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![Torres del Paine National Park, first repeat photographs of Patagonia's glaciers](/uploads/img/3/35747.jpg)
09/03/2016 - Environment
Torres del Paine National Park, first repeat photographs of Patagonia's glaciers Italian photographer Fabiano Ventura is currently in the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile, Patagonia. The expedition he is leading plans to photograph the exact same locations as those taken by Alberto Maria De Agostini as part of multi-year...
![Raru valley Himalaya climbs by Anastasija Davidova and Matija Jost - Matic](/uploads/img/3/35184.jpg)
17/02/2016 - Alpinism
Raru valley Himalaya climbs by Anastasija Davidova and Matija Jost - Matic Between 20 July and 9 September 2015 the Slovenian alpinists Anastasija Davidova and Matija Jošt - Matic made what are believed to be the first ascents of three previously unclimbed peaks in the India’s Raru valley: Khumchu Ri 6064m, Kun...
![Cerro Torre SE Ridge, or Compressor route: the ascent by Matteo Della Bordella and Silvan Schüpbach](/uploads/img/3/34914.jpg)
04/02/2016 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre SE Ridge, or Compressor route: the ascent by Matteo Della Bordella and Silvan Schüpbach From 30 - 31 January 2016 Italy’s Matteo Della Bordella and Switzerland’s Silvan Schüpbach climbed the SE Ridge (Compressor Route) of Cerro Torre (Patagonia). After the bolts were chopped by Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk in January 2012, this is...
![Interview with Colin Haley and Alex Honnold after the Cerro Torre Traverse in day (Patagonia)](/uploads/img/3/34907.jpg)
03/02/2016 - Alpinism
Interview with Colin Haley and Alex Honnold after the Cerro Torre Traverse in day (Patagonia) Interview with Colin Haley and Alex Honnold who on Sunday 31 January 2016 made the first repeat of the Torre Traverse in Patagonia by enchaining Cerro Standhardt, Punta Herron, Torre Egger and Cerro Torre. The American alpinists needed just 20...
![Adiós Iñaki Coussirat](/uploads/img/3/34765.jpg)
28/01/2016 - Alpinism
Adiós Iñaki Coussirat On 21/01/2015 Inaki Coussirat died while climbing Cerro fitz roy in Patagonia. Marcello Cominetti remembers the promising young Argentine alpinist.
![Ragni route on Fitz Roy, first repeat by Matteo Della Bordella and David Bacci](/uploads/img/3/29362.jpg)
22/01/2016 - Alpinism
Ragni route on fitz roy, first repeat by Matteo Della Bordella and David Bacci On 19 January 2016 the Italian Ragni di Lecco alpinists Matteo Della Bordella and David Bacci made the first repeat of Via dei Ragni up the East Pillar of fitz roy, established in 1976 by Casimiro Ferrari and Vittorio Meles.
![Colin Haley makes first solo climb of Torre Egger and Punta Herron in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/34695.jpg)
22/01/2016 - Alpinism
Colin Haley makes first solo climb of Torre Egger and Punta Herron in Patagonia Interview with American alpinist Colin Haley who has just carried out the first solo ascent of Torre Egger (2850m) and Punta Herron (2750m) in Patagonia, requiring 16.5 hours for the ascent and 9 for the descent.
![Fitz Roy climbed in a day by Colin Haley and Andy Wyatt](/uploads/img/3/34514.jpg)
08/01/2016 - Alpinism
fitz roy climbed in a day by Colin Haley and Andy Wyatt American alpinists Colin Haley and Andy Wyatt have made an astoundingly fast ascent of fitz roy in Patagonia, requiring just 21 hours and 8 minutes to climb the mountain via the Supercanaleta route and descend via the French route and...
![Cerro San Lorenzo new Slovenian climbs in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/34009.jpg)
15/12/2015 - Alpinism
Cerro San Lorenzo new Slovenian climbs in Patagonia The trip report of the Slovenian climbing expedition to Patagonia, during which the alpinists Dejan Koren, Boštjan Mikuz, Rok Kurinčič, Domen Petrovcic and Domen Kastelic established three new routes: Exit, Direct Route and No Fiesta (ED+, 1600m), the latter established...
![Alex Honnold, video portrait and climbing trip to Angola](/uploads/img/3/33749.jpg)
25/11/2015 - Climbing
Alex Honnold, video portrait and climbing trip to Angola Two videos about American rock climber Alex Honnold: a video portrait filmed by Fred Moix and the trailer of a trip to Angola where, apart from climbing, he initiated a pilot program of home solar systems for the local population.
![Russian alpinists claim first ascent of virgin Thulagi Chuli in Nepal](/uploads/img/3/33174.jpg)
26/10/2015 - Alpinism
Russian alpinists claim first ascent of virgin Thulagi Chuli in Nepal On 25/09/2015 the Russian mountaineers Aleksander Gukov, Ivan Dozhdev, Valeriy Shamalo and Ruslan Kirichenko completed the first ascent of Thulagi Chuli (7059m) a hitherto unclimbed peak in the Nepalese Himalaya. The new route up the West Face is called Happy...
![Marc-André Leclerc free solo of the Tomahawk - Excocet routes in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/32681.jpg)
05/10/2015 - Alpinism
Marc-André Leclerc free solo of the Tomahawk - Excocet routes in Patagonia Canadian alpinist Marc-Andre Leclerc has carried out a fast solo ascent of the routes Tomahawk and Excocet on Aguja Standhardt in Patagonia.
![Cerro Torre and the 1985 first winter ascent](/uploads/img/3/31560.jpg)
23/07/2015 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre and the 1985 first winter ascent It's currently winter in Patagonia. Exactly 30 years ago, in July 1985, the Italians Paolo Caruso, Maurizio Giarolli, Andrea Sarchi and Ermanno Salvaterra carried out the historic first winter ascent of Cerro Torre via the 'Compressor route' established by Cesare...
![International Olympic Games of Campo Bridwell 2006](/uploads/img/3/30750.jpg)
03/06/2015 - Alpinism
International Olympic Games of Campo Bridwell 2006 The video of Belgian alpinist Sean Villanueva documenting the so-called ‘International Olympic Games of Campo Bridwell’, held below Cerro Torre in Patagonia in 2006.
![Matteo Della Bordella wins Grignetta d'Oro 2015](/uploads/img/3/30599.jpg)
25/05/2015 - Alpinism
Matteo Della Bordella wins Grignetta d'Oro 2015 On Friday, May 22 at Lecco the Grignetta d'Oro 2015 was awarded to Matteo Della Bordella while Ivo Ferrari and Romano Benet received special mentions. The other alpinists in the running for the Italian mountaineering award were Hervé Barmasse, Simon...
![Dean Potter and Graham Hunt die in Yosemite accident](/uploads/img/3/15503.jpg)
18/05/2015 - Climbing
Dean Potter and Graham Hunt die in Yosemite accident On Saturday, 16/05/2015, the famous American climber Dean Potter and Graham Hunt lost their lives in a wingsuit accident in Yosemite Valley, USA.
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