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On Tuesday 17 October Matteo Giglio and Germaine Roulet made the first repeat of "Omar ribelle" (250 m, ED+, 6c max, 6b+ obbl.), ascended in 1993 by Ezio Marlier and Salvatore Gagliano on the imposing limestone east face of Granta...

On Thursday 26 October Rossano Libera and Ezio Marlier made a 12 hour first asscent of "Bocconi amari" up the north Face of Triangolo nero, Monte Emilius, valle d'aosta.

This weekend a group of children and teenagers struck by leukemia will be based in Courmayeur with their sights keenly set on climbing Mont Blanc. They will be accompanied in this adventure by a group of mountain guides and mountaineers...

The 12th international Tour du Rutor took place at Arvier in valle d'aosta last weekend and was won by the Italian team Dennis Brunod and Manfred Reichegger. The women's event was won the Italian/Swiss team comprise of Gloriana Pellissier and...

On 21/04 the mythical 15° Trofeo Mezzalama ski mountaineering competition takes place on Monte Rosa. The start is Breuil Cervinia and the finish is at Gressoney La Trinité.

The tenth edition of the ski mountaineering competition Tour du Rutor 2004 was won by Manfred Reichegger and Dennis Brunod and Gloriana Pellissier and Christiane Nex

The second edition of the international MonteRosaSkiRider takes place in Valle di Gressoney, Valle d’Aosta on 16-17/04/2004

A flurry of new routes in Italy's Valle di Cogne, valle d'aosta

Making the most of cold conditions in Northern Italy, Arnaud Clavel and Matteo Giglio have added a couple of important new routes to the valle d'aosta.

Ezio Marlier, Francesca Chenal and Marco Farina have made the first ascent of "Saint-Ours" II 6, M6, at Fenille, Valsavarenche, valle d'aosta.

Jenny Lavarda and Flavio Crespi won the Italian Difficulty Championships in Penne last weekend, while Christian Bindhammer and Damaris Knorr won the German Championship in Scheidegg

Finally the news many have been waiting for: it's snowing! And numerous lifts throughout the Alps have already opened, 10 days earlier than usual.

On 8 March Luca Zardini climbs "Ombre Atomiche" 8a+ boulder at Erto

On 26/11 in Valsavarenche (valle d'aosta) the Italian Erik Svab repeats 'Welcome to the Machine', M9 and 'Never say Never', M8+ leashless

The Italian climbs two 8c's third go between one competition and the next

The Big Mother 8c+/9a strong contender for the hardest route in Italy