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12/07/2012 - Alpinism
Mont Blanc - Mont Maudit avalanche: rescue updates An update by Alessandro Cortinovis, director of the Valle D'Aosta Mountain Rescue Service about the avalanche on Mont Maudit which at 5:30 this morning killed 9 alpinists and injured 14 others.

12/07/2012 - Alpinism
Avalanche on Mont Blanc: 9 deaths on Mont Maudit This morning an avalanche on Mount Maudit (Mont Blanc) killed 9 alpinists. 9 others have been injured, and unfortunately this toll is still only provisional.

06/07/2012 - Alpinism
Aiguilles du Dru, new North Face rockfall On 05/07/2012 a section of the North Face of Petit Dru (Mont Blanc) was affected by rockfall. This collapse follows in the wake of numerous other falls in recent years.

02/07/2012 - Climbing
Mt Kinabalu, climbing information and photos Information and photos of the latest climbing trip by Yuji Hirayama, Daniel Woods, James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini to Mt Kinabalu in Borneo, Malaysia

28/06/2012 - Trekking
Via Ferrata Emilio Detomasi alla Cimalegna, Monte Rosa A via ferrata which starts at Alagna in the Alta Valsesia (VC) close to Monte Rosa, Italy, introduced by mountain guide Carlo Gabasio.

05/06/2012 - Events
Rock Junior 2012 – registration online for the event which kicks off the Rock Master Festival Registration is now online for Rock Junior, the youth climbing festival which will take place on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 August 2012 at Arco (Lake Garda - Trentino, Italy) and which introduces the Rock Master Festival, 9 days of events, shows and competitions driven by a great love for...

31/05/2012 - Climbing
Gratta e Vinci, new rock climb in the Dolomites by Christoph Hainz & Simon Kehrer On 14/05/2012 Christoph Hainz and Simon Kehrer made the first free ascent of Gratta e Vinci (7b, 420m), a new rock climb they established in 2011 up the SW Face of Sas dai Tamersc, Fanis, Dolomites.

25/05/2012 - Alpinism
Großglockner North Face The North Face of Grossglockner: Pallavicinirinne and Mayerlrampe introduced by Vittorio Messini, mountain guide Kals am Großglockner.

18/05/2012 - Alpinism
Mario Panzeri climbs all 14! Yesterday 17 May the Italian alpinist Mario Panzeri reached the summit of Dhaulagiri to compete the tour of the 14 eighthousanders. After Reinhold Messner, Silvio Mondinelli and Abele Blanc he is now the fourth Italian to climb all the highest mountains in the world without supplementary oxygen.

15/05/2012 - Climbing
Inspiration, new sector on Telendos On the island of Telendos opposite Kalymnos in Greece Simon Montmory has equipped the new sector Inspiration.

11/05/2012 - Climbing
Sasso Garibaldi Eraldo Meraldi presents Sasso Garibaldi near Bagni di Bormio (Italy), recently bolted by the Alta Valtellina Alpine Guides with 7 easy climbs ideal for beginners.

09/05/2012 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Steep skiing: Pizzo di Coca first descent The first ski descent of the North Colouir of Quota 2885m on Pizzo di Coca in the Orobie Alps carried out on 03 May 2012 by Fabio Bonomi and Mario Vannuccini.

30/04/2012 - Alpinism
Via Fratelli e Cortelli, new ice climb in the Brenta Dolomites by Franchini brothers On 13/03/2012 Silvestro and Tomas Franchini established Via Fratelli e Cortelli, a new route up Cima Pietragrande in the Brenta Dolomites.

21/03/2012 - Events
Piolets d'Or 2012, the international alpinism festival starts today The Piolet d'Or gets underway in Courmayeur and Chamonix today and 2012 celebrates the 20th anniversary of the world's most famous alpinism award. Four days of international alpinism at the foot of Mont Blanc to discuss, watch and celebrate alpinism in all its forms, to pay homage to Walter Bonatti...

20/03/2012 - Climbing
Capo d'Uomo Argentario, rock climbing in Tuscany The beautiful crag Capo d'Uomo on the Argentario island in Tuscany, recently rebolted by mountain guide Eraldo Meraldi.

06/03/2012 - Alpinism
Chimera verticale, the video of Schweighofer and Wurm in Civetta The video of the ascent of Chimera verticale by Jakob Schweighofer and Florian Wurm on Mount Civetta, Dolomites.
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