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![Red Bull X-Alps 2017 route announced](/uploads/img/3/44481.jpg)
31/03/2017 - Competitions
Red Bull X-Alps 2017 route announced The route for 8th edition of the Red Bull X-Alps 2017 has now been announced. Considered the world’s toughest adventure race, the +1000km traverse across the Alps by paraglider or on foot will begin on 2 July 2017 at Salzburg...
![Patagonia: Franchini brothers climb new route on Cerro Penitentes](/uploads/img/3/44466.jpg)
29/03/2017 - Alpinism
Patagonia: Franchini brothers climb new route on Cerro Penitentes Climbing in Patagonia: on 26/01/2017 Tomas Franchini and his brother Silvestro Franchini made a quick, alpine style first ascent up Cerro Penitentes. The new route is called ‘El Mariano’ (750m, 85° M4).
![Julia Chanourdie climbs Ground Zero at Tetto di Sarre](/uploads/img/3/44463.jpg)
28/03/2017 - Climbing
Julia Chanourdie climbs Ground Zero at Tetto di Sarre French rock climber Julia Chanourdie has repeated Ground Zero at Tetto di Sarre in Valle d’Aosta, Italy, freed in 2002 by Alberto Gnerro and graded 9a.
![Margo Hayes / the La Rambla Siurana climbing interview](/uploads/img/3/44402.jpg)
27/03/2017 - Climbing
Margo Hayes / the La Rambla Siurana climbing interview Interview with American climber Margo Hayes who on 26 February 2017 became the first woman to climb 9a+ with her ascent of La Rambla at the crag Siurana in Catalonia, Spain.
![Mélissa Le Nevé becomes first woman to boulder 8B+ at Fontainebleau](/uploads/img/3/44311.jpg)
23/03/2017 - Climbing
Mélissa Le Nevé becomes first woman to boulder 8B+ at Fontainebleau With her recent ascent of Mécanique élémentaire, French climber Mélissa Le Nevé has become the first woman to climb an 8B+ boulder problem at Fontainebleau in france.
![Stefano Ghisolfi sends Siurana’s La Rambla 4th go](/uploads/img/3/44215.jpg)
21/03/2017 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi sends Siurana’s La Rambla 4th go Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi has repeated La Rambla, the famous 9a+ sport climb at Siurana in Spain, on his fourth attempt.
![Pierra Menta 2017: Eydallin - Lenzi and Roux - Forsberg victorious](/uploads/img/3/43852.jpg)
13/03/2017 - Competitions
Pierra Menta 2017: Eydallin - Lenzi and Roux - Forsberg victorious The 32nd Pierra Menta took place at Arêches-Beaufort (france) from 8 - 11 March 2017. The classic ski mountaineering competition was won by the Italians Matteo Eydallin & Damiano Lenzi. The women's event was won by the French - Swedish...
![Melloblocco to host Italian Bouldering Championship 2017](/uploads/img/3/7180.jpg)
07/03/2017 - Competitions
Melloblocco to host Italian Bouldering Championship 2017 From 12-13 May the Italian Bouldering Championship 2017 will take place during Melloblocco, the world’s biggest bouldering and climbing meeting scheduled to take place from Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 May 2017 in Val Masino - Val di Mello (Italy).
![Grandes Jorasses: No Siesta e Bonatti - Vaucher climbed by Luka Lindič and Ines Papert](/uploads/img/3/43695.jpg)
04/03/2017 - Alpinism
Grandes Jorasses: No Siesta e Bonatti - Vaucher climbed by Luka Lindič and Ines Papert Winter mountaineering: Luka Lindič and Ines Papert ascended the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses (4208m) in the Mont Blanc massif, france, combining the routes 'No Siesta' and 'Bonatti - Vaucher' from 20 - 22 February 2017 and with two...
![Jeff Lowe awarded Piolet d'Or Carrière 2017](/uploads/img/3/43685.jpg)
03/03/2017 - Alpinism
Jeff Lowe awarded Piolet d'Or Carrière 2017 American alpinist Jeff Lowe has been awarded the Piolets d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award. The prize will be assigned during the 25th edition of the mountaineering prize that will be celebrated in Grenoble, france, from 12 - 15 April. In the...
![Damiano Lenzi and Laetitia Roux Individual Ski Mountaineering World Champions](/uploads/img/3/43551.jpg)
24/02/2017 - Competitions
Damiano Lenzi and Laetitia Roux Individual Ski Mountaineering World Champions On the first day of the Ski Mountaineering World Championships 2017 at Alpago - Piancavallo, Italy’s Damiano Lenzi and france’s Laetitia Roux were crowned Individual world champions. Silver went to Kilian Jornet Burgada from Spain and Maude Mathys from Switzerland,...
![Hansjörg Auer remembers the Marmolada Fish route free solo](/uploads/img/3/9311.jpg)
22/02/2017 - Alpinism
Hansjörg Auer remembers the Marmolada Fish route free solo The video profile of Austrian alpinist Hansjörg Auer after his free solo climb of the Fish route - Via Attraverso il Pesce (Weg durch den Fisch) - carried out on 29/04/2007 up the South Face of Marmolada, Dolomites
![Dolomites Val d’Ansiei: the new icefall Night Love](/uploads/img/3/43526.jpg)
22/02/2017 - Alpinism
Dolomites Val d’Ansiei: the new icefall Night Love Francesco Rigon reports about his ascent of 'Night Love' (WI5, 35m), a probable new ice climb in Val d'Ansiei (Cadore, Italy).
![Passion, alpinism and risks](/uploads/img/3/43481.jpg)
17/02/2017 - Alpinism
Passion, alpinism and risks A thought for Mauro Franceschini, Antonella Gallo, Antonella Gerini and Fabrizio Recchia who yesterday, Thursday 16/02/17, lost their lives when the icefall Bonne année collapsed in Valle di Gressoney, Valle d’Aosta, Italy.
![Walter Bonatti archive acquired by Turin Mountain Museum](/uploads/img/3/43358.jpg)
14/02/2017 - Alpinism
Walter Bonatti archive acquired by Turin Mountain Museum In October 2016 the Turin-based Mountain Museum acquired the archive of Italian alpinist Walter Bonatti; a immense treasure that still needs to be catalogued, studied and archived for the history of mountaineering and more.
![Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2017 / Laetitia Roux, Matteo Eydallin and Robert Antonioli win in Turkey](/uploads/img/3/43360.jpg)
13/02/2017 - Competitions
Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2017 / Laetitia Roux, Matteo Eydallin and Robert Antonioli win in Turkey The third stage of the ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2017 took place at Erzincan in Turkey last weekend. Saturday’s Individual race was won by france’s Laetitia Roux and Italy’s Matteo Eydallin, while Sunday’s Vertical race was won by Roux...
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