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Raptor: Sardinia's Right Wall climbed by Maurizio Oviglia
24.05.2013 by Maurizio Oviglia in Climbing

Raptor: Sardinia's Right Wall climbed by Maurizio Oviglia

Maurizio Oviglia talks about the first ascent of Raptor at Jurassic Park in Sardinia. A 25m high 7b trad climb reminiscent of the famous Right Wall, first climbed by Pete Livesey on Dinas Cromlech in Wales.

Melloblocco 10, the book
24.05.2013 by Planetmountain in Books-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.

Daniel Woods and Paul Robinson repeat The Ice Knife
24.05.2013 by Planetmountain in Climbing

Daniel Woods and Paul Robinson repeat The Ice Knife

Video of the first and second repeat of The Ice Knife V15 at Guanella Pass, Colorado, USA carried out in mid-May by Daniel Woods and Paul Robinson.

Haute Route Chamonix - Zermatt, new ski traverse record

Haute Route Chamonix - Zermatt, new ski traverse record

France's Lionel Claudepierre has set a new record on the Chamonix - Zermatt Haute Route ski mountaineering traverse in a record 18 hours and 35 minutes. Mountain Guide Paolo Tombini shares his views and in-depth knowledge about this famous ski tour.

Armenia, climbing banned on the basalt columns
23.05.2013 by Planetmountain in Climbing

Armenia, climbing banned on the basalt columns

Climbing has been baned on the famous basalt columns in Armenia including Arpa Gorge and Garni Gorge.

Palinuro, climbing above the sea and the climBrave Festival
22.05.2013 by Giancarlo Maritano in Climbing

Palinuro, climbing above the sea and the climBrave Festival

Giancarlo Maritano talks about the climbing and climBrave Festival which took place last April on the beautiful beach called Molpa di Palinuro in Campania, Southern Italy.

Tragedy on Kangchenjunga
22.05.2013 by Planetmountain in Alpinism

Tragedy on Kangchenjunga

Five mountaineers have lost their loves on Kangchenjunga in the Himalaya: the Hungarians Zsolt Eross and Péter Kiss, Park Nam Su from Korea and two Sherpa, Phurba Sherpa and Bibach Sherpa.

A short walk to the waterfall Crap de Scegn in Valdidentro
22.05.2013 by Planetmountain in Trekking

A short walk to the waterfall Crap de Scegn in Valdidentro

Mountain Guide Eraldo Meraldi describes the short walk to the spectacular waterfall Cascata al Crap de Scegn, located above the village Isolaccia in Valdidentro, Alta Valtellina, Italy.

Jan Hojer climbing training video
21.05.2013 by Planetmountain in Climbing

Jan Hojer climbing training video

Video of Germany's Jan Hojer training for climbing.

Chamonix Mountain Festival 2013
21.05.2013 by Planetmountain in Events

Chamonix Mountain Festival 2013

The first Chamonix Mountain Festival will be held at Chamonix in France from 1 - 8 June 2013.

Nuptse, Everest and Lhotse by Kenton Cool and Dorje Gylgen Sherpa
21.05.2013 by Planetmountain in Alpinism

Nuptse, Everest and Lhotse by Kenton Cool and Dorje Gylgen Sherpa

Astounding triple in the Himalaya for Kenton Cool and Dorje Gylgen Sherpa: between 18 - 20 May they climbed Nuptse, Everest and Lhotse in rapid succession.

Bouldering World Cup: German double at Innsbruck, Jan Hojer and Juliane Wurm victorious
21.05.2013 by Planetmountain in Competitions

Bouldering World Cup: German double at Innsbruck, Jan Hojer and Juliane Wurm victorious

The fifth stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2013 took place on 17 ? 18 May and was won by the German climbers Jan Hojer and Juliane Wurm.

Japanese Alps in video
20.05.2013 by Planetmountain in Alpinism

Japanese Alps in video

A video that explores and tastes the rhythm and visions of the Northern Japanese Alps.

Gaëlle Cavalié found alive below the summit of Aiguille Verte
20.05.2013 by Planetmountain in Alpinism

Gaëlle Cavalié found alive below the summit of Aiguille Verte

French alpinist Gaëlle Cavalié was found alive and well on Saturday 18 May after going missing in the Mont Blanc massif. On Tuesday 14 May Cavalié had set off to climb Aiguille Verte.

Colonne d'Ercole, Civetta Punta Tissi, interview with Alessandro Baù
20.05.2013 by Planetmountain in Interviews

Colonne d'Ercole, Civetta Punta Tissi, interview with Alessandro Baù

Interview with Alessandro Bau about the massive new route first ascended and then freed up Punta Tissi (NW face of Civetta, Dolomites) together with Alessandro Beber and Nicola Tondini.

Alexey Bolotov dies on Everest
18.05.2013 by Planetmountain in Alpinism

Alexey Bolotov dies on Everest

On 15 May Russian alpinist Alexey Bolotov died above the Khumbu Icefall on the South Face of Everest.

Bouldering World Cup Innsbruck - live
18.05.2013 by Planetmountain in Competitions

Bouldering World Cup Innsbruck - live

The fifth stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2013 takes place in Austria's Innsbruck today and will be transmitted live via internet.

Luce di Primo Mattino, Larcher makes first free ascent on Piccolo Dain
17.05.2013 by Planetmountain in Climbing

Luce di Primo Mattino, Larcher makes first free ascent on Piccolo Dain

On 18/04/2013 Rolando Larcher made the first free ascent of Luce di Primo Mattino (435m, max 8a obl. A0), the route established by A. Andreotti, B. Menestrina e M. Furlani in 1991 on Piccolo Dain (Sarca Valley, Italy).

Pete Whittaker frees Baron Greenback at Wimberry
16.05.2013 by Planetmountain in Climbing

Pete Whittaker frees Baron Greenback at Wimberry

On 4 May Pete Whittaker made the first ascent of Baron Greenback ta the gritstone outcrop Wimberry in England, while Tom Randall made the first repeat of Appointment with Death and Nathan Lee repeated Order of the Phoenix.

Col Armand Charlet, NE couloir ski and snowboard descent

Col Armand Charlet, NE couloir ski and snowboard descent

On 8 May 2013 Davide Capozzi, Julien Herry and Luca Rolli made a ski and snowboard descent of the NE Couloir on Col Armand Charlet, Mont Blanc massif.

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