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On 5 June Giuliano De Marchi, a doctor and strong mountaineer from Belluno, died on monte Antelao, Dolomites. Michel Barbiero, his companion in Alaska 2007, remembers him.

Achille Compagnoni, the Italian mountaineer who together with Lino Lacedelli first set foot on the summit of K2 at 18.00 on 31 July 1954, died in Aosta two days ago.

The XVII Mezzalama Trophy took place on monte Rosa on 02/05/2009. The legendary ski mountaineering competition was won by Manfred Reichegger, Matteo Eydallin and Denis Trento in a record breaking 4:01'22. The women's event was won by Francesca Martinelli, Roberta Pedranzini, Laetitia Roux in 4:43'31".

The 17th Mezzalama Trophy will take place on 19 April 2009. This classic ski mountaineering marathon takes place once every two years and dates back to 1933. As usual it starts at Breuil-Cervinia and finishes at Gressoney la Trinité via the monte Rosa glacier and the summit of monte Castore.

After failing to even reach Kangchenjunga and being forced therefore to change plans, Nives Meroi and Romano Benet are currently attempting the South Face of Annapurna in orderto climb their 12th 8000m peak. Prevailing conditions on the mountain continue to be difficult and our man in the field Manuel Lugli...

On 23 March Fabrizio Pina, Alessandro Lafranconi and Alberto Marazzi skied the route "Cittadini della galassia" (V/4) on the NW Face of monte Legnone. In doing so they made the first ski descent of this long gully high above Collico, Italy.

On 31/01/2009 Roberto Misson and Luca Chiarcos carried out the first ascent of "La prima volta" (60m, II 3+ M5+) at Fusine Laghi (Tarvisio).

The Piemonte Mountain Guides inform that the Piemonte region has approved a new regional safety law for those practising winter sports.

Interview with Adam Ondra after the long-awaited second ascent of Open Air at the Schleierwasserfall and the first onsight of Hotel Supramonte in Sardinia.

Climbers have whispered about the sport climbing potential on the enchanting Amalfi Coast for many years. Cristiano Bacci now reveals the secrets around Montepertuso, close to Positano.

Massimo Antonini and Giampaolo Calzà have made the first ascent of Via Giovanni Segantini (280m, 6c+ max) on the East Face of monte Colodri (Arco, Italy)

Adam Ondra and his holidays in Sardinia, where he managed the first ever on-sight of "Hotel Supramonte" before making the first ascent of "Campo con corvi" 9a at Bronx.

The new version of the Via Alpina website is online, with a community area

On 23 July 2008 Elisabetta Caserini and Ezio Marlier carried out the first ascent of Alpstation d’Isera (270m 7a, 6b+ obl) on Rocca La Meya (Southern Alpi Cozie, Piemonte).

Luigi Billoro and Daniele de Candido have repeated "Via di testa" max 8b+, 7c obb on monte Cimo, Italy

The seventh edition of the Arco Rock Junior (European Youth Climbing Days) lived up to its reputation as being the greatest Youth Climbing Festival in Europe.