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Drytooling up 'Vanessa robe neire' in Valle dell'Orco, Piemonte, Italy
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A maze of rock and ice on 'Vanessa robe neire' in Valle dell'Orco, Piemonte,...
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Marco Appino and Umberto Bado making the first ascent of 'Vanessa robe neire' in...
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Marco Appino climbing the drip during the first ascent of 'Vanessa robe neire' in...
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The ice in 2010 of 'Vanessa robe neire' in Valle dell'Orco, Piemonte, Italy
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The airy exit during the first ascent of 'Vanessa robe neire' in Valle dell'Orco,...
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Thin ice on pitch 2 during the first ascent of 'Vanessa robe neire' in...
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Bolting the first dry tooling pitch in 2010 of 'Vanessa robe neire' in Valle...
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