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K2 summits 60 years after the first ascent
29/07/2014 - Alpinism
K2 summits 60 years after the first ascent
Numerous successful K2 summits were registered on the 26th of July, sixty years after the first ascent of the second highest mountain in the world carried out by the historic Italian expedition. Successful ascents include those of K2 expedition 60 Years Later, supported by EvK2Cnr, which managed to place six...
Sonnie Trotter discovers 1975, a new free climb in the Canadian Rockies
23/07/2014 - Climbing
Sonnie Trotter discovers 1975, a new free climb in the Canadian Rockies
Canadian climber Sonnie Trotter has made the first free ascent of the rock climb '1975' on Little Goat Mountain, Bow Valley, Canadian Rockies
Campo Solagna, climbing on the slopes of Monte Grappa
17/07/2014 - Climbing
Campo Solagna, climbing on the slopes of Monte Grappa
The beautiful crag Campo Solagna located on the slopes of Monte Grappa in the Venetian Alps, introduced by Mauro Dell'Antonia.
XVI National Week of excursions
11/07/2014 - Events
XVI National Week of excursions
It ended the XVI National Week of excursions organized by the CAI between the valleys of the Cadore and Cortina, in the province of Belluno from June 28 to July 6, 2014.
Bouldering in Corsica
11/07/2014 - Climbing
Bouldering in Corsica
Olivier Broussouloux and Laurence Guyon introduce the bouldering in Corsica, France.
Walking, a long journey of discovery
09/07/2014 - Trekking
Walking, a long journey of discovery
Walking is part of everyday life but it is also a way of thinking and our freest and deepest thoughts come to us as we walk. By Teddy Soppelsa for Good For Alps, magazine AKU trekking & outdoor footwear.
Stefano Ghisolfi, Niccolò Ceria and Gabriele Moroni: top climbs and boulder problems
07/07/2014 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi, Niccolò Ceria and Gabriele Moroni: top climbs and boulder problems
Stefano Ghisolfi climbs Underground 9a at Arco while at Champorcher Niccolò Ceria and Gabriele Moroni have made the first ascents of the boulder problems Gliese 581 8B+ and Minorenni a carico 8B.
Masherbrum attempt by David Lama, Peter Ortner and Hansjörg Auer
07/07/2014 - Climbing
Masherbrum attempt by David Lama, Peter Ortner and Hansjörg Auer
Austrian alpinists Hansjörg Auer, David Lama and Peter Ortner are currently in the Karakorum in Pakistan attempting to scale the unclimbed NE Face of Masherbrum (7821m).
Mai più colla 8c by Mauro Dell'Antonia at Rocca Pendice
19/06/2014 - Climbing
Mai più colla 8c by Mauro Dell'Antonia at Rocca Pendice
On 1 June, Mauro Dell'Antonia, the talented climber from Venice, Italy, climbed 'Mai più colla' at Punta della Croce, Rocca Pendice (Euganean Hills, Padua, Italy) for the first time without the hold that snapped off a few years ago. The proposed grade is 8c. This brief and intense series of...
Valley Uprising, the history of rock climbing in Yosemite Valley, USA
17/06/2014 - Book-press
Valley Uprising, the history of rock climbing in Yosemite Valley, USA
The trailer of Valley Uprising, the documentary that retraces the history of rock climbing in Yosemite Valley, USA.
Farmers -The mountains are not an amusement park. They are first and foremost our home and our livelihood
12/06/2014 - Environment
Farmers -The mountains are not an amusement park. They are first and foremost our home and our livelihood
Farming in the mountains has taken on a new role, promoting the local economy and having positive effects on the environment and society. Three great stories of farmers capable of combining tradition with innovation
The other, unusual climbing in Greece. By Maurizio Oviglia
05/06/2014 - Climbing
The other, unusual climbing in Greece. By Maurizio Oviglia
A climbing trip off the beaten path in Greece, between Epirus and Thessaly.
Athens climbing in Greece
04/06/2014 - Climbing
Athens climbing in Greece
Giorgos Chaziris introduces the rock climbing around Athens, Greece.
Alexander Megos: Action Directe video
28/05/2014 - Climbing
Alexander Megos: Action Directe video
The video di Alexander Megos climbing Action Directe in the Frankenjura, Germany on 3 May 2014.
Nives Meroi and Romano Benet, the great story of their Kangchenjunga summit
21/05/2014 - Alpinism
Nives Meroi and Romano Benet, the great story of their Kangchenjunga summit
On Saturday 17 May 2014 Italian alpinists Nives Meroi and Romano Benet summited Kangchenjunga (8.586m), the third highest mountain in the world. Their ascent marks a great return to the Himalaya and is also an important and unique journey.
Mélissa Le Nevé, the Wallstreet interview
15/05/2014 - Interviews
Mélissa Le Nevé, the Wallstreet interview
Interview with French climber Melissa Le Nevé after the first female ascent of Wallstreet, the 8c first climbed in 1987 by Wolfgang Güllich in Frankenjura, Germany.

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