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04/01/2012 - Alpinism

American alpinist Steve House has started the mentoring program "Alpine Mentors". Aspiring young climbers and alpinists can send applications to 01/04/2012

02/01/2012 - Alpinism

Piz Cengalo, NNE Face rockfall

After the rockfall last summer, on 27/12/2012 a new rockfall ocurrred on the North-north-east face of Pizzo Cengalo (3369m, Bregaglia) in Val Bondasca on the Swiss - Italian border. The report by Marcello Negrini.

23/12/2011 - Interviews

Johnny Dawes - the rock climbing interview

Interview with Johnny Dawes, one of the most talented and influential British climbers of all times.

23/12/2011 - Climbing

Enzo Oddo climbs La Rambla original 9a+ at Siurana

French climber Enzo Oddo has redpointed La Rambla original 9a+ at Siurana, Spain.

22/12/2011 - Alpinism

Let’s get wild, new route in Patagonia by Schaeli and Gietl

This December Roger Schaeli and Simon Gietl established Let's get wild (600m, 7a, 90°), their new route up Aguja Guillaumet (2579m) in Patagonia.

21/12/2011 - Climbing

Sass Maor, East Face rock fall in the Dolomites

A section at the base of the East Face of Sass Maor has collapsed in the Pale di San Martino range in the Dolomites.

21/12/2011 - Climbing

Adam Ondra, his total climbing progression via Tough Enough in Madagascar

The video of the first one day free ascent of Tough Enough in Tsaranoro (Madagascar) in October 2010 and the total climbing progression of Adam Ondra, the Czech climber who amazed the world.

20/12/2011 - Alpinism

Pussycat and Man Yoga, two new mixed routes in the Canadian Rockies

Raphael Slawinski, Pierre Darbellay and Bertrand Martenet have established Pussycat (M7 WI5R, 180m) on the Weeping Wall while Jonny Simms and Jon Walsh put up Man Yoga (M8 WI5, 250m) on the Stanley Headwall in the Rockies, Canada.

15/12/2011 - Alpinism

Aguja Guillaumet, Patagonia

The North Ridge of Aguja Guillaumet (2579m) in the Fitz Roy massif in Patagonia was first climbed in 1981 by the Argentines Eduardo Brenner and Eduardo Moschioni. Damiano Barabino, Sergio De Leo and Marcello Sanguineti repeated the route on 8...

14/12/2011 - Climbing

Alizée Dufraisse climbs 8c+ at Siurana

French climber Alizée Dufraisse has sent her first 8c+, Patinoso 8c+ at Siurana, Spain.

13/12/2011 - Alpinism

Corrado 'Korra' Pesce, from No Siesta to Cerro Torre. The interview and meeting with Rolando Garibotti

From the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses to Patagonia. Corrado "Korra" Pesce's alpine journey, introduced by Rolando Garibotti in this meeting and interview - from one alpinist to another - in El Chalten

12/12/2011 - Alpinism

Cerro Standhardt El Caracol, new route in Patagonia by Colin Haley and Jorge Ackerman

At the start of December Colin Haley and Jorge Ackerman completed a new route up Aguja Standhardt in Patagonia: El Caracol (500m, 5.9, A1+, M4). On 7 December Haley soloed Aguja Innominata via the Anglo-American route 400m 6c (6b+ A0).

09/12/2011 - Alpinism

Supercanaleta Fitz Roy, Patagonia

Some climbs seem timeless due to their importance in the history of alpinism. One of these is certainly Supercanaleta on Fitz Roy in Patagonia. The story by Damiano Barabino, Sergio De Leo, Marcello Sanguineti.

28/11/2011 - Climbing

Ben Hur on Wenden onsight for Reto Ruhstaller

On 19/11/2011 Reto Ruhstaller made what is likely to be the first onsight ascent of Ben Hur 7c+ on the Wendenstöcke, Switzerland

23/11/2011 - Climbing

Baule and Bilico, Manolo's new routes and climbs

Maurizio Manolo Zanolla and his new routes at two small, lost crags, Baule and Bilico high up in the Dolomites, for a climbing which is far removed from the usual perspectives.