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22/10/2013 - Climbing
Jorg Verhoeven: Freerider rope solo up El Capitan in Yosemite Dutch rock climber Jorg Verhoeven talks about his recent solitary ascent of 5.13a up El Capitan, Yosemite.
21/10/2013 - Climbing
Yosemite, climbing recommences on Dawn Wall With the reopening of the U.S. National Parks climbing has recommenced in Yosemite. This season Tommy Caldwell will be joined on the demanding Dawn Wall project up El Capitan by Kevin Jorgeson, Jonathan Siegrist and Chris Sharma.
17/10/2013 - Climbing
New rock climb in Val Adamé by Tomasoni and Bariani In September 2013 Gianni Tomasoni and Sibilla Bariani made the first ascent of Mille Splendidi Soli (270m, 7a) a new alpine rock climb on Coster di Cima Poia, Val Adamé (Italy).
17/10/2013 - Climbing
Climbing at Stohlwond, Racines Stohlwond,the small autumn paradise close to Sterzing. The second in our series "Crags for each season" published together with Vertical-Life.info.
16/10/2013 - Alpinism
Ueli Steck, the video of his great Annapurna South Face solo The video of Ueli Steck: great alpinism and his historic solo ascent of the South Face of Annapurna, Nepal, Himalaya.
16/10/2013 - Trekking
Via Ferrata Piz da Lech and Sassongher normal route: renovation works in Alta Badia Throughout summer 2013 the mountain guide group "Alta Badia Guides" based in Corvara, Italy, completely renovated two of the valley's most popular outings, the normal route to the summit of Sassongher and Via Ferrata Piz by Lech (Boeseekofel Klettersteig), Sella, Dolomites.
15/10/2013 - Alpinism
A tribute to Ueli Steck and the visionaries of alpinism. By Ivo Ferrari A look back at Ueli Steck and his solo ascent of the South Face of Annapurna... I've been surprised for years, and I don't envy them because the great thing is knowing and realising that these "visionaries" are up there, unattainable yet key to all of us who dream....
14/10/2013 - Alpinism
Ueli Steck and Annapurna: the interview after his South Face solo Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck talks about his fast and impressive solo ascent up the South Face of Annapurna South (8091m, Nepal, Himalaya) that on 8 and 9 October 2013 enabled him to make the first ascent of the direct line attempted in 1992 by Jean-Christophe Lafaille and Pierre Beghin.
11/10/2013 - Events
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival - Storyteller live streaming tonight From 20:50 tune in to this "channel" to watch the live streaming of Storyteller, the special The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival evening with this year's protagonists Hansjörg Auer from Austria and Iker Pou and Eneko Pou from Spain. The adventure to be experienced together, directly from the warm and...
11/10/2013 - Alpinism
Torre Egger West Face, the Ragni di Lecco video Video of Matteo Della Bordella, Luca Schiera and Matteo Bernasconi documenting the attempts and first ascent of their new route up the West Face of Torre Egger (Cerro Torre massif, Patagonia).
11/10/2013 - Alpinism
Kjerrskredkvelven ice cimbed by Matthias Scherer and Tanja Schmitt Video of Matthias Scherer and Tanja Schmitt climbing the icefall Kjerrskredkvelven at Gudvangen in Norway.
10/10/2013 - Alpinism
Ueli Steck summits Annapurna, alone up South Face Yesterday Ueli Steck soloed the South Face of Annapurna (8091m) Nepal, Himalaya. Currently there are no further details, apart from the fact that the Swiss alpinist is already back in Base Camp.
09/10/2013 - Alpinism
Broad Peak first winter ascent video The video - documentary by Marcin Powalski about the historic first winter ascent of Broad Peak, carried out in March 2013 by a Polish expedition led by Krzysztof Wielicki during which Maciej Berbeka and Tomasz Kowalski lost their lives.
09/10/2013 - Alpinism
Blåmann Wall, aid climbing up Atlantis on Kvaløya Island, Norway Diego Pezzoli recounts his recent of the aid climb Atlantis (400m, A1+/A2, 8-/8) up the Blamann Wall, Kvaløya Island, Norway.
09/10/2013 - Environment
The Cogne mines between the past and the future - part 2 The restoration plan of the Cogne mines starts at the Ex Anselmetti area where the buildings are still in a good state. A journey between the past and future, with thoughts about the value of abandoned places. The second and final part by Simonetta Radice.
09/10/2013 - Climbing
Adam Ondra, the Gioia and Terranova video The video of Adam Ondra climbing Gioia and Terranova, at 8C+ two of the hardest boulder problems in the world.
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