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Monte Rosa: twenty years of research by Ferrino
15/08/2014 - Alpinism
Monte Rosa: twenty years of research by Ferrino
The Ferrino High-lab, located at an altitude of 3585m of the Valle d'Aosta side on Monte Rosa, celebrates 20 years. It is the highest laboratory in Italy. And it is up there that the company from Turin, the market leader...
Mont Blanc, six alpinists perish on Aiguille d'Argentiere
14/08/2014 - Alpinism
Mont Blanc, six alpinists perish on Aiguille d'Argentiere
On 13/08/2014 six alpinists were found dead on Aiguille d'Argentiere in the Mont Blanc massif.
Meteora climbing at risk in Greece
11/08/2014 - Climbing
Meteora climbing at risk in Greece
A petition launched by the Committee of Meteora Climbers against banning climbing at these famous towers in Thessalia, Greece. The report by George Voutiropoulos.
Muzzerone Parete Centrale climbing ban
11/08/2014 - Climbing
Muzzerone Parete Centrale climbing ban
As of 6/08/2014 the Comune di Porto Venere (La Spezia) has prohibited climbing on and access to Parete Centrale, Monte Muzzerone.
Biographie at Céüse climbed by Sachi Amma and Adam Ondra
09/08/2014 - Climbing
Biographie at Céüse climbed by Sachi Amma and Adam Ondra
Sachi Amma and Adam Ondra have repeated Biographie 9a+ at Ceuse in France.
No Rest For the Wicked, new route in Alaska by John Frieh and Jess Roskelley
08/08/2014 - Alpinism
No Rest For the Wicked, new route in Alaska by John Frieh and Jess Roskelley
On 29 and 30 May 2014 American alpinists John Frieh and Jess Roskelley made the first ascent of No Rest For the Wicked (IV+ AI6 M7), a difficult new route up the West Witches Tit in SE Alaska. The report...
Abella de la Conca: new routes and video
07/08/2014 - Climbing
Abella de la Conca: new routes and video
New sport climbs have been added and freed at Abella de la Conca in Spain by Klemen Becan Caroline Ciavaldini , Enzo Oddo, Kevin Aglae, Kevin Aglae, Jonas Schachtsneider, and James Pearson. The video by Francisco Taranto Jr.
Alex Puccio repeats Jade to join select female 8B+ club
06/08/2014 - Climbing
Alex Puccio repeats Jade to join select female 8B+ club
On 2 August 2014 American climber Alex Puccio repeated the boulder problem Jade 8B+ / V14, Rocky Mountains National Park, USA.
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2014
04/08/2014 - Events
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2014
The program of the The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival, to be held on the Greek island from 9 to 12 October 2014. The third edition will feature climbing legends of the '80s and '90s such as: Patxi Arocena John...
Then and now: the Lecco route on Grand Capucin
03/08/2014 - Alpinism
Then and now: the Lecco route on Grand Capucin
Matteo Della Bordella and Arianna Colliard and the ascent of the Lecco route up the SE Face of Grand Capucin, put up in 1968 by the Ragni di Lecco climbers Aldo Anghileri, Guerino Cariboni, Casimiro Ferrari, Carlo Mauri and Pino...
Lead World Cup 2014: Imst live
02/08/2014 - Competitions
Lead World Cup 2014: Imst live
The finals of the Lead World Cup 2014 in Imst, Austria, begin this evening at 19:15.
Dents de Géants, new climb by Baud, Bouillanne and Charlet
01/08/2014 - Alpinism
Dents de Géants, new climb by Baud, Bouillanne and Charlet
On 29 June the French alpinists Christopher Baud, Brice Bouillanne and Jonathan Charlet made the first ascent of Cœurs de géants (560m, ED M5+), a new route up the Dents de Geants, Mont Blanc massif.
Leopoldo Faria climbing at Corgas - Sagres, Portugal
31/07/2014 - Climbing
Leopoldo Faria climbing at Corgas - Sagres, Portugal
The video of Leopoldo Faria climbing at Corgas - Sagres, Portugal.
Arco Rock Legends: the 2014 nominations
30/07/2014 - Events
Arco Rock Legends: the 2014 nominations
Friday, August 29, 2014 Arco Rock Legends celebrates its ninth edition by assigning, during the Rock Master Festival, the two prestigious sport climbing Oscars entitled Salewa Rock Award and La Sportiva Competition Award. Those nominated for the Salewa Rock Award...
K2 summits 60 years after the first ascent
29/07/2014 - Alpinism
K2 summits 60 years after the first ascent
Numerous successful K2 summits were registered on the 26th of July, sixty years after the first ascent of the second highest mountain in the world carried out by the historic Italian expedition. Successful ascents include those of K2 expedition 60...
Happy 150th Birthday Bocca di Brenta
28/07/2014 - Alpinism
Happy 150th Birthday Bocca di Brenta
The video in which the Nicolini family, along with the staff of Rifugio Pedrotti alla Tosa, recall the 150th anniversary of the first traverse of the Bocca di Brenta made by John Ball, with some mountain guides Molveno, in the...