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Alessandro d'Emilia and Niccolò Zarattini walk the highline 'Lumignola' at Lumignano, Vicenza, Italy.

Photos, sensations and emotions from the first Sardinia Bloc Scouting tour to discover the unexplored boulders of Gallura in NE Sardinia.The report directly from the pen and the heart of his creator: Pietro Dal Prà.

Giovanni Cugnetto reports about the climbing meeting Calabria Rock that took place at Stilo from 1 - 3 November 2013, while Rosario Cammara introduces Grotta di Stilo, one of the most difficult crags in Southern Italy.

Maurizio Oviglia covers the latest news about Doloverre di Surtana, the most popular multi-pitch climbing area in Sardinia.

Rosario Cammara and Fabio Failla have made the first ascent of Tutto in una notte di luna piena (7a, 110m), a new rock climb on the Torri di Canolo, Aspromonte, Calabria, southern Italy.

Three freeride camps mark the start of "Progetto Icaro", the association that aims to raise awareness among young freeriders about the importance of mountain safety.

Pietro Dal Prà and the La Sportiva team provide an update about Sardinia Bloc, the climbing trip from 9 to 17 November to discover the unexplored boulders of Gallura in NE Sardinia.

Maurizio Oviglia introduces 'Marinaio di foresta' (190m, 6a+ max, 5c obbl.) a new climb established in October 2013 together with Cecilia Marchi and Giorgio Caddeo up the beautiful Pedra Longa, or Agugliastra, sea stack (Baunei, Sardinia).

Eraldo Meraldi introduces La Scala del Cielo (160m, 5c), a new rock climb established recently with Enrico Prinster at Torri di Fraele (monte Scale, Valdidentro, Valtellina, Italy).

On the 28th of September 2013 the Chilean mountaineers Sergio Infante, Ignacio Vergara and Armando Montero made a rare ascent of Volcán - or Cerro Corcovado in Chile. The report by Armando Montero.

On 31 October 2013 the mining concession grant in Cogne will terminate and consequently an important part of the mining history of Cogne and the Aosta Valley will come to an end. Now, more than never, the time has come to deal with the issue of how to deal with...

Tito Arosio and Luca Vallata introduce their variation to Li-Cuore (450m, VII+, A3, VII- obl.) that climbs between the South Tyrolean route and Via Cuore up the NE Face of monte Agner (Dolomites).

Interview with Chilean alpinist Camilo Rada after the first ascent, carried out with Natalia Martinez from Argentina, of a new route up the North Face of monte Sarmiento in Patagonia. Suerte de Sarmiento is only the second route to the East summit after the first ascent carried out by Clemente...

A legendary rock climb as a birthday present: via Attraverso il Pesce, the Fish route up the South Face of Marmolada. A pretext to remember once again that climbing and alpinism are a never ending evolution between dreams and reality.

Yesterday morning the BASE jumper Mario Richard died during a BASE jump off Sass Pordoi in the Dolomites. The expert pilot was married to American climber Steph Davis.

A party has been organised on 22 August at Sass Dlacia, San Cassiano, Dolomites in honour of Corrado "Icaro" De monte who died tragically on 12/08/2013 while reaching the base of Torre Iolanda, Moiazza (Dolomites). For those who cannot participate in person, Icaro's world party spans the globe.