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23/05/2025 - Environment
Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Dolomites): online reservation obligatory to drive to Rifugio Auronzo car park The Tre Cime di Lavaredo toll road that leads from Misurina to Rifugio Auronzo and the car park reopens on Sunday 25 May 2025. As of this season, online booking is necessary in advance, via the municipality of Auronzo website.

01/05/2025 - Events
Countdown to Melloblocco 2025 Melloblocco 2025 will take place from 7 - 10 May 2025 in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy. Check out the latest updates about the biggest bouldering meeting in the world.

23/04/2025 - Alpinism
'Eternal Solo', the film about Stefano Ragazzo's extraordinary climb on Nameless Tower, Trango The trailer for the documentary 'Eternal Solo', which documents the first solo ascent of 'Eternal Flame' in the heart of the Karakorum massif in July 2024. The film, written and directed by Andrea Cossu, will have its world premiere at the 73rd edition of the Trento Film Festival.

15/03/2025 - Book-press
35th Memorial María Luisa Photo Contest winners revealed The Grand Prize of the 35rd edition of the Maria Luisa Memorial Photo contest was awarded to Rajarshi Banerji for his photo entitled 'Black panther under the stars'. The competition attracted 18,684 photographs and 199 films entries by 1,590 registered photographers from 95 countries.

06/02/2025 - Events
Melloblocco 2025, registration now open for the legendary boulder meeting in Italy's Val Masino - Val di Mello Registrations are now open for Melloblocco 2025, the biggest bouldering and climbing meeting in the world which this year is scheduled to take place in Val di Mello - Val Masino from May 7th to 10th.

28/01/2025 - Events
Melloblocco 2025 set to take place from 7 - 10 May in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy From 7 - 10 May 2025, Val di Mello - Val Masino in Northern Italy will once again host the Melloblocco, the largest bouldering meeting in the world.

25/10/2024 - Alpinism
Slovenian female expedition makes first ascent of Lalung I and three other climbs in Indian Himalayas From 22 August to 26 September a small team of four Slovenian women comprised of Ana Baumgartner, Urša Kešar, Anja Petek and Patricija Verdev climbed four new routes in the Indian Himalaya. These include the alpine style first ascent of the previously unclimbed Lalung I (6,243m).

03/10/2024 - Environment
Dinosaur footprint boulder vandalised below Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Dolomites) with 'Tourists go home' graffiti A boulder at the foot of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Dolomites) was vandalised with the graffiti "Tourists go home".

28/06/2024 - Competitions
Budapest makes and breaks Paris 2024 Olympic dreams Eddie Fowke reports about the second and final Olympic Qualifying Series that took place in Budapest, Hungary, from 20 to 23 June. Stakes were extremely high as after Shanghai this represented the last chance for 24 Combined Boulder & Lead climbers and 14 Speed athletes to qualify for the Paris...

06/06/2024 - Climbing
American climber Charlie Barrett given life sentence for rape Prominent American rock climber Charlie Barrett has been sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault.

02/05/2024 - Events
Melloblocco 2024, next week the world's biggest bouldering meeting in Italy's Val Masino and Val di Mello Melloblocco 2024 is just a few days away and preparations are in full swing. From 8 to 11 May 2024 Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy, will host the largest bouldering meeting in the world.

23/04/2024 - Climbing
James Pearson repeats Bernd Zangerl's huge highball 29Dots in Valle dell'Orco, Italy British climber James Pearson has made the third ascent of Bernd Zangerl’s 8A+ highball boulder problem '29 Dots' in Val Noasca, Valle dell'Orco, Italy.

20/03/2024 - Book-press
JB Liautard wins Grand Prize of 34th Memorial María Luisa Photo Contest The Grand Prize of the 34th edition of the Memorial Maria Luisa Photo contest was awarded to French photographer JB Liautard for his photograph entitled The Dune. Fifteen major awards and nine honorable mentions were assigned this year.

16/02/2024 - Climbing
Watch Neil Dickson onsight The Hollowman (E8) at Gogarth, North Wales The Brit Rock video of Neil Dickson onsighting 'The Hollowman' (E8 6c) at Gogarth in North Wales in 2008. Even by today's standards this is considered one of the most impressive onsight ascents of a British trad route.

07/02/2024 - Climbing
New Chironico parking & sleeping rules for 2024 New rules for parking and overnight stays have been implemented at Switzerland's top bouldering area Chironico. Climbers are asked to adhere to these regulations in order to safeguard future access to this premier Ticino bouldering area.

23/01/2024 - Events
Melloblocco 2024, registration online for the 20th legendary bouldering meet Registration is open online for Melloblocco 2024, the world’s biggest bouldering and climbing meeting scheduled to take place from Wednesday 8 to Saturday 11 May in Italy's magical Val Masino and Val di Mello Nature Reserve.
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