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12/06/2014 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Aiguille du Midi, Jumeaux spur descent by Julien Herry and Raph Bonnet On 03/06/2014 French Mountain Guide Julien Herry made the first snowboard descent of the Éperon Jumeaux on Aiguille du Midi, along with his friend Raph Bonnet who made only the second ski descent after Jean-Marc Boivin in 1986

04/06/2014 - Climbing
Athens climbing in Greece Giorgos Chaziris introduces the rock climbing around Athens, Greece.

30/05/2014 - Alpinism
Stairway to Heaven, new route on Mt. Johnson in Alaska From 1 - 4 May 2014 Ryan Jennings and Kevin Cooper made the first ascent of Stairway to Heaven up the North Face of Mt. Johnson, Ruth Gorge, Alaska

29/05/2014 - Climbing
Torre del Porto, new crag at Mattinata in Puglia, Italy The Madonna di Campiglio Mountain Guides introduces Torre del Porto, the new crag close to Mattinata in the Gargano Natural Park (Puglia, Italy).

29/04/2014 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Cevedale - Zufallspitze, classic ski mountaineering in the Ortles - Cevedale group Mountain Guide Eraldo Meraldi describes the ascent of Monte Cevedale, a classic spring ski mountaineering outing in the Ortles - Cevedale group

16/04/2014 - Environment
Repairers of the fragile mountain environment The mountains are a harsh and at the same time fragile environment that needs to be treated with care. The wealth and stability of the mountain ecosystems are directly linked to the presence of man and the effects of a lack of maintenance in the mountains can be felt down...

10/04/2014 - Interviews
Simone Pedeferri - behind the scenes of Melloblocco 2014 Interview with Simone Pedeferri, the man who leads the group of route setters who unearth and prepare the new problems and areas for the Melloblocco bouldering event in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy.

07/04/2014 - Climbing
Orosei and the climbing in Sardinia Maurizio Oviglia introduces the rock climbing around the village of Orosei in Sardinia.

05/04/2014 - Alpinism
The Boxer, new ice climb up Monte Pandoro in Molise On 28/03/2014 Riccardo Quaranta and Claudio Di Rienzo made the first ascent of The Boxer, a new mixed route upMonte Pandoro (Monte Miletto, Matese mountain chain), Molise, Italy.

14/01/2014 - Alpinism
Il Grande Salto, the discovery of Valle Inferno in Italy's Maiella On 7 December 2013 Cristiano Iurisci, Massimo Zulli and Antonio Di Martino made the first ascent of Il Grande Salto (TD+, 55/65°, 75°, M3+) in the remote, inhospitable, isolated and wild Valle Inferno in Italy's Majella National Park. The story by Cristiano Iurisci of what is likely to be the...

07/01/2014 - Alpinism
B&B - Azione indecente, new dry tooling crag at Cogne Enrico Bonino introduces B & B - Azione indecente, a new dry tooling area Cogne (Aosta), Italy.

07/01/2014 - Alpinism
Apuan Alps, ski mountaineering above the sea Mountain Guide Giampaolo Betta introduces three ski mountaineering itineraries in the Apuan Alps: Carcaraia up Monte Tambura, Monte Sagro and Canale delle Rose on Monte Pisanino.

02/01/2014 - Climbing
Abella de la Conca, a climbing paradise in Catalonia Nicolas Durand introduces Abella de la Conca, a beautiful crag in Catalonia, Spain, with circa 200 sport climbs from 3a to 8c+.

27/12/2013 - Climbing
Mallorca climbing access problems Severe access problems have been reported on the Spanish island of Mallorca, in particular to the mountains and crags in the Sierra Tramuntana massif that spans the entire northern part of the island.

18/12/2013 - Alpinism
Greg Boswell makes first winter ascent of The Demon in Scotland On 7 December Greg Boswell made the first winter ascent of The Demon (IX, 9) at Coire an Lochain in the Northern Corries, Scotland.

12/12/2013 - Alpinism
David Lama solos new climb on Hohe Kirche in Valsertal On 8/12/2013 Austrian alpinist David Lama made the first ascent, solo, of Nordverschneidung (400m, 90°, WI4, M4/5, VI/VII) up the North Face of Hohe Kirche in the Valsertal, Zillertal Alps, Austria.
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