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![Shivling, big new route in Indian Himalaya climbed by Simon Gietl and Vittorio Messini](/uploads/img/3/48508.jpg)
26/10/2017 - Alpinism
Shivling, big new route in Indian Himalaya climbed by Simon Gietl and Vittorio Messini Mountaineering news: in October Simon Gietl and Vittorio Messini made the first ascent of Shiva's Ice, a beautiful new route up Shivling (6543 m) in the Indian Himalayas.
![Goodbye to Franček Knez, Slovenia's silent climber](/uploads/img/3/6743.jpg)
09/10/2017 - Alpinism
Goodbye to Franček Knez, Slovenia's silent climber 62-year-old Slovenian mountaineer Franček Knez died on 6 October 2017. Reserved and modest, Knez was considered by many as one of the strongest alpinists of his generation. Published below is a profile written by Slovenian journalist Urban Golob in 2010...
![Canada's Monarch Mountain SW Pillar first ascent by Simon Richardson and Michael Rinn](/uploads/img/3/47245.jpg)
29/08/2017 - Alpinism
Canada's Monarch Mountain SW Pillar first ascent by Simon Richardson and Michael Rinn The trip report by Simon Richardson who from 4 - 6 August together with Michael Rinn made the first ascent of Game of Thrones (ED2, 1250m), the first route up the South-West Face of Monarch Mountain (3572m) in the Coast...
![Catherine Destivelle, climbing and alpinism there where it is dangerous to lean out](/uploads/img/3/2536.jpg)
24/07/2017 - Alpinism
Catherine Destivelle, climbing and alpinism there where it is dangerous to lean out A portrait and two videos of Catherine Destivelle, one the most talented climbers and alpinists of all times.
![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...
![Grandes Jorasses Pointe Whymper / Denis Trento skis SW Couloir](/uploads/img/3/44538.jpg)
05/04/2017 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
grandes jorasses Pointe Whymper / Denis Trento skis SW Couloir At the end of March 2017 Denis Trento made what might well be the first integral ski descent of the SW Couloir of Pointe Whymper. The video and report of the Italian mountain guide and extreme skier about this ski...
![Petit Dru, Les Droites & Grandes Jorasses, class mountaineering in the Mont Blanc massif](/uploads/img/3/44515.jpg)
04/04/2017 - Alpinism
Petit Dru, Les Droites & grandes jorasses, class mountaineering in the Mont Blanc massif Good conditions in the Mont Blanc massif have enabled the French Groupe Militaire de haute montagne climbers to make three interesting repeats on Rhem-Vimal up Les Droites, Rolling Stones on grandes jorasses and Voie des guides on Petit Dru.
![Grandes Jorasses: No Siesta e Bonatti - Vaucher climbed by Luka Lindič and Ines Papert](/uploads/img/3/43695.jpg)
04/03/2017 - Alpinism
grandes jorasses: No Siesta e Bonatti - Vaucher climbed by Luka Lindič and Ines Papert Winter mountaineering: Luka Lindič and Ines Papert ascended the North Face of the grandes jorasses (4208m) in the Mont Blanc massif, France, combining the routes 'No Siesta' and 'Bonatti - Vaucher' from 20 - 22 February 2017 and with two...
![Eiger: Tom Ballard and Marcin Tomaszewski climb new route up North Face](/uploads/img/3/42080.jpg)
06/12/2016 - Alpinism
Eiger: Tom Ballard and Marcin Tomaszewski climb new route up North Face Mountaineering: from 29 November to 6 December 2016 Tom Ballard and Marcin Tomaszewski made the first ascent of 'Titanic' (A3/M5/6b, 1800m), a new climb up the North Face of the Eiger (Switzerland).
![Kilian Jornet Burgada above Refuge du Couvercle, Mont Blanc](/uploads/img/3/41998.jpg)
02/12/2016 - Alpinism
Kilian Jornet Burgada above Refuge du Couvercle, Mont Blanc The short clip of Kilian Jornet Burgada enjoying the magnificent view from Refuge du Couvercle, Mont Blanc massif.
![Via RoMa, new climb on Grandes Jorasses](/uploads/img/3/41744.jpg)
17/11/2016 - Alpinism
Via RoMa, new climb on grandes jorasses From 26 - 28 August 2016 the Russian mountaineers Maxim Foygel and Roman Gorodischenskiy made the first ascent of 'Via RoMa' (ED 1350m 6a A2), a new route on the East Face of Pointe Walker (4208m), grandes jorasses (Alps). The...
![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...
![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....
![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...
![Rifugio Boccalatte Piolti at the Grandes Jorasses](/uploads/img/3/38862.jpg)
04/08/2016 - Alpinism
Rifugio Boccalatte Piolti at the grandes jorasses On 08/07/2016 the Boccalatte Piolti hut at the grandes jorasses (Mont Blanc massif) was reopened and is now run by Roberta Francesca Heidi Cutri and Franco Perlotto who, in this video, talks about this refuge that has become an integral...
![Diamond Ridge, new route up Grandes Jorasses SSE Face. Interview with Simon Richardson](/uploads/img/3/38831.jpg)
03/08/2016 - Alpinism
Diamond Ridge, new route up grandes jorasses SSE Face. Interview with Simon Richardson Interview with Simon Richardson who, together with Michael Rinn, made the first ascent of Diamond Ridge (1600m, 5c, AO) from 28 - 30 July 2016. This new alpine climb breaches the SSE Face of grandes jorasses (Mont Blanc massif).
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