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10/02/2014 - Events

Piolets d'Or 2014, the big list

The complete list of all 2013 ascents taken into consideration by the Piolets d'Or, from which the choice of nominees for the Piolets d'Or 2014 will be made.

10/02/2014 - Climbing

America, Bouldering, Climbing = Bishop, Buttermilks, California

Claudia Colonia and Alessandro Penna report about their climbing trip to one of the most beautiful, and important bouldering areas in the USA: Buttermilks close to Bishop, California.

10/02/2014 - Alpinism

Ulvetanna (Antarctica): first integral ascent of South Ridge

Britain's Andy Kirkpatrick and the Norwegians Kjersti Eide, Espen Fadnes, Aleksander Gamme, Ingeborg Jakobsen and Jonas Langseth have successfully made the first complete ascent of the South ridge of Ulvetanna (2931m) in Antarctica.

02/02/2014 - Climbing

Climbing at Calamancina, San Vito lo Capo, Sicily

Rock climbing in winter on the Scogliera di Salinella in Sicily, Italy: the beautiful crag Calamancina at San Vito lo Capo. Part 4 of the series "Crags for each season" published together with Vertical-Life.info.

31/01/2014 - Climbing

Manolo: climbing and informed choices

Some thoughts by Maurizio 'Manolo' Zanolla about climbing and the need to be conscious of the choices you make.

30/01/2014 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering

Let's smile again when saying freeride. By Giulio Caresio

Using the Courmayeur stage of the Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face as a pretext, Giulio Caresio explores the freeride world by interviewing Nicolas Hale-Woods.

21/01/2014 - Climbing

Climbing in Sardinia, trad and new multi-pitches

A January update by Maurizio Oviglia about the latest climbing news from Sardinia. This month: trad climbing at Regno di Onan, Capo Pecora, the Supramonte di Urzulei with the new route Sos de Urthullè and Villacidro with the new climb...

14/01/2014 - Alpinism

Il Grande Salto, the discovery of Valle Inferno in Italy's Maiella

On 7 December 2013 Cristiano Iurisci, Massimo Zulli and Antonio Di Martino made the first ascent of Il Grande Salto (TD+, 55/65°, 75°, M3+) in the remote, inhospitable, isolated and wild Valle Inferno in Italy's Majella National Park. The story...

10/01/2014 - Interviews

James Pearson, the Is not always Pasqua climbing interview

Interview with James Pearson after the first ground-up repeat of Is not always Pasqua E9 at Collina di Interprete (Monti Sibillini, Marche, Italy) and the first ascent of Pazienza E8 7a.

02/01/2014 - Climbing

Abella de la Conca, a climbing paradise in Catalonia

Nicolas Durand introduces Abella de la Conca, a beautiful crag in Catalonia, Spain, with circa 200 sport climbs from 3a to 8c+.

01/01/2014 - Alpinism

Amidst the stories of alpinism and climbing in 2013

A brief and by no means complete journey through the stories and the climbs of 2013, while waiting for new year.

23/12/2013 - Climbing

Michele Caminati and the video Back to Ticino

The video by Michele Caminati of him bouldering in Ticino, Switzerland.

20/12/2013 - Climbing

Lumignano Highline

Alessandro d'Emilia and Niccolò Zarattini walk the highline 'Lumignola' at Lumignano, Vicenza, Italy.

19/12/2013 - Alpinism

Angelika Rainer, from Steel Koan M13+ to Bozeman Ice Climbing Festival victory

Italian climber Angelika Rainer repeated Steel Koan M13+ at the Cineplex Cave in Canada and then went on to win the Bozeman Ice Climbing Festival, USA.

14/12/2013 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering

Canalone Sant'Anna, Pale di San Martino

Eric Girardini introduces Canalone Sant'Anna, a beautiful a little known ski mountaineering and freeride tour in the Pale di San Martino group, Dolomites.