125 News found
11/01/2013 - Alpinism
David Lama and Peter Ortner add Laserz Spindrift On 27/12/2012 David Lama and Peter Ortner made the first ascent of Sprindrift (600m, VIII-, M6, WI VI, A1) up the North Face of Laserz, Lienzer Dolomites, Austria.
05/12/2012 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup 2013 The Ice Climbing World Cup 2013 begins in January and takes place in South Korea, Switzerland, Italy, Romania and Russia.
15/10/2012 - Climbing
Lead World Cup 2012, Ernst and McColl win in China The sixth stage of the Lead World Cup 2012 took place in Xining, China on 12-13/10/2012 and was won by Johanna Ernst from Austria and Sean McColl from Canada. Stefano Ghisolfi placed third, putting Italy back on the podium after...
06/07/2012 - Competitions
Lead World Cup 2012, the stages The Lead World Cup 2012 begins in mid July with the first stage in Chamonix, France.
15/03/2012 - Alpinism
Presolana via Direttissima, first winter ascent by Panseri, Natali and Ceribelli On 2-3 March 2012 Maurizio Panseri, Daniele Natali and Alessandro Ceribelli carried out the first winter ascent of via Direttissima up the North Face of Presolana, Italy. The report by Maurizio Panseri.
24/05/2011 - Events
2011 Kalymnos Climbing Festival: a brief report A brief report about the Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2011 by Aris Theodoropoulos
27/04/2011 - Events
59th TrentoFilmFestival, select events The 59th Trento Film Festival takes place from 28 April to 8 May to celebrate mountains, society, cinema and literature. Numerous mountaineering personalities gather in Italy's Trento including Messner, Herzog, Bonatti, Mazeaud, Erri De Luca, Mauro Corona, Neri Marcoré, Enrico...
21/03/2011 - Alpinism
Broad Peak and GI, winter ascents abandoned Neither the Polish mountaineers engaged on Broad Peak nor the international expedition on G1 have managed to climb these giant mountains during the coldest season, and both expedition have now abandoned their attempts.
12/07/2010 - Competitions
Live Lead World Cup 2010 in Chamonix The first stage of the Lead World Cup 2010 takes place in Chamonix (Fra) on 12-13/07/2010
20/04/2010 - Alpinism
Simon Gietl, from the new route in Patagonia to the Phantom der Zinne Even if spring is at the doorstep, it's worth analysing the climbs of Simon Gietl from the South Tyrol, who this winter carried out the first ascent in Patagonia together with Roger Schäli before repeating the famous Phantom der Zinner...
23/02/2010 - Competitions
Sport climbing is now fully recognised by the IOC. Interview with IFSC President Marco Scolaris. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has ratified and recognised the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) during its Plenary Session at Vancouver, Canada. As the President of the IFSC Marco Scolaris explains, this is a fundamental step for sport climbing...
21/04/2009 - Events
57th TrentoFilmfestival preview The 57th Trento FilmFestival, the oldest film festival dedicated to mountains, exploration and adventure takes place in Trento from 21 April to 3 May. The films, evenings, main players and meetings and some thoughts about the pre-Festival...
26/03/2009 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Paolo Rabbia, first winter ski traverse of the Alps Interview with Paolo Rabbia who from 29/12/2008 to 28/02/2009 carried out the first ski mountaineering traverse of the Alps in winter without the help of mechanical transport.
19/03/2009 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2009 - you know the score The sixth edition of the Melloblocco will take place in Val di Mello (Val Masino, Sondrio, Italy). This annual international bouldering meeting attracts thousands of boulderers and climbers from all over the world.
02/04/2008 - Alpinism
House and Anderson climb new route on Mt. Alberta, Canada The Americans Vince Anderson and Steve House have opened a new route up the north face of Mt. Alberta (3619m), Rockies, Canada. The due climbed alpine style for three days and graded their new line WI5+ M8 R/X.
02/01/2008 - Events
Ice meetings and ice climbing competitions 2008 Ice meetings in Argentière la Bessée (Fournel), France, Kandersteg, Switzerland and Valle di Daone (Italy),plus the Ice Climbing World Cup 2008 calendar.
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