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![Ski mountaineering giant Denis Trento perishes in Italian Alps](/uploads/img/3/39679.jpg)
06/05/2024 - Alpinism
Ski mountaineering giant Denis Trento perishes in Italian Alps The Italian mountain guide and former ski mountaineering champion Denis Trento perished on Friday at the age of 41 on the north face of Testa del Paramont in valle d'aosta.
![Remote icefall climbed on Becca des Arbiére in Italy's Aosta valley](/uploads/img/3/125548.jpg)
05/02/2024 - Alpinism
Remote icefall climbed on Becca des Arbiére in Italy's Aosta valley On 01/27/2024 François Cazzanelli, Stefano Stradelli and Giuseppe Vidoni made the first ascent of 'La Cascata dell'Arbiére' (100m, WI4) on Becca des Arbiére in the Saint-Barthélemy valley in valle d'aosta.
![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...
![Angelino Zeller vs Sarre 2000, 8a+ footless at Tetto di Sarre](/uploads/img/3/123502.jpg)
10/10/2023 - Climbing
Angelino Zeller vs Sarre 2000, 8a+ footless at Tetto di Sarre The video portrait of Austrian paraclimber Angelino Zeller whose ambitious goal is to climb Sarre 2000 footless. This 8a+ located at Tetto di Sarre in valle d'aosta, Italy, was climbed without feet by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2014.
![Grand Etret glacier in Valle d'Aosta, Italy, loses another two hectares of surface area in summer 2023](/uploads/img/3/123322.jpg)
03/10/2023 - Environment
Grand Etret glacier in valle d'aosta, Italy, loses another two hectares of surface area in summer 2023 Measurements carried out by the Gran Paradiso park rangers confirm a loss of surface area equivalent to three football fields.
![Federica Mingolla checks in and out of Hotel Supramonte in Sardinia](/uploads/img/3/84366.jpg)
30/05/2023 - Climbing
Federica Mingolla checks in and out of Hotel Supramonte in Sardinia Italian climber Federica Mingolla has repeated Hotel Supramonte, the famous multi-pitch climb in the Gola di Gorropu gorge in Sardinia, established ground-up between 1998 and 1999 by Rolando Larcher and Roberto Vigiani.
![New mixed climbs on Piccolo San Bernardo (Aosta Valley) by Niccolò Bruni, Marco Farina, Giovanni Ravizza](/uploads/img/3/81341.jpg)
15/02/2023 - Alpinism
New mixed climbs on Piccolo San Bernardo (Aosta Valley) by Niccolò Bruni, Marco Farina, Giovanni Ravizza On 31 January 2023 Niccolò Bruni, Marco Farina and Giovanni Ravizza established two 'amazing' mixed climbs on Piccolo San Bernardo (La Thuile, valle d'aosta): 'Tutte le Guide del Presidente' and 'Sento puzza di fuoco'.
![Watch Nadir Maguet set FKT on Piz Bernina, Ortler, Grossglockner](/uploads/img/3/79425.jpg)
12/10/2022 - Alpinism
Watch Nadir Maguet set FKT on Piz Bernina, Ortler, Grossglockner Last summer Nadir Maguet climbed Grossglockner, Piz Bernina and Ortles and in doing so set the Fastest Known Time for each mountain. The video portrait of the 28-year-old mountaineer from the Aosta Valley
![Six Italians summit Nanga Parbat with Cesar Rosales from Peru](/uploads/img/3/77596.jpg)
05/07/2022 - Alpinism
Six Italians summit Nanga Parbat with Cesar Rosales from Peru Italian alpinists Roger Bovard, Marco Camandona, François Cazzanelli, Emrik Favre, Jerome Perruquet and Pietro Picco all summited Nanga Parbat (8126m) yesterday without supplementary oxygen. Cesar Rosales from Peru reached the summit of the ninth highest mountain in the world with...
![Nanga Parbat Aosta Valley Express variation climbed by François Cazzanelli, Pietro Picco](/uploads/img/3/77482.jpg)
27/06/2022 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat Aosta Valley Express variation climbed by François Cazzanelli, Pietro Picco On the Diamir face of Nanga Parbat the Italian mountaineers François Cazzanelli and Pietro Picco have added a difficult new variation start to the Kinshofer route. Called valle d'aosta Express, the 1400m addition breaches difficulties up to AI 90° M6...
![Paul Bonhomme skis Démocralinea on Aiguilles des Lacs, Italy](/uploads/img/3/76241.jpg)
19/04/2022 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Paul Bonhomme skis Démocralinea on Aiguilles des Lacs, Italy French mountain guide Paul Bonhomme has made the first ski descent of Démocralinea on the NE Face of Aiguilles des Lacs (Valpelline, valle d'aosta, Italy).
![Ukraine crisis: Grivel halts deliveries to Russia](/uploads/img/3/75471.jpg)
16/03/2022 - Events
Ukraine crisis: Grivel halts deliveries to Russia As a result of the war in the Ukraine, Grivel decided to temporarily stop deliveries to Russia. Published below is the 10/03/2022 press release of the historic valle d'aosta climbing gear company.
![Hervé Barmasse solos all six Matterhorn ridges](/uploads/img/3/70074.jpg)
15/04/2021 - Alpinism
Hervé Barmasse solos all six Matterhorn ridges On Wednesday 3 March 2021 Italian mountaineer Hervé Barmasse soloed Via De Amicis on the Matterhorn. With this ascent the 43-year-old mountaineer from valle d'aosta closed the circle, becoming the first to solo all six ridges of the Matterhorn.
![Massimo Bal: Barliard in the Ollomont Valley and the first ascent climbing contest](/uploads/img/3/66138.jpg)
15/07/2020 - Interviews
Massimo Bal: Barliard in the Ollomont Valley and the first ascent climbing contest Interview with mountain guide Massimo Bal, prolific setter of new routes throughout the Aosta Valley and the driving force behind the Barliard crag in Valle di Ollomont where € 1,000 worth of climbing gear can be won at the innovative...
![First ascent climbing contest at Barliard in Ollomont valley, Valle d'Aosta](/uploads/img/3/66004.jpg)
09/07/2020 - Climbing
First ascent climbing contest at Barliard in Ollomont valley, valle d'aosta A new contest has been launched at the crag Barliard in the Ollomont valley in Valle d’Aosta, Italy where two sport climbs have been bolted and await a first ascent. The first male and female climbers to free the routes...
![Niccolò Ceria bouldering in Northwest Italy](/uploads/img/3/64648.jpg)
26/04/2020 - Climbing
Niccolò Ceria bouldering in Northwest Italy The video Passaggi a Nord Ovest by Niccolò Ceria featuring some of the most beautiful boulders he climbed last season in NW Italy.
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