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Nicolas Favresse climbs Ganesh trad at Badami in India
21/02/2015 - Climbing
Nicolas Favresse climbs Ganesh trad at Badami in India
At Badami in India Nicolas Favresse has made a trad ascent of Ganesh 8b+.
Piolet d'Or 2015 and the big list of 58 climbs
20/02/2015 - Alpinism
Piolet d'Or 2015 and the big list of 58 climbs
58 ascents carried out in 2014 have been included in the "Big list" of the Piolets d'Or, the most prestigious mountaineering award that will be celebrated between 9 - 12 April, 2015 at Courmayeur and Chamonix, at the foot of...
San Vito Lo Capo. Full stop and start over again.
17/02/2015 - Climbing
San Vito Lo Capo. Full stop and start over again.
We have received and gladly publish the press release of the representatives of the two associations (Rocce di Sicilia, the organisers of the of San Vito Climbing Festival and YMCA Climbing House, the shop and meeting place for climbers, bikers...
Sappada abseil stations replaced on ice climbs
06/02/2015 - Alpinism
Sappada abseil stations replaced on ice climbs
At Sappada, Northern Italy, the local mountain guides have replaced the abseil belays of more than 50 ice falls. The report by Pierpaolo Pedrini
Climbing in Sardinia news: modern and trad multi-pitches
30/01/2015 - Alpinism
Climbing in Sardinia news: modern and trad multi-pitches
Winter update by Maurizio Oviglia about the latest climbing news from the island that just keeps on giving: three new climbs in Sardina.
Will Gadd and Sarah Hueniken climb the Niagara Falls
30/01/2015 - Alpinism
Will Gadd and Sarah Hueniken climb the Niagara Falls
On Tuesday 27 January 2015 Canadian ice climbers Will Gadd and Sarah Hueniken climbed the frozen Niagara Falls.
Warren Harding and Dean Caldwell and The Wall of Early Morning Light on El Capitan
19/01/2015 - Climbing
Warren Harding and Dean Caldwell and The Wall of Early Morning Light on El Capitan
Archive footage of Warren Harding and Dean Caldwell topping out on El Capitan, Yosemite, after the first ascent in 1970 of Dawn Wall, aka The Wall of Early Morning Light.
Wadi Rum, Jordan: Kristoffy and Krasnansky climb their Fatal Attraction
14/01/2015 - Alpinism
Wadi Rum, Jordan: Kristoffy and Krasnansky climb their Fatal Attraction
In December 2014 the Slovakian rock climbers Jozef Kristoffy and Martin Krasnansky made the first ascent of Fatal Attraction (8a+, 450m) at Jebel Rum, a contender for the hardest multi-pitch climb in Jordan.
Cerro Torre, Italian climbing action in Patagonia
19/12/2014 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre, Italian climbing action in Patagonia
Currently there are numerous Italian teams climbing in Patagonia, in particular in the Chalten massif, where Cerro Torre was climbed via the Ragni route by Marcello Cominetti, Massimo Lucco, Francesco Salvaterra, Majori Marco, Marco Farina and François Cazzanelli. The route's...
Crag certification and classification, bolter responsibilities and training: the French example and Philipp Brass interview
19/12/2014 - Climbing
Crag certification and classification, bolter responsibilities and training: the French example and Philipp Brass interview
Interview with Philippe Brass, mountain guide and expert new routes, about crag certification and classification, the responsibilities new bolters have the the training they receive. By Maurizio Oviglia
Sea cliff crags at risk: climbing ban or rebolting?
15/12/2014 - Climbing
Sea cliff crags at risk: climbing ban or rebolting?
Maurizio Oviglia analyses the recent case of the sea cliff sports crag “Casarotto” at Capo Caccia, Alghero, Sardinia.
Stortoland, new drytooling crag at Monte Dolada
10/12/2014 - Climbing
Stortoland, new drytooling crag at Monte Dolada
Luca Facco introduces Stortoland, the new drytooling / total dry crag at Monte Dolada, Alpago, Belluno Prealps.
Rolling south... climbing at Gola di Frasassi and Monte Pertuso, Amalfi coast
04/12/2014 - Climbing
Rolling south... climbing at Gola di Frasassi and Monte Pertuso, Amalfi coast
Rolando Larcher talks about the first ascents, carried out together with Luca Giupponi and Nicola Sartori, of three new multi-pitch rock climbs: Free Frasassi (85m, 7b+) and Decrescita Obbligata (130m, 7c+) at Gola di Frasassi (An), and Benvenuti al Sud...
The quest for adventure: Tobias Wolf and Stephan Isensee
03/12/2014 - Alpinism
The quest for adventure: Tobias Wolf and Stephan Isensee
German climber Tobias Wolf recounts his vertical adventures, together with Stephan Isensee, on three demanding climbs in the Alps first ascended by the Ragni di Lecco Matteo Della Bordella and Fabio Palma, and by Luca Auguadri. Infinite Jest (Wendenstöcke), Il...
Climbing in Sardinia news: developments at Oliena and Domusnovas and the multi-pitch Malala Day
25/11/2014 - Climbing
Climbing in Sardinia news: developments at Oliena and Domusnovas and the multi-pitch Malala Day
In his regular rock climbing in Sardinia update, Maurizio Oviglia talks about recent developments at the crags Oliena and Domusnovas and the new multi-pitch granite climb Malala Day at Locherie (Onifai).
Gabriele Moroni: from competitions to Goldrake, sport climbing in his DNA
20/11/2014 - Interviews
Gabriele Moroni: from competitions to Goldrake, sport climbing in his DNA
Interview with Italian climber Gabriele Moronim from his first competitions to when he won bronze in the 2004 European Bouldering Championship in 2004, via his bouldering and sport climbing which recently netted him the redpoint of Goldrake 9a+ at Cornalba,...