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04/05/2013 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2013: day nine, beauty 04/05/2013. 2000 climbers had registered on the penultimate day of Melloblocco and the number is expected to grow even further. Today everyone got some great climbing done beneath a gorgeous blue sky. Many problems were sent. Expectations are high now for tonight's big party which paves the way for tomorrow's...
03/05/2013 - Competitions
XIX Mezzalama Trophy, Saturday 4 May live on Planetmountain.com Mezzalama Trophy gets underway on Saturday 4 May, the classic ski mountaineering competition from Breuil-Cervinia to Gressoney across the slopes of Monte Rosa. The start has been put forward to 5:00am.
02/05/2013 - Climbing
Video: Gabriele Moroni and Silvio Reffo climbing in the Frankenjura Video by Matteo Pavana about Gabriele Moroni and Silvio Reffo and their recent climbing trip to Germany's Frankenjura.
29/04/2013 - Alpinism
Everest: Moro, Steck and Griffith attacked at 7200m On 27/4/2013 Simone Moro, Ueli Steck and Jon Griffith were attacked by a group of Sherpa while climbing to acclimatise at Camp 3 on Everest. The aggression continued at Camp 2.
23/04/2013 - Climbing
Melloblocco Backstage, an exhibition documenting the birth of the boulder problems From Friday 27 April to 31 May an exhibition will be held at Bar Monica at San Martino Valmasino with the photos taken by Laura Benaglia, Francesco Piovesan and Mirko Masè documenting how the boulder problems have been created for Melloblocco 2013.
22/04/2013 - Events
Melloblocco 2013, more than just bouldering with the Lombardy Mountain Guides During Melloblocco 2013 the Lombardy Mountain Guides offers four free "MelloClinics" dedicated to single and multi-pitch rock climbing in Val di Mello to raise awareness about what the valley has to offer apart from its endless bouldering opportunities. In addition the guides will organise walks into the most fascinating, hidden...
19/04/2013 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
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.
18/04/2013 - Climbing
No Siesta Spain trip, the climbing film premiere at Melloblocco The film No Siesta Spain trip, Silvio Reffo and Gabriele Moroni's climbing journey to Spain, will be screened for the first time on 4 May during Melloblocco 2013.
17/04/2013 - Gear
Safety Information: Petzl ZIGZAG mechanical prusik The French company Petzl has issued the following press release concerning the mechanical prusik ZIGZAG for arborists.
16/04/2013 - Climbing
Nalle Hukkataival repeats Bügeleisen in the Maltatal Finnish rock climber Nalle Hukkataival has climbed Bügeleisen, the 8B+ boulder problem established in 2001 by Klem Loskot in Maltatal, Austria.
16/04/2013 - Climbing
Michele Caminati dodges rain and snow in search of sun on England's gritstone The report by Michele Caminati about yet another trip to England to climb some of the famous gritstone trad routes and boulder problems.
12/04/2013 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Piz Lavarella West Face, first ski descent in the Dolomites by Francesco Tremolada and Andrea Oberbacher On 10/04/2013 Francesco Tremolada and Andrea Oberbacher made the first ski descent of the Piz Lavarella West Face (Conturines - Lavarella), Alta Badia, Dolomites. The report by Francesco Tremolada.
11/04/2013 - Events
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...
05/04/2013 - Alpinism
Arc'teryx Alpine Arc'ademy at Chamonix in June 2013 The Arc'teryx Alpine Arc'ademy will take place from 14 - 16 June in Chamonix: a unique opportunity to learn more about climbing and alpinism directly on Mont Blanc.
02/04/2013 - Alpinism
Robert Jasper: the video of Ritter der Kokosnuss The video of Ritter der Kokosnuss, the mixed climb put up by Robert Jasper on the Breitwangflue at Kandersteg in Switzerland.
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