The news

On 26th of April 2014 the Finnish skiers Mika Merikanto and Mikko Heimonen made what is believed to be the first ski descent of the South Ridge of Tour Noir in the Mont Blanc massif.

The latest updates from the route setter Simone Pedeferri about the boulder problems that are just waiting to be climbed during Melloblocco 2014.

The third Block & Wall street boulder took place at Trento, Italy on Saturday 26 April. This was also he third Italian stage of the Salewa Rockshow 2014. The report by Team Block & Wall.

Wednesday 30 April 2014. The 11th Melloblocco begins today at 21:00 in Val Masino - Val di Mello, Italy. The world's biggest and most famous bouldering meeting, organised by Associazione operatori Valmasino, will run until Sunday 4 May. 1969 climbers have pre-registered for the event, but the number of Melloblockers...

How to resole a climbing shoe, a walking boot or mountaineering boot.

Mountain Guide Eraldo Meraldi describes the ascent of Monte Cevedale, a classic spring ski mountaineering outing in the Ortles - Cevedale group

The video of Hansjörg Auer and Much Mayr making the first ascent of the Mayr/Auer route up the Kastenwand, Pinnistal, Austria.

The first stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2014 was won on Sunday 27 April at Chongqing in China by the Germans Jan Hojer and Juliane Wurm. The first stage of the Speed World Cup was won by the Russians Stanislav Kokorin and Iuliia Kaplina.

All major commercial expeditions operating on Nepal's South side of Everest have called off their expeditons following the deadly avalanche that killed 16 Sherpas on 18 April 2014.

The trailer of the Petzl Rock Trip 2014 that in autumn will travel through Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey.

On 10/04/2014 Francesco Tremolada, Enrico Baccanti, Norbert Frenademez and Andrea Oberbacher made the probable first ski descent of the NNW Face of Tofana di Dentro, Dolomites.

The 11th Melloblocco begins on 1 May 2014. Over 1700 climbers have pre-registered for the world's most international bouldering meeting that will take place in Valmasino - Val di Mello, Italy, until 4 May 2014.

On 17 April 2014 Davide Capozzi, Julien Herry and Francesco Civra Dano descended the West Couloir of the Zmutt Ridge on the Matterhorn, Switzerland.

Reports are coming in of Sherpas leaving Everest Base Camp after the tragic avalanche that killed 16 Sherpa on 18 April 2014 to honour their dead colleagues. The future of the spring 2014 climbing season is reportedly now on the brink.

On 07/04/2014 Hermann Comploj made a new extreme ski descent, alone, down the North Face of Cima Murfreid, Sella group, Dolomites.

In February 2014 Ines Papert, Rudi Hauser Thomas Senf made three first ascents in Norway: Finnmonster (A2+, WI6 400m) on Senja Island, Eagles Paradise (8/IIIV WI5 500m) up Roalden and Crazy Maze (8+/IX WI4+ 600m) up Breitinden.