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![Laura Rogora first Italian woman to climb 9a+, Pure Dreaming Plus at Arco](/uploads/img/3/62081.jpg)
31/05/2020 - Climbing
Laura Rogora first Italian woman to climb 9a+, Pure Dreaming Plus at Arco At the crag Massone in Arco, Italy, Laura Rogora repeated Pure Dreaming Plus, a 9a+ sports climb first ascended by Adam Ondra. The Roman climber is now the first Italian woman, and only the fifth woman in the world after...
![Mont Blanc: Edmond Joyeusaz skis Brenva Face Comino-Grassi route](/uploads/img/3/65512.jpg)
29/05/2020 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Mont Blanc: Edmond Joyeusaz skis Brenva Face Comino-Grassi route On Monday 25 May 2020 the Italian mountain guide Edmond Joyeusaz skied from the summit of Mont Blanc down the Comino - Grassi route on the Brenva face, following the line first ascended in 1979 by Gianni Comino and Gian...
![Caroline Ciavaldini, James Pearson embark on Tour Des Alpilles Bike & Climb](/uploads/img/3/65514.jpg)
28/05/2020 - Climbing
Caroline Ciavaldini, James Pearson embark on Tour Des Alpilles Bike & Climb Caroline Ciavaldini and James Pearson start their Tour Des Alpilles with their young son today. Powered by their ebikes, during their 1-month trip the three will visit more than 10 different crags including historically important cliffs such as Buoux, Orgon,...
![Ropes fixed to Everest summit for Chinese height measurement expedition](/uploads/img/3/570.jpg)
26/05/2020 - Alpinism
Ropes fixed to Everest summit for Chinese height measurement expedition News broke a few hours ago that a team of mountaineers belonging to a Chinese expedition which aims to measure the height of Everest has reached the summit having climbed up the Tibetan side of the mountain and fixed ropes...
![Climbing at Valgrisenche: Marco Sappa frees La Fessura di Gianfri at Nid Des Hirondelles](/uploads/img/3/65332.jpg)
25/05/2020 - Climbing
Climbing at Valgrisenche: Marco Sappa frees La Fessura di Gianfri at Nid Des Hirondelles Marco Sappa reports about the first ascent of La Fessura di Gianfri, a difficult trad crack climb at the historic crag Nid Des Hirondelles in Valgrisenche, Valle d’Aosta, Italy. The route is dedicated to his father Gianfranco Sappa, a Courmayeur...
![Stefano Ghisolfi concludes his Beginning 9a/+ at Arco](/uploads/img/3/65376.jpg)
24/05/2020 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi concludes his Beginning 9a/+ at Arco At the crag Eremo di San Paolo close to Arco, Italy, Stefano Ghisolfi has made the first ascent of Beginning 9a/+.
![Paul Robinson climbs 1000 boulders 8A or harder](/uploads/img/3/65302.jpg)
20/05/2020 - Interviews
Paul Robinson climbs 1000 boulders 8A or harder Interview with American rock climber Paul Robinson who recently managed to climb his 1000th boulder problem graded 8A or harder.
![Ciao Berna! Farewell to Matteo Bernasconi](/uploads/img/3/10369.jpg)
13/05/2020 - Alpinism
Ciao Berna! Farewell to Matteo Bernasconi On 12 May 2020 Matteo Bernasconi, the talented Italian alpinist, mountain guide and member of the Ragni di Lecco climbing club, perished in an avalanche. Born in 1982 and loved by everyone, Berna was ski mountaineering in Valtellina when the...
![Barbara Zangerl on top climbing form in Vorarlberg, Austria](/uploads/img/3/65132.jpg)
12/05/2020 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl on top climbing form in Vorarlberg, Austria Sport climbing in Austria: Barbara Zangerl has repeated Unleashed 8c+ and Instructor 8c+/9a in her home Vorarlberg region.
![Ski mountaineering in Turkey's Aladağlar mountains](/uploads/img/3/65066.jpg)
11/05/2020 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Ski mountaineering in Turkey's Aladağlar mountains Slovak mountain guide Miroslav Peťo reports about his ski touring trip to the Ala Dağlar mountain range in Turkey with Robert Vrlák and Rastislav Križan which resulted in a number of interesting descents including what is likely to be the...
![Not so far #1, Hervé Barmasse, Eneko & Iker Pou climbing the Brouillard Pillar on Mont Blanc](/uploads/img/3/8737.jpg)
10/05/2020 - Alpinism
Not so far #1, Hervé Barmasse, Eneko & Iker Pou climbing the Brouillard Pillar on Mont Blanc The first of three episodes of the film Not so far featuring Italian alpinist Hervé Barmasse and his 2011 first ascent with Spaniards Iker Pou and Eneko Pou of La Classica Moderna up the Left Pillar of Brouillard on the...
![Alessandro Zeni, the 9b Saint Loup Cryptography interview](/uploads/img/3/64985.jpg)
08/05/2020 - Interviews
Alessandro Zeni, the 9b Saint Loup Cryptography interview Interview with Alessandro Zeni who on 11/01/2020 at Saint Loup in Switzerland made the first ascent of Cryptography, a combination of the routes Bain de Sang and Bimbaluna. With its suggested grade of 9b it checks in as one of...
![Rockfall on Dolomites Torre Venezia damages Via Tissi and other classic Civetta climbs](/uploads/img/3/64976.jpg)
06/05/2020 - Alpinism
Rockfall on Dolomites Torre Venezia damages Via Tissi and other classic Civetta climbs Serious rockfall took place on the south face of Torre Venezia (Civetta, Dolomites) recently, affecting the historic rock climbs Via Tissi, Gran diedro and Gran Diedro – Diretta.
![The North Face Covid-19 Explore Fund pledges €1 million to support outdoor communities](/uploads/img/3/64975.jpg)
06/05/2020 - Environment
The North Face Covid-19 Explore Fund pledges €1 million to support outdoor communities We have received and publish the press release of The North Face that through its COVID-19 Explore Fund is committing € 1 million to support the outdoor communities affected by the Covid-19 crisis. Applications are welcome from companies and charities...
![Alessandro Zeni deciphers Cryptography, 9b slab at Saint Loup in Switzerland](/uploads/img/3/64914.jpg)
04/05/2020 - Climbing
Alessandro Zeni deciphers Cryptography, 9b slab at Saint Loup in Switzerland On 11 January 2020 Italian climber Alessandro Zeni made the first ascent of Cryptography, a combination of Bain de Sang and Bimbaluna at the crag Saint Loup in Switzerland. The 28-year-old has put forward the grade 9b, indicating it is...
![Chris Bonington - Life and Climbs, the film about legendary British mountaineer now online](/uploads/img/3/32907.jpg)
01/05/2020 - Alpinism
Chris Bonington - Life and Climbs, the film about legendary British mountaineer now online The docu-film Chris Bonington - Life and Climbs (2015, 22 minutes) is now online. Directed by Vinicio Stefanello for the Municipality of Courmayeur, in this film great British mountaineer tells his life story.
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