Freerider on El Capitan, Yosemite, USA.

15/02/2012 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering

Mont Rochefort, first descent by Capozzi and Bigio on Mont Blanc

After years of waiting for the right conditions, on 13/02/2012 Davide Capozzi and the Mountain Guide Stefano Bigio carried out a first ski and snowboard descent on Mont Rochefort (Mont Blanc). The report by Capozzi.

15/02/2012 - Climbing

Climbing at Alta Val Aupa

The crag Alta Val Aupa, 21 routes from 6c - 8a+ close to Tolmezzo (Udine) in NE Italy, introduced by local climber Andrea Polo.

14/02/2012 - Alpinism

Piolet d'Or 2012, the 6 nominations

The XX Piolet d'Or will take place in Courmayeur (Italy) and Chamonix (France) from 21 - 24 March 2012. Here are the 6 nominations for the coveted golden ice axe, while Frenchman Robert Paragot will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.

14/02/2012 - Alpinism

Nanga Parbat winter expedition: Moro and Urubko abandon attempt

Simone Moro and Denis Urubko have announced their decision today to abandon their attempt of the first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat (Pakistan) via the Diamir Face due to the prohibitive weather conditions.

14/02/2012 - Alpinism

Bjørn-Eivind Årtun and Stein-Ivar Gravdal, fatal accident in Norway

Tragedy in Norway, where last week the alpinists Bjørn-Eivind Årtun and Stein-Ivar Gravdal died while attempting a new ice climb up the Kjerag rock face.

14/02/2012 - Climbing

Paul Robinson climbing Brad Pitt and The Ace at Stanage

Two short videos of Paul Robinson repeating the classic gritstone boulder problems Brad Pitt and The Ace at Stanage Edge in England.

13/02/2012 - Climbing

Daniel Andrada, La Obsesión video

Video portrait of Spanish climber Daniel "Dani" Andrada, by Haroun Souirji.

13/02/2012 - Competitions

Ice Climbing World Cup 2012: Markus Bendler wins in Busteni, Maxim Tomilov wins the 2012 World Cup

11/02/2012. At Busteni in Romania the 4th stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup was won by Markus Bendler from Austria and Maria Tolokonina from Russia. The Speed event was won by Maria Tolokonina once again, along with her team-mate...

13/02/2012 - Climbing

Monique Forestier on Tom et je ris, Verdon

The video of Australian climber repeating Tom et je ris 8b+ in the Verdon Gorge, France.

13/02/2012 - Alpinism

Spray On... Top!, Emmett and Premrl complete first ascent of Helmcken Falls testpiece

Tim Emmett and Klemen Premrl have carried out the first ascent of the superb mixed ice climb Spray On... Top! (230m, W10, M9+) at the Helmcken Falls, Canada, the route Emmett had started with Will Gadd. Tim Emmett shares the...