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![Selvaggio Blu, 20 year anniversary of the most famous trek in Sardinia](/uploads/img/3/3955.jpg)
21/10/2009 - Environment
Selvaggio Blu, 20 year anniversary of the most famous trek in Sardinia Marcello Cominetti retraces the twenty year history of Selvaggio Blu, the path which goes right through the wild and poetic heart of Sardinia.
![Eternal Flame, Nameless Tower - climbing history and Alexander Huber interview](/uploads/img/3/3891.jpg)
13/10/2009 - Alpinism
Eternal Flame, Nameless Tower - climbing history and Alexander Huber interview The history of Eternal Flame and an interview with Alexander Huber after the first free ascent of the route which climbs the Nameless Tower, Trango, Karakorum.
![Martin and Florian Riegler, Flying Penguin and the Rocky Mountains](/uploads/img/3/3838.jpg)
06/10/2009 - Alpinism
Martin and Florian Riegler, Flying Penguin and the Rocky Mountains Interview with Martin and Florian Riegler after their climbing trips to the Bugaboos, Canada, where they carried out the first ascent of "The flying penguin" (300m, 5.12b)on the South Face of Pigeon Feathers.
![Eternal Flame, Nameless Tower, first free ascent by Huber brothers on Trango Towers](/uploads/img/3/3831.jpg)
01/10/2009 - Alpinism
Eternal Flame, Nameless Tower, first free ascent by Huber brothers on Trango Towers Between 11 and 14 August 2009 the German brothers Thomas and Alexander Huber carried out the first redpoint ascent of Eternal Flame, the legendary route up the S Buttress of Nameless Tower, Trango, Karakorum, Pakistan. The route had been established...
![New route on K7 for Larcher, Leoni, Cagol and Orlandi](/uploads/img/3/3682.jpg)
21/09/2009 - Alpinism
New route on K7 for Larcher, Leoni, Cagol and Orlandi On 10 August the Italian expedition Karakorum 2009 comprised of Rolando Larcher, Fabio Leoni, Michele Cagol and Elio Orlandi completed their new route The Children of Hushe (1100m, 7b A2) up the West Pillar of K7 (Charakusa Valley, Pakistan). On...
![PlanetmountainTV goes online with the Arco Rock Master videos](/uploads/img/3/3747.jpg)
10/09/2009 - Climbing
PlanetmountainTV goes online with the Arco Rock Master videos Planetmountain publishes its new WebTV section with videos of the Rock Master in Arco, won by Ramon Puigblanque and Angela Eiter.
![Greenland climbing – new routes by Eliza Kubarska and David Kaszlikowski](/uploads/img/3/3712.jpg)
31/08/2009 - Climbing
Greenland climbing – new routes by Eliza Kubarska and David Kaszlikowski In August Eliza Kubarska and David Kaszlikowski from Poland climbed a virgin peak and established two big new routes in remote area of Torsukattak fjord in southern Greenland.
![Goodbye Riccardo Cassin](/uploads/img/3/3652.jpg)
07/08/2009 - Alpinism
Goodbye Riccardo Cassin Riccardo Cassin passed away last night at his home in Resinelli at the foot of his beloved Grigna mountain. Cassin was one of the world's all time absolute mountaineering legends. He had celebrated his 100th birthday on 2 January this...
![Pale di San Martino routes re-equipped](/uploads/img/3/3505.jpg)
03/08/2009 - Alpinism
Pale di San Martino routes re-equipped At the start of July the belays of three classic Dolomites climbs were re-equipped during a mountain rescue training session. The routes in question are Frisch Corradini and Franceschini-Esposito on Pala del Rifugio and Simon-Wiessner-Kess on nearby Cima del Coro...
![For Cristina Castagna](/uploads/img/3/3528.jpg)
20/07/2009 - Alpinism
For Cristina Castagna On 18 July 2009 the 31 year old Italian mountaineer Cristina Castagna died as a result of a fall into a crevasse at 7000m during her descent from Broad Peak (Karakorum, Pakistan). Confirmation came from her climbing partner Giampaolo Casarotto.
![Stephan Siegrist frees Magic Mushroom on the Eiger North Face](/uploads/img/3/3439.jpg)
26/06/2009 - Climbing
Stephan Siegrist frees Magic Mushroom on the Eiger North Face Swiss climber Stephan Siegrist has made the first successful redpoint ascent of "Magic Mushroom" up the North Face of the Eiger. The route had been established in 2007 by Roger Schäli and Christoph Hainz and leads up the 3219 metres...
![In memory of Giuliano De Marchi](/uploads/img/3/3358.jpg)
09/06/2009 - Alpinism
In memory of Giuliano De Marchi On 5 June Giuliano De Marchi, a doctor and strong mountaineer from Belluno, died on Monte Antelao, Dolomites. Michel Barbiero, his companion in Alaska 2007, remembers him.
![Rock Junior: the great game of climbing](/uploads/img/3/3351.jpg)
08/06/2009 - Events
Rock Junior: the great game of climbing The 8th Rock Junior in Arco was a triumph of the game of climbing. Once again this is an unmissable event for youth climbing and for the hundreds of youngsters who, with their parents, assaulted the Climbing Stadium.
![8th Rock Junior, the climbing game](/uploads/img/3/3339.jpg)
04/06/2009 - Climbing
8th Rock Junior, the climbing game The 8th Rock Junior will take place at Arco (Garda Trentino, Italy) on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June 2009. This great European climbing festival for young climbers is organised for the 8th year running by the Rock Master association.
![More about Meroi, Pasaban, Kaltenbrunner and the questions of style](/uploads/img/3/1819.jpg)
03/06/2009 - Alpinism
More about Meroi, Pasaban, Kaltenbrunner and the questions of style The letter by Andreas Dick concerning 'A question of style: Meroi, Pasaban, Kaltenbrunner and all the 14 8000m peaks' and the reply by the author of the article, Manuel Lugli. Furthermore we've published the thoughts by Cristina Castagna, the Italian...
![OutdoorDays 2009: an Outdoor success](/uploads/img/3/3323.jpg)
02/06/2009 - Events
OutdoorDays 2009: an Outdoor success The OutdoorDays 2009, the open air sports trade fair, took place in Italy's Garda Trentino last weekend. Organised by the Riva del Garda Fierecongressi, the second edition attracted over 1000 participants to the guided activities and more than 10,000 visitors...
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