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![Bafomet, first M14 in Poland](/uploads/img/3/16183.jpg)
14/02/2013 - Alpinism
Bafomet, first M14 in Poland On 17/02/2013 Michal Król and Marcin Gasienica-Kotelnicki both climbed Bafomet to establish Poland's first-ever drytooling route graded M14.
![Freeride Challenge Punta Nera 2013 at Cortina](/uploads/img/3/16122.jpg)
08/02/2013 - Competitions
Freeride Challenge Punta Nera 2013 at Cortina From 4 - 6 April 2013 Cortina d'Ampezzo, the pearl of the Dolomites, will host the Freeride Challenge Punta Nera 2013, a three day event dedicated to freeride skiing, ski mountaineering and climbing with the special boulder contest.
![International congress: New Advances in Mountain Medicine and Emergency – second edition](/uploads/img/3/16042.jpg)
07/02/2013 - Alpinism
International congress: New Advances in Mountain Medicine and Emergency – second edition The second international congress entitled “New Advances in Mountain Medicine and Emergency” will be held at the Atahotel in Varese on April 18th and 19th, 2013, organised by the Università degli Studi dell’Insubria in collaboration with the Institute of Mountain...
![La Legrima, Adam Holzknecht and Hubert Moroder make first ascent of the icefall on Sassolungo North Face](/uploads/img/3/15632.jpg)
18/01/2013 - Alpinism
La Legrima, Adam Holzknecht and Hubert Moroder make first ascent of the icefall on Sassolungo North Face On 7 and 8 January 2013 the Catores Mountain Guides Adam Holzknecht and Hubert Moroder made the first ascent of "La Legrima" (WI6 M6 V+, two sections of A0), the great ice and mixed line up the North Face of...
![Search continues for the three missing Italian climbers in the Ecrins Massif](/uploads/img/3/15070.jpg)
01/12/2012 - Alpinism
Search continues for the three missing Italian climbers in the Ecrins Massif The search continues today for Francesco Cantù, Damiano Barabino and Luca Gaggianese, the three Italian alpinists missing in the Ecrins massif since last Monday.
![Mont Blanc and the avalanche Mont Maudit](/uploads/img/3/2214.jpg)
17/07/2012 - Alpinism
Mont Blanc and the avalanche Mont Maudit With regards to last Thursday's tragedy which claimed the lives of 9 climbers on Mont Maudit, we have received the thoughts of Dr. Luigi Festi, director of the International Masters Course in Mountain Medicine at the University of Insubria...
![Mont Blanc - Mont Maudit avalanche: rescue updates](/uploads/img/3/2212.jpg)
12/07/2012 - Alpinism
Mont Blanc - Mont Maudit avalanche: rescue updates An update by Alessandro Cortinovis, director of the Valle D'Aosta mountain rescue Service about the avalanche on Mont Maudit which at 5:30 this morning killed 9 alpinists and injured 14 others.
![Avalanche on Mont Blanc: 9 deaths on Mont Maudit](/uploads/img/3/2213.jpg)
12/07/2012 - Alpinism
Avalanche on Mont Blanc: 9 deaths on Mont Maudit This morning an avalanche on Mount Maudit (Mont Blanc) killed 9 alpinists. 9 others have been injured, and unfortunately this toll is still only provisional.
![Rwenzori and Margherita Peak, the third highest mountain in Africa](/uploads/img/3/11440.jpg)
19/04/2012 - Alpinism
Rwenzori and Margherita Peak, the third highest mountain in Africa David Orlandi introduces the Central Circuit Trail in the Rwenzori mountain range in Uganda and the ascent of Margherita Peak 5109m, the third highest mountain in Africa.
![For Lorenzo Castaldi 'Enzolino'](/uploads/img/3/11313.jpg)
30/03/2012 - Alpinism
For Lorenzo Castaldi 'Enzolino' Today, Friday 30 March 2012 at 11:30 at Mater Ecclesiae in Sassari, the final farewell to Lorenzo Castaldi “Enzolino”, for the numerous alpinists and climbers who met him at the crags, in the mountains and the alpine forums for which...
![Bjørn-Eivind Årtun and Stein-Ivar Gravdal, fatal accident in Norway](/uploads/img/3/10781.jpg)
14/02/2012 - Alpinism
Bjørn-Eivind Årtun and Stein-Ivar Gravdal, fatal accident in Norway Tragedy in Norway, where last week the alpinists Bjørn-Eivind Årtun and Stein-Ivar Gravdal died while attempting a new ice climb up the Kjerag rock face.
![Piz Cengalo, NNE Face rockfall](/uploads/img/3/10376.jpg)
02/01/2012 - Alpinism
Piz Cengalo, NNE Face rockfall After the rockfall last summer, on 27/12/2012 a new rockfall ocurrred on the North-north-east face of Pizzo Cengalo (3369m, Bregaglia) in Val Bondasca on the Swiss - Italian border. The report by Marcello Negrini.
![Mountain safety, the video](/uploads/img/3/10162.jpg)
14/12/2011 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Mountain safety, the video An unusual video for accident prevention and safety in the mountains.
![Grandes Jorasses, odyssey ends in tragedy for the two missing alpinists](/uploads/img/3/9753.jpg)
09/11/2011 - Alpinism
Grandes Jorasses, odyssey ends in tragedy for the two missing alpinists After a 6 day ordeal, the lifeless bodies of French alpinists Olivier Sourzac and Charlotte De Metzi were located this morning on the Grandes Jorasses.
![An instant, and everything changes](/uploads/img/3/7735.jpg)
18/10/2011 - Alpinism
An instant, and everything changes For the first time since the accident, Xenia Minder talks to Le Temps about her drama after falling in the mountains and dragging down her life partner, Erhard Loretan.
![Monte Pelmo tragedy: trust fund for Alberto Bonafede and Aldo Giustina](/uploads/img/3/9022.jpg)
07/09/2011 - Alpinism
Monte Pelmo tragedy: trust fund for Alberto Bonafede and Aldo Giustina A trust fund has been established by the Belluno mountain rescue service for the families of Alberto Bonafede and Aldo Giustina who lost their lives during a rescue operation last week.
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