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![Melloblocco 2015: the start of the universal bouldering edition](/uploads/img/3/30083.jpg)
30/04/2015 - Events
Melloblocco 2015: the start of the universal bouldering edition Melloblocco 2015 kicks off this morning with plenty of climbing. From today until Sunday 3 May Italy’s Val Masino and Val di Mello will host the 12th edition of Melloblocco, the biggest climbing and bouldering meeting in the world.
![Gran Sasso d'Italia and the Paretone Fourth Pillar. By Ivo Ferrari](/uploads/img/3/30041.jpg)
29/04/2015 - Alpinism
Gran Sasso d'Italia and the Paretone Fourth Pillar. By Ivo Ferrari Ivo Ferrari retraces the history of the Quarto Pilastro del Paretone on Gran Sasso, first climbed in 1959 by Luigi Mario and Emilio Caruso, with an account by Stefano Ardito of the historic first ascent and an account by Fabrizio...
![Nepal earthquake: Oskar Piazza, Gigliola Mancinelli, Renzo Benedetti and Marco Pojer perish](/uploads/img/3/30033.jpg)
27/04/2015 - Alpinism
Nepal earthquake: Oskar Piazza, Gigliola Mancinelli, Renzo Benedetti and Marco Pojer perish The news was made official a few hours ago: the well-known Italian mountain guide and member of the mountain rescue service Oskar Piazza and Dr. Gigliola Mancinelli perished beneath an avalanche triggered by the earthquake that destroyed the village of...
![XX Mezzalama legendary ski mountaineering Saturday 25 April](/uploads/img/3/29939.jpg)
20/04/2015 - Competitions
XX Mezzalama legendary ski mountaineering Saturday 25 April The XX Mezzalama, the legendary ski mountaineering competition in the Monte Rosa massif, takes place on 25 April 2015. Marco Spataro reports.
![Elba Discovery #3, Madonna del Monte and the third Rock Slave XP 2014 video](/uploads/img/3/27309.jpg)
14/04/2015 - Climbing
Elba Discovery #3, Madonna del Monte and the third Rock Slave XP 2014 video The third episode of Rock Slave XP 2014 Elba Discovery: Madonna del Monte and the climbing and bouldering Italy's Isola d'Elba. With Luca Andreozzi, Martina Blanchet, Federica Mingolla, Alberto Gotta, Alessandro Palma, Marzio Nardi and Adriano Trombetta.
![Piolet d'Or 2015: the grande finale at Courmayeur](/uploads/img/3/29797.jpg)
13/04/2015 - Alpinism
Piolet d'Or 2015: the grande finale at Courmayeur On Saturday 11 April the awards ceremony of the 23rd Piolets d'Or, the Oscars of alpinism, were held at Courmayeur, Italy. Americans Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold, Russians Aleksander Gukov and Aleksey Lonchinsky and Slovenians Marko Prezelj, Ales Cesen and...
![Sivridağ, new trad climb in Anatolia, Turkey](/uploads/img/3/29721.jpg)
09/04/2015 - Alpinism
Sivridağ, new trad climb in Anatolia, Turkey Tunç Fındık reports about Sivridağ in the Beydağları massif, one of the most important trad climbing areas in Turkey where together with Rauf Osman Pınarbaşı he has now made the first ascent of Punisher (450m, VI).
![Melloblocco, more than 1300 climbers pre-register for Val di Mello](/uploads/img/3/23686.jpg)
07/04/2015 - Climbing
Melloblocco, more than 1300 climbers pre-register for Val di Mello Pre-registration continues for Melloblocco, the world’s biggest bouldering and climbing meeting scheduled to take place in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy, from 30 April to 3 May 2015. More than 1,300 climbers have already pre-registered. Those who register...
![La Piera ice climb in the Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/29556.jpg)
30/03/2015 - Alpinism
La Piera ice climb in the Dolomites The route topo of the ice climb La Piera in Vallunga, Dolomites, by Beppe Ballico.
![Tom Ballard and the Eiger - a hard day's winter](/uploads/img/3/29465.jpg)
27/03/2015 - Alpinism
Tom Ballard and the Eiger - a hard day's winter British mountaineer Tom Ballard reports about his recent ascent of the Eiger that crowned his Starlight and Storm project to climb the six great North Faces of the Alps in winter, alone and in just one season: Cima Grande di...
![Villasimius, Cala Usai restyled in Sardinia](/uploads/img/3/29495.jpg)
24/03/2015 - Climbing
Villasimius, Cala Usai restyled in Sardinia Maurizio Oviglia introduces the stunning sea crag Cala Usai to Villasimìus in southern Sardinia. New routes have been added while old routes have been rebolted, and the sea cliff now hosts nearly 40 routes from 4c to 8a.
![Tom Ballard solos the Allain - Leininger route up the Petit Dru North Face](/uploads/img/3/29407.jpg)
16/03/2015 - Alpinism
Tom Ballard solos the Allain - Leininger route up the Petit Dru North Face British alpinist Tom Ballard has climbed the Allain - Leininger route up the North Face of the Petit Dru (3,733m) in the Mont Blanc massif. This is his fifth climb of his Starlight and Storm project that aims to climb...
![Melloblocco 2015 - the universal edition](/uploads/img/3/29355.jpg)
12/03/2015 - Events
Melloblocco 2015 - the universal edition The biggest bouldering and climbing meeting in the world will be held in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy, from 30 April to 3 May 2015.A universal edition to celebrate, for the 12th consecutive year, the beauty of climbing...
![Piolet d'Or 2015: three expeditions selected](/uploads/img/3/28747.jpg)
05/03/2015 - Events
Piolet d'Or 2015: three expeditions selected Three expeditions have been selected for the Piolets d'Or 2015: the traverse of the Fitz Roy range by Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold,the ascent ofl Thamserku by the Russians Alexander Gukov and Alexei Lonchinskiy and the ascent of Hagshu by...
![Alaska Range Project by Carl Battreall](/uploads/img/3/28986.jpg)
02/03/2015 - Alpinism
Alaska Range Project by Carl Battreall Alaskan photographer Carl Battreall introduces his Alaska Range Project, a major photographic project to explore and photograph the entire Alaska Range in North America from the Nutzotin Mountains to the Neacolas via Denali - Mount McKinley.
![Stéphanie Bodet climbing Octogénèse in Corsica](/uploads/img/3/29214.jpg)
27/02/2015 - Alpinism
Stéphanie Bodet climbing Octogénèse in Corsica The short film Of the rock I asked for the moon, starring French climber Stéphanie Bodet on Octogénèse in Corsica
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