224 News found
11/12/2014 - Climbing
Jacopo Larcher and his rock climbing rediscovery The short film directed by Riky Felderer about Jacopo Larcher and his recent discovery of crack climbing and and trad climbing.
21/10/2014 - Climbing
Mina Leslie-Wujastyk climbs Mecca Extension 8c at Raven Tor, England Sport climbing: Mina Leslie-Wujastyk has made the first female ascent of Mecca Extension 8c at Raven Tor, England.
09/10/2014 - Climbing
Federica Mingolla repeats Tom et je ris 8b+ in the Verdon Gorge On 2 October 2014 Italian climber Federica Mingolla repeated the spectacular climb Tom et je ris 8b+ in the Verdon Gorge, France. The report by Edoardo Falletta
08/10/2014 - Climbing
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2014: kick-off! The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2014 begins today. The international climbing meeting takes place on the island of Kalymnos, Greece, from 9 – 12 October 2014. More than 2500 climbers are expected for this third edition that will celebrate...
01/10/2014 - Alpinism
The Grandes Jorasses serac, interview with Michèle Curtaz, Fondazione Montagna Sicura On 16/09/2014, the Mayor of Courmayeur prohibited access to the path that leads to Rifugio Boccalatte and also the areas below the Whymper serac on the Grandes Jorasses. Excessive zeal on behalf of the town council, or was the serac...
15/08/2014 - Alpinism
Monte Rosa: twenty years of research by Ferrino The Ferrino High-lab, located at an altitude of 3585m of the Valle d'Aosta side on Monte Rosa, celebrates 20 years. It is the highest laboratory in Italy. And it is up there that the company from Turin, the market leader...
23/07/2014 - Alpinism
Greenland 2014: updates from Nicolas Favresse & Co Nicolas and Olivier Favresse, Ben Ditto and Sean Villanueva report about their first climbs and the start to their Greenland & Baffin Island expedition.
22/07/2014 - Interviews
Michel Piola interview: climbing on Mont Blanc, the search and the story that continues The fabulous world of Babette, or rather Mont Blanc's marvelous granite climbing, starting from Envers des Aiguilles. Interview with Michel Piola, one of the most prolific alpinists in the world who, in more than 30 years of activity, has left...
03/07/2014 - Climbing
Gimme Kraft and effective climbing training. Interview with the author Patrick Matros Interview with Patrick Matros, the trainer of Alexander Megos and author of the sport climbing training book Gimme Kraft.
20/06/2014 - Trekking
XVI National Week of hiking Not only hiking but also many cultural events between Cadore and Ampezzo
17/06/2014 - Climbing
Alexander Megos frees Modified 9a+ in the Frankenjura German climber Alexander Megos has added two new routes to the Frankenjura, Modified 9a+ and Nice Freshly Baked 9a.
15/04/2014 - Alpinism
Aiguille du Plan, first free ascent of the Bonington - Tejada-Flores corner by Pesce and Mercier On 10/04/2014 Jeff Mercier and Corrado Pesce made the first free acent of the huge corner on the route established by Chris Bonington and Lito Tejada-Flores on 28 - 29 July 1965 up the West Face of Aiguille du Plan,...
28/03/2014 - Alpinism
evolution new Dolomites ice and mixed pitch in Vallunga by Wolfgang Hell and Pavol Rajcan On 15/03/2014 in Vallunga (Dolomites) Wolfgang Hell and Pavol Rajcan made the first ascent of Evoution, a new mixed pitch that caps La Strega, first ascended by Cristoforo Groaz and Giovanni Groaz in 1992). Overall difficulties of the 120m line...
27/03/2014 - Climbing
Corsica new climb by Arnaud Petit and Jeff Arnoldi French climbers Arnaud Petit and Jeff Arnoldi have completed Le non-sens et la joie (8a, 250m), a new route up the West face of Capu Cascioni, close to Porto on the western side of Corsica
14/03/2014 - Interviews
Erri De Luca interview. Observing the mountains #1 Interview with Erri De Luca about his particular way of observing the mountains, from climbing to alpinism. By Marco Ferrario.
12/03/2014 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl climbs Prinzip Hoffnung in Austria Interview with Barbara Zangerl, the Austrian climber who repeated Prinzip Hoffnung at the Bürser Platte, Austria, yesterday.
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