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Jenny Lavarda and Markus Bendler win big in Daone
21/01/2007 - Competitions
Jenny Lavarda and Markus Bendler win big in Daone
In a thrilling final Jenny Lavarda and Markus Bendler have won the first stage of the ice Climbing World Cup 2007 in Valle di Daone, Italy.
Valle di Daone - the first day
19/01/2007 - Competitions
Valle di Daone - the first day
Markus Bendler (Aut), Mario Prinot (Ita), Alkexey Tomilov (Rus) and Albert Leichtfried (Aut) lead the provisional results.
British trad extremes
18/01/2007 - Climbing
British trad extremes
James Pearson makes the first ascent of "The Promise" E10 7a, at Burbage North, Dave McLeod repeats "Blind Vision" at Froggat and Ben Cossey from Australia makes an audacious headtorch repeat of John Dunne's famous The Parthion Shot E9 6c.
New climbing promises: Valdo Chilese and Silvio Reffo send 8b+!
15/01/2007 - Climbing
New climbing promises: Valdo Chilese and Silvio Reffo send 8b+!
Valdo Chilese (17) redpoints Shalom 8b+ at Covolo and Mare Allucinante and La Stangata 8b+ at Lumignano. Silvio Reffo (16) ascends Super Titti 8a+ at Covolo and at Lumignano Classica Boomerang 8a+ and Mare Allucinante 8b+.
Ice Master World Cup Daone
10/01/2007 - Competitions
ice Master World Cup Daone
From Friday 19 January to Sunday 21 January the most famous international ice climbing competition in the world, the ice Master World Cup, will take place in Italy's Valle di Daone.
Polish Nanga Parbat expedition
09/01/2007 - Alpinism
Polish Nanga Parbat expedition
An extremely strong and experienced Polish team led by none other than Krzysztof Wielicki is currently engaged in a taxing and dangerous winter attemtp of Nanga Parbat, at 8125m the 9th highest mountain in the world.
Dr. Masaru Emoto and the hidden messages in snowflakes
09/01/2007 - Environment
Dr. Masaru Emoto and the hidden messages in snowflakes
According to Dr. Masaru Emoto from Japan, the formation of ice crystals and snow flakes is influenced by different environmental conditions, pollution, human thought and even music.
Kiss or Kill, la recherche
04/01/2007 - Alpinism
Kiss or Kill, la recherche
On 26 December Luca Vuerich and Michele Martina made the first ascent of "Kiss or Kill" 800m, M6 up the NF of Cima Castrein (2502m) in the Jof Fuart mountain range.
Baffin 2006, the island at the edge of the world
28/12/2006 - Alpinism
Baffin 2006, the island at the edge of the world
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...
Harald Berger
21/12/2006 - Alpinism
Harald Berger
At 14.15 on 20 December Harald Berger, the three times ice Climbing World Champion, winner of numerous competitions and extremely talented rock climber, died beneath an immense quantity of ice which collapsed while he was climbing on the overhanging Eiskapelle cave close to Hintersee (Flachgau), Salzburg, Austria.
Swift Jacket Mountain Hardwear
14/12/2006 - Gear
Swift Jacket Mountain Hardwear
Simple, functional, lightweight and robust Gore-tex Paclite jacket.
Slovenian Kyrgyzstan expedition nets new routes
13/12/2006 - Alpinism
Slovenian Kyrgyzstan expedition nets new routes
Andrej Magajne from Slovenia reports of his August 2006 and 2005 expeditions to Kyrgyzstan, which resulted in four new routes in the Karakol valley in the Terskey Ala Too range.
Jasper and Schäli repeat Bocconi amari on Monte Emilius
01/12/2006 - Alpinism
Jasper and Schäli repeat Bocconi amari on Monte Emilius
On 7 November Robert Jasper from Germany and Roger Schäli from Switzerland carried out the first repeat of "Bocconi amari". This difficult mixed route was first ascended by Rossano Libera and Ezio Marlier on 26 October up the north face of the Triangolo nero on Monte Emilius, the prime mountain...
Leo Houlding interview
29/11/2006 - Interviews
Leo Houlding interview
Climber, mountaineer, but also keen snowboarder, surfer, skydiver, base jumper and nature lover, Leo Houlding is one of the most famous rock climbers and mountaineers in the world.
Zakopane Film Festival 2006
22/11/2006 - Events
Zakopane Film Festival 2006
At the end of October the small Polish town Zakopan celebrated its second Mountain Film Festival. The winner of the Sportkania z Filmen Gorskim was L'Abisso by Alessandro Anderloni, whilst the spectators award went to Premeny Tatier by Pavel Barabasz.
Asia Piolet d'or awarded to Urubko and Samilov for new route on Manaslu
13/11/2006 - Alpinism
Asia Piolet d'or awarded to Urubko and Samilov for new route on Manaslu
On 10/11/2006 the Kazak mountaineers Denis Urubko and Serguey Samoilov won the first edition of the Piolet d'or Asia, the award created by Men and Mountain, Montagnes Magazine and Grivel for the best mountaineering achievement carried out by Asian mountaineers.

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