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Florian Riegler has established Dolasilla (M13-), a new mixed route in Val Travenanzes (Fanes massif, Dolomites). The first free ascent was carried out by Pavol Rajcan from Slovak Republic.

On 21 December Giuseppe 'Beppe' Ballico and Marco Milanese climbed "Cascata Per Leo" (270m, IV, WI 5+ XR) a beautiful icefall which rarely comes into condition on the SW Face of Croda Marcora (Sorapiss, Dolomites).

Gianmario Meneghin introduces the drytooling crag Grotta del Lupoon LakeCentro di Cadore in the Dolomites.

Rosso 70, the film directed by Francesco Mansutti and Vinicio Stefanello and which retraces the 70 yera mountaineering history f the Scoiattoli mountaineering club in cortina, has won the Jury's Special Prize during the Bulgaria's X° International Mountain Film Festival in Bansko

Yesterday morning Carletto Alverà Lete passed away at the age of 92. The Italian was the flag bearer of the Gruppo Scoiattoli di cortina, a mountain guide and ski instructor. He takes with him another piece of the history of alpinism in cortina and the Valle d'Ampezzo, Dolomites.

First free ascents of the routes Nicola Molin on Becco di Mezzodì (7c, 285m) and Via Benjamin (7c, 290m) up the Pilastro della Tofana di Mezzo in the Dolomites by Ruggero Zardini.

The Piccolo Lagazuoi crag in the Dolomites, 27 routes from 4b to 7b introduced by local activist and Mountain Guide Enrico Maioni.

The sport climbs at Cinque Torri, the historic symbol of alpinism and rock climbing in cortina and the Ampezzo valley.

Via ferrata degli Alpini, Col dei Bois, Dolomites, described by cortina Mountain Guide Enrico Maioni.

Marco Da Pozzo died this morning after falling from the roof of the church steeple he was fixing at cortina d'Ampezzo. An extremely talented climber and alpinist, Marco Da Pozzo was one of the most famous and highly regarded members of the Scoiattoli mountaineering club and cortina d'Ampezzo Mountain Guides.

Paolo Tassi and the joy of skiing: skiing freely between the emotions of art which renews itsself with each snowfall.

Lino Lacedelli, 84, passed away in cortina, Italy this morning. In 1954 the member of the famous Scoiattoli mountaineering club became the first person to reach the summit of K2, together with Achille Compagnoni.

On 03/10/2009 Luca Zardini made the frst ascent of "Welcome to the club" at the Campo boulders at cortina d'Ampezzo which he believes is 9a.

On 03/10/2009 Luca Zardini made the frst ascent of "Welcome to the club" at the Campo boulders at cortina d'Ampezzo which he believes is 9a.

A new via ferrata called "Sci Club 18" has been created on Monte Faloria in cortina, Dolomites.

The routes and news from Rio Gere, the crag close to cortina in the Dolomites ideal to escape the summer heat.