Le Fantôme du Bricolage, dry variation added to Fantasma di ghiaccio in Valsavarenche (Italy)
On 8 January 2026, in Valsavarenche (Aosta Valley, Italy), the mountain guides Niccolò Bruni and Giovanni Ravizza established 'Le Fantôme du Bricolage'. This is a mixed variant of the rarely formed ice climb 'Il fantasma di ghiaccio', first ascended in...
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15/01/2026
New multipitch climb on Monte Monaco at San Vito lo Capo in Sicily by Christoph Hainz & Roger Schäli
The two mountain guides Christoph Hainz and Roger Schäli have opened 'Chi non lavora non fa l'amore' (7b, 6b+ obligatory) on the east face of...
14/01/2026
Saute Aure et God Homme, new mixed climb on Cascade de Saute Aure in France's Hautes-Alpes
On 6 and 7 January 2026 French alpinists Melvin Bou, Kilian Moni and Raphael Olbrecht made the first ascent of the mixed climb 'Saute Aure...
13/01/2026
Mantel Ice established on Cima Mantello in the Dolomites, Italy
On 09/01/2026 Giordano Faletti, Martin Giovanazzi and Davide Miori made the first ascent of 'Mantel Ice' (300m, WI 5 M5+) on Cima Mantello on the...
12/01/2026
Will Bosi makes first ascent of Pôr Do Sol (8C+) at Sintra, hardest boulder problem in Portugal
Scottish climber William Bosi has made the first ascent of 'Pôr Do Sol' at Sintra close to Lisbon. Graded 8C+/V16, it is currently the hardest...
12/01/2026
Probable first ski descents in the Dolomites by Francesco Vascellari & co.
In the course of 2025, first ski descents were completed from three exceptionally beautiful Dolomite peaks: Cima Garbari (3,018m, Brenta Dolomites) - East face direct;...
09/01/2026
New mixed climbs on Rognon Vaudano (Mont Blanc) by Niccolò Bruni & Co
Between 11 and 26 December 2025, Italian Mountain Guide Niccolò Bruni opened three new mixed routes on Rognon Vaudano (Mont Blanc): 'Le Piolet Perdu' with...
08/01/2026
Video: Chris Sharma establishes his Vision Quest, 9a/+ DWS on Mallorca
Watch American climber Chris Sharma establish 'Vision Quest', a 9a/+ deep water solo on the island of Mallorca first ascended in December 2024.
08/01/2026
Giovanni Placci ticks Terapia d'urto (9a+) at Arco, Italy
At Padaro above Arco (Italy), Giovanni Placci has repeated 'Terapia d'urto', the 9a+ freed by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2021.
07/01/2026
New Year's Eve on the Dru: Filip Babicz, Olivier Gajewski climb the Allain - Leininger route free in a day in winter
On 31/12/2025 Filip Babicz and Olivier Gajewski climbed the historic 'Allain-Leininger' route (TD+, M7, 900m) on the north face of the Petit Dru (3,733m) in...
06/01/2026
Alpine Trilogy video #2: Benjamin Védrines & Léo Billon climb the Matterhorn
Watch Benjamin Védrines and Léo Billon climb the Matterhorn via the classic Schmid route, as part of their April 2025 Alpine Trilogy which resulted in...

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Based in Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Dolomites, we transmit our knowledge and love for the moutains, work carefully with groups,...

DIFFICULTY: M7 WI6

Le Fantôme du Bricolage - Valsavarenche

Le Fantôme du Bricolage is a dry variant of Il fantasma di ghiaccio (The Ice Phantom), an ice climb that rarely forms and that was first ascended in 1993 by...

DIFFICULTY: 7b

Chi non lavora non fa l'amore - Monte Monaco

Chi non lavora non fa l'amore on the east face of Monte Monaco features very beautiful and varied slabs in the lower section. On the upper part of the wall, the...

DIFFICULTY: WI 5 M5+

Mantel Ice - Cima Mantello

A superb climb on Cima Mantello: water ice in the first pitches and then a gully almost all the way to the summit. The ambient where the drip is located is...

DIFFICULTY: D+ M3+

Veloce Veloce 2.0 - Rognon Vaudano

Veloce Veloce 2.0 on Rognon Vaudano is a pleasant climb, ideal to take your first steps on couloirs and mixed climbing in the high mountains.

DIFFICULTY: TD M5

Facile Facile 2.0 - Rognon Vaudano

Facile Facile 2.0 o Rognon Vaudano is a beautiful mixed climb on excellent red granite. It's in the sun from 10:00 in the morning until late afternoon—you won't be in...

Latest comments

07/11/2025 - Gabriele

Siamo andati a provarla. Abbandonato la via a metà del terzo tiro dopo aver trovato...

13/10/2025 - Alberto De Giuli

Via bellissima, placche molto tecniche che richiedono una ottima tecnica di scalata - ormai fuorimoda....

03/10/2025 - Albi De Giuli

Direi un capolavoro, complimenti per aver trovato una linea così bella che richiede tecnica e...

23/09/2025 - Nicholas Hobley

Via molto bella su roccia ottima. Arrampicata tecnica, non di facile lettura, bellissimo in particolare...

21/09/2025 - wert

La lunghezza dei tiri sostanzialmente corretta, bella via, facile, ma non banale. Gran lavoro di...