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From 26 - 29 March 2014 Courmayeur and Chamonix will host the 22nd edition of the Piolets d’Or, the Oscars of mountaineering. American alpinist John Roskelley will receive the Piolet d'Or Carrière.

The video Avalanche emergency produced by Ortovox Safety Academy Lab for the new internet site dedicated to mountain safety.

Marco Balda introduces the climbing in Val Pennavaire (Liguria), also known as Albenga. With 1,300 routes and 41 crags, this is one of the most popular climbing areas in Italy.

Ortovox: Safety recommendations avalanche airbag Tour 32+7 ABS & Tour 30+7 W ABS

Maurizio Oviglia introduces 'Marinaio di foresta' (190m, 6a+ max, 5c obbl.) a new climb established in October 2013 together with Cecilia Marchi and Giorgio Caddeo up the beautiful Pedra Longa, or Agugliastra, sea stack (Baunei, Sardinia).

Last Thursday 24 October the French guides Yannick Graziani and Stephane Benoist are reported to have climbed the south face of Annapurna, repeating the route climbed by Ueli Steck on 9 October. This news, reported on many specialised web sites,...

Maurizio Oviglia and Massimiliano Celano introduce the new cliff Altrolato and its routes on the dark side of the Orco valley.

Saturday 7 September 2013. In a stadium filled to the brim Ramón Julian Puigblanque climbed extraordinarily to win his 7th Rock Master. Mina Markovic celebrated her La Sportiva Competition Award in the best way possible by winning the climbing champion's...

On 6 September 2013, thirty athletes from 10 nations competed in the Arco International Paraclimbing Cup 2013. An exciting moment marked, above all, by great climbing.

Christopher Webb-Parsons, Shinta Ozawa, Mauricio Huerta, Klemen Becan and Jabee Kim all qualified today in Arco for the Rock Master Festival Men's Boulder Final on Sunday. Mathilde Becerra, Yulia Abramchuk, Annalisa De Marco and Aya Onoe are the women qualifiers.

Akiyo Noguchi, Maja Vidmar, Mathilde Becerra and Risa Ota all qualify for the Semifinal of Rock Master 2013. The male qualifiers for Saturday’s onsight are Domen Skofic, Dmitry Fakiryanov, Francesco Vettorata and Klemen Becan.

At the Arco Rock Master Festival and during the 8th Arco Rock Legends scheduled to take place on 6 September, the Paraclimbers and the entire Paraclimbing movement will receive the Climbing Ambassador by Aquafil award. That same evening two other...

01/09/2013. The second and final day of Rock Junior 2013 came to an end with the Under 14 Cup, Kid's Rock and Family Rock, the climbing festival for the youngest. The Italians Laura Rogora and Filip Schenk won the trophy...

22 photos of Rock Junior 2013 and its young protagonists taken by Giulio Malfer.

31/08/2013: the first day of Rock Junior begins today with Under 14 Cup and the Boulder and Speed disciplines.

Over 240 young climbers from 22 countries are expected at Arco, Italy, this weekend for the 13th Rock Junior event, the great international climbing festival for youngsters aged 5 to 13. This competition, the fun and games of the Under-...