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12/07/2012 - Alpinism

Mont Blanc - Mont maudit avalanche: rescue updates

An update by Alessandro Cortinovis, director of the Valle D'Aosta Mountain Rescue Service about the avalanche on Mont maudit which at 5:30 this morning killed 9 alpinists and injured 14 others.

12/07/2012 - Alpinism

Avalanche on Mont Blanc: 9 deaths on Mont maudit

This morning an avalanche on Mount maudit (Mont Blanc) killed 9 alpinists. 9 others have been injured, and unfortunately this toll is still only provisional.

04/03/2011 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering

Extreme skiing, when falling is simply not an option

Italian extreme skier Davide Capozzi talks about this sport, with particular reference to the Mont Blanc mountain range, from the classic descents to those who have left their mark in the white gold.

11/06/2010 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering

Grivel - Chabod, Aig. Blanche de Peuterey, ski descent

On 04/06/2010 Francesco Civra Dano and Luca Rolli skied the North Face of Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey (Mont Blanc) via the Grivel - Chabod route. The first and only ski descent was carried out in 1980 by Stefano De Benedetti.

29/04/2010 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering

Voie Anderson, Mont maudit, Mont Blanc snowboard and ski descent

The Voie Anderson on Combe maudit, Monte Blanc has probably received its first ski and snowboard descent, at the hands of a small group of passionate Italian skiers.

07/10/2008 - Alpinism

Rêve Caché, new route on Mont Blanc

On 29/09/08 Enrico Bonino and Paolo Stroppiana made the first ascent of Rêve Caché (700m, 5+ MR 4c) up the east face of Pointe d'Androsace, located in the Combe Maudite, Mont Blanc.

20/06/2008 - Alpinism

Ignazio Piussi

On 11 June Iganzio Piuzzi died in Gemona aged 73. He was one of the greatest mountaineers in the period 1950 – 1970. His climbing companion Roberto Sorgato remembers him in the following interview.

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