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28/03/2024 - Competitions
Sport Climbing Stats, statistics from over 30 years of sport climbing competitions Who has won the most medals in the Lead World Cup? Who has won the most medals at the Bouldering World Championships? Who are the fastest Speed climbers of all times? To answer these questions, Sport Climbing Stats was created...
15/05/2023 - Climbing
Aleksandra Taistra repeats Genius, hard & runout multipitch in Sardinia On 20 April 2023 Polish climber Aleksandra Taistra repeated Genius (8b, 300m) on Monte Ginnircu in Sardinia, Italy. Established in 2010 by fabio palma, Domenico Soldarini and Matteo della Bordella, the line had previously been ascended completely only once before,...
03/06/2022 - Alpinism
Aleksandra Taistra repeats Oltreconfine, demanding multipitch on Monte Ginnircu in Sardinia Polish rock climber Aleksandra Taistra has made the first repeat of Oltreconfine on Monte Ginnircu in Sardinia, established by fabio palma, Matteo Della Bordella and Domenico Soldarini in 2006 and 2007.
07/07/2021 - Alpinism
Big Fighter climbed on Chaupi Huanca in Peru by Álex González, Jaume Peiró Jaume Peiró and Álex González have completed the first ascent of Big Fighter (8a+? (6c/A2), 750m), on the Northern arete of Chaupi Huanca in the Cordillera Blanca in Peru.
03/10/2018 - Alpinism
Wenden: Matteo Della Bordella completes Kaspar Ochsner and Ueli Steck climb On Reissend Nollen in Switzerland’s Wendenstöcke Matteo Della Bordella, accompanied by Silvan Schüpbach, has made the first free ascent of 'Polenta con farina degli altri', a multi-pitch alpine climb that was started by Kaspar Ochsner and Ueli Steck. Della Bordella...
10/09/2017 - Alpinism
Spaniards claim two new climbs and one first free ascent in Peru The brothers Iker Pou and Eneko Pou, together with Manu Ponce and Pedro Galán, have made the first ascent of two new rock climbs in Peru: Yaku Mama (7a+ / 185 m) next to the Gocta Falls in Amazonia, and...
20/04/2017 - Climbing
Cengia Giradili, the panoramic new crag in Sardinia Richard Felderer introduces the new crag Cengia Giradili at the foot of famous Punta Giradili close to Baunei in Sardinia. 22 new routes from 5b to 8b in a spectacularly beautiful setting.
04/10/2016 - Alpinism
Wenden, fabio palma and Paolo Spreafico create La lunga attesa in Switzerland Paolo Spreafico reports about 'La lunga attesa', the new rock climb established together with fabio palma up the marvellous Wenden limestone in Switzerland.
03/12/2014 - Alpinism
The quest for adventure: Tobias Wolf and Stephan Isensee German climber Tobias Wolf recounts his vertical adventures, together with Stephan Isensee, on three demanding climbs in the Alps first ascended by the Ragni di Lecco Matteo Della Bordella and fabio palma, and by Luca Auguadri. Infinite Jest (Wendenstöcke), Il...
22/07/2013 - Alpinism
Uli Biaho new Trango climb by the Ragni di Lecco Matteo Della Bordella, Luca Schiera and Silvan Schüpbach have safely reached Base Camp after having forged a new route up the West Face of Uli Biaho (6109m), Trango, Pakistan.
16/07/2013 - Climbing
Salento vertical, new rock climbs in Puglia, Italy Davide Schiantarelli presents the result of 10 days of work for the Salento Vertical project that resulted in a flurry of new climbs in the area between Ponte Ciolo and Santa Maria di Leuca in Southern Italy.
08/06/2013 - Alpinism
Infinite Jest, the Wenden film by the Ragni di Lecco The film by the Ragni di Lecco which documents the climbing at Wenden, Switzerland. An homage to the beauty and the climbing on this legendary alpine face.
24/05/2013 - Book-press
Melloblocco 10, the book Photos, texts, stories and meetings of the first 10 years of Melloblocco: the book that retraces the history of the international bouldering festival which, ever since 2004, has taken place in Italy's Val Masino Val di Mello.
07/01/2013 - Alpinism
Alpinism and climbing in 2012 - part 2 Part 2 - from July to December - of what happened in alpinism and climbing in 2012.
10/12/2012 - Climbing
The Ragni di Lecco and the climbing in Southern Italy The Ragni di Lecco mountaineering club has decided to support the development of new cliffs in Southern Italy.
31/10/2012 - Alpinism
Tommy Caldwell and his intense Rätikon and Wenden climbing tour Climbing in Europe from the point of view of ace American climber Tommy Caldwell who ascended a series of difficult multi-pitches in Rätikon, Val Bavona and Wenden, including the repeat of Portami Via which included the first ascent of a...
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