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![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.
![High pressure over Mont Blanc](/uploads/img/3/39648.jpg)
12/10/2016 - Alpinism
High pressure over Mont Blanc The high-pressure system, an unbridled love for the mountains, a fortnight, one tent and the thirst for a simple and wandering form of alpinism, with all Mont Blanc's summits and thousands of wonders in this alpine playground. This is the...
![Oliviero Bosatelli wins the Tor des Géants 2016!](/uploads/img/3/39881.jpg)
14/09/2016 - Competitions
Oliviero Bosatelli wins the Tor des Géants 2016! The Tor des Géants 2016 was won this afternoon by Oliviero Bosatelli after 75 hours and 10 minutes. All the remaining athletes competing in the grueling endurance trail across the 4000m peaks in Italy's Valle d'Aosta, via the 330km and...
![Tor des Géants 2016, day 2: Olivero Bosatelli charges forward](/uploads/img/3/39797.jpg)
13/09/2016 - Competitions
Tor des Géants 2016, day 2: Olivero Bosatelli charges forward An update about yesterday's second day of Tor des Géants, the 330km long, 24,000 meter elevation gain race across the High Routes in Valle d’Aosta and its four giants: Gran Paradiso, Monte Rosa, Matterhorn and Mont Blanc.
![Tor des Géants, the start of the legendary race](/uploads/img/3/39781.jpg)
12/09/2016 - Competitions
Tor des Géants, the start of the legendary race On Sunday 11 September 770 runners set off from courmayeur for the 7th Tor des Geants, considered the most difficult mountain race in the world. This extraordinary challenge in the heart of the four giants of the Alps: 330km long...
![Mont Blanc, Ueli Steck raids the Innominata Ridge](/uploads/img/3/39084.jpg)
22/08/2016 - Alpinism
Mont Blanc, Ueli Steck raids the Innominata Ridge On 16/08/2016 Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck raced up the Innominata Ridge (1000m, D+, V+, 60º) to the summit of Mont Blanc. Not to set a speed record, but to enjoy 'a great day out in the mountains.'
![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...
![Mont Blanc Major Route: ski descent by Luca Rolli and Francesco Civra Dano](/uploads/img/3/37335.jpg)
24/05/2016 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Mont Blanc Major Route: ski descent by Luca Rolli and Francesco Civra Dano On 6 May 2016 the mountain guides from courmayeur Luca Rolli and Francesco Civra Dano skied the Major Route down the East Face of Mont Blanc. Theirs is only the second descent of this line in 37 years, after the...
![Tour du Rutor 2016: Michele Boscacci - Matteo Eydallin and Laetitia Roux - Axelle Mollaret win 18th edition](/uploads/img/3/36074.jpg)
03/04/2016 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Tour du Rutor 2016: Michele Boscacci - Matteo Eydallin and Laetitia Roux - Axelle Mollaret win 18th edition After three difficult stages, on Sunday 3 April 2016 the 18th Tour du Rutor was won by the Italians Michele Boscacci - Matteo Eydallin and by the Frenchwomen Laetitia Roux - Axelle Mollaret.
![Piolets d'Or 2016: Wojciech Kurtyka to receive Piolet d'Or Carrière and the 'big list' of elite alpinism](/uploads/img/3/35387.jpg)
25/02/2016 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2016: Wojciech Kurtyka to receive Piolet d'Or Carrière and the 'big list' of elite alpinism 52 climbs carried out in 2015 have been included in the "Big list" of the Piolets d'Or, the prestigious mountaineering award that will be celebrated between 14 - 17 April 2016 at La Grave - La Meije in France. During...
![Piolets d'Or 2016 moves to La Grave-La Meije](/uploads/img/3/34741.jpg)
26/01/2016 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2016 moves to La Grave-La Meije The press release of the 24th edition of the prestigious international mountaineering award Piolet d’Or that will be celebrated from 14 - 17 April 2016 at La Grave-La Meije, France.
![Trekking Peaks in Nepal's Khumbu Himal](/uploads/img/3/34260.jpg)
19/01/2016 - Alpinism
Trekking Peaks in Nepal's Khumbu Himal Italian Mountain Guide Rudy Buccella discusses his recent trip to the Trekking Peaks of Nepal. To remind us, even in this post-earthquake period, of how beautiful these mountains are and how much help the Nepalese people direly need.
![Kuffner ridge, scaling Mont Blanc's beauty and history](/uploads/img/3/34376.jpg)
27/12/2015 - Alpinism
Kuffner ridge, scaling Mont Blanc's beauty and history The Kuffner Ridge (also known as the Frontier Ridge), one of the classic and most beautiful ridge traverses in the Mont Blanc massif, described by mountain guide Thomas Scalise Meynet.
![Mont Blanc: the land of toys - full movie](/uploads/img/3/33333.jpg)
13/12/2015 - Alpinism
Mont Blanc: the land of toys - full movie The film "Mont Blanc: the land of toys" by Luca Rolli, starring the skiers, snowboarders and alpinists Davide Capozzi, Andreas Fransson, Francesco Civra Dano, Giulia Monego and Julien Herry.
![Bansko Mountain Film Festival 2015 in Bulgaria](/uploads/img/3/33774.jpg)
27/11/2015 - Events
Bansko Mountain Film Festival 2015 in Bulgaria From 25 - 29 November 2015 Bansko in Bulgaria hosts the Bansko Mountain Film Festival 2015. More than 100 films from 5 continenti, special guests including Hansjörg Auer, Tom Ballard, Patrick Gabarrou, Tamara Lunger and Jean Troillet. Chris Bonington -...
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