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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...

On 17 March 2023 Stefano Ragazzo made a solo ascent of 'Moulin Rouge' on Roda de Vael (2806m) in the Rosengarten group of the Dolomites, Italy. After the first winter ascent in 2005 by Nicola Tondini and Nicola Sartori, this...

South Tyrolean mountaineer Jonas Hainz has died at the age of 25. This summer he astounded everyone by completing one of the most important free solos of all time in the Dolomites, Moulin Rouge on rotwand (2806m) in the Rosengarten...

On 20/06/2022 South Tyrolean mountaineer Jonas Hainz made a free solo ascent of Moulin Rouge on rotwand / Roda de Vael (2806m) on Rosengarten. This is one of the most important free solos in the Dolomites in recent years.

Simon Messner reports about his new climb 'Männer die auf Wände starren’ on rotwand / Roda di Vael in the Rosengarten group of the Dolomites, Italy, first ascended with Philipp Prünster and Martin Sieberer.

Summer climbing in the mountains resulted in three hard multipitches for Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl: Silbergeier and Headless Children in the Rätikon in Switzerland and Zeit zum Atmen up Rote Wand in Austria.

On 15 August 2019 South Tyrolean alpinist Simon Messner and Austria's Barbara Vigl made the first ascent of Ice Age up Punta del Pin in the Prags Dolomites.

Interview with talented British climber and alpinist Tom Ballard.