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Friday, August 29, 2014 Arco Rock Legends celebrates its ninth edition by assigning, during the Rock Master Festival, the two prestigious sport climbing Oscars entitled Salewa Rock Award and La Sportiva Competition Award. Those nominated for the Salewa Rock Award are Alexander Megos, Adam Ondra and Muriel Sarkany, while Sachi...

Numerous successful K2 summits were registered on the 26th of July, sixty years after the first ascent of the second highest mountain in the world carried out by the historic Italian expedition. Successful ascents include those of K2 expedition 60 Years Later, supported by EvK2Cnr, which managed to place six...

On 15 July 2014 Italian climber Giorgio Bendazzoli has climbed his first 8c, Nagay at the Italian crag Covolo.

The beautiful crag Campo Solagna located on the slopes of Monte Grappa in the Venetian Alps, introduced by Mauro Dell'Antonia.

The second stage of the European Youth Speed Cup took place in Chamonix, France, yesterday. Italy won seven medals and the overall world Cup, for their respective categories, was won by Alessandro Santoni, Paolo Martignene and Ludovico Fossali.

Britain's Shauna Coxsey and the young Americans Brooke Raboutou and Ashima Shiraishi all climb 8B boulder problems.

After having won the European Lead Under 16, young Italian Giorgio Bendazzoli has now sent Tiscali 8b+ at the Covolo crag, Italy.

The Americans Anton Krupicka and Rory Bosio have won the eighth edition of the North Face® Lavaredo Ultra Trail. In the shorter race, the Cortina Trail, victory went to the German Fabian Schnekenburger and Lara Mustat.

At Massone in Arco (Italy), Austrian climber Angela Eiter and South Korea's Jain Kim have both repeated Reini's Vibes 8c/+.

The Italian Youthy squad competing in the European Youth Climbing Championship at Edinburgh came away with one gold for Giorgio Bendazzoli, silver for Asja Gollo, Alessandro Santoni and Paolo Martignene, and bronze for Gian Luca Zodda and Giulia Fossali.

The Italian Youth Championship will take place at Arco: from 31 My to 2 June the categories Under 14 , 12 and 10, while from 6 – 8 June the categories Under 20 , 18, 16.

The video of Adam Ondra onsighting Il Domani 9a ar Baltzola in Spain.

The video of Italian climber Michael Piccolruaz on Helmutant 9a, the route he freed on 27/04/2014 at Saustall, Northern Italy

On 13/04/2014 15-year-old Stefano Carnati made only the 4th ascent of Spirit Walker, the historic 8c at Sasso Remenno in Val di Mello freed by Daniele Pigoni back in 1990.

The 11th Melloblocco came to an end today; once again the international bouldering meeting proved to be the biggest event of its kind worldwide, with 2600 registered climbers and more than 4000 people in Val Masino and Val di Mello

Fragments, snapshots and updates from Melloblocco 2014. 1300 Melloblockers have already reached the Valley.