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18/07/2011 - Climbing
Naranjo de Bulnes, Pou brothers free Gorilas en la Roca Iker and Eneko Pou have freed Gorilas en la Roca (7b+, 200m) on the Naranjo de Bulnes, Picos de Europa, Spain.
15/07/2011 - Competitions
Arco World Championship: the start! As mentioned, the Planetmountain team is in Arco to follow the IFSC World Championship live.
14/07/2011 - Competitions
IFSC World Championship in Arco a 10 day climbing celebration The IFSC World Championship kicks off in Arco and expectations for this great sport event are simply enormous.
11/07/2011 - Alpinism
Valery Rozov, the Mont Blanc BASE jump video The video of Valery Rozov from Russia and the recent first BASE jump off the Italian side of Mont Blanc.
01/07/2011 - Book-press
No way down. The book by Graham Bowley about the 2008 tragedy on K2 No Way Down: Life and Death on K2 by Graham Bowley has now been published in Italy by Mondadori. The book retraces the 2008 tragedy on K2 which cost the lives of 11 alpinists and only Italian mountaineer Marco Confortola survived.
28/06/2011 - Climbing
La Banda del Buco, new route on Monte Pellegrino, Sicily On 5-6 April 2011 the Italians Rolando Larcher, Luca Giupponi and Nicola Sartori established La banda del buco (175m, 7a+/7b max, 6c+ obbl.) a new route up the North Face of Antro della Perciata on Monte Pellegrino (Palermo, Sicily).
27/06/2011 - Alpinism
DoloMitiche - the Dolomites climbing trip by Alessandro Beber DoloMitiche, the vertical journey through the Dolomites by Mountain Guide Alessandro Beber, is now in full swing.
17/06/2011 - Interviews
The Phoenix solo – Alex Honnold interview and rare Ray Jardine insight Interview with the American climbers Alex Honnold and Ray Jardine after Honnold's solo of The Phoenix (5.13a) in Yosemite Valley.
16/06/2011 - Climbing
Eva Scroccaro sends 8b On 13/06/2011 12-year-old Eva Scroccaro from Italy, redpointed Masochismo at Baratro, her first 8b.
13/06/2011 - Trekking
Croda da Lago ring The splendid round-trip to discover Croda da Lago in the Dolomites, introduced by Mountain Guide Enrico Maioni.
08/06/2011 - Alpinism
Denali, South Face first ski descent and fast Cassin Ridge ascent Swedish skier Andreas Fransson has carried out the first ski descent of the South Face of Denali (6197m), while British alpinists Jonathan Griffith and Will Sim have sped up the Cassin ridge in 14 hours 40 minutes.
01/06/2011 - Alpinism
Simone Moro and helicopter rescues in Nepal Interview with Simone Moro about the latest helicopter rescues in Nepal's mountains.
26/05/2011 - Trekking
Via Ferrata La Grotta di Tofana The Via Ferrata La Grotta di Tofana in the Dolomites, introduced by Cortina Mountain Guide Enrico Maioni.
24/05/2011 - Trekking
Via Ferrata La Grotta di Tofana The Via Ferrata La Grotta di Tofana in the Dolomites, introduced by Cortina Mountain Guide Enrico Maioni.
19/05/2011 - Interviews
Ama Dablam paraglide by Stuart Holmes Interview with British mountaineer Stuart Holmes after his paraglide flight from the summit of Ama Damblam. 6856m, Nepal.
18/05/2011 - Climbing
Adam Ondra, Britain's first 8c on-sight and 9a+ repeat During a quick visit to Britain Adam Ondra made the first repeats of two Steve McClure testpieces: Overshadow 9a+ and Rainshadow 9a at Malham Cove. At the same crag the Czech climber also carried out the first on-sight of an 8c in Britain, Bat Route.
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