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21/04/2009 - Events
57th TrentoFilmfestival preview The 57th Trento FilmFestival, the oldest film festival dedicated to mountains, exploration and adventure takes place in Trento from 21 April to 3 May. The films, evenings, main players and meetings and some thoughts about the pre-Festival...

17/04/2009 - Events
Rock Junior 2009 - register online now Registration is now open for the Rock Junior, which will be held Saturday 06 and Sunday 07 June 2009 in Arco, Lake Garda, Italy.

15/04/2009 - Climbing
Valle Verzasca bouldering restrictions Irrespective behaviour on behalf of climbers may result in access restrictions in Valle Verzasca, Switzerland.

14/04/2009 - Alpinism
Lofoten climbing meeting by Norwegian Alpine Club At the start of March the Norwegian Alpine Club (Norsk Tindeklub, NTK) hosted an international climbing meeting on the remote Lofoten islands. 40 climbers from 15 different nations attended the event designed to raise awareness of the climbing potential on the islands and to highlight the importance of Norway's immense...

08/04/2009 - Climbing
Avalanche danger in Zillertal climbing areas Due to the abundant snowfall this winter, Gerhard Hörhager has launched the following avalanche warning for Austria's Zillertal prior to Easter.

07/04/2009 - Climbing
Bernd Zangerl Chironico bouldering fest On 17 March Bernd Zangerl carried out the first repeat of "From Dirt Grows The Flowers", the Fb8c problem first climbed by Dave Graham in 2005 at Chironico, Switzerland.

06/04/2009 - Climbing
Petrohrad bouldering in the Czech Republic Petrohrad is the best bouldering area in the Czech Republic, situated 50km northwest of Plzen and 80 km west of Prague. Much like Fontainebleau, the area is divided up into many sub-areas in a mysterious forest and offers thousands of problems and an enormous potential for the future.

02/04/2009 - Climbing
Winds of change for climbing on Czech sandstone The Czech Mountaineering Union has passed a bill, still to be accepted by the Ministry of Environment, approving the use of chalk on Czech sandstone.

02/04/2009 - Climbing
La linea dei Sogni at Erto by Luca Zardini On 14/03/2009 Luca Zardini carried out the first ascent of "La linea dei Sogni" (8c+), the extension to the legendary "Sogni di Gloria" at Erto (Italy).

27/03/2009 - Climbing
Flashback Melloblocco 2008, a day climbing Luna Nascente This too is what rock climbing and the Melloblocco is all about: a normal story about a happy day climbing with Patxi Usobiaga and Curt Marazzi.

25/03/2009 - Climbing
Adam Ondra climbing at Angelone and Cornalba On 20 March 16 year old Adam Ondra made the first ascents of Riti Tribali 8c+ and Nonono 8c at Angelone, while on 21 March at Cornalba he repeated Les Sindacalistes 8c+ second go before onsighting Outsider (8a+). Adam Ondra's full report and thoughts about his Italian holiday.

19/03/2009 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2009 - you know the score The sixth edition of the Melloblocco will take place in Val di Mello (Val Masino, Sondrio, Italy). This annual international bouldering meeting attracts thousands of boulderers and climbers from all over the world.

18/03/2009 - Alpinism
Sottoguda ice climbing, Marmolada, Dolomites A selection of icefalls at Sottoguda, one of the most important venues in NE Italy.

17/03/2009 - Alpinism
La prima volta, new icefall at Fusine Laghi, Tarvisio On 31/01/2009 Roberto Misson and Luca Chiarcos carried out the first ascent of "La prima volta" (60m, II 3+ M5+) at Fusine Laghi (Tarvisio).

13/03/2009 - Alpinism
Scotland winter climbing update Andy Turner and Tony Stone have carried out the first winter ascent of Sassenach on Ben Nevis and Ueli Steck has repeated The Secret. Ian Parnell and Andy Turner then carry out the first ascent of Bruised Violet (VIII,7,8,8,8,7) on Beinn Eighe.

11/03/2009 - Alpinism
The Norwegian Alpine Club and the ethics for climbing in Norway With reference to the latest ascents by Robert Jasper in Norway, the Norsk Tindeklub (Norwegian Alpine Club) has now published an official statement guidelining climbing ethics in Norway. The German climber also provides his point of view.
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