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Polar bears, icebergs, a sailing boat, whales and a plethora of unclimbed rock and thousands of new routes to be climbed...In mid August 2006 the Italian Mountain Guides Michele Maggioni and Marco Zaninetti set off with Cristina, Giovanni and the Arctic Guide Kim to the remote Baffin Island in search...

During the first half of August 2006 the Italians Mauro Florit, Marco Sterni, Rolando Larcher and Maurizio Oviglia traveled to Turkey's Guvercinlik Valley in the Ala Daglar massif where they established four new routes.

Interview with the Russian expedition leader who received the Piolet d'Or 2004 for the first direct ascent of the North face of Jannu.

The prestigious Piolet d'Or 2004 promoted by Montagne Magazine was won by the Russian team for its ascent of Jannu. Steve House won the spectators award for his solitary ascent of K7.

Last week the Italian Ragni di Lecco celebrated the 30th anniversary of the first ascent of the emblem of Patagonian mountaineering, the West Face of Cerro Torre.

Bernd Zangerl invites all to respect the Magic Wood bouldering area close to Ausserferrera, Switzerland

Mauro Bubu Bole repeats No limits M12+ and Anna Torretta climbs Vertical Limits M12 at Ueschinen, Switzerland

Ice climbing belays / How to construct belays on ice as safely as possible.

“La Conjura de Los Necios” for Glowacz and Co on El Gigante, Mexico

Yellowstone — America's Sacred Wilderness takes Grand Prize at the Banff Mountain Film Festival 2001

Last week Stefan Glowacz, Kurt Albert, Holger Heuber, Gunda Frühwald and the photographer Klaus Fengler set off to Mexico to climb the 1000m big wall El Gigante

On 23/08/2000 the expedition comprised of S. Glowacz, K. Albert, H. Hember and G. Heidorn established 'Odyssey 2000' on the unclimbed Polar bear Spire on Canada's Baffin Island

multi-pitch sport climbing in the Gennargentu area of Sardinia: Biddiriscottai, Aguglia di Goloritzè, Regno dei Cieli, Punta Giradili.

'It was 9.00 am, 24 May and a -40 ºC Himalayan storm was blowing right into me.' Simone Moro talks about his climb of the highest mountain in the world.

Bad weather affects most Himalayan expeditions

Interview with Hans Kammerlander, one of the driving forces in the mountaineering world, before his departure for K2.