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![Ueli Steck dies in Everest accident](/uploads/img/3/44975.jpg)
30/04/2017 - Alpinism
Ueli Steck dies in Everest accident Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck has died near Mount Everest. The body of the 40-year-old ace mountaineer was found close to Camp 1 on the nearby Nuptse Face, where he was acclimatising for one of the most incredible mountaineering projects in...
![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
![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.
![Cerro Murallón, Patagonia, alpinism and a story of former times: the East Face first ascent by Bacci, Bernasconi and Della Bordella](/uploads/img/3/43473.jpg)
16/02/2017 - Alpinism
Cerro Murallón, Patagonia, alpinism and a story of former times: the East Face first ascent by Bacci, Bernasconi and Della Bordella The alpinism and adventure up 'El Valor del Miedo’ (1000m, 90°, M6+, A2), the new mixed route established by the Ragni di Lecco climbers David Bacci, Matteo Bernasconi and Matteo Della Bordella who finally resolved the long-standing problem of the...
![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.
![Erich Abram, farewell to the last Italian K2 mountaineer](/uploads/img/3/42792.jpg)
18/01/2017 - Alpinism
Erich Abram, farewell to the last Italian K2 mountaineer South Tyrolean mountaineer Erich Abram passed away on Monday 16 January 2017 at Bozen aged 95. The talented mountaineer and climber played an important role in the 1954 Italian expedition that made the first ascent of K2.
![Manolo, climbing and Il Mattino dei Maghi: first repeat in 35 years](/uploads/img/3/42212.jpg)
19/12/2016 - Climbing
Manolo, climbing and Il Mattino dei Maghi: first repeat in 35 years On 7 December 2016 Maurizio Manolo Zanolla, belayed by Daniele Lira shortly before his 59th birthday, made the second ascent and first repeat of Il Mattino dei Maghi, the legendary climb first ascended in 1981 by Manolo at the crag...
![Ulju Mountain Film Festival, right first time in South Korea](/uploads/img/3/40536.jpg)
11/10/2016 - Events
Ulju Mountain Film Festival, right first time in South Korea From September 30 to October 4, 2016, the first Uiju Mountain Film Festival took place in South Korea. Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner was the Honorary guest, while 24 films took part in the competition. The Festival Grand Prize was awarded...
![Asgard Jamming, the climbing style by Favresse & Villanueva](/uploads/img/3/39564.jpg)
06/09/2016 - Alpinism
Asgard Jamming, the climbing style by Favresse & Villanueva PlayAlpinismo films free of charge: Asgard Jamming. The adventure of Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva, Olivier Favresse, Stephane Hanssens and Silvia Vidal on Mount Asgard (Baffin Island) is an ode to happiness, climbing and discovery. The film review by vinicio stefanello.
![Arco Rock Legends 2016 Awards Ceremony videos](/uploads/img/3/39161.jpg)
29/08/2016 - Events
Arco Rock Legends 2016 Awards Ceremony videos The videos of the eleventh edition of Arco Rock Legends that took place on Friday 26/08/2016. The climbers for the Wild Country Rock Award are Daniel Andrada (winner), Jakob Schubert and Laura Rogora while the climbers in the La Sportiva...
![Ueli Steck at Courmayeur's Passione Verticale 2016](/uploads/img/3/33642.jpg)
17/08/2016 - Events
Ueli Steck at Courmayeur's Passione Verticale 2016 On Wednesday 17 August Switzerland’s Ueli Steck, one of the most talented mountaineers in the world, will take to the stage at Passione Verticale, the classic summer festival the town of Courmayeur dedicates every year to alpinism and the mountains....
![Sir Chris Bonington at Courmayeur's Passione Verticale 2016](/uploads/img/3/29785.jpg)
07/08/2016 - Events
Sir Chris Bonington at Courmayeur's Passione Verticale 2016 On Sunday, August 7 the legendary British mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington will take to the stage at Passione Verticale, the classic summer festival the town of Courmayeur dedicates every year to alpinism and the mountains. The evening begins at 21:15...
![Tom, the film and the meaning of mountaineering for Tom Ballard](/uploads/img/3/38867.jpg)
05/08/2016 - Alpinism
Tom, the film and the meaning of mountaineering for Tom Ballard PlayAlpinismo films: Tom, directed by Angel Esteban and Elena Goatelli, recounts the story of Tom Ballard and his solo ascents, in a single winter, of the six most famous North Faces of the Alps. But it is also and above...
![Mario Dalmaviva, a tribute by PlanetMountain](/uploads/img/3/38581.jpg)
25/07/2016 - Book-press
Mario Dalmaviva, a tribute by PlanetMountain Last week Mario Dalmaviva left us after loosing his long battle against illness. In 2000, as director of Vivalda Editori, he played a vital role in the birth of PlanetMountain.
![Roberto Iannilli and Luca D'Andrea have left us](/uploads/img/3/13558.jpg)
21/07/2016 - Alpinism
Roberto Iannilli and Luca D'Andrea have left us The bodies of Italian alpinists Roberto Iannilli and Luca D’Andrea were retrieved today from the North Face of Mt. Camicia (Gran Sasso massif), Italy. Iannilli, from Ladispoli, was 62 years old, while D’Andrea came from Sulmona and was 51 years...
![Touching the void - immortal stories](/uploads/img/3/37621.jpg)
09/06/2016 - Alpinism
Touching the void - immortal stories PlayAlpinismo films: Touching the void by Kevin Macdonald recounts the dramatic and immortal story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates and their first ascent of the West Face of Siula Grande (Andes, Peru). A film and a story about the...
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