1268 News found
11/09/2013 - Competitions
Rock Master 2013: the videos of the winners, Ramón Julian Puigblanque and Mina Markovic The videos by planetmountain.com of Rock Master Lead 2013 winners Ramon Julian Puigblanque and Mina Markovic
07/09/2013 - Events
Adam Ondra and Mina Markovic win Arco Rock Legends 2013 On Friday 7/09/2013 during the 8th edition of Arco Rock Legends the Salewa Rock Award was won by Adam Ondra while Mina Markovic won the La Sportiva Competition Award. Paraclimbing and all Paraclimbers received the prestigious prize Climbing Ambassador by Aquafil.
01/09/2013 - Events
Rock Junior 2013: the final report 01/09/2013. The second and final day of Rock Junior 2013 came to an end with the Under 14 Cup, Kid's Rock and Family Rock, the climbing festival for the youngest. The Italians Laura Rogora and Filip Schenk won the trophy in memory of Tito Traversa, the young climbing champion who...
01/09/2013 - Events
Rock Junior Spirit, the photos by Giulio Malfer 22 photos of Rock Junior 2013 and its young protagonists taken by Giulio Malfer.
31/08/2013 - Competitions
Rock Junior 2013: day 1 kicks off with the Under 14 Cup 31/08/2013: the first day of Rock Junior begins today with Under 14 Cup and the Boulder and Speed disciplines.
30/08/2013 - Competitions
record numbers to attend Rock Junior 2013 Over 240 young climbers from 22 countries are expected at Arco, Italy, this weekend for the 13th Rock Junior event, the great international climbing festival for youngsters aged 5 to 13. This competition, the fun and games of the Under- 14 Cup, Kid's Rock and Family Rock will mark the...
26/08/2013 - Climbing
Adam Ondra and the Move video The video of Adam Ondra making the first ascent of Move 9b/+ at the Hanshelleren cave Flatanger, in Norway.
26/08/2013 - Alpinism
Kilian Jornet Burgada: up and down the Matterhorn in less than three hours. Giulio Caresio analyses the visible and invisible aspects of an extraordinary achievement: the record-breaking ascent and descent of the Matterhorn in 2:52:02.
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,...
31/07/2013 - Environment
SuperAlp part three: from Via Alpina to the land of the Walser Via Alpina, the ancient Walser people, new inhabitants, old and new means of transport. Searching for a real sustainability. The last of our three episodes of SuperAlp! 2013 by our reporter Simonetta Radice.
18/07/2013 - Competitions
Red Bull X-Alps 2013: record number of athletes make goal With just hours before the curtain comes down on the 2013 Red Bull X-Alps, the remaining athletes are putting in a last desperate effort to make it to Monaco before the race ends at 12:00 on Friday.
15/07/2013 - Competitions
Red Bull X-Alps 2013: historic hat-trick for Christian Maurer Christian 'Chrigel' Maurer (SUI1) today, Sunday July 14th, set a new record after racing from Salzburg to Monaco in an extraordinary 6 days 23 hours and 40 minutes to win the 2013 Red Bull X-Alps.
10/07/2013 - Alpinism
Beauty and the Beast, first ascent on Alaska's Gargoyle In Alaska's Ruth Gorge the Austrians Alex Bluemel and Gerry Fiegl have made the first ascent of Beauty and the Beast (7a+ 650m A3) on the Gargoyle. Shortly afterwards the two Tyrolean mountaineers made the first repeat of the long Tooth Traverse. Gerry Fiegl provides the report.
27/06/2013 - Climbing
A great day out: 5 Walter Bonatti routes climbed by Marco Anghileri The great enchainment carried out by Italian alpinist Marco Anghileri on 25 June 2013. 5 routes first climbed by Walter Bonatti: on Bastionata del Resegone, Medale, Torre Costanza, Ago Teresita, Magnaghi. All repeated in a single day. Anghileri travelled by bike or on foot, but above all he climbed. His...
20/06/2013 - Competitions
Red Bull X-Alps 2013 and the Italian athletes: Peter Gebhard Born in 1985, Peter Gebhard will take part in his first ever Red Bull X-Alps on July 7 2013. Together with the other two Italians, Aaron Durogati and expert Andy Frötscher, the man from Val Gardena will fly and run across the Alps from Salzburg in Austria to the Principality...
12/06/2013 - Interviews
Kenton Cool, interview after enchaining Nuptse, Everest and Lhotse Interview with Englishman Kenton Cool after his ascent of Nuptse, Everest and Lhotse carried out between 18 and 20 May. The detailed account of this Himalayan triple and his point of view, as a mountain guide, about commerical expeditions and the crowds on Everest.
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