1251 News found
29/09/2004 - Climbing
Taghia new route by Oviglia and Sarti Maurizio Oviglia and Simone Sarti have made the first ascent of "Enfant de sable" 7a max, 6c obl., on the south face of Jbel Tramazine, High Atlas, Morocco.
14/05/2004 - Events
Val di Mello in danger The campaign against proposed hydroelectric plants in Val di Mello (Italy).
05/05/2004 - Events
Melloblocco, bouldering meet in Val di Mello On 7-9 May the Lombardy Mountain guides have organised an intenational bouldering meet in the Val di Mello, Northern Italy.
01/12/2003 - Climbing
Is not Always Pasqua! Italian hard grit for Brenna On 20 November Cristian Brenna made the first repeat of “Is not always Pasqua”, Italy's hardest trad route, first climbed by Mauro Calibani in October 2002, and graded E9 7a.
07/11/2003 - Climbing
Tom Briggs and Ben Heason add gritstone extremes at the Roaches Ben Heason climbs Final Destination E8 6c, while at Black Rocks Tom Briggs adds The Devil is in the Details E7 7a
31/10/2003 - Climbing
Gritstone extremes in England The arrival of the cold weather signals the start of hard gritstone ascents in Britain at the hands of Simon Moore, Sam Whittaker, Pete Hurley, Espen Samuelsen and Tobias Wolf
07/10/2003 - Alpinism
Mondinelli and Merelli on Shisha Pangma's Central Peak At 13.00 on 6 October the Italians Silvio Mondinelli and Mario Merelli reached the Central Peak of Shisha Pangma
02/10/2003 - Climbing
Greenspit in Valle dell'Orco (Italy) climbed by Didier Berthod Didier Berthod has freed 'Greenspit' using trad gear only above Rosone, Valle dell'Orco, Italy
03/07/2003 - Events
China and India: some Himalayan passes reopen A recent agreement between China and India could signal the start of improving relations between the two countries.
20/05/2003 - Interviews
Free Itaca nel Sole, Valle dell'Orco Cristian Brenna and Marzio Nardi free the historic Itaca in Valle dell'Orco. The photos and story by Andrea Gallo.
14/04/2003 - Alpinism
New route on Roccia Nera, Monte Rosa On 28/02/2003 the two Italian mountain guides Roberto Rossi and Ivano Bianchi opened a newline up the North Face of Roccia Nera (4075 m, Monte Rosa).
04/04/2003 - Alpinism
Ice climbing belays / How to construct belays on ice as safely as possible. Ice climbing belays / How to construct belays on ice as safely as possible.
02/04/2003 - Climbing
A5 Day, climbing across Europe Saturday April 5th 2003, first edition of A5 Day, international bouldering day organised by The North Face in co-operation with leading climbing halls across Europe.
28/03/2003 - Alpinism
Alan Mullin - setting new winter climbing standards in Scotland Interview with ground-breaking Scottish climber Alan Mullin - searching for the mixed climbing psychological extreme at Lochnagar in Scotland.
19/03/2003 - Climbing
Rock: new routes in Sardinia Maurizio Oviglia continues to forge new routes in Sardinia.
17/12/2002 - Climbing
Neil Gresham repeats Equilibrium E10 7a Last week the British climber Neil Gresham made an impressive second ascent of Neil Bentley's gritstone Equilibrium, E10 7a.
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