192 News found
29/12/2010 - Alpinism
Cascata Per Leo, rare icefall on Sorapiss, Dolomites On 21 December Giuseppe 'Beppe' Ballico and Marco Milanese climbed "Cascata Per Leo" (270m, IV, WI 5+ XR) a beautiful icefall which rarely comes into condition on the SW Face of Croda Marcora (Sorapiss, Dolomites).
10/12/2010 - Alpinism
Ice climbing, the season begins The abundant autumn rainfall and sudden drop in temperatures across the Italian Alps has contributed in getting the ice climbing season off to an earlier-than-usual start.
11/05/2010 - Climbing
Climbing meeting at Buoux Face Ouest Escala'Buoux and the meeting at Buoux to celebrate the lifting of the climbing ban on Face Ouest.
04/01/2010 - Events
Krakow Mountain Festival Dorota Dubicka takes a look at the event which took place in Poland at the strat of December and attracted over 5000 visitors.
01/12/2009 - Climbing
La lingua pura 7c, new multi-pitch climb on Monte Monaco, Sicily Austrian Mountain Guide Albert Leichtfried has made the first ascent of La lingua pura (7c, 6c oblig, 200m) on the North Face of Monte Monaco close to San Vito lo Capo in Sicily, Italy, together with Paul Mair.
26/11/2009 - Climbing
Alan Watts climbing interview Interview with Alan Watts, the climber who played a leading role during the 1980's in developing Smith Rock into one of the most famous crags in the USA and the world.
20/11/2009 - Alpinism
Lino Lacedelli goodbye Lino Lacedelli, 84, passed away in Cortina, Italy this morning. In 1954 the member of the famous Scoiattoli mountaineering club became the first person to reach the summit of K2, together with Achille Compagnoni.
14/10/2009 - Climbing
Rock Climbing Marathon – San Vito lo Capo, Sicily The first international climbing meeting at San Vito lo Capo in Sicily took place from 9 - 11 October
18/03/2009 - Alpinism
Sottoguda ice climbing, Marmolada, Dolomites A selection of icefalls at Sottoguda, one of the most important venues in NE Italy.
01/12/2008 - Alpinism
Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and the Makalu winter project At the end of December Simone Moro from Italy and Denis Urubko from Kazakhistan will attempt the first winter ascent of Makalu 8463m (Himalaya, Nepal), the fifth highest mountain in the world.
10/06/2008 - Climbing
Rhapsody E11 second ascent by Sonnie Trotter Canadian Sonnie Trotter has made the second ascent of Rhapsody, Dave MacLeod's E11 at Dumbarton Rock, Scotland.
08/05/2008 - Climbing
Nicolas Favresse repeats Greenspit and Itaca nel sole in Valle dell' Orco, Italy Nicolas Favresse has made the first repeats of "Greenspit" 8b+ and "Itaca nel sole" 8b in the Orco valley, Italy.
05/11/2007 - Competitions
World Cup Lead Valence won by Usobiaga and Vidmar The seventh stage of the World Cup Lead was held in Valence (Fra) last weekend and was won by Patxi Usobiaga from Spain and Maja Vidmar from Slovenia.
27/08/2007 - Alpinism
Hiking on Italy’s largest glacier: Pian di Neve, Adamello A magnificent four day outing in the Adamello massif to discover First World War history, geology and glaciology, local culture, traditions, flora and fauna.
09/10/2006 - Trekking
Corsica H2O - Trekking in search of fresh water Trekking in Corsica from Val Restonica with Lac de Melo and Lac de Capitello to the fantastic walks in the Bavella granite.
30/05/2006 - Environment
The crystal cave: searching for the Naica treasure In January 2006 Speleoresearch & Films and the Team la Venta started a three year exploration campain to discover the Naica cave, Chihuahua, Messico.
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