182 News found
29/01/2016 - Climbing
Trad climbing at Balmanolesca, Italy Maurizio Oviglia introduces trad crack climbing at Balmanolesca, Italy.
20/01/2016 - Climbing
Altri cieli, art and climbing at Ulassai in Sardinia Maurizio Oviglia introduces Altri Cieli, the documentary about the little Sardinian village of Ulassai that combines rock climbing with art, starting from the artist Maria Lai.
21/12/2015 - Climbing
Cadarese trad: 10 crack climbs in Val d'Ossola, Italy Maurizio Oviglia introduces 10 trad cracks at Cadarese in Val d'Ossola, Italy, ideally suited to learn how to crack climb.
25/11/2015 - Climbing
UIAA recommends titanium bolts only for marine crags Maurizio Oviglia discusses the new document produced by the UIAA (the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation) which outlines management strategies for individual climbers, bolters and manufacturers for anchor safety and bolting of sport climbs at seaside crags.
23/11/2015 - Climbing
Bavella: new Ragni di Lecco rock climb in Corsica The video by Camilla Cerretti about the first ascent of Access Interdit, a new rock climb established by Giovanni Ongaro, Davide Spini and Maurizio Tasca in spring 2015 in the Bavella massif, Corsica.
19/10/2015 - Climbing
Major rockfall onto Selvaggio Blu in Sardinia Maurizio Oviglia provides information about a major rockfall on Punta Plumare in Sardinia. The landslide has wiped out a stretch of the famous trek Selvaggio Blu.
15/09/2015 - Alpinism
New trad climbs in Ala Daglar, Turkey Maurizio Oviglia and Recep Ince recommend some new trad climbs in Pınarbaşı Canyon (Ala Daglar, Turkey).
10/09/2015 - Climbing
French belays on sea cliffs, lower off advice for sport climbing Maurizio Oviglia, Italian Mountaineering Club Instructor, discusses a few basic rules that should be observed before lowering off a “French belay", consisting of two bolts and no abseil chain.
08/07/2015 - Climbing
Sardinia Torri di San Pantaleo, two new rock climbs on Punta Balbacanu Maurizio Oviglia introduces two new rock climbs on Punta Balbacanu Punta Balbacanu (Torri di San Pantaleo, Gallura, Sardinia): Un granello di sale (VIII-, VII oblig, 335 mt, Maurizio Oviglia, Fabio Erri 03/2015) and I denti del drago (VII+, VI+ oblig,...
11/06/2015 - Climbing
Reequipping with 'marine' gear in Sardinia by Louis Piguet Maurizio Oviglia shares the information, provided by Louis Piguet, about the Swissman’s recent rebolting of some sport climbs in Sardinia located at the Buggerru sea cliff and at Cala Fuii (Cala Gonone).
19/05/2015 - Events
I Love Climbing Ulassai, the climbing meeting in Sardinia The second edition of "I Love Climbing Ulassai" will take place from 30 May to 2 June 2015 in Sardinia.
14/05/2015 - Alpinism
Grignetta d'Oro: the big list of 41 Italian alpinists 41 alpinists have been selected for the "Big List” of the Grignetta d'Oro, the Italian mountaineering award that goes to the Italian mountaineer whose climbs in 2013 and 2014 have most left their mark. The award will be celebrated on...
21/04/2015 - Climbing
Ulassai and the crack climbing at Su Sussiu in Sardinia Maurizio Oviglia talks about the latest climbing development in Sardinia: four beautiful cracks and two multi-pitch routes at Su Accara and Su Sussiu.
24/03/2015 - Alpinism
Hansjörg Auer and Much Mayr climb new Corsica granite Austrian climbers Hansjörg Auer and Much Mayr have made the first ascent of Le Petit Prince (8a, 400m) up the West Face of Capu Cascioni in Corsica
24/03/2015 - Climbing
Villasimius, Cala Usai restyled in Sardinia Maurizio Oviglia introduces the stunning sea crag Cala Usai to Villasimìus in southern Sardinia. New routes have been added while old routes have been rebolted, and the sea cliff now hosts nearly 40 routes from 4c to 8a.
27/02/2015 - Alpinism
Stéphanie Bodet climbing Octogénèse in Corsica The short film Of the rock I asked for the moon, starring French climber Stéphanie Bodet on Octogénèse in Corsica
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