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The thin ice
Central Apennines, Monti del Matese
Logical, obvious and by no means extreme line up the North Face of Monte Miletto. ...
Umbaltal Eisarena
Western Tauern Alps, High Tauern
Thanks to the large number of ice and mixed routes of all grades, all located close to one another, the Eisarena Umbaltal will soon develop into one o ...
Fancy of Peckers
Western Alps, Mont Blanc
After some fun initial pitches, the route connects the snowy gully of Full Love... for dry and ice with the exit of the 1942 Livacic - Martinetti ...
Zweite Geige
Dolomites, Val Gardena-Vallunga
On 28/01/2014 Austrian alpinists Albert Leichtfried and Bendikt Purner made the first ascent of Zweite Geige (WI7/M7) in Vallunga, Dolomites, Italy. ...
Merà Dimel
Central Alps, Presolana
Superb alpine outing in a little known area of the Presolana. The route climbs the obvious recessed gully, past compact snow, hard to protect and mixe ...
Il Grande Salto
Central Apennines, Maiella
On 7 December 2013 Cristiano Iurisci, Massimo Zulli and Antonio Di Martino made the first ascent of Il Grande Salto (TD+, 55/65°, 75°, M3+) in ...
Goulotte Raggio di sole + Cascata dello Spallone
Dolomites, Sassolungo
The summit of the Langkofel shoulder can be reached via one of the great Dolomites classics, namely by climbing the first section of Raggio di so ...
Tower Ridge
Scotland, Ben Nevis
This, the most famous of the great Nevis ridges, is a magnificent expedition. It is technically easier than the North East Buttress and Observato ...
Point Five Gully
Scotland, Ben Nevis
A justifiably popular route, often in condition and the benchmark grade V,5 from which all other steep snow-ice gully climbs are graded.
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Ghost Dog
Dolomites, Sella
Great ice and mixed climb up the West Face of Sass Pordoi in the Dolomites, climbed over a two-day period after having fixed te first 150m of Via Fede ...
The Central Pillar of Frêney - British route
Western Alps, Mont Blanc
This is certainly one the absolute classic and popular routes in the Alps and leads to the summit of Mont Blanc via the highest rock pillar in the ent ...
Jottnar
Western Alps, Mont Blanc
Jottnar is a tricky, not obvious line. A blank canvas of corners and grooves leading back up towards the top of the Cosmiques Arete": four pitche ...

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Valeria
Dolomites, Brenta
Beautiful 270m ice climb up the West Face of Crozzon di Brenta, first climbed by Gianni Canale and Aldo Mazzotti in January2013, and dedicated to Vale ...
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Dolomites, Pelmo
The marvellous icefall which falls directly down from the so-called Pelmo "throne" is impossible to ignore when driving up from Zoppè ...
Gianduiotto by night
Western Alps, Cogne-Valeille
Eassy icefall in a great ambience. After the first step a long snow gully leads to the final pitch. ...
Illuminati
Dolomites, Val Gardena-Vallunga
On 24 January 2006 Albert Leichtfried made the first ascent of "Illuminati", a 5 pitch mixed outing located in Val Lunga, close to Selva Gar ...
Colatoio Camillo Zorzi
Dolomites, Val Sorapìss
Fascinating drip wedged into a narrow gully, located 80m to the right of Cascata Superbowl with which it shares the first pitch. The climb is dedicate ...
Leben ist jetzt
Eastern Alps, Riva di Tures
The first pitch starts 10m to the left of the route "Pustertaler - Halbgefrohrenes". The pegs are clearly visible on this first section, and ...
Zero 70
Western Alps, Valle di Champorcher
Pleasing and beautiful line which rarely comes into condition, according to the first ascentionists this climb is not to be missed. The climbing is va ...
Goulotte Perroux Profit
Western Alps, Mont Blanc
Nice climb at altitude. The fast approach and easy return render this a classic outing in the Mont Blanc range.

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Super Stridente
Julian Alps, Val Riofreddo
Super Stridente climbs the Tridente directly in a truly spectacular setting. ...
Il Domatore
Western Alps, Valle di Gressoney
Il Domatore formed in winter 2009/10 thanks to the significant amount of rain which did not fall in previous seasons. The difficulty refers to the fir ...
Cugi's Corner
Dolomites, Col Nudo - Cavallo
Mixed line which follows a logical rocky corner, just to the left of the pillar and “Questo gioco di Fantasmi”. The rock is friable in sec ...
La Spada nella Roccia
Dolomites, Sottoguda
La Spada nella Roccia is a stupendous drip which forms from a cave. It was first climbed by Maurizio Gallo in the 1980's and represented an important ...