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25/08/2014 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi, first 9a+ with Le moustache qui fâche At Entraygues in France Stefano Ghisolfi has climbed Le moustache qui fâche, his first 9a+.

25/08/2014 - Alpinism
Brenta Base Camp #2 - two new routes up Punta Jolanda The report by Alessandro Beber and Alessandro Baù about two new rock climbs on Punta Jolanda: Prua degli Onironauti (250m, VII) and Badanti al seguito (220m, VIII), established on 04/08/2014 together with Matteo Baù, Fabrizio Dellai, Matteo Faletti and Claudia Mario. The second report of the Brenta Base Camp, the...

23/08/2014 - Competitions
Adam Ondra and Juliane Wurm Bouldering World Champions! This evening in Munich, Germany, Adam Ondra and Juliane Wurm won the Bouldering World Championship 2014. Silver was won by Jernej Kruder and Alex Puccio, while bronze went to Jan Hojer and Akiyo Noguchi.

22/08/2014 - Trekking
Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Dolomites Enrico Maioni, Cortina Mountain Guide, introduces the walk around the Tre Cime di Lavaredo - Drei Zinnen - in the Dolomites, one of the most beautiful and famous hikes in the world.

21/08/2014 - Climbing
Alex Honnold and the Relativity Of Risk The video of Alex Honnold talking about his climbing without a rope and the relativity of risk

20/08/2014 - Alpinism
Diretta Consiglio: sun, sky, rock and the Gran Sasso d'Italia. By Ivo Ferrari Ivo Ferrari climbs 'La Diretta Consiglio' up the Gran Sasso. A day spent between the rocks and the sky, reliving the beauty of the climb.

19/08/2014 - Climbing
Climbers rise to the Ice Bucket Challenge Climbers such as Sean McColl, Sasha DiGiulian and Edu Marin have accepted the Ice Bucket Challenge, the campaign aimed at raising awareness and funds for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

18/08/2014 - Climbing
Zlagboard Contest at the Arco Rock Master Festival The fourth Zlagboard Contest takes place from 29 - 31 August, during the Arco Rock Master Festival in Italy, to test your finger strength.

18/08/2014 - Alpinism
Brenta Base Camp #1 - meetings, new climbs and lightening bolts The first report of the Brenta Base Camp, the small 'expedition' into the the heart of the Brenta Dolomites during the Discover Brenta Dolomites event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first traverse of this massif. Alessandro Beber reports about Scintilla (450m, VIII), the new climb up the East...

14/08/2014 - Alpinism
Mont Blanc, six alpinists perish on Aiguille d'Argentiere On 13/08/2014 six alpinists were found dead on Aiguille d'Argentiere in the Mont Blanc massif.

13/08/2014 - Trekking
A walk to Plätzwiese in the Dolomites Enrico Maioni, Cortina Mountain Guide, introduces Plätzwiese, an easy hike up to the luscious alpine meadows and the spectacular peaks of the Dolomites.

12/08/2014 - Alpinism
Ak-Su valley, two new rock climbs by Luca Schiera and Matteo De Zaiacomo A great and intense and climbing trip to the Ak-su Valley (Pamir Alay, Kyrgyzstan) resulted in two new climbs and three repeats for the Italian alpinists Luca Schiera and Matteo De Zaiacomo. Schiera provides the report.

11/08/2014 - Climbing
Muzzerone Parete Centrale climbing ban As of 6/08/2014 the Comune di Porto Venere (La Spezia) has prohibited climbing on and access to Parete Centrale, Monte Muzzerone.

05/08/2014 - Alpinism
Blåmannen Ikaros: the first free ascent by Thomas Meling On 9 June 2013 Thomas Meling made the first free ascent of Ikaros (7c), first climbed by Robert Caspersen, alone, in 1994 up the North Face of Blåmannen, Norway. The full report by Meling.

04/08/2014 - Events
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2014 The program of the The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival, to be held on the Greek island from 9 to 12 October 2014. The third edition will feature climbing legends of the '80s and '90s such as: Patxi Arocena John Dunne, Yuji Hirayama, Gerhard Hörhager, Beat Kammerlander, Jean-Baptiste Tribout and...

31/07/2014 - Trekking
Sentiero Olivieri on Tofana, a nice equipped path above Cortina Enrico Maioni, Cortina mountain guide, introduces Sentiero Olivieri on Tofana di Mezzo, a nice equipped path, little known but well worth exploring.
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