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11/01/2012 - Climbing
Severino Scassa and Lorenzo De Bonis and the crag Coup di Rore Severino "Seve" Scassa and Lorenzo De Bonis have freed an old route at the crag Coup di Rore in Val Varaita (Piemonte, Italy). Established with the use of aid during the 1970's, the route breaches the large roof and remained...
07/01/2012 - Climbing
Enzo Oddo redpoints Estado Critico 9a at Siurana The Frenchman Enzo Oddo has repeated Estado Critico 9a at Siurana, Spain.
04/01/2012 - Events
Planetmountain.com – the photo gallery online Planetmountain.com goes online today with its Gallery, the zone dedicated to mountain photography, climbing, alpinism, trekking, and skiing, with currently more than 10,000 photos.
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.
30/12/2011 - Interviews
Nanga Parbat in winter, Moro and Urubko travel towards their dream Interview with Simone Moro and Denis Urubko, currently on their way to Nanga Parbat to attempt the first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat (8125m).
28/12/2011 - Climbing
Blow it up on the internet, new route on Monte Monaco, Sicily In November 2011 the American climbers Chris Kalous and Jonathan Thesenga established Blow it up on the internet, a new 200m, 7b+ climb up the North Face of Monte Monaco in Sicily. The trip report by Jonathan Thesenga.
15/12/2011 - Alpinism
Aguja Guillaumet, Patagonia The North Ridge of Aguja Guillaumet (2579m) in the Fitz Roy massif in Patagonia was first climbed in 1981 by the Argentines Eduardo Brenner and Eduardo Moschioni. Damiano Barabino, Sergio De Leo and Marcello Sanguineti repeated the route on 8...
13/12/2011 - Alpinism
Corrado 'Korra' Pesce, from No Siesta to Cerro Torre. The interview and meeting with Rolando Garibotti From the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses to Patagonia. Corrado "Korra" Pesce's alpine journey, introduced by Rolando Garibotti in this meeting and interview - from one alpinist to another - in El Chalten
09/12/2011 - Alpinism
Supercanaleta Fitz Roy, Patagonia Some climbs seem timeless due to their importance in the history of alpinism. One of these is certainly Supercanaleta on Fitz Roy in Patagonia. The story by Damiano Barabino, Sergio De Leo, Marcello Sanguineti.
29/11/2011 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Pointe de la Lune: Gran Paradiso first ski descent by Rémy Lécluse and Glen Plake On 19/11/2011 Glen Plake and Rémy Lécluse carried out the first ski descent of the SE couloir of Punta Ceresole on Cresta Gastaldi (Gran Paradiso).
23/11/2011 - Climbing
Tommy Caldwell abandons Dawn Wall Tommy Caldwell has abandoned his attempt on Dawn Wall on El Capitan, Yosemite, yet plans to continue next year.
22/11/2011 - Climbing
Hansjörg Auer, Bayerischer Traum free solo Hansjörg Auer has made a free solo of Bayerischer Traum (400m, 7a+) on the Schüsselkarspitze, Wettersteingebirge, Austria.
17/11/2011 - Competitions
Kranj, penultimate stage of the Lead World Cup 2011 The ninth stage of the Lead World Cup 2011 will be held in Kranj, Slovenia on 19 and 20 November.
02/11/2011 - Climbing
Century Crack 8c Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker have produced a grade for Century Crack in the Canyonlands, USA: 8c.
02/11/2011 - Climbing
Shakti, new route for Riccardo Scarian On 17/10/2011 Riccardo Scarian carried out the first free ascent of Shakti (200m, max 8b+/8c, obl. 7c/8a), the route he had established in August 2011 with various partners up the SW Face of Picco delle Aquile, Monte Coppolo, Valnuvola.
30/10/2011 - Alpinism
Cerro Kishtwar important Himalayan first ascent for David Lama, Stephan Siegrist, Denis Burdet and Rob Frost David Lama, Stephan Siegrist, Denis Burdet and Rob Frost have established a new route up the NW Face via their Yoniverse to reach the summit of Cerro Kishtwar (6155m), Himalaya. Siegrist and Burdet then ascended the nearby untouched 6040m peak...
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