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Grivel - Chabod, Aig. Blanche de Peuterey, ski descent
Grivel - Chabod, Aig. Blanche de Peuterey, ski descent
On 04/06/2010 Francesco Civra Dano and Luca Rolli skied the North Face of Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey (Mont Blanc) via the Grivel - Chabod route. The first and only ski descent was carried out in 1980 by Stefano De Benedetti.
Melloblocco 2010 according to Adam Ondra and Nico Favresse...
20/05/2010 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2010 according to Adam Ondra and Nico Favresse...
Two excellent Melloblockers share their impressions about Melloblocco 2010: Nico Favresse who visited the Val di Mello for the first time and Adam Ondra who won the special "Mello" boulders for the third year running.
Checkmate by the Riegler brothers on Gran Zebrù
19/05/2010 - Alpinism
Checkmate by the Riegler brothers on Gran Zebrù
In winter 2010 Florian and Martin Riegler carried out the first ascent of Schachmatt - Checkmate- 1000m M10+ WI5 55°) on the North Face of Gran Zebrù.
Voie Anderson, Mont Maudit, Mont Blanc snowboard and ski descent
Voie Anderson, Mont Maudit, Mont Blanc snowboard and ski descent
The Voie Anderson on Combe Maudit, Monte Blanc has probably received its first ski and snowboard descent, at the hands of a small group of passionate Italian skiers.
Monte Sarmiento, Patagonia, North Face first ascent
23/04/2010 - Alpinism
Monte Sarmiento, Patagonia, North Face first ascent
At the start of April the Germans Robert Jasper, Jörn Heller and Ralf Gantzhorn reached the West summit of Monte Sarmiento (2145m) via a new route up the North Face.
  • CORRECTION 05/2010: the north face had already been climbed by an Italian Ragni di Lecco expedition in 1986
  • 25th Pierra Menta
    16/03/2010 - Competitions
    25th Pierra Menta
    The four day ski mountaineering marathon in Arêches-Beaufort (France) was won by the Spanish-Swiss team comprised of Kilian Jornet Burgada and Florent Troillet. The women's event was won by the Italians Francesca Martinelli and Roberta Pedranzini.
    Takargo first ascent by Joseph Puryear and David Gottlieb
    15/03/2010 - Alpinism
    Takargo first ascent by Joseph Puryear and David Gottlieb
    Americans Joseph Puryear and David Gottlieb have made the first ascent of Takargo (6771 meters) via its East Face in Nepal.
    Argentiere Rive Gauche new mixed climbs
    24/02/2010 - Alpinism
    Argentiere Rive Gauche new mixed climbs
    A handful of British climbers have established a series of new mixed routes at the Rive Gauche, Chamonix.
    Khumbu new climbs
    17/02/2010 - Alpinism
    Khumbu new climbs
    At the end of 2009 Enrico Bonino, Nicolas Melis and Francesco Cantù establised three new routes in the Khumbu valley, Nepal.
    Waiting for Godot, Torres del Paine, Patagonia first ascent by  Hansjörg Auer and Much Mayr
    03/02/2010 - Climbing
    Waiting for Godot, Torres del Paine, Patagonia first ascent by Hansjörg Auer and Much Mayr
    Diary extract and interview with Hansjörg Auer after the first ascent of Waiting for Godot, Central Tower Torres del Paine, Patagonia, carried out with Much Mayr from Austria.
    Spray On, Will Gadd and Tim Emmett climb big ice at the Helmcken Falls, Canada
    02/02/2010 - Alpinism
    Spray On, Will Gadd and Tim Emmett climb big ice at the Helmcken Falls, Canada
    Will Gadd from Canada teamed up with Tim Emmett from Britain to carry out the first ascent of Spray On, a 30m ice climb at the Helmcken Falls they tentatively graded WI10.
    Martin and Florian Riegler, Flying Penguin and the Rocky Mountains
    06/10/2009 - Alpinism
    Martin and Florian Riegler, Flying Penguin and the Rocky Mountains
    Interview with Martin and Florian Riegler after their climbing trips to the Bugaboos, Canada, where they carried out the first ascent of "The flying penguin" (300m, 5.12b)on the South Face of Pigeon Feathers.
    Baffin Island climbing, The Belgarian and more for Favresse, Villanueva and Hanssens
    08/09/2009 - Climbing
    Baffin Island climbing, The Belgarian and more for Favresse, Villanueva and Hanssens
    Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva, Stéphane Hanssens and Olivier Favresse have recently returned from an expedition to Baffin Island where they carried out the first ascents of 3 different routes and attempted to free climb the Bavarian Direct on the South Face of Mt. Asgard.
    Red Bull X-Alps 2009: interview with the winner Christian Maurer
    30/07/2009 - Competitions
    Red Bull X-Alps 2009: interview with the winner Christian Maurer
    Interview with 26 year old Swiss athlete Christian Maurer, the first to cross the Red Bull X-Alps 2009 finishing line in Monaco yesterday. Maurer spent 11 magnificent and spectacular days in the incredible paragliding and running race, one of the toughest and most extreme outdoor races in the world which...
    RED BULL X-ALPS 2009 - final countdown
    13/07/2009 - Competitions
    RED BULL X-ALPS 2009 - final countdown
    The 4th edition of the Red Bull X-Alps, the most demanding and exciting paragliding and running adventure race in the world, starts on 19 July.
    Fitz Roy Tehuelche route rare repeat by Slovenians Urban Azman and Boris Lorencic
    14/05/2009 - Alpinism
    Fitz Roy Tehuelche route rare repeat by Slovenians Urban Azman and Boris Lorencic
    In January the Slovenian climbers Urban Azman and Boris Lorencic made a rare ascent of Cia del Tehuelche up the North Face of Fitz Roy, Patagonia.

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