18 News found
13/05/2020 - Alpinism
Ciao Berna! Farewell to Matteo Bernasconi On 12 May 2020 Matteo Bernasconi, the talented Italian alpinist, mountain guide and member of the Ragni di Lecco climbing club, perished in an avalanche. Born in 1982 and loved by everyone, Berna was ski mountaineering in Valtellina when the...
09/08/2019 - Alpinism
All or nothing. By Hector Silva Peralta The first of two parts written by Hector Silva Peralta, a Chilean mountaineer who lived in Italy for 9 years before traveling to Chile, Canada and Alaska pursuing his dream: to become a mountaineer.
05/07/2019 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2019: jury and big list of world’s most significant, innovative mountain climbs 58 ascents carried out in 2018 have been included in the Big list, from which winners will be selected for the Piolets d’Or , the prestigious mountaineering award that will be celebrated from 19 - 22 September 2019 during the...
07/11/2018 - Alpinism
Patagonia El Faro climbed by Martin Elias, François Poncet and Jérôme Sullivan In Patagonia close to Cerro san lorenzo alpinists Martin Elias, François Poncet and Jérôme Sullivan have made the first ascent of a previously unclimbed tower. Called El Faro, it was climbed alpine style via their new route La Milagrosa (1200m,...
29/03/2017 - Alpinism
Patagonia: Franchini brothers climb new route on Cerro Penitentes Climbing in Patagonia: on 26/01/2017 Tomas Franchini and his brother Silvestro Franchini made a quick, alpine style first ascent up Cerro Penitentes. The new route is called ‘El Mariano’ (750m, 85° M4).
21/07/2016 - Alpinism
Roberto Iannilli and Luca D'Andrea have left us The bodies of Italian alpinists Roberto Iannilli and Luca D’Andrea were retrieved today from the North Face of Mt. Camicia (Gran Sasso massif), Italy. Iannilli, from Ladispoli, was 62 years old, while D’Andrea came from Sulmona and was 51 years...
15/12/2015 - Alpinism
Cerro san lorenzo new Slovenian climbs in Patagonia The trip report of the Slovenian climbing expedition to Patagonia, during which the alpinists Dejan Koren, Boštjan Mikuz, Rok Kurinčič, Domen Petrovcic and Domen Kastelic established three new routes: Exit, Direct Route and No Fiesta (ED+, 1600m), the latter established...
10/10/2015 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Apogée - Andreas Fransson and JP Auclair memorial film The film Apogée in memory of the skiers Andreas Fransson and JP Auclair who were killed just over a year ago, on 29 September 2014, by an avalanche on Monte san lorenzo in Patagonia.
11/12/2014 - Alpinism
Patagonia first ascent by Colin Haley and Rob Smith American alpinists Colin Haley and Rob Smith have made the first ascent of Romance Explosion (500m, 5.10R, M5R) and in doing so have made the first ascent of Aguja Antipasto, the beautiful tower located next to Cerro san lorenzo, Patagonia.
01/10/2014 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Andreas Fransson and JP Auclair killed by avalanche in Patagonia On 29/09/2014 Swedish skier Andreas Fransson and Canadian skier JP Auclair were killed by an avalanche on Monte san lorenzo in Patagonia, on the border between Chile and Argentina. Both were considered two of the world's premier skiers.
30/06/2013 - Climbing
Tom Randall frees Anna Kournikova in Valle dell'Orco British rock climber Tom Randall has made the first free ascent of the crack climb Anna Kournikova 8b+ in Vallone di Piantonetto, Valle dell'Orco, Italy.
30/01/2013 - Alpinism
Patagonia, news from Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre, the Ragni and more Fresh news from Patagonia: new routes on Fitz Roy (Flavio Daflon, Sergio Tartari and Luciano Fiorenza) and Aguja de l’S (Josh Huckaby and Mikey Schaefer); The Corkscrew on Cerro Torre climbed by Colin Haley and Chad Kellogg; an attempt currently...
21/09/2009 - Alpinism
New route on K7 for Larcher, Leoni, Cagol and Orlandi On 10 August the Italian expedition Karakorum 2009 comprised of Rolando Larcher, Fabio Leoni, Michele Cagol and Elio Orlandi completed their new route The Children of Hushe (1100m, 7b A2) up the West Pillar of K7 (Charakusa Valley, Pakistan). On...
07/12/2008 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre Ragni route for Bernasconi and Salini On 2 December the Italians Matteo Bernasconi and Fabio Salini carried out a fast ascent of the Via dei Ragni on the West Face of Cerro Torre, Patagonia. This route was also climbed the previous day by Rolando Garibotti and...
25/02/2008 - Events
Saint Vincent Award for mountain professionals The winners of the first Saint Vincent Award for mountain professionals. were announced in Valle d'Aosta last Thursday. The winners for 2008 are Valery Babanov, Christophe Profit, Hervé Barmasse, the Alpine Regiment Training Centre and Pemba Doma Sherpa. The Awards...
21/02/2007 - Alpinism
'Osa, ma non troppo', Cerro Cota 2000 (Paine, Patagonia) From 21 - 26 January 2007 the Italians Elio Orlandi, Michele Cagol, Fabio Leoni and Rolando Larcher made the first ascent of "Osa ma non troppo", a 700m line up the E Face of Cerro Cota 2000 (Torres del Paine,...
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