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10/06/2018 - Alpinism
Loved By All: The Story of Apa Sherpa The film Loved by All: the story of Apa Sherpa directed by Eric Crosland that tells the moving story of Apa Sherpa, who entered the Guinness Book of Records for having climbed Mount Everest 21 times. Through his work he aims to provide education for children in the Khumbu valley...

25/04/2018 - Events
John Thornton wins climbing photography contest Arco Rock Star 2018 The third edition of Arco Rock Star, the annual climbing photography competition during the Adventure Awards Days Festival, was won on Sunday 23 April by British pro photographer John Thornton. Giovanni Danieli. Giovanni Danieli took second place while Matteo Mocellin took third. The Open category was won by Graziano Galvagni...

28/03/2018 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Couloir Sud Est du Grand Capucin on Mont Blanc skied by Davide Capozzi, Denis trento Davide Capozzi and Denis trento completed a rare descent of the Couloir Sud Est du Grand Capucin in the Mont Blanc massif, on snowboard and skis respectively. Capozzi reports.

27/02/2018 - Alpinism
Denis trento enchaines the Aigle & Bonatti couloirs on Petit Mont Blanc In the Miage area of the Mont Blanc massif, Denis trento has linked two legendary couloirs on Petit Mont Blanc: Bonatti and Aigle.

20/11/2017 - Climbing
Peter Moser frees old Roberto Bassi project at Celva Sport climbing past and present: Peter Moser talks about his February 2017 first ascent of 'Progetto Bassi', an old project bolted by Roberto Bassi years ago at the historic Italian crag Celva.

16/11/2017 - Climbing
Patrick Edlinger and what remains of climbing Precisely five years after the death of French climber Patrick Edlinger, some thoughts and a video of one of the absolute climbing legends.

15/06/2017 - Alpinism
First Ascent, the Kunyang Chhish East film featuring Simon Anthamatten, Matthias and Hansjörg Auer The film First Ascent is now available on demand, documenting Austria’s Hansjörg Auer and Matthias Auer and Switzerland’s Simon Anthamatten climbing the hitherto virgin Kunyang Chhish East in Karakoram (Pakistan) in July 2013.

31/05/2017 - Interviews
Christoph Hainz, climbing and mountaineering from the Dolomites to the world's biggest walls Interview with South Tyrolean mountain guide Christoph Hainz, one of the world's most talented alpinists and climbers.

26/05/2017 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Grand Combin de Valsorey South Face The video by Yannick Boissenot and Davide Capozzi of their recent ski and snowboard descent of the South Face of Grand Combin de Valsorey in Switzerland.

07/04/2017 - Interviews
Ueli Steck and the great Everest - Lhotse traverse / Pioneering mountaineering Interview with Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck on the eve of departure for Nepal where he will attempt to complete one of the most amitious projects in Himalayan mountaineering: the coveted first Everest - Lhotse traverse.

05/04/2017 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Grandes Jorasses Pointe Whymper / Denis trento skis SW Couloir At the end of March 2017 Denis trento made what might well be the first integral ski descent of the SW Couloir of Pointe Whymper. The video and report of the Italian mountain guide and extreme skier about this ski descent which, in particular the final 400m, has probably never...

29/03/2017 - Climbing
Solo by Mike Hoover, Yosemite and climbing in the 70's The film Solo by Mike Hoover, nominated as best documentary short for the 1973 Oscars, providing interesting insight into the meaning of climbing and mountaineering in the 1970s.

22/02/2017 - Alpinism
Hansjörg Auer remembers the Marmolada Fish route free solo The video profile of Austrian alpinist Hansjörg Auer after his free solo climb of the Fish route - Via Attraverso il Pesce (Weg durch den Fisch) - carried out on 29/04/2007 up the South Face of Marmolada, Dolomites

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.

17/03/2016 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Grande Rocheuse Voie Originale, first ski and snowboard descent by Capozzi, Galli, Herry and trento Julien Herry reports about the first ski and snowboard descent of the Voie Originale down the South Face of Grande Rocheuse (4102m) in the Mont Blanc massif, carried out together with Davide Capozzi, Lambert Galli and Denis trento.

18/12/2015 - Climbing
Climbing advent calendar with Vertical-Life: Calisio (trento) free download Download free of charge today’s crag in the climbing advent calendar by Vertical Life and planetmountain.com: Calisio (trento, Italy), 18 sport climbs from 5c to 7b+.
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