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23/10/2014 - Climbing
Monte Brione, Arco: Via Giopia. By Paolo Calzà Via Giopia, the beautiful aid climb up the NW Face of Monte Brione close to Arco, first climbed in 1990 by Paolo Calzà, Lino Celva and Mauro Giovanazzi and recently reequipped by Danny Zampiccoli and Calzà who shares the story of the route, dedicated to his friends Mauro Giovanazzi and...

23/10/2014 - Climbing
Augmentium, the hardest trad climb in Tasmania This austral summer Andrew Cubbon freed Augmentium 30/8a+, the hardest trad climb in Tasmania, Australia.

22/10/2014 - Alpinism
Miyar valley, first ascent of Lotus Tower SE Face In August 2014 an expedition comprised of the alpinists Cyrill Bösch, Elias Gmünder, Arunas Kamandulis and Gediminas Simutismade the first ascent of Splitter and Storm (500m, TD 6a), a new route up the unclimbed SE Face of Lotus Tower, Miyar Valley, India. The report by Gediminas Simutis.

22/10/2014 - Climbing
L'ultimo dei selvaggi, new rock climb in Italy's Valsugana Peter Moser reports about the first ascent of L'ultimo dei selvaggi (200m, 7b max) a new rock climb above Palu in Valsugana, Italy.

21/10/2014 - Climbing
Alex Honnold solo climbs Heaven in Yosemite The climbing video of Alex Honnold soloing Heaven in Yosemite, USA.

21/10/2014 - Alpinism
K2014-150 CAI - Zemu Exploratory Expedition In spring 2014 the Italian K2014-150 CAI - Zemu Exploratory Expedition led by Alberto Peruffo explored the region to the south of Kanchenjunga.

21/10/2014 - Climbing
Mina Leslie-Wujastyk climbs Mecca Extension 8c at Raven Tor, England Sport climbing: Mina Leslie-Wujastyk has made the first female ascent of Mecca Extension 8c at Raven Tor, England.

20/10/2014 - Climbing
Petzl RocTrip 2014: bouldering at Prilep in Macedonia The third video of the Petzl RocTrip 2014 and the bouldering stage at Prilep in Macedonia.

20/10/2014 - Climbing
Rock slave XP 2014, Elba Discovery by Marzio Nardi & Co The Rock slave XP 2014 Elba Discovery tour starts this week. Marzio Nardi leads a group of young climbers to discover the bouldering potential on Italy's Isola d'Elba, a climbing journey marked by collective creativity.

20/10/2014 - Competitions
Stefano Ghisolfi wins China stage of Lead World Cup with Mina Markovic On 19 October 2014 the sixth stage of the Lead World Cup 2014 was won at Wujiang in China by Italy's Stefano Ghisolfi and Slovenia's Mina Markovic. The Speed World Cup was won by Qixin Zhong and Mariia Krasavina.

18/10/2014 - Trekking
Nepal blizzard: 39 dead while rescue continues in Annapurna region Hundreds of trekkers have been rescued in northern Nepal after violent snowstorms killed at least 39 people, including 5 at Dhalaugiri Base Camp.

17/10/2014 - Alpinism
Kishtwar: three Himalayan first ascents by Siegrist, Senf and Abegglen In September 2014 Dres Abegglen, Thomas Senf and Stephan Siegrist made the first ascents of the peaks Shiepra 5885m and Kharagosa 5840m in the Kishtwar region of India's Himalaya. Furthermore, at the start of October the trio climbed a new route up Kishtwar Shivling, making what is believed to be...

17/10/2014 - Alpinism
Clean and Honest Mountaineering: Reality or Illusion? The conference at the Brixen IMS On Saturday 18 October 18 the International Mountain Summit at Brixen will hold the conference "Clean and Honest Mountaineering: Reality or Illusion?" Organised by the Master in Mountain Medicine and its director Dr. Luigi Festi, this conference will attempt to provide a definition to doping in the mountains and set...

16/10/2014 - Alpinism
Shark's Tooth in Greenland by fair means, the report by Matteo Della Bordella The report by Matteo Della Bordella about the first ascent of The Great Shark Hunt (900m, 7b+), the new route up Shark's Tooth in Greenland established onsight and in a single push in August 2014 together with Silvan Schüpbach and Christian Ledergerber. A great adventure that involved kayaks (to paddle...

16/10/2014 - Competitions
Lead World Cup 2014: Jakob Schubert and Mina Markovic win in South Korea The fifth stage of the Lead World Cup 2014 was won on 12 October at Mokpo in South Korea by Jakob Schubert from Austria and Mina Markovic from Slovenia. The stage of the Speed World Cup was won by Marcin Dzienski and Iuliia Kaplina.
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