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11/03/2008 - Events
Saint Vincent Award for Mountain Professionals – the award ceremony
On the 7th, of March Valery Babanov, Hervé Barmasse, Ettore Taufer, Giovanni Amort, Elio Sganga and Marco Farina (Alpine Training Centre), Christophe Profit and Pemba Doma Sherpa all received their Saint Vincent Awards for Mountain Professionals in front of a...
06/03/2008 - Climbing
Gioia Fb8c at Varazze by Christian Core Christian Core has freed his hardest problem ever, Gioia Fb8c at the Antro dei Druidi, Potala di Varazze (Italy).
06/03/2008 - Climbing
Gioia Fb8c at Varazze by Christian Core Christian Core has freed his hardest problem ever, Gioia Fb8c at the Antro dei Druidi, Potala di Varazze (Italy).
05/03/2008 - Climbing
Monte Cimo, Brenta new routes by Sartori & Tondini Nicola Sartori and Nicola Tondini have made the first ascents of three new multi-pitches on Monte Cimo (Brentino, Val d’Adige, Italy). These are Vola via (8 pitches, max 8a+), Gioco di equilibri (5 pitches, max 7c+) and Via di testa...
29/02/2008 - Events
Slovene Mountain Film Festival Silvo Karo reports about the 2nd International Mountain Film Festival organized in Slovenia's capital Ljubljana and the city of Domžale.
25/02/2008 - Events
Saint Vincent Award for mountain professionals The winners of the first Saint Vincent Award for mountain professionals. were announced in Valle d'Aosta last Thursday. The winners for 2008 are Valery Babanov, Christophe Profit, Hervé Barmasse, the Alpine Regiment Training Centre and Pemba Doma Sherpa. The Awards...
31/01/2008 - Alpinism
Florian Riegler repeats Iluminati in Selva Gardena, Dolomites On 29/01/2008 Florian Riegler and Herbert Klammer repeated Illuminati, the difficult mixed route (150m, M11+, WI6+) in Val Lunga - Selva Gardena, Dolomites, Italy.
25/01/2008 - Interviews
Gerard Pailheiret, ice climbing interview Interview by Elio Bonfanti with the French mountain guide Gerard Pailheiret who has always carried out been a tireless promoter of ice climbing.
14/01/2008 - Alpinism
Makalu winter attempt, the adventure begins The team comprised of the Italians Nives Meroi, Romano Benet, Luca Vuerich and the Kazakh mountaineers Denis Urubko, Serguey Samoilov, Eugeny Shutov and Gennady Durov has now reached Hillary Base Camp and all is set for their winter attempt of...
08/01/2008 - Alpinism
Mount Vinson summit At 14.00 on 5/01/2008 alle 14.00 ora Ettore Taufer, Giovanni Amort, Elio Sganga and Marco Farina reached the summit of Mount Vinson (4897m), the highest peak in the Antarctic.
02/01/2008 - Events
Ice meetings and ice climbing competitions 2008 Ice meetings in Argentière la Bessée (Fournel), France, Kandersteg, Switzerland and Valle di Daone (Italy),plus the Ice Climbing World Cup 2008 calendar.
19/12/2007 - Climbing
Madagascar rock climbing paradise! In October and November 2007 Albert Leichtfried traveled to Madagscar and discovered the island climbing paradise. In addition he added a further five routes in his new sector Honeymoon.
07/12/2007 - Alpinism
Freissinieres - ice climbing in the Ecrins, France A selection of 10 fantastic icefalls in the world famous Ecrins National Park, France by Mountain guide Mario Sertori.
05/12/2007 - Book-press
Equilibrium, Harald Berger – A Photo Collection Hermann Erber and Kirsten Buchmann pay homage to Harald Berger with their picture book "Equilibrium". All proceeds will go to the Salzburg Mountain Guides Association which administers a fund to deal with similar emergency situations.
23/11/2007 - Alpinism
Silvia Vidal on Shipton Spire, Trango, Pakistan In July Sílvia Vidal from Spain made the solo first ascent of "Life is Lilac" (A4+, 6a, 870m) on the NE Pillar of Shipton Spire, Trango, Pakistan
16/11/2007 - Climbing
Burma protest: Robertson arrested climbing Eiffel Tower On 12/11 the English climber Mike Robertson was arrested while climbing the Eiffel Tower in Paris to raise public awareness about the current political situation in Burma and the responsibility of the French oil company Total.
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