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In Patagonia the two Ragni di Lecco alpinists Paolo Marazzi and Luca Schiera have made the first ascent of Cerro Mangiafuoco. The new route is called L'appel du vide (6c M4 400m).

On January 15th 2018 Tom Ehrig, Felix Getzlaff and Lutz Zybell climbed the new route La Torcida (450m, 12 pitches, 7a M) up Aguja Val Biois in Patagonia. Tom Ehrig reports.

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.

Quick update from Patagonia with two ascents carried out by Corrado Korra Pesce, Pierre Labbre and Damien Tomasi on Aguja Poincenot and Fitz Roy.

On 29/09/2014 Swedish skier Andreas Fransson and Canadian skier JP Auclair were killed by an avalanche on Monte San Lorenzo in Patagonia, on the border between Chile and Argentina. Both were considered two of the world's premier skiers.

Colin Haley from America and Rolando Garibotti from Argentina have grabbed the first ascent of La SuperWhillans, a striking ramp up the East Face of Cerro Marconi Central in Patagonia.

The video Happy Winter produced by Bjarne Salén about Andreas Fransson and his extreme skiing.

Video of American alpinist Tad McCrea and his recent climbs in Alaska, Patagonia and other parts of North America.

The video by Beau Carrillo and Tad Mccrea on the whillans - Cochrane route on Aguja Poincenot in Patagonia.

The second video of Andreas Fransson and his extreme skiing expedition to Patagonia, with the first ski descent of the whillans ramp on Aguja Poincenot.

The second video of Andreas Fransson and his extreme skiing expedition to Patagonia, with the first ski descent of the whillans ramp on Aguja Poincenot.

Switzerland's Claude Remy provides a chronological analysis of the evolution free climbing (bouldering and difficulty). An article which clearly is not and cannot be definitive, but is merely a stimulus for further analysis and discussion about the evolution of this sport.

The video of Andreas Fransson and his extreme skiing trip to Patagonia during which he carried out the first ski descent of the whillans Ramp on Aguja Poincenot.

The video of Andreas Fransson and his extreme skiing trip to Patagonia during which he carried out the first ski descent of the whillans Ramp on Aguja Poincenot.

Interview with Sweden's Andreas Fransson who on 19/09/2012 made the first ski descent of the whillans ramp on Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia.

On 19/09/2012 Andreas Fransson made the first ski descent of the whillans ramp on Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia.