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16/07/2013 - Climbing

Salento vertical, new rock climbs in Puglia, Italy

Davide Schiantarelli presents the result of 10 days of work for the Salento Vertical project that resulted in a flurry of new climbs in the area between Ponte Ciolo and Santa Maria di Leuca in Southern Italy.

29/05/2013 - Climbing

Gole di Gorroppu, Sardinia: new route climbed by Corrado Pibiri and Fabio Erriu

In May 2013 Corrado Pibiri and Fabio Erriu made the first ascent of (475m, 6a) in Sardinia's Gole di Gorroppu.

28/05/2013 - Climbing

Niccolò Ceria drifts up The ghost ship at Champorcher

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.

04/05/2013 - Climbing

Dave Graham and the story of bridge of Ashes at Elkland

Video documentary of Dave Graham and the boulder problem bridge of Ashes V15 at Elkland, Colorado, USA.

13/03/2013 - Alpinism

Aiguille Verte, Les Droites and Les Courtes solo in a day by Jon Griffith

On 3 March 2013 British alpinist Jon Griffith soloed the three North Faces in the Argentière basin in the Mont Blanc massif: Aiguille Verte, Les Droites and Les Courtes.

28/02/2013 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering

Couloir Marbrèe off-piste ski descent, Courmayeur

Mountain Guide Rudy Buccella introduces the Marbrèe couloir freeride descent above Courmayeur, a long and beautiful off-piste run in the Mont Blanc massif.

02/01/2013 - Alpinism

Alpinism and climbing in 2012 - part 1

Part one of what happend, in alpinism and in climbing, in 2012. A summary, for obvious reason incomplete, of the climbs, the most beautiful achievements and also the most painful moments in 2012. In the hope that this résumé serves...

29/11/2012 - Climbing

Pirmin Bertle and his 8B boulder at Fribourg

Swiss climber Pirmin Bertle has freed the boulder problem Parmi les clochards 8B at Fribourg (Switzerland).

28/06/2012 - Trekking

Via Ferrata Emilio Detomasi alla Cimalegna, Monte Rosa

A via ferrata which starts at Alagna in the Alta Valsesia (VC) close to Monte Rosa, Italy, introduced by Mountain Guide Carlo Gabasio.

22/03/2012 - Alpinism

Via Cembridge, first winter ascent by Giupponi, Larcher and Leoni

From 25 - 27 January 2012 Luca Giupponi, Rolando Larcher and Fabio Leoni carried out the first winter ascent (and first on-sight) of Via Cembridge (550m, 7b+ (6c obligatory) up Cima Margherita, Brenta Dolomites, Italy.

24/02/2012 - Alpinism

Sappada, new icefalls in NE Italy

Mountain Guide Riccardo Del Fabbro introduces the most recent icefalls at the historic ice climbing area Sappada in NE Italy.

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...

12/09/2011 - Climbing

Vietnam Psicobloc - deep water soloing at Ha Long Bay

Steve and Angie Bradshaw provide some hands-on, in-depth information to the Psicobloc bouldering around Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

28/06/2011 - Climbing

La Banda del Buco, new route on Monte Pellegrino, Sicily

On 5-6 April 2011 the Italians Rolando Larcher, Luca Giupponi and Nicola Sartori established La banda del buco (175m, 7a+/7b max, 6c+ obbl.) a new route up the North Face of Antro della Perciata on Monte Pellegrino (Palermo, Sicily).