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06/02/2006 - Climbing
Bain de sang, 9a, for Scarian e Manolo On 3/02/2006 Maurizio "Manolo" Zanolla and Riccardo "Sky" Scarian repeated Bain de Sang, 9a first ascended by Fred Nicole at Saint Loup, Switzerland.
03/02/2006 - Alpinism
Ueli Steck: first solo, repeat and winter ascent of The Young Spider on the North Face of the Eiger Ueli Steck: first solo, repeat and winter ascent of The Young Spider on the North Face of the Eiger
04/01/2006 - Events
XV Piolet d'or, the candidates The six candidates for the prestigious Piolet d'or, promoted by the French Montagnes Magazine and awarded in Grenoble, France on 10 February.
15/12/2005 - Environment
Alpine light pollution doubles According to the University of Bern, Switzerland, light pollution in the Alps has doubled in the last 15 years.
14/12/2005 - Competitions
NO-TAV protests in Valle di Susa The Italian Valle di Susa is currently in the international spotlight due to strong opposition against the planned construction of the TAV, the high-speed railway line which is to link Turin with Lyon, France.
23/11/2005 - Climbing
Sul filo della notte' on-sight for Burdet Denis Burdet, Nicolas Zampetti and Jacques Vouilloz have made the first on-sight of "Sul filo della notte", Taghia, Morocco
03/10/2005 - Climbing
Didier Berthod cleans Greenspit, Valle dell Orco After his 2003 pinkpoint, Didier Berthod has now climbed Greenspit placing the gear on lead, making it a contender for one of the hardest crack climbs in Europe.
04/08/2005 - Climbing
Ala Daglar, Turkey, two new routes for Larcher, Oviglia, Paissan In July 2005 Rolando Larcher, Maurizio Oviglia and Michele Paissan made two first ascents in the Ala Daglar mountain chain (Southern Anatolia, Turkey): “Uc Muz”, 650 m, 8a max, 7b obl. on the east face of Demirkazik (3757 m);...
28/06/2005 - Competitions
Sweet swiss victory for Lachat and Eiter Angela Eiter and Cedric Lachat win the fourth stage of the Lead Worldcup 2005 in Zurich, Switzerland.
03/05/2005 - Competitions
Puigblanque and Eiter win in Puurs Angela Eiter from Austria and Ramón Julián Puigblanque from Spain have won the second round of the Lead Worldcup 2005 held in Puurs, Belgium, last weekend.
22/04/2005 - Competitions
15th Mezzalama On 21/04 the mythical 15° Trofeo Mezzalama ski mountaineering competition takes place on Monte Rosa. The start is Breuil Cervinia and the finish is at Gressoney La Trinité.
13/04/2005 - Climbing
Cresciano & Chironico bouldering meet A boulderining meeting at Cresciano and Chironico (Switzerland) will take place on 16-17 April 2005.
11/04/2005 - Competitions
Tour du Rutor On 9/04 Guido Giacomelli and Mirko Mezzanotte won the Tour du Rutor, the final stage of the World Cup 2005, won by the Frenchmen Gachet Gregory and Perrier Florent ahead of Giacomelli and Mezzanotte and the swiss duo Blanc...
25/03/2005 - Events
swiss glacier plastic wrap vs. global warming The Gurschen glacier (Andermatt, Switzerland) will be wrapped in plastic to prevent it from melting due to global warming.
10/01/2005 - Alpinism
Kandersteg: incredible idefalls in Switzerland Anna Torretta talks about the icefalls at Kandersteg, Switzerland
18/11/2004 - Competitions
Daone Ice Meeting From 25-29 January 2005 the Vth International Meeting Pareti di Cristallo will be held in Valle di Daone, Italy.
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