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The 2017 ISMF World Cup season contains 11 races in 5 different countries including, for the first time, Turkey. The traditional Grande Course competitions will no longer be part of the World Cup circuit.

On the East Face of Cornone di Blumone in the adamello massif, Andrea Mutti made the first ascent of Il Paradiso Perduto (6b, 300m). The face has been called Icaro Wall and the route is named in honour of Corrado "Icaro" De Monte.

Andrea Mutti, climbing solo, completed L'Ultimo Bacio (700 mt M6 V 6A+ 3 sections A0), a new mixed outing up the North Face of adamello, Italy.

The report by Francesco Groppelli about Sogni di Gloria (M4, 360m), a possible new ice and mixed climb up the North Face of Punta Angelo (adamello - Presanella massif) climbed on 29/11/2015 together with Maurizio Piller Hoffer.

Giancarlo Bellotti, Fernando Fusari and Giovanni Ghezzi have started their winter climbing season in style with the first ascent of the mixed outing La farfalla tigre (WI4 M6, 430m) on Cima Bifora (Monte Nero di Presanella, adamello-Presanella group, Central Alps).

Claudio Migliorini talks about the first ascent of two mixed climbs on Monte Nero di Presanella (adamello - Presanella massif, Italy) carried out in 2013, Rolling Stones and Una via per te fatta in tre, as well as the first repeat of Wind of Change.

Angelo Fantini and Diego Pezzoli have made the first ascent of the aid climb Generazioni a Confronto (IV, 5c, A1/A2), Sasso di Fontana Mora, N Italy.

On 2 November 2014 Giovanni Ghezzi and Demis Lorenzi made the first ascent of Clean Climb (IV/M4+, 480m), a new mixed route up Monte Nero, adamello – Presanella group, Italian Alps.

For summer 2014 the Dolomites Paganella APT (tourist board), the Molveno Holiday consortium and the Municipality of Molveno have organised a series of events related to the world of mountaineering and hiking, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first crossing of the Brenta Group.

In August 2013 Gianni Tomasoni and Sibilla Bariani made the frist ascent of "I sogni di Baku" (VII 300m), a new rock climb up the SE Face of Corno Gioià in Val Adamé (Lombardy, Italy) dedicated to Rocco Belingheri.

Valle di Daone, one of the most beautiful bouldering areas in Italy, introduced by Stefania Pellizzari e Angelo Davorio.

In the adamello mountain range in Italy, Andrea Andrea Guerzoni and Dario Sandrini have established Cuore di Zucca (5+, 700m) on Corno Zuccone. Furthermore, on 16 March the two made the first winter ascent of Dottor Gore-Tex e Mr. Pile up Cornetto di Salarno.

On 24/05/2011 Fabio Meraldi and Diego Giovannini established a new route up the East Spur of Kahiltna Peaks West (3914m, McKinley-Denali mountain chain, Alaska).

The "Alta Via dell’adamello", or adamello High Trail No. 1, is a spectacular 70km hike through the beautiful adamello mountain range in the Italian Alps.

On 1 May 2011 the XVIII Mezzalama Trophy was won by the international team comprised of Spaniard Jornet Burgada and the Frenchmen Bon Mardion and Blanc. The women's event was won by Pellissier, Pedranzini, Martinelli. The report and excitement of the great ski mountaineering marathon on Monte Rosa, by Lorenzo...

The start of the XVIII "Mezzalama" has been postponed to 05:30 on Sunday 1 May