1142 News found
02/11/2016 - Alpinism
L'uomo volante on Quarto Torrione di Mondeval, dolomites On the Quarto Torrione di Mondeval, Lastoni of Formin group, dolomites, Francesco Leardi and Valerio Ranzato have made the first ascent of 'L'uomo volante'. The new rock climb is dedicated to Dario Zanon, an Italian BASE Jumper who died in June 2016 during a jump in the Mont Blanc massif.
28/10/2016 - Climbing
Belvedere at Nago, sports climbing above Lake Garda Rock climbing at the historic crag Belvedere at Nago (Arco, Italy), with a splendid view across Lake Garda, presented by Vertical-Life.info as part of our series 'Crags for each season'. Download the Vertical-Life APP with the routes and topos free of charge until Saturday.
25/10/2016 - Alpinism
Black Pearl, new Riegler rock climb in Val Lunga, dolomites Florian Riegler reports about the first ascent of Black Pearl (8a+, 170m) a new multi-pitch route he first ascended with his brother Martin Riegler in Val Lunga, dolomites.
24/10/2016 - Alpinism
Brenta dolomites: new rock climb up Cima Tosa On Cima Tosa in the Brenta dolomites (Italy) Paolo Baroldi, Filippo Mosca and Francesco Salvaterra have established Pilastro Nord, a new 700m rock climb that completes and attempt carried out in 1981 by Gianni Giudicati and Piercarlo Berta.
20/10/2016 - Climbing
Jeo, new rock climb in the Sella dolomites On the East Face of Col de Stagn (Sella group, dolomites) Andrea Oberbacher and Francesco Tremolada have made the first ascent of 'Jeo' (7a max, 6b+ obligatory, 185m).
18/10/2016 - Climbing
Tavolara, climbing on the Sardinian island shrouded in myth Maurizio Oviglia explores the fascinating climbing history of Tavolara Island, off the NE coast of Sardinia, and repeats 'Affora sa nato’ (6b, 215m) first ascended by Enzo Lecis and Simone Sarti in the ’90’s.
12/10/2016 - Alpinism
High pressure over Mont Blanc The high-pressure system, an unbridled love for the mountains, a fortnight, one tent and the thirst for a simple and wandering form of alpinism, with all Mont Blanc's summits and thousands of wonders in this alpine playground. This is the story of a mountaineering trip carried out by Giovanni Zaccaria...
01/10/2016 - Alpinism
PukaNaka, new rock climb up Sas Tamersc, Fanes, dolomites Manuel Baumgartner reports about PukaNaka (7b+, 325m) a new route he climbed with Martin Baumgartner and Toni Oboles up the SW Face of Sas Tamersc (Fanes, dolomites).
29/09/2016 - Trekking
Walking in the dolomites: the Peitlerkofel circular walk The route description of the Peitlerkofel / Sass de Putia circular walk. An easy hike around one of the most spectacular mountains in the dolomites.
23/09/2016 - Alpinism
Cima Grande di Lavaredo Spanish Route, second free ascent by Jacek Matuszek e Łukasz Dudek On 31 August 2016 Jacek Matuszek and Łukasz Dudek made the second free ascent of the difficult Spanish Route on Cima Grande di Lavaredo, dolomites.
22/09/2016 - Climbing
Lago di Landro, sport climbing in the dolomites The sports crag Lago di Landro in the Pustertal in the Italian dolomites, presented by Vertical-Life.info as part of our series 'Crags for each season'. Download the Vertical-Life APP with the routes and topos free of charge until Saturday.
20/09/2016 - Alpinism
Campanile di Val Montanaia first BASE Jump by Marco Milanese The video of the B.A.S.E. jump off Campanile di Val Montanaia in the Friuli dolomites, carried out on 20 July 2016 by Marco Milanese.
20/09/2016 - Alpinism
Magic Fox, new rock climb up Torre dei Sabbioni in the dolomites On Torre dei Sabbioni (Marmarole, dolomites) Alessandro Fiori, Pier Francesco Smaltini and Simone Corte Pause have made the first ascent of Magic Fox, a new multi-pitch rock climb in memory of Alberto Bonafede and Aldo Giustina who on 31/08/2011 tragically lost their lives during a mountain rescue operation on Mt....
09/09/2016 - Trekking
Tofana di Rozes circuit and Scala del Minighel Enrico Maioni, Cortina Mountain Guide, introduces the spectacular Tofana di Rozes circuit combined with the legendary, short but exposed Minighel ladder, famous for being the first via ferrata at Cortina d'Ampezzo, dolomites, Italy.
01/09/2016 - Climbing
La vita è amara, Supramonte di Oliena climb in Sardinia Maurizio Oviglia talks about the first ascent of 'La vita è amara', a climb multi-pitch climb he first ascended with Giovanni Manconi at Supramonte di Oliena, Sardinia.
31/08/2016 - Climbing
Pinne gialle first repeat at Tognazza by Andrea De Giacometti Andrea De Giacometti has made the second ascent of Pinne gialle (8b/c, 120m), the multi-pitch route established and freed by Maurizio 'Manolo' Zanolla in 2014 at Tognazza, Passo Rolle (TN), dolomites.
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