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17/08/2015 - Events
Tamara Lunger at Passione Verticale in Courmayeur On Tuesday 18 August at the Jardin de l’Ange in Courmayeur, the alpinist Tamara Lunger will be the guest of the fourth meeting of Passione Verticale. The evening will be transmitted in live streaming.

07/08/2015 - Climbing
Val Gelada, new Brenta Dolomites rock climb by Roberto Conti and Gabriele Tonelli On Sasso Alto in Val Gelada, Brenta Dolomites, Roberto Conti and Gabriele Tonelli have made the first ascent of Dolomiti Super Ski-Fo (7b (A0) 7a ob, 170m).

05/08/2015 - Climbing
Cani sciolti, new rock climb up the Solada Face in Switzerland's Ticino On the Solada Face in Valle Maggia, Canton Ticino, Switzerland, Walter Polidori, Tommaso Lamantia & Co have completed the first ascent of the multi-pitch rock climb Cani sciolti.

31/07/2015 - Alpinism
Gran Sasso Ultimatum alla Terra, probable first repeat On Sunday, July 19, 2015 Cristiano Iurisci, Stefano Supplizi and Luca Gasparini carried out the probable first repeat of the difficult rock climb route 'Ultimatum alla Terra' on the North West Face Vetta Orientale, in the Gran Sasso massif. A 360m grade VI climb first ascended by Piero Ledda and...

29/07/2015 - Events
Arco Rock Legends 2015: 10 years of Simply the Best On Friday, September 4, 2015 the Arco Rock Legends will celebrate its 10th edition and assign the prestigious Salewa Rock Award and La Sportiva Competition Award during the Rock Master Festival and the World Youth Climbing Championships 2015. Those nominated for the sport climbing Oscars are Angela Eiter, Alexander Megos...

29/07/2015 - Alpinism
Coffee Break - Chogolisa's roof Delving into shapes, the history and the perceived mountains. Daniela Zangrando in her Coffee Break interviews Maxime Guitton, in charge of "Soutien à la création" at the Centre national des arts plastiques (CNAP) in Paris.

24/07/2015 - Alpinism
Martjin Seuren perishes on Rochefort ridge On Wedndesday 22 July 2015 Dutch alpinist Martjin Seuren lost his life in a fall while climbing the Rochefort ridge in the Mont Blanc massif. He had been climbing with another alpinist and Ueli Steck, currently attempting the 82 peaks over 4,000 meters in the Alps in 80 days. With...

23/07/2015 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre and the 1985 first winter ascent It's currently winter in Patagonia. Exactly 30 years ago, in July 1985, the Italians Paolo Caruso, Maurizio Giarolli, Andrea Sarchi and Ermanno Salvaterra carried out the historic first winter ascent of Cerro Torre via the 'Compressor route' established by Cesare Maestri up the East Ridge. Here is a short film...

17/07/2015 - Climbing
Conrad Anker & David Lama climb Latent Core in Zion, USA Conrad Anker and David Lama have completed the first ascent of Latent Core (450m, 5.11 A1) in Zion National Park, USA.

16/07/2015 - Competitions
Record numbers look set to complete Red Bull X-Alps adventure race Monaco is currently welcoming a record number of exhausted athletes after hiking and flying from Salzburg in the Red Bull X-Alps 2015.

16/07/2015 - Climbing
Juliane Wurm announces partial retirement from climbing competitions Reigning Bouldering World Champion and European Champion Juliane Wurm has announced her partial retirement from climbing competitions.

16/07/2015 - Interviews
Nina Caprez and Marc le Menestrel repeat Hannibals Alptraum in Rätikon Interview with Nina Caprez who, together with Marc le Menestrel, repeated Hannibals Alptraum, the smooth limestone testpiece first climbed in 1986 by Martin Scheel and Robert Bösch in Switzerland’s Rätikon massif.

15/07/2015 - Climbing
Steve McClure repeats Choronzon in Pembroke, Wales At Stack Rocks in Pembroke, Wales, UK Steve McClure has made the first repeat of Choronzon E10 7a.

15/07/2015 - Competitions
Christian Mauer wins Red Bull X-Alps 2015 Yesterday, Tuesday 14 July 2015, Christian 'Chrigel' Maurerwon the Red Bull X-Alps adventure race for a fourth time in a row, after 8 days, 4 hours and 37 minutes, ahead of Sebastian Huber and Paul Guschlbauer. Italy's Aaron Durogati is one of the top athletes in this race by paraglider...

13/07/2015 - Competitions
Red Bull X-Alps 2015, day 8: Maurer still in the lead, the battle continues Perfect flying conditions marked the eighth day of Red Bull X-Alps 2015. After the Mont Blanc turnpoint, Switzerland's Christian Maurer has begun the last stage south along the Alps Maritimes towards the Principality of Monaco, followed closely by Paul Guschlbauer. The day's report.

11/07/2015 - Competitions
Lead World Cup 2015 and European Climbing Championships in Chamonix Chamonix, France, will host an intense weekend of sport climbing: Lead World Cup, the European Championship Lead, Speed World Cup and Paraclimbing Cup.
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