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Alpinism and caving: underground ice climbing at Brezno pod Velbom
06/05/2016 - Alpinism
Alpinism and caving: underground ice climbing at Brezno pod Velbom
Out of the ordinary mountaineering in Slovenia: Luca Vallata recalls the ascent, carried out together with Matteo Rivadossi and Andrea Tocchini, of one of the longest and most continuous ice climbs in the Eastern Alps. The icefall is not located in the mountains, but inside a mountain, namely in the...
Giorgio Bendazzoli redpoints L'Attimo 9a at Covolo
05/05/2016 - Climbing
Giorgio Bendazzoli redpoints L'Attimo 9a at Covolo
16-year-old climber Giorgio Bendazzoli has repeated L'Attimo, a 9a sports climb at Covolo (Italy).
Pace in Siria on Dain di Pietramurata, new rock climb in Italy's Sarca valley
20/04/2016 - Climbing
Pace in Siria on Dain di Pietramurata, new rock climb in Italy's Sarca valley
The report by Marco Bozzetta who, together with Francesco Salvaterra, made the first ascent of Pace in Siria (7a+, 6c+ obligatory, 230m), a new multi-pitch rock climb up the SE Face of Dain di Pietramurata, Valle del Sarca, Italy.
Delta Minox in Val Masino climbed by Federica Mingolla, Luca Schiera and Andrea Gaddi
20/04/2016 - Climbing
Delta Minox in Val Masino climbed by Federica Mingolla, Luca Schiera and Andrea Gaddi
Federica Mingolla reports of her 20/03/2016 ascent, together with Andrea Gaddi and Luca Schiera, of the classic multi-pitch rock climb Delta Minox up Pilastro del Scingino, Cavalcorto, Val Masino, Italy, established on 4 September 1988 by Tarcisio Fazzini, Livio Gianola, Sabina Gianola and Norberto Riva.
Fabian Buhl makes winter Wetterbock ascent
18/04/2016 - Climbing
Fabian Buhl makes winter Wetterbock ascent
From 17 - 19 March 2016 German climber Fabian Buhl made a solo ascent of Wetterbock, a 10-pitch 8c freed in 2014 by Alexander Huber up the Wetterbockwand, Göll East Face, Berchtesgaden Alps, Austria.
Paul Pritchard and the crowdfunding campaign for the Totem Pole film
13/04/2016 - Climbing
Paul Pritchard and the crowdfunding campaign for the Totem Pole film
A film documenting Paul Pritchard and the Totem Pole, the famous sea stack in Tasmania, is in the pipeline. A crowdfunding campaign for this project has now been launched.
Piolets d'Or 2016: four ascents honoured
07/04/2016 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2016: four ascents honoured
From 14 - 17 April four climbs will be celebrated during the Piolets d’Or 2016, the international mountaineering award scheduled to take place at la Grave-La Meije in France. The selected ascents are: Talung (Nepal) by Ukrainian alpinists Nikita Balabanov and Mikhail Fomin; Gave Ding (Nepal) by British mountaineers Mick...
Chamonix - Zermatt, Bastien Fleury and Olivier Meynet set new ski traverse record
Chamonix - Zermatt, Bastien Fleury and Olivier Meynet set new ski traverse record
On 21 March 2016 Frenchmen Bastien Fleury and Olivier Meynet set a new record on the Chamonix - Zermatt Haute Route ski mountaineering traverse, stopping the clock after 16 hours and 35 minutes, smashing the record set in 2013 by Lionel Claudepierre by two hours.
Stefano Carnati climbs Cornalba's Goldrake 9a+
21/03/2016 - Climbing
Stefano Carnati climbs Cornalba's Goldrake 9a+
On Sunday 20 March 2016 at Cornalba, Italy, Stefano Carnati made the third ascent of Goldrake, the 9a+ sports climb freed by Adam Ondra and repeated so far only by Gabriele Moroni.
Grande Rocheuse Voie Originale, first ski and snowboard descent by Capozzi, Galli, Herry and Trento
Grande Rocheuse Voie Originale, first ski and snowboard descent by Capozzi, Galli, Herry and Trento
Julien Herry reports about the first ski and snowboard descent of the Voie Originale down the South Face of Grande Rocheuse (4102m) in the Mont Blanc massif, carried out together with Davide Capozzi, Lambert Galli and Denis Trento.
Jorg Verhoeven bouldering Ammagamma in the Grampians
12/03/2016 - Climbing
Jorg Verhoeven bouldering Ammagamma in the Grampians
Dutch climber Jorg Verhoeven repeating Ammagamma, the V13 boulder problem established by Austria's Klem Loskot in the Grampians, Australia.
Fitz Roy, Patagonia: new climb by Michal Sabovčík and Ján Smoleň
11/03/2016 - Alpinism
Fitz Roy, Patagonia: new climb by Michal Sabovčík and Ján Smoleň
On 30-31/01/2016 the Slovak alpinists Michal Sabovčík and Ján Smolen made the first ascent of Asado (665m, 7a+, M8, A2), a new climb up the South Face of Fitz Roy in Patagonia.
Federica Mingolla, climbing's rock star with Tiromancino
11/03/2016 - Climbing
Federica Mingolla, climbing's rock star with Tiromancino
The climber from Turin Federica Mingolla is featured in the new music video Piccoli miracoli by Italian group Tiromancino.
Climbing video at Monterrey, Mexico: El Lobo del Deserto by Giupponi, Oviglia and Larcher
10/03/2016 - Climbing
Climbing video at Monterrey, Mexico: El Lobo del Deserto by Giupponi, Oviglia and Larcher
The video of the first ascent of El Lobo del Desierto, a new multi-pitch rock climb established by Rolando Larcher, Maurizio Oviglia and Luca Giupponi at the start of January 2016 up the East and North Faces of Pico Pirineos at Monterrey in Mexico.
Oliana, Good times climbing with Chris Sharma & Co
09/03/2016 - Climbing
Oliana, Good times climbing with Chris Sharma & Co
The video featuring Chris Sharma, Dave Graham, Daniel Woods, Klemen Bečan and Matty Hong climbing at Oliana in Spain in winter 2015/2016.
Torres del Paine National Park, first repeat photographs of Patagonia's glaciers
09/03/2016 - Environment
Torres del Paine National Park, first repeat photographs of Patagonia's glaciers
Italian photographer Fabiano Ventura is currently in the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile, Patagonia. The expedition he is leading plans to photograph the exact same locations as those taken by Alberto Maria De Agostini as part of multi-year project "On the trails of the glaciers" in order to...

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