276 News found
17/04/2014 - Alpinism
St Alban, dry tooling in Québec, Canada Jean-François Girard introduces the dry tooling crag St Alban, Québec, Canada.
16/04/2014 - Environment
Repairers of the fragile mountain environment The mountains are a harsh and at the same time fragile environment that needs to be treated with care. The wealth and stability of the mountain ecosystems are directly linked to the presence of man and the effects of a...
10/04/2014 - Interviews
Simone Pedeferri - behind the scenes of Melloblocco 2014 Interview with Simone Pedeferri, the man who leads the group of route setters who unearth and prepare the new problems and areas for the Melloblocco bouldering event in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy.
10/04/2014 - Interviews
Bernardo Gimenez photography interview. Observing the mountains #2 Interview with Argentine photographer Bernardo Gimenez who has made the mountains, rock climbing and alpinism are his favourite photo set. By Marco Ferrario.
08/04/2014 - Events
Adventure Awards Days 2014 at Livigno From 22 - 27 July 2014 at Livigno, Italy, the second edition of Adventure Awards Days, a festival dedicated to adventure: to live, tell and share.
07/04/2014 - Interviews
Hervé Barmasse, interview after the first winter enchainment of the 4 Matterhorn ridges On Thursday 13 March Hervé Barmasse made the first winter solo enchainment of the four Matterhorn ridges in winter, as well as the first winter solo ascent of the Furggen Ridge via the overhangs. The interview.
21/03/2014 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Journalism, education and avalanches. 10 things worth knowing. By Giulio Caresio In mid-February at Madesimo, Italy, the media was invited to an event aimed at educating journalists about how to promote the right mountain safety message in order to shape a mountain culture that is instrumental in preventing and reducing avalanche...
20/02/2014 - Climbing
Aleksandra Taistra climbing Mind Control at Oliana The video of Aleksandra Taistra interpreting Mind Control at Oliana in Spain
18/02/2014 - Climbing
Klemen Becan frees hardest sport climb in Jordan During a climbing trip to Wadi Rum and Ajloun in Jordan with Mina Markovic, Anja Becan and Luka Fonda, Slovenian climber Klemen Becan made the first ascent of "Same same but different" 8c, currently the hardest sport climb in the...
19/01/2014 - Competitions
VI Tris Rotondo in Val Bedretto, Switzerland The VI Tris Rotondo is scheduled to take place in Valle Bedretto, Gottardo, Switzerland on 23 February 2014. Hundreds of athletes will take part in the highly anticipated event the fans have nicknamed the "Tris".
16/01/2014 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Mountain Safety: avalanche transceiver training areas now in operation at Courmayeur At Courmayer in the Mont Blanc massif the avalanche transceiver training areas at Pré de Pascal and Pavillon du Mont Fréty are now operational. These can be used free of charge by all those who wish to learn more about...
15/01/2014 - Climbing
Hydra at Capo Pecora in Sardinia. By Maurizio Oviglia Maurizio Oviglia talks about the first ascent of Hydra, the latest route to be added to the trad climbing area Capo Pecora in Sardinia.
13/01/2014 - Climbing
Twothousandandfourteen. The new and climbing The thoughts of Andrea Tosi about the meaning of something new in climbing, that also provides insight into the past and what might be in the future.
04/01/2014 - Alpinism
Ben Nevis winter climbing: Point Five Gully and Tower Ridge Quintessential winter climbing in Scotland: Ben Nevis and the classic routes Point Five Gully and Tower Ridge introduced by the Mountain Guide Mike Pescod.
16/12/2013 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Mont Blanc freeride: Vallée Blanche and Glacier Rond Two great freeride itineraries on Mont Blanc introduced by Domenico Giusti and Giorgio Passino: Vallée Blanche from Courmayeur and Glacier Rond.
03/12/2013 - Alpinism
Ice climbing basics video: ice screw placement, anchors and V-threads The video by Petzl that demonstrates proper ice screw placement technique, as well as how to set an anchor and a v-thread in waterfall ice.
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