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![Melloblocco ready steady go!](/uploads/img/3/3244.jpg)
07/05/2009 - Climbing
Melloblocco ready steady go! The sixth Melloblocco starts today in the splendid Val di Mello, Val Masino, Italy. Thousands of climbers gather every year at this international bouldering meeting, which will come to an end on Sunday 10 May.
![XVII Mezzalama Trophy - 19 April 2009](/uploads/img/3/3152.jpg)
16/04/2009 - Competitions
XVII Mezzalama Trophy - 19 April 2009 The 17th Mezzalama Trophy will take place on 19 April 2009. This classic ski mountaineering marathon takes place once every two years and dates back to 1933. As usual it starts at Breuil-Cervinia and finishes at Gressoney la Trinité via...
![Switzerland cleans its mountains](/uploads/img/3/3129.jpg)
03/04/2009 - Alpinism
Switzerland cleans its mountains An advertising campaign concerning Switzerland's efforts to clean its mountains, promoted by the Swiss Tourist Board.
![Paolo Rabbia, first winter ski traverse of the Alps](/uploads/img/3/2929.jpg)
26/03/2009 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Paolo Rabbia, first winter ski traverse of the Alps Interview with Paolo Rabbia who from 29/12/2008 to 28/02/2009 carried out the first ski mountaineering traverse of the Alps in winter without the help of mechanical transport.
![Adam Ondra climbing at Angelone and Cornalba](/uploads/img/3/1862.jpg)
25/03/2009 - Climbing
Adam Ondra climbing at Angelone and Cornalba On 20 March 16 year old Adam Ondra made the first ascents of Riti Tribali 8c+ and Nonono 8c at Angelone, while on 21 March at Cornalba he repeated Les Sindacalistes 8c+ second go before onsighting Outsider (8a+). Adam Ondra's...
![Conturines south gully: first ski descent of Tremolada and Oberbacher](/uploads/img/3/3038.jpg)
24/03/2009 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Conturines south gully: first ski descent of Tremolada and Oberbacher On 19 March Andrea Oberbacher and Francesco Tremolada carried out the first ski descent of the long and much-eyed Conturines south gully. On 15 March Tremolada had also carried the probable first repeat of the south gully on Piz Ciavazes,...
![Piolet d'or 2009: the six candidates](/uploads/img/3/2988.jpg)
12/03/2009 - Events
Piolet d'or 2009: the six candidates The 6 nominees for the 17th Piolet d'Or, scheduled for 25 April 2009: Dave Turner (USA) for his solo ascent on the East Face of Cerro Escudo (Torres del Paine, Chile), Simon Anthamatten and Ueli Steck (Switzerland) for their new...
![Ice climbing and its history: Repentance 20 years on](/uploads/img/3/2864.jpg)
09/03/2009 - Alpinism
Ice climbing and its history: Repentance 20 years on Repentance was first climbed in Cogne, Valle d'Aosta in 1989 by François Damilano, Fulvio Conta and Giancarlo Grassi and soon became the symbol of a new ice climbing era in the Alps. Twenty years after the first ascent Damilano and...
![Tyler Landman Fontainebleau bouldering rampage](/uploads/img/3/2904.jpg)
02/03/2009 - Climbing
Tyler Landman Fontainebleau bouldering rampage Tyler Landman from England has made a series of hard repeats in Fontainebleau, france, including the second ascent of Satan i Helvete assis, the FB8C.
![Piolets d'Or 2009, preview](/uploads/img/3/2899.jpg)
02/03/2009 - Events
Piolets d'Or 2009, preview From 22 - 25 April the 17th edition of the Piolets d'Or will take place between Chamonix and Courmayeur. This is possibly the most famous mountaineering award in the world, so much so that it has been defined as the...
![Jerry Moffatt interview](/uploads/img/3/2833.jpg)
26/02/2009 - Interviews
Jerry Moffatt interview Interview with Jerry Moffatt, one of the most successful climbers in the world during the 1980's and 1990's, with important first ascents such as Stone Love 8b+ in Germany's Frankenjura and Liquid Ambar 8c+ at Lower Pen Trwyn, Wales and...
![Spain climbing action: Chris Sharma at Margalef, Geoffray De Flaugergues at Alquezar](/uploads/img/3/2874.jpg)
24/02/2009 - Climbing
Spain climbing action: Chris Sharma at Margalef, Geoffray De Flaugergues at Alquezar Chris Sharma has made the first ascent of Demencia Senil 9a+ at Margalef while 13 year old Geoffray De Flaugergues from france has repeated El templo del cafe 8c+/9a at Alquezar.
![Ice climbing, two new icefalls in the Gole di Gondo, Switzerland](/uploads/img/3/2831.jpg)
16/02/2009 - Alpinism
Ice climbing, two new icefalls in the Gole di Gondo, Switzerland On 25/01/09 Francesco Vaudo, Mauro Piccione and Massimo Coccalatto carried out the first ascent of Alta tensione (60m, II/5+) a new icefalls in the Gole di Gondo (Switzerland). On 01/02 Francesco Vaudo and Silvia Preti made the first ascent of...
![Ice World Cup 2009 won by Bendler and Tolokonina](/uploads/img/3/2792.jpg)
09/02/2009 - Competitions
Ice World Cup 2009 won by Bendler and Tolokonina Last weekend Markus Bendler from Austria and Maria Tolokonina from Russia won the third and final stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2009 Lead and in doing so they also won the overall Trophy 2009. Maria Tolokonina won the...
![Ice World Cup 2009: Markus Bendler and Angelika Rainer win in Saas Fee](/uploads/img/3/2746.jpg)
26/01/2009 - Competitions
Ice World Cup 2009: Markus Bendler and Angelika Rainer win in Saas Fee Markus Bendler from Austria and Angelika Rainer from Italy won the Ice Climbng World Championship and the second stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup, held in Switzerland's Saas Fee last weekend. Russian athletes Maria Tolokonina and Pavel Gulyaev doubled...
![Gondo Gully, new gully in Switzerland's Gondoschlucht](/uploads/img/3/2733.jpg)
22/01/2009 - Alpinism
Gondo Gully, new gully in Switzerland's Gondoschlucht On 18/01/09 Francesco Vaudo, Andrea Gamberini and Elio Bonfanti made the first ascent of Gondo Gully (300m, II-M4-4), a gully on the Parete nascosta in the Gondoschlucht (Simplon Pass, Ossola, Switzerland).
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