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17/05/2013 - Climbing

Luce di Primo Mattino, Larcher makes first free ascent on Piccolo Dain

On 18/04/2013 Rolando Larcher made the first free ascent of Luce di Primo Mattino (435m, max 8a obl. A0), the route established by A. Andreotti, B. Menestrina e M. Furlani in 1991 on Piccolo Dain (Sarca Valley, Italy).

30/04/2013 - Climbing

James Pearson & Caroline Ciavaldini, hard trad ascents at Cadarese and Balmanolesca

At Balmanolesca in NW Italy James Pearson made the first repeat, and first trad ascent, of A Denti Stretti 8b+, while at nearby Cadarese Caroline Ciavaldini made a trad ascent of Grazie Rickie 8a+ .

19/04/2013 - Climbing

Gole della Stretta, rock climbing in Sicily

Max Flaccavento introduces the Gole della Stretta crag in Sicily. A "magical place" for climbing, with nearly 30 routes up to 8a.

13/04/2013 - Climbing

Tom Randall climbs hard at Cadarese in Italy

British climber Tom Randall has onsighted the 8a crack climb Turkey Crack at the Italian crag Cadarese. Today he repeated the famous route The Doors.

01/04/2013 - Alpinism

Eiger North Face: English winter attempt of Russian route

The video of the march 2013 attempt by Andy Kirkpatrick, Ross Kain and Neil Chelton to repeat the Russian route up the North Face of the Eiger.

25/02/2013 - Climbing

Aguglia of Goloritzé, restyling of Sardinia's famous tower

Maurizio Oviglia and Gianluca Piras have reequipped the climb Easy Gymopedie and the abseils down the route Sole Incantatore on Aguglia of Goloritzé (Sardinia). The report and video by Maurizio Oviglia about their restyling of one of the most beautiful towers in Italy and further afield. This monolith was climbed...

15/02/2013 - Alpinism

Febbre da Cavallo, new dry-tooling crag at Campitello Matese

Riccardo Quaranta introduces Febbre da Cavallo, the new dry-tooling crag at Campitello Matese close to Campobasso, Molise, Central Italy.

06/02/2013 - Alpinism

Senza piombo, the interview with Albert Leichtfried

Interview with Albert Leichtfried after the first ascent together with Benedikt Purner of Senza piombo, the new mixed climb established in Vallunga with difficulties up to M10 WI 5 protected only with trad gear and without bolts and pegs.

02/02/2013 - Alpinism

Difficult winter ascent of Trollveggen Troll Wall in Norway

Andy Kirkpatrick, Tormod Granheim and Aleksander Gamme have made a winter ascent of the route Suser Gjennom Harryland on Trollveggen (Troll Wall) in Norway.

30/01/2013 - Climbing

Nico Favresse and the perfect crack climb in Norway

The words and video of Nicolas Favresse about his latest project, a beautiful and difficult trad climb in Norway.

18/01/2013 - Alpinism

La Legrima, Adam Holzknecht and Hubert Moroder make first ascent of the icefall on Sassolungo North Face

On 7 and 8 January 2013 the Catores Mountain Guides Adam Holzknecht and Hubert Moroder made the first ascent of "La Legrima" (WI6 M6 V+, two sections of A0), the great ice and mixed line up the North Face of the Sassolungo (Dolomites) long pursued by numerous ice climbers.

15/01/2013 - Alpinism

Via Valeria, first repeat on Crozzon di Brenta

On Saturday 12 January 2013 Giorgio Bertagnolli and Cristian Defant made the first repeat of Via Valeria on Crozzon di Brenta, Dolomites, the ice climb established on 6-7 January 2013 by Gianni Canale and Aldo Mazzotti with difficulties up to VI- ice, M6, VI+ rock.

11/01/2013 - Alpinism

David Lama and Peter Ortner add Laserz Spindrift

On 27/12/2012 David Lama and Peter Ortner made the first ascent of Sprindrift (600m, VIII-, M6, WI VI, A1) up the North Face of Laserz, Lienzer Dolomites, Austria.

10/01/2013 - Alpinism

Valeria, important new ice climb in the Brenta Dolomites

On 6-7 January 2013 Gianni Canale and Aldo Mazzotti made the first ascent of Via Valeria (270m, VI ice, M4+, VI+ rock) up the west face of Crozzon di Brenta, Dolomites. The route has been dedicated to Valeria Brunelli.