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Mezzalama Trophy gets underway on Saturday 4 May, the classic ski mountaineering competition from Breuil-Cervinia to Gressoney across the slopes of Monte Rosa. The start has been put forward to 5:00am.

The video of Tad McCrea and Dustin Byrne repeating the route Ham and Eggs up Mooses Tooth in Alaska.

Sun, climbing and the best of the best during the seventh day of the 10th Melloblocco. More than 1100 climbers have now gathered in Val Masino - Val di Mello for the world's largest international climbing and bouldering meeting and many more are due to arrive this weekend. Expectations are...

Video by Matteo Pavana about Gabriele Moroni and Silvio Reffo and their recent climbing trip to Germany's Frankenjura.

In Germany's Frankenjura Alexander Megos has made the first ascent of Classified 9a+.

01/05/2013. Plenty of new arrivals, rock climbing and boulders sent by everyone in Val Masino. The fun even included baby climbing, a boulder contest with the Lombardy Mountain Guides and Melloclip, the competition for the best photos and videos taken by the Melloblockers who continue to reach the Valley from...

The third stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2013 took place in Austria's Kitzbühel on 26 - 27 April and was won by Anna Stöhr and Jakob Schubert.

While the bouldering continues, expectations are high for this evening's show dedicated to Val di Mello and its climbing. The evening kicks off with Patabang, the film by Andrea Frigerio and continues with the presentation of MitoMello, the guidebook written by Jacopo Merizzi. Guest speakers also include Paolo Masa and...

At Balmanolesca in NW Italy James Pearson made the first repeat, and first trad ascent, of A Denti Stretti 8b+, while at nearby Cadarese Caroline Ciavaldini made a trad ascent of Grazie Rickie 8a+ .

After being postponed due to bad weather, the Mezzalama Trophy is now scheduled to take place on Saturday 4 May.

More problems were sent today, this time by Barbara Zangerl and Sivio Reffo who sent "Climb for Life Woman" and "Maschio Dominante" respectively. Melloblocco is now in full swing.

The first things that come into the mind of smily Anna Borella about these first days of Melloblocco #10, currently taking place in Val di Mello - Val Masino.

Sunday 28/04/2013. Climbing in all its forms hallmarked day 3 of Melloblocco, the world's largest international climbing and bouldering meeting in Val di Mello – Val Masino. Despite the rain people climbed and took part in a thousand different ways on the boulder problems covered by the Lombardy Mountain Guides.

Saturday, 27/04/2013. The rain sparked the imagination of all climbers; some sent the competition problems, while others practiced yoga or competed in the Sasso Remenno jumar contest. In the meantime, more than 600 climbers have registered at the event!

Saturday 27/04/2013. Last night marked the start of the 10th Melloblocco, the festival that will transform Val di Mello - Val Masino into the world's capital for bouldering and climbing until Sunday 5 May. At the Filorera Centre the program for the next 10 days was announced, as well as...

The third stage of the Bouldering World Cup2013 takes place in Austria's Kitzbühel today and will be transmitted live via internet.