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09/08/2016 - Alpinism
Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis The short film, shot by Dave MacLeod, of Michael Tweedley running the famous Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis.

09/08/2016 - Alpinism
Robert Jasper and Stefan Glowacz climb Baffin Island The Turret by fair means German alpinists Robert Jasper and Stefan Glowacz and photographer Klaus Fengler have just returned from an expedition to Baffin Island where, on the West Face of The Turret, they managed to repeat and add new free variations to Nuvualik, the climb established in June 1995 by Warren Hollinger, Jerry Gore...

08/08/2016 - Alpinism
Via Da Pozzo - Bachmann on Cima Marcoira, Dolomites Enrico Maioni, Mountain Guide from Cortina, introduces Via Da Pozzo - Bachmann, first ascended in 2002 by Walter Bachman and Paolo Da Pozzo up the NE Face of Cima Marcoira, Sorapis Dolomites.

07/08/2016 - Events
Sir Chris Bonington at Courmayeur's Passione Verticale 2016 On Sunday, August 7 the legendary British mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington will take to the stage at Passione Verticale, the classic summer festival the town of Courmayeur dedicates every year to alpinism and the mountains. The evening begins at 21:15 and will be hosted by Vinicio Stefanello of planetmountain.com.

06/08/2016 - Climbing
Sean Bailey blasts Biographie at Céüse American sports climber Sean Bailey has repeated Biographie 9a+ at Ceuse, France.

05/08/2016 - Alpinism
Tom, the film and the meaning of mountaineering for Tom Ballard PlayAlpinismo films: Tom, directed by Angel Esteban and Elena Goatelli, recounts the story of Tom Ballard and his solo ascents, in a single winter, of the six most famous North Faces of the Alps. But it is also and above all a spontaneous and true portrait of a unique alpinist...

04/08/2016 - Alpinism
Rifugio Boccalatte Piolti at the Grandes Jorasses On 08/07/2016 the Boccalatte Piolti hut at the Grandes Jorasses (Mont Blanc massif) was reopened and is now run by Roberta Francesca Heidi Cutri and Franco Perlotto who, in this video, talks about this refuge that has become an integral part of the history of mountaineering.

04/08/2016 - Climbing
Sports climbing at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Yesterday the IOC announced the Sports Climbing has been approved for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The entire sports climbing movement has waited for this news with baited breath. It is now time to celebrate, but also to continue working hard in order to be be ready for the Olympic...

03/08/2016 - Climbing
Tommy Caldwell, the video The video profile, filmed by American actor and film director Jared Leto, of American alpinist and climber Tommy Caldwell.

03/08/2016 - Alpinism
Diamond Ridge, new route up Grandes Jorasses SSE Face. Interview with Simon Richardson Interview with Simon Richardson who, together with Michael Rinn, made the first ascent of Diamond Ridge (1600m, 5c, AO) from 28 - 30 July 2016. This new alpine climb breaches the SSE Face of Grandes Jorasses (Mont Blanc massif).

02/08/2016 - Alpinism
Markus Pucher and his dream of the first solo winter ascent of Cerro Torre The video documenting the summer 2015 attempt of Austrian alpinist Markus Pucher to make the first solo winter ascent of Cerro Torre in Patagonia.

02/08/2016 - Alpinism
Antoine Girard soars to new paragliding record above Broad Peak in the Karakorum Frenchman Antoine Girard has set a new paragliding record by flying above Broad Peak (Karakorum, Pakistan) and soaring to an altitude of 8157m.

01/08/2016 - Alpinism
Federica Mingolla: the teaser of Via Attraverso il Pesce, Marmolada The short video teaser 'Fish' that documents the recent ascent of the famous via Attraverso il Pesce (the Fish route) on the south face of the Marmolada by Italian rock climber Federica Mingolla.

01/08/2016 - Alpinism
Bastava un Piumino, new rock climb in the Brenta Dolomites In the Brenta Dolomites Andrea Simonini and Gianluca Beliamoli have made the first ascent of 'Bastava un Piumino' (180m, 6c), a new multi-pitch climb on a tower they have named Pilastro Canino, next to Cima d'Agola in Val d'Ambiez. Simonini provides the report.

31/07/2016 - Alpinism
Monte Pelmo rockfall, the video On 29 July 2016 rockfall occurred on the South Face of Mt Pelmo, towards San Vito di Cadore in the Italian Dolomites. The video by Giordano Fregonese.

30/07/2016 - Alpinism
Aleš Česen and Luka Lindič climb Broad Peak and Gasherbrum IV North Summit On 12 July 2016 Slovenian alpinists Aleš Česen and Luka Lindič reached the summit of Broad Peak. Two weeks later they climbed the Northwest Ridge of Gasherbrum IV, reaching the North Summit (7900m) on 26 July 2016.
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