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![San Martino di Castrozza (Dolomites, Italy) to host Piolets d’Or 2024](/uploads/img/3/123681.jpg)
13/06/2024 - Events
San Martino di Castrozza (Dolomites, Italy) to host Piolets d’Or 2024 The 2024 edition of the 'Piolets d’Or, the prestigious mountaineering award, will be held in San Martino di Castrozza, in Trentino, Italy, from 8 - 11 December 2024.
![New Matterhorn route established by Cazzanelli, Farina, Perruquet, Stradelli](/uploads/img/3/125851.jpg)
08/02/2024 - Alpinism
New matterhorn route established by Cazzanelli, Farina, Perruquet, Stradelli On 06/02/2024 Italian alpinists François Cazzanelli, Jerome Perruquet, Marco Farina and Stefano Stradelli established a new route on the South Face of the matterhorn (4,478m).
![Léo Billon & Benjamin Védrines complete Drus-Droites-Jorasses 3 day winter trilogy](/uploads/img/3/125557.jpg)
01/02/2024 - Alpinism
Léo Billon & Benjamin Védrines complete Drus-Droites-Jorasses 3 day winter trilogy French mountaineers Léo Billon and Benjamin Védrines have completed an exceptional trilogy, climbing the north faces of the Drus, Les Droites and the Grandes Jorasses in just three days and in the middle of winter. The enchainment was described as...
![Watch Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli climb the 6 Great North Faces of the Alps](/uploads/img/3/72977.jpg)
19/12/2023 - Alpinism
Watch Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli climb the 6 Great North Faces of the Alps The video of Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli and North6, their project to climb the six great north faces of the Alps, travelling from one mountain to the next by bike: Cima Grande di Lavaredo, Pizzo Badile, Eiger, matterhorn, Petit Dru...
![Matterhorn's Carrel hut to be moved to avoid falling rocks](/uploads/img/3/58572.jpg)
29/11/2023 - Alpinism
matterhorn's Carrel hut to be moved to avoid falling rocks The Carrel hut on the matterhorn will be moved to avoid falling rocks. The new bivouac will be built a few meters from its current location and should be inaugurated in summer 2024. The cost of demolition and reconstruction is...
![Rottalhorn West Face first ascent by Silvan Schüpbach, Peter von Känel, Rolf Zurbrügg](/uploads/img/3/123796.jpg)
23/10/2023 - Alpinism
Rottalhorn West Face first ascent by Silvan Schüpbach, Peter von Känel, Rolf Zurbrügg On 12/10/2023 Silvan Schüpbach, Peter von Känel and Rolf Zurbrügg made the first ascent of the west face of Rottalhorn (3971m) in Switzerland's Bernese Alps via their 'Herbstwanderung'.
![Piolets d'Or 2023 announces list of Significant Ascents](/uploads/img/3/59520.jpg)
22/09/2023 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2023 announces list of Significant Ascents The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the complete list of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2022. The honoured ascents will receive the 2023 Piolets d'Or award during the celebration in Briançon, France, from...
![Dani Arnold solos Switzerland's Salbit Trilogy in under 10 hours](/uploads/img/3/84956.jpg)
29/06/2023 - Alpinism
Dani Arnold solos Switzerland's Salbit Trilogy in under 10 hours On 11 June 2023 Swiss mountaineer Dani Arnold soloed the three ridges on the legendary Salbitschijen in 9 hours, 36 minutes and 55 seconds.
![Winter Trilogy 2022: watch Léo Billon, Sébastien Ratel, Benjamin Védrines climb the Grandes Jorasses, Eiger, Matterhorn](/uploads/img/3/74681.jpg)
05/04/2023 - Alpinism
Winter Trilogy 2022: watch Léo Billon, Sébastien Ratel, Benjamin Védrines climb the Grandes Jorasses, Eiger, matterhorn The video of French alpinists Léo Billon, Sébastien Ratel and Benjamin Védrines climbing the famous three north faces of the Alps, the Grandes Jorasses, the Eiger and the matterhorn in winter 2022.
![Toblerone to remove Matterhorn logo as chocolate no longer meets 'Swissness' laws](/uploads/img/3/81780.jpg)
06/03/2023 - Events
Toblerone to remove matterhorn logo as chocolate no longer meets 'Swissness' laws The iconic image of the matterhorn will be replaced on Toblerone as the famous chocolate bar no longer meets 'Made in Switzerland' criteria.
![New mixed climb on Aiguille Noire du Peuterey by François Cazzanelli, Emrik Favre, Stefano Stradelli](/uploads/img/3/81426.jpg)
17/02/2023 - Alpinism
New mixed climb on Aiguille Noire du Peuterey by François Cazzanelli, Emrik Favre, Stefano Stradelli From the 12th to 13th of February 2023, Italian alpinists François Cazzanelli, Emrik Favre and Stefano Stradelli established Couloir Isaïe, a new mixed climb on Punta Brendel on the west face of the Aiguille Noire du Peuterey (3,773 m) in...
![François Cazzanelli, Emrik Favre, Stefano Stradelli dream the unimaginable on Mont Blanc du Créton](/uploads/img/3/81256.jpg)
09/02/2023 - Alpinism
François Cazzanelli, Emrik Favre, Stefano Stradelli dream the unimaginable on Mont Blanc du Créton On 30/02/2023 Italian alpinists François Cazzanelli, Emrik Favre, Stefano Stradelli made the first ascent of 'Sognando l’inimmaginabile' on the East Face of Mont Blanc du Créton (3406m, Petites Murailles, Italy). 600 meters high, the new mixed climb is graded WI...
![Tim Howell completes North Base paralpinism Project on 6 great North Faces of the Alps](/uploads/img/3/79021.jpg)
21/09/2022 - Interviews
Tim Howell completes North Base paralpinism Project on 6 great North Faces of the Alps British mountaineer Tim Howell has completed his ambitious North Base Project which aimed to climb and fly the six great North Faces of the Alps. Depending on the mountain, the 33-year-old Brit either made a wingsuit flight or BASE jump....
![New climb on Jirishanca in Peru by Alik Berg, Quentin Roberts](/uploads/img/3/77936.jpg)
29/07/2022 - Alpinism
New climb on Jirishanca in Peru by Alik Berg, Quentin Roberts Alik Berg and Quentin Roberts have established a new route on Nevado Jirishanca (6094m) in Peru. The complex line is called Reino Hongo and graded 5.8/90°/M7.
![Andrea Lanfri and his Everest objective](/uploads/img/3/75318.jpg)
30/03/2022 - Interviews
Andrea Lanfri and his Everest objective Interview with Andrea Lanfri, the Paralympic athlete and mountaineer from Lucca recently arrived in Nepal with mountain guide Luca Montanari to attempt to climb Everest
![Matterhorn first winter ascent of Padre Pio, Une Echelle Vers le Ciel by François Cazzanelli, Emrik Favre, Francesco Ratti](/uploads/img/3/75274.jpg)
03/03/2022 - Alpinism
matterhorn first winter ascent of Padre Pio, Une Echelle Vers le Ciel by François Cazzanelli, Emrik Favre, Francesco Ratti From 27 February to 1 March 2022 the Italian alpinists François Cazzanelli, Emrik Favre and Francesco Ratti completed the first winter ascent and second integral ascent of the combo 'Padre Pio Prega Per Noi + Echelle Ver le Ciel' (1,870m,...
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