Chamonix Mountain Festival 2013
The first Chamonix Mountain Festival will be held at Chamonix in France from 1 - 8 June 2013.
Mountain Info, recent news
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Chamonix Mountain Festival 2013
The first Chamonix Mountain Festival will be held at Chamonix in France from 1 - 8 June 2013.
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Climbers Against Cancer, a day with John Ellison
Video portrait of John Ellison, founder of Climbers Against Cancer.
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Piolets d'Or 2013, the videos of the ascents
The videos of the six ascents which all won the 21st edition of the Piolet d'Or 2013: Kamet, Shiva, Muztagh Tower, Baitha Brakk (Ogre), Nanga Parbat and Kyashar. The videos were created for the award's celebration of the Piolets d'Or 2013 at Courmayeur by Vinicio Stefanello (Planetmountain.com) and Francesco Mansutti.
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Piolets d'Or 2013: everyone wins
The prize for the best climb of 2012 was awarded at the end of an exciting ceremony in Courmayeur last night to all six nominated ascents. The Piolet d'Or Walter Bonatti Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Austria's Kurt Diemberger.
Climbers Against Cancer, a day with John Ellison
Video portrait of John Ellison, founder of Climbers Against Cancer.
Piolets d'Or 2013, the videos of the ascents
The videos of the six ascents which all won the 21st edition of the Piolet d'Or 2013: Kamet, Shiva, Muztagh Tower, Baitha Brakk (Ogre), Nanga Parbat and Kyashar. The videos were created for the award's celebration of the Piolets d'Or 2013 at Courmayeur by Vinicio Stefanello (Planetmountain.com) and Francesco Mansutti.
Piolets d'Or 2013: everyone wins
The prize for the best climb of 2012 was awarded at the end of an exciting ceremony in Courmayeur last night to all six nominated ascents. The Piolet d'Or Walter Bonatti Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Austria's Kurt Diemberger.
Piolets d'Or, special mention to Kennedy, Kruk, Lama and Ornter
The Jury motivation for the special mention assigned to Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk, David Lama and Peter Ortner which will be awarded during the 21st Piolet d'Or, scheduled to take place from 3 - 6 April 2013 at Courmayeur and Chamonix at the foot of Mont Blanc.
Climbing Technology: the test results of Via Ferrata Sets with rope friction technology
Official press release from Climbing Technology concering their rope friction based Via Ferrata Sets.
Felix Baumgartner wins National Geographic Adventurer of the Year Award
Austrian Felix Baumgartner was awarded the National Geographic Adventurer of the Year for his historic free fall from space on 14 October 2012.
Mont Blanc timelapse
The Mont Blanc timelapse by Italian photographer and alpinist Davide Necchi.
Climb for Life and the new T-shirts for 2013
The Climb for Life 2013 T-shirt campaign has just been launched to inform about and promote bone marrow donation. All proceeds will support ADMO, the Italian association of bone marrow donors.
King of Dolomites 2013, a great success
The first King of Dolomites freeride and snowboard photo contest which took place last weekend at San Martino di Castrozza (Dolomites) was won by Brian Goldstone, Jose Carròn and Paolo Marazzi in the Pro category. Maurizio Fasano and Vittorio Trinca Colonel won the Wannabes category.
UIAA press release: Second wave of via ferrata set recalls within six months
We have received and published the press release of the UIAA concerning the second recall in the last six months of Rope-friction Via Ferrata sets. We hope that in the near future this official press release will be translated in the languages of other countries concerned. On their websites a selection of manufacturers have already published the steps that need to be followed for the recalled products.
Revelation, the poem by Charlotte Davies
Revelation, the poem by Charlotte Davies in the video by French filmmaker Sebastien Montaz-Rosset.
King of Dolomites at San Martino di Castrozza
From 23- 24 February 2013 San Martino di Castrozza hosts King of Dolomites, the two-day photo contest to shoot the most beautiful freeride photo of the Dolomites.
International congress: New Advances in Mountain Medicine and Emergency – second edition
The second international congress entitled “New Advances in Mountain Medicine and Emergency” will be held at the Atahotel in Varese on April 18th and 19th, 2013, organised by the Università degli Studi dell’Insubria in collaboration with the Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, part of the EUR.AC of Bolzano.
Alpinism and climbing in 2012 - part 2
Part 2 - from July to December - of what happened in alpinism and climbing in 2012.
Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc 2013: pre-registration online tomorrow
Pre-registration for the The North Face Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc 2013 is available online from 19 December 2012 to 8 January.
Maurice Herzog
The first man to climb an 8000m peak, French alpinist Maurice Herzog died today aged 93, as reported by the French Mountaineering Federation.
For Gigi Dal Pozzo
Luigi "Gigi" Dal Pozzo passed away on Monday 10 December 2012 after a long illness. A leading climber and alpinist from the Belluno area of Northern Italy, Gigi Dal Pozzo played a fundamental role in the evolution of climbing in the Dolomites. Sandro Neri remembers the climber.
Adieu Patrick Edlinger
On Friday 16 November 2012 Patrick Edlinger died aged 52. The Frenchman was one of the early pioneers and absolute legends of sport climbing.
Denis Urubko and his discovery of vertical Spain
Kazakh mountaineer Denis Urubko and his trip to Spain, an intense tour with talented Spanish alpinist Alex Txikon to reach the Vielha Festival on time...
