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Vanessa François and her dream
06/08/2013 - Climbing
Vanessa François and her dream
Vanessa François talks about her dream and her project in the wake of her climbing accident which left her disabled: to climb the Zodiac on El Capitan in Yosemite.
Arco Rock Legends and the 2013 nominations
06/08/2013 - Events
Arco Rock Legends and the 2013 nominations
The nominations for the VIII edition of Arco Rock Legends that will take place on Friday 6 September 2013 during the Rock Master Festival to assign both the Salewa Rock Award and the La Sportiva Competition Award. In the running for the sport climbing Oscars are Steve McClure, Alexander Megos,...
Video: Petzl RocTrip - Piedra Parada, Argentina
02/08/2013 - Climbing
Video: Petzl RocTrip - Piedra Parada, Argentina
The official video of the Petzl RocTrip 2012 that took place at Piedra Parada in Argentina last November.
The Meltdown, the video of James McHaffie and Johnny Dawes
01/08/2013 - Climbing
The Meltdown, the video of James McHaffie and Johnny Dawes
The documentary of The Meltdown in the Dinorwig quarries in Wales, an old Johnny Dawes project freed by James McHaffie in summer 2012.
Rocklands bouldering at risk
31/07/2013 - Climbing
Rocklands bouldering at risk
We have received and published the statement issued by the The Mountain Club of South Africa concerning the recent land closure that has affected the bouldering in the world famous Rocklands area.
Alex Honnold and the climbing along Green River
31/07/2013 - Climbing
Alex Honnold and the climbing along Green River
Video of a 10-day climbing trip down the Green River in Utah, USA by Alex Honnold, Daniel Woods, Renan Ozturk and Matt Segal.
Jorg Verhoeven and the Zillertaler Hauptkamm traverse
30/07/2013 - Alpinism
Jorg Verhoeven and the Zillertaler Hauptkamm traverse
In July Jorg Verhoeven carried out the traverse of the Zillertaler Hauptkamm in Austria. An unusual week of alpinism in the busy schedule of a great sport climbing champion.
Barbara Zangerl repeats Silbergeier in the Rätikon
29/07/2013 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl repeats Silbergeier in the Rätikon
On 28/07/2013 Barbara Zangerl repeated Silbergeier (8b/8b+, 240m) in the Rätikon massif, Switzerland.
Women and the Mountains... towards Gran Paradiso
29/07/2013 - Alpinism
Women and the Mountains... towards Gran Paradiso
Between 6 and 8 August 2013 Valle d'Aosta wishes to pay homage to female mountaineering with the initiative "Women and the mountains 2013"; three teams of female alpinists will climb Gran paradiso via three different routes. The Italians Anna Torretta, Eloise Barbieri and Roberta Vittorangeli will team up with the...
Christian Core on Gioia 8C+ at Varazze
28/07/2013 - Climbing
Christian Core on Gioia 8C+ at Varazze
The video of Christian Core on his boulder problem Gioia 8C+ at Varazze, taken from the documentary i Core, my climbing family by Angelo Poli.
Baffin Island Mount Asgard: the video of Papert, Walsh and Lavigne
27/07/2013 - Alpinism
Baffin Island Mount Asgard: the video of Papert, Walsh and Lavigne
The video of Ines Papert, Jon Walsh and Joshua Lavigne who in July 2012 made the first ascent of Sensory Overload (1200m, 5.11+, A1) up Mount Asgard, Baffin Island.
Baitax and nature's rhythm
26/07/2013 - Environment
Baitax and nature's rhythm
An old hut in the mountain above Premana, Claudio who lives in it, and a nature reminiscent of other sounds and rhythms in the video of Matteo Mocellin.
Luca Pandolfi and the Sentinel Rouge Couloir on Mont Blanc
Luca Pandolfi and the Sentinel Rouge Couloir on Mont Blanc
Luca Pandolfi talks about his descent of Grand Couloir of Sentinelle Rouge, carried out with Ben Briggs and Tom Grant on 5 July 2013.
Roland Hemetzberger adds a new climb to Loferer Alm
25/07/2013 - Climbing
Roland Hemetzberger adds a new climb to Loferer Alm
On 13 July 2013, the Germans Roland Hemetzberger and Fabian Hagenauer made the first free ascent of Sodom und Gomorrah (170m, 8a+/8b) up Sonnwand, Loferer Alm, Austria.
Bouldering European Youth Cup: the Italians compete for Tito Traversa
25/07/2013 - Climbing
Bouldering European Youth Cup: the Italians compete for Tito Traversa
During the Bouldering European Youth Cup at Argentiere in France the Italian squad won 6 medals: two gold, two silver and two bronze. This second leg was an important moment to remember Tito Traversa.
Diamante pazzo on Becco Meridionale della Tribolazione, by Ivo Ferrari
24/07/2013 - Alpinism
Diamante pazzo on Becco Meridionale della Tribolazione, by Ivo Ferrari
Ivo Ferrari and diamonds are forever. On via Diamante pazzo (250m, 6a+) the beautiful route established in 1984 by Roberto Perucca and Rinaldo Sartore up the East Face of Becco Meridionale della Tribolazione, Gran Paradiso, Italy. With a text by Gianmario Bellini in memory of Roberto Perucca.

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