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Marco Nardi talks about the redevelopment and expansion of the historic bouldering area Ussel in Italy's valle d'aosta.

The report by Marco Spataro about the IV Tor des Geants 2013, the race along the paths at the foot of Mont Blanc and the great valle d'aosta peaks (330km and 24.000 elevation gain), won by Iker Karrera and Francesca...

Between 6 and 8 August 2013 valle d'aosta wishes to pay homage to female mountaineering with the initiative "Women and the mountains 2013"; three teams of female alpinists will climb Gran paradiso via three different routes. The Italians Anna Torretta,...

At Champorcher in Italy's valle d'aosta, Niccolò Ceria has made the first ascent of the boulder problem The ghost ship 8B+. Ceria provides the report.

Niccolò Ceria introduces the bouldering area Donnas in valle d'aosta and his latest problem, Global Warming 8B.

The 12-13/1/2013 Enrico Bonino, Giancarlo Bazzocchi, Elio Bonfanti and Andrea Fazzari made the first ascent of "Dio li Fa... e poi li accoppia" 60m, M5 WI5 5c + RX) a new mixed climb in Valnontey (Cogne, valle d'aosta, Italy).

The Tor des Geants 2012 was won by Oscar Perèz (Spain) and Francesca Canepa (Italy). The race along the valle d'aosta paths at the foot of Mont Blanc (330km and 24.000 elevation gain) was completed by 392 athletes.

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.

The climbing ban has been lifted today from the crag La Corma di Machaby located at Arnad, valle d'aosta, Italy.

On 19 May the fourth stage of the Salewa RockShow 2012 at the Topo Pazzo Climbing House at Verres (valle d'aosta, Italy).

On 29/03/2012 at the Tetto di Sarre (valle d'aosta, Italy) Tito Traversa sent Sarsifal, his first 8b+.

Interview with Hervé Barmasse, Iker and Eneko Pou after La Classica Moderna' the new route the trio esablished up the Left Pillar of Brouillard on Mont Blanc.

On 9 April, after 4 days on the wall and three bivvies, Hervé Barmasse reached the summit of Picco Muzio via a new 700m route up the great pillar located on the South Face. This is the first stage in...

On 24/03/2011 Tito Traversa sent his second 8b, Criptonite at the Tetto di Sarre in Italy

On 01/02/2011 Marco Farina, Remy Maquignaz and Thomas Scalise Meynet carried out the first repeat of Papillon (250m IV, 4, M6, 5°) a great modern mixed journey first ascended in 2003 in valle d'aosta above Brissogne by Alex Busca, Ezio...

Stevie Haston, alpinist, ice climber and snowboarder, tells about his experience of the first ever Tor de Geants, the incredible mountain marathon which covers 330km and 24,000 vertical meters, starting and finishing at Courmayeur and completing a circle around the...