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Col du Brouillard SW Couloir, skiing above the lesser known part of the Miage Glacier
Col du Brouillard SW Couloir, skiing above the lesser known part of the Miage Glacier
Davide Capozzi introduces the SW Couloir of Col du Brouillard in the Mont Blanc massif, recently descended on snowboard and ski with Alessandro Letey. Also referred to as Voie du 1894, in 2016 Capozzi made the first known descent with...
Julien Herry, Yannick Boissenot score new new descent on Aiguille du Peigne in Mont Blanc massif
Julien Herry, Yannick Boissenot score new new descent on Aiguille du Peigne in Mont Blanc massif
On 9 February 2020 Julien Herry and Yannick Boissenot made what is likely to be the first ski and snowboard descent of the Boeuf - Sara couloir on Aiguille du Peigne in the Mont Blanc massif. Herry reports.
Punta Patrì Sud, new ski descent by Davide Capozzi, Alessandro Letey, Mike Arnold
Punta Patrì Sud, new ski descent by Davide Capozzi, Alessandro Letey, Mike Arnold
A few days after the remarkable descent carried out by Paul Bonhomme, Davide Capozzi, Alessandro Letey and Mike Arnold have traced a new line down the south face of Punta Patrì in the Gran Paradiso massif. Capozzi reports.
Paul Bonhomme scores steep ski descent down Punta Patrì in Gran Paradiso massif
Paul Bonhomme scores steep ski descent down Punta Patrì in Gran Paradiso massif
French mountain guide Paul Bonhomme has skied Linea senza frontiere, a new steep ski descent down the south face of Punta Patrì in the Gran Paradiso massif. Bonhomme, who ascended the same line he later skied, reports.
New Brenta Dolomites steep ski descent down Monte Fibion
New Brenta Dolomites steep ski descent down Monte Fibion
On 05/12/2019 Martin Giovanazzi and Vincenzo Mascaro made what is likely to be the first ski descent down the NE Face of Monte Fibion ​​in the Brenta Dolomites. They have called the gully they skied Canale del Boomerang.
Trident de Comboé in Aosta Valley skied by Davide Capozzi, Alessandro Letey
Trident de Comboé in Aosta Valley skied by Davide Capozzi, Alessandro Letey
On 08/01/2020 Davide Capozzi and Alessandro Letey descended Trident de Comboé in the Aosta Valley, Italy. This may well be the first ski and snowboard descent of the exposed West Face. Capozzi provides the details.
Enfant (Terrible), new ski descent off Cima Termoncello in Brenta Dolomites
Enfant (Terrible), new ski descent off Cima Termoncello in Brenta Dolomites
On the WNW Face of Cima Termoncello in the Brenta Dolomites, Andrea Cozzini, Alberto Ferrazza, Claudio Lanzafame and Marco Maganzini have skied what is likely to be a new descent called Enfant (Terrible). Lanzafame reports.
Vallée Blanche fortuitous crevasse rescue
Vallée Blanche fortuitous crevasse rescue
The video of the mountain rescue carried out by Jeff Mercier and the French mountain rescue service of two very lucky skiers who fell into a crevasse while skiing off-piste down the Vallée Blanche in the Mont Blanc massif.
Brenta Dolomites, Sfulmini Ski by Roberto and Luca Dallavalle
Brenta Dolomites, Sfulmini Ski by Roberto and Luca Dallavalle
Luca Dallavalle reports about his Sunday 8 ski descent with his brother Roberto down a bold line on the west fece of Sfulmini in the Brenta Dolomites, between Torre di Brenta and Campanile Alto.
Jérémie Heitz and La Liste: Everything or Nothing
Jérémie Heitz and La Liste: Everything or Nothing
The trailer to the La Liste: Everything or Nothing, the film documenting extreme skiers Jérémie Heitz and Samuel Anthamatten as they travel the globe to ski some of the most beautiful and difficult mountains in the world.
Michele Boscacci, ski mountaineering in a family of champions
Michele Boscacci, ski mountaineering in a family of champions
Growing up in the limelight isn't easy, and if you are the son of a world champion you know this well. But not all stories are the same. La Sportiva storyteller meets Michele Boscacci to understand how the relationship with...
Christophe Henry, Juan Señoret ski Colmillo Del Diablo in Patagonia
Christophe Henry, Juan Señoret ski Colmillo Del Diablo in Patagonia
France’s Christophe Henry is currently on an extended skiing trip to Chile where he has scored a number of first ski descents, including Colmillo Del Diablo in Patagonia with Juan Señoret.
Goodbye Davo Karničar, skier of the impossible
Goodbye Davo Karničar, skier of the impossible
On 16 September 2019 the Slovenian mountaineer and extreme skier Davo Karničar lost his life. Karničar was famous in particular for his first integral ski descent of Everest down the mountain’s south face.
Ice & Palms, Jochen Mesle and Max Kroneck cycle ski across the Alps
Ice & Palms, Jochen Mesle and Max Kroneck cycle ski across the Alps
The award-winning film Ice & Palms that documents the extraordinary journey carried out by Jochen Mesle and Max Kroneck across the Alps by bike and of skis from Germany to Nice in France
Presanella NE Ridge skied by Roberto and Luca Dallavalle
Presanella NE Ridge skied by Roberto and Luca Dallavalle
On 2 June 2019 Roberto and Luca Dallavalle skied the NE Ridge of Presanella, marking an incredible end to a special season on a classic alpine outing in the Adamello - Presanella group.
Piz Morteratsch in Switzerland, East Face ski descent by Costa, Terraneo, Varchetti
Piz Morteratsch in Switzerland, East Face ski descent by Costa, Terraneo, Varchetti
Saro Costa reports about the first ski descent of the ENE Face of Piz Morteratsch (3752m) in the Bernina range in Switzerland, climbed and skied via the Zippert / Kohler route on 23/05/2019 together with Davide Terraneo and Mattia Varchetti.

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