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15/09/2008 - Trekking
All the Alps just a click away The new version of the Via Alpina website is online, with a community area
29/08/2008 - Climbing
Lama and Verhoeven create Desperation of the Northface, Sagwand, Zillertal Alps David Lama from Austria and Jorg Verhoeven from Holland have carried out the first ascent of "Desperation of the Northface", an 820m line with difficulties up to 7b on the Sagwand (3227m) in the Zillertal Alps, Austria.
03/07/2008 - Climbing
Hans Florine and Yuji Hirayama set new record on The Nose, El Capitan Hans Florine and Yuji Hirayama have set a new speed record on the Nose, El Capitan, Yosemite, climbing the route in 2:43:33.
31/05/2008 - Events
Rock Junior 2008: registration boom 400 climbers have already pre-registered for the seventh Rock Junior European Youth Climbing Days due to take place from 7 - 8 June 2008 at the Climbing Stadium in Arco, Italy.
29/05/2008 - Events
Zakopane 2008 Film and photography entries Entries for the Zakopane 2008 Fourth Mountain Film Competition and the Second International Mountain Photography ‘Space of Life’ are accepted until 30 June 2008
01/04/2008 - Alpinism
Ice climbing in Japan Albert Leichtfried, Markus Bendler and photographer Hermann Erber have just returned from an ice climbing trip to Hokkaido, Japan, during which they made the first ascent of Lector WI7 at Chiyoshibetu, before climbing in Raiden, Sounkyo and Abashiri.
22/01/2008 - Climbing
Manolo climbs Bimbaluna at Saint Loup, Switzerland On 20/01/2008 Maurizio Manolo Zanolla repeated Bimbaluna 9a/9a+ at Saint Loup, Switzerland.
23/11/2007 - Alpinism
Silvia Vidal on Shipton Spire, Trango, Pakistan In July Sílvia Vidal from Spain made the solo first ascent of "Life is Lilac" (A4+, 6a, 870m) on the NE Pillar of Shipton Spire, Trango, Pakistan
20/11/2007 - Climbing
Dryland mixed climbing above Innsbruck Over the last two years Albert Leichtfried, one of Austria's leading mixed climbers, has almost single handedly developed the mixed-crag Dryland. The result is one of the hardest coldspots in Europe, with 10 routes weighing in from M5 to M13-...
15/11/2007 - Climbing
Lucy Creamer climbs E8 at Curbar, Peak District Lucy Creamer repeats "Slab and Crack" E8 6c at Curbar, Peak District and becomes the first British woman to breach this grade on gritstone.
18/09/2007 - Trekking
Dolomites: Sella vie ferrate and walks Four treks and vie ferrate to discover the Sella, Pordoi and Val Badia in the Italian Dolomites by local Mountain Guide Francesco Tremolada.
18/07/2007 - Climbing
Climbing in the Dolomites Rock climbing in the Dolomites, Italy: route topos for the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Marmolada, Pale di San Martino and more.
11/04/2007 - Competitions
XIII Tour du Rutor: ski mountaineering race Dennis Brunod and Manfred Reichegger win the XIII Tour du Rutor. Gloriana Pellissier and Laetitia Roux win the women's event.
28/03/2007 - Alpinism
Iceland ice climbing expedition report At the end of February Albert Leichtfried, Markus Bendler, Ines Papert and Audrey Gariepy travelled to Iceland to explore its potential in memory of their friend Harald Berger who died tragically in December 2006.
08/03/2007 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2007 facts and figures On Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th of May 2007, Val di Mello will host the fourth edition of Melloblocco, the international outdoors bouldering meeting in Northern Italy
21/02/2007 - Alpinism
'Osa, ma non troppo', Cerro Cota 2000 (Paine, Patagonia) From 21 - 26 January 2007 the Italians Elio Orlandi, Michele Cagol, Fabio Leoni and Rolando Larcher made the first ascent of "Osa ma non troppo", a 700m line up the E Face of Cerro Cota 2000 (Torres del Paine,...
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