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On 21/04/2015 Martin Riegler and his brother Florian Riegler climbed Serac (WI4, 800m), a possible new ice climb up Mount Zebrù, Italian Alps.

Italian climber Jacopo Larcher has repeated Helmutant 9a at the crag Saustall close to Meran, South tyrol, Italy.

South Tyrolean climber Michael Piccolruaz has made the first ascent of La grosse Tarlouze, an important new linkup on one of the most famous boulders at Magic Wood in Switzerland.

In mid-february 2015 Simon Gietl and Gerry Fiegl made the probable first winter ascent of Waffenlos on Cima Scotoni, Fanis, Dolomites.

58 ascents carried out in 2014 have been included in the "Big list" of the Piolets d'Or, the most prestigious mountaineering award that will be celebrated between 9 - 12 April, 2015 at Courmayeur and Chamonix, at the foot of Mont Blanc.

Korea’s Park HeeYong and Italy’s Angelika Rainer won the French leg of the Ice Climbing World Cup after finishing second in last week’s Ice Climbing World Championship at Rabenstein, in Val Passiria.

Yesterday at Corvara / Rabenstein, Italy, the Ice Climbing World Championship was won by Russia’s Maxim Tomilov and South Korea’s WoonSeon Shin. Angelika Rainer and HeeYong Park took silver, Petra Klingler and Alexey Tomilov bronze.

Yesterday at Corvara / Rabenstein, Italy, the Ice Climbing World Championship was won by Russia’s Maxim Tomilov and South Korea’s WoonSeon Shin. Angelika Rainer and HeeYong Park took silver, Petra Klingler and Alexey Tomilov bronze.

The final stages of the Ice Climbing World Championship 2015 are currently taking place in Corvara / Rabenstein, Italy, today. The Speed discipline was won last night by the Russians Vladimir Kartashev and Maria Krasavina. At present the Men’s Lead Semifinal is being battled out, while Italian hopes are high...

Italy’s Angelika Rainer reconfirms her form by winning, for the fifth time ever, the Saas Fee stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup in Switzerland; absolute domination on behalf of Russia’s Maxim Tomilov with three consecutive victories.

On 22 and 23 December 2014 the South Tyrolean alpinists Simon Gietl and Adam Holzknecht made the first winter ascent of Wüstenblume, Sass de la Crusc, Dolomites.

The video of Martin Dejori, Alex Walpoth and Aaron Moroder making the first ascent of La Salieria on 7/03/2014 up Sas Rigais, Dolomites

Located in the heart of Alta Val Badia, Camping Sas de Dlacia is a starting point for countless visions of the Dolomites that include trekking, ski mountaineering, snowshoeing, alpinism and rock climbing.

The short film directed by Riky Felderer about Jacopo Larcher and his recent discovery of crack climbing and and trad climbing.

Austrian climber Angela Eiter has climbed her second 9a, Big Hammer at Pinswang in Austria.

In October 2014 Simon Gietl, Daniel Tavernini and Vittorio Messini carried out a series of alpine ascents in the Minya Konka massif, Sichuan, China.