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![Tom Ballard solos the Allain - Leininger route up the Petit Dru North Face](/uploads/img/3/29407.jpg)
16/03/2015 - Alpinism
Tom Ballard solos the Allain - Leininger route up the Petit Dru North Face British alpinist Tom Ballard has climbed the Allain - Leininger route up the North Face of the Petit Dru (3,733m) in the Mont Blanc massif. This is his fifth climb of his Starlight and Storm project that aims to climb...
![Tom Ballard climbs Colton - Macintyre on Grandes Jorasses in winter](/uploads/img/3/29339.jpg)
10/03/2015 - Alpinism
Tom Ballard climbs Colton - Macintyre on Grandes Jorasses in winter British alpinist Tom Ballard has climbed the Macintyre - Colton route up the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif in 3 hours and 20 minutes.
![Tom Ballard: Matterhorn North Face in winter via the Schmidt route](/uploads/img/3/28976.jpg)
13/02/2015 - Alpinism
Tom Ballard: Matterhorn North Face in winter via the Schmidt route On 10 February 2015 British alpinist Tom Ballard climbed the Schmidt route up the North Face of the Matterhorn in 2 hours and 59 minutes. After Cima Grande di Lavaredo in the Dolomites and Pizzo Badile, this is another climb...
![Tom Ballard, Cima Grande di Lavaredo and Pizzo Badile in winter for his Starlight and Storm project](/uploads/img/3/28666.jpg)
21/01/2015 - Alpinism
Tom Ballard, Cima Grande di Lavaredo and Pizzo Badile in winter for his Starlight and Storm project British mountaineer Tom Ballard, as part of his project Starlight and Storm to climb the six great North Faces of the Alps in winter, has recently climbed the Comici - Dimai route on Cima Grande di Lavaredo in the Dolomites...
![Effimera, Matteo Bernasconi's Pizzo Badile dream](/uploads/img/3/28639.jpg)
20/01/2015 - Alpinism
Effimera, Matteo Bernasconi's Pizzo Badile dream The short film directed by Riky Felderer about Matteo Bernasconi and his desire to make the first ascent of a new mixed route up the NE Face of Pizzo Badile.
![Cerro Torre, Italian climbing action in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/28219.jpg)
19/12/2014 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre, Italian climbing action in Patagonia Currently there are numerous Italian teams climbing in Patagonia, in particular in the Chalten massif, where Cerro Torre was climbed via the Ragni route by Marcello Cominetti, Massimo Lucco, Francesco Salvaterra, Majori Marco, Marco Farina and François Cazzanelli. The route's...
![The myths and legends of alpinism: dreaming about Hermann and his bicycle](/uploads/img/3/28065.jpg)
09/12/2014 - Alpinism
The myths and legends of alpinism: dreaming about Hermann and his bicycle Ivo Ferrari and Hermann the "cyclist-alpinist", fiction and facts and the story, completely dreamt up, about the legend of alpinism.
![Tom Ballard, climbing in his veins](/uploads/img/3/26850.jpg)
15/10/2014 - Interviews
Tom Ballard, climbing in his veins Interview with talented British climber and alpinist Tom Ballard.
![Has exploratory alpinism failed?](/uploads/img/3/12431.jpg)
10/10/2014 - Alpinism
Has exploratory alpinism failed? Starting from a recent statement by Reinhold Messner, Manuel Lugli discusses the presumed end of “traditional” and exploratory alpinism.
![Project Fear, important new variation on Cima Ovest di Lavaredo by Dave MacLeod](/uploads/img/3/26266.jpg)
22/09/2014 - Alpinism
Project Fear, important new variation on Cima Ovest di Lavaredo by Dave MacLeod On the North Face of Cima Ovest, Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Dolomites) Dave MacLeod from Scotland has climbed Project Fear, a difficult new 130m variation that leads to the crux pitch of Pan Aroma and breaches difficulties up to 8c.
![Torre Egger: Italians Patagonia bound](/uploads/img/3/25957.jpg)
05/09/2014 - Alpinism
Torre Egger: Italians Patagonia bound From 11 September to 15 November Ermanno Salvaterra, Tomas Franchini, Nicola Binelli and Francesco Salvaterra will return to Patagonia to try and complete their new route, which they started in November 2013, up the centre of the West Face of...
![Sonnie Trotter discovers 1975, a new free climb in the Canadian Rockies](/uploads/img/3/25205.jpg)
23/07/2014 - Climbing
Sonnie Trotter discovers 1975, a new free climb in the Canadian Rockies Canadian climber Sonnie Trotter has made the first free ascent of the rock climb '1975' on Little Goat Mountain, Bow Valley, Canadian Rockies
![Melloblocco 2014: the winner of the video and photo contest](/uploads/img/3/24082.jpg)
14/05/2014 - Events
Melloblocco 2014: the winner of the video and photo contest The Melloblocco 2014 video contest was won by Alexander Flatz for his "Live-View", while the photo contest was won by Andrea Aiello for his photo "Ti spio".
![Grandes Jorasses: Luka Lindic and Luka Krajnc make first free ascent of Rolling Stones](/uploads/img/3/23336.jpg)
11/04/2014 - Alpinism
Grandes Jorasses: Luka Lindic and Luka Krajnc make first free ascent of Rolling Stones Interview with Slovenian alpinist Luka Lindic who, together with Luka Krajnc, made the first free ascent of Rolling Stones up the North Face of Grandes Jorasses (Mont Blanc), France
![Rossano Libera video portrait](/uploads/img/3/23097.jpg)
04/04/2014 - Alpinism
Rossano Libera video portrait The video portrait of Italian alpinist Rossano Libera.
![Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Ueli Steck and Michi Wohlleben enchain the 3 North Faces in winter](/uploads/img/3/22843.jpg)
23/03/2014 - Alpinism
Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Ueli Steck and Michi Wohlleben enchain the 3 North Faces in winter On Monday 17 March Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck and Germany's Michi Wohlleben climbed the three North Faces of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo in the Dolomites, via, the routes cassin, Comici - Dimai and Innerkofler. The report about the first...
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