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No Siesta Grandes Jorasses North Face climbed by Robert Jasper and Markus Stofer
19/04/2003 - Alpinism
No Siesta Grandes Jorasses North Face climbed by Robert Jasper and Markus Stofer
Robert Jasper and Markus Stofer have repeated the great mixed climb 'No Siesta' up the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif from 17 - 19 March 2003 .
Christian Core and Dreamtime at Cresciano
14/03/2003 - Interviews
Christian Core and Dreamtime at Cresciano
The 8C boulder problem established by Fred Nicole at Cresciano, repeated by Christian Core. Photos by Andrea Gallo, video by Marzio Nardi.
Valle Orco: Valerio Folco, Massimo Farina climb B.A.T. (A3 aid) up Caporal
22/10/2002 - Alpinism
Valle Orco: Valerio Folco, Massimo Farina climb B.A.T. (A3 aid) up Caporal
The Italians Valerio Folco and Massimo Farina climb B.A.T.(A3) in Valle Orco
Lynn Hill
02/10/2002 - Interviews
Lynn Hill
Interview with Lynn Hill, a world-class sport climbing symbol. Her legendary one-day free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan in 1994 Yosemite and her entire vertical world as seen by Lynn herself
Pedeferri adds new multi-pitch in Val di Mello
26/06/2002 - Alpinism
Pedeferri adds new multi-pitch in Val di Mello
Simone Pedeferri and Adriano Selva add Yellow butterfly 8a/8a+ to the Val di Mello
Alexander Huber finds and frees El Corazon on El Capitan
12/11/2001 - Climbing
Alexander Huber finds and frees El Corazon on El Capitan
The German Alexander Huber finds and frees El Corazon 5.13b on El Capitan, Yosemite, America
Mauro Bole climbs Women and chalk on Shipton Spire East Face, Trango, Pakistan
01/10/2001 - Climbing
Mauro Bole climbs Women and chalk on Shipton Spire East Face, Trango, Pakistan
From 26/07/2001 to 15/08/2001 by Mauro Bubu Bole made the first ascent of Women and chalk up the East Face of Shipton Spire (5850 m), a spectacular granite tower in the Trango valley, Pakistan. The three-man expedition consisted of Mauro Bole, his climbing partner Mario Cortese and the photographer/cameraman Fabio...
Mont Blanc, climbing on the best granite in Europe
02/08/2001 - Alpinism
Mont Blanc, climbing on the best granite in Europe
20 rock climbs on Mont Blanc: Grand Capucin, Trident du Tacul, Aiguille du Midi. By Roberto Rossi.
Corsica rock climbing
14/07/2001 - Climbing
Corsica rock climbing
Climbing on Corsica: a selection of some of the best multi-pitch rock climbs in Bavella, Val Restonica and Valle du Tavignano. By Maurizio Oviglia.
Rock Summer 2001, Ogre Thumb
09/07/2001 - Alpinism
Rock Summer 2001, Ogre Thumb
On19 July 2001 Lafranconi, Pedeferri, Vago, Castelnuovo and Marazzi from the “Gruppo Ragni della Grignetta di Lecco” , Italy will depart for the Ogre Thumb, Karakorum, Pakistan
'Altman' 8c, 1st repeat at the hands of Richard Colombo
22/06/2001 - Climbing
'Altman' 8c, 1st repeat at the hands of Richard Colombo
Richard Colombo makes the first repeat of Altman 8c in Val Masino, Italy
'Polartec Challenge 2001' expeditions
09/04/2001 - Alpinism
'Polartec Challenge 2001' expeditions
All the 'Polartec Challenge' projects for 2001
Pamir Alay, a granite climbing paradise
27/01/2001 - Alpinism
Pamir Alay, a granite climbing paradise
The Pamir Alay is an immense region wedged between the republics of Kirghistan and Tajikistan , dominated by the giant Pic Communism (7495m) and Pic Lenin (7134m), once the highest mountains in the now defunct Soviet Union. By Marco Borghetti, Roberto Invernizzi and Stefano Righetti.
Polar Big Wall Expedition 2000
26/10/2000 - Alpinism
Polar Big Wall Expedition 2000
On 23/08/2000 the expedition comprised of S. Glowacz, K. Albert, H. Hember and G. Heidorn established 'Odyssey 2000' on the unclimbed Polar Bear Spire on Canada's Baffin Island
Mount Nalumasortoq and the climbing above Tasermiut Fjord in Greenland
21/09/2000 - Alpinism
Mount Nalumasortoq and the climbing above Tasermiut Fjord in Greenland
On Mount Nalumasortoq above the Tasermiut Fjord in Southern Greenland Jerome Arpin, Mario Manica and Francesco Vaudo made the first ascent of Non c'è due senza tre, a new big wall climb up the mountain's Third Pillar. Report by Antonella Cicogna.
British Team makes ascent of Big Wall in Malaysia
22/05/2000 - Climbing
British Team makes ascent of Big Wall in Malaysia
Sheer7 team climbs first of 7 big walls covered live on the Internet

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