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04/09/2013 - Events
Arco Rock Legends 2013: Paraclimbers to receive the Climbing Ambassador by Aquafil award At the Arco Rock Master Festival and during the 8th Arco Rock Legends scheduled to take place on 6 September, the Paraclimbers and the entire Paraclimbing movement will receive the Climbing Ambassador by Aquafil award. That same evening two other sport climbing Oscars will be celebrated: La Sportiva Competition Award...
04/09/2013 - Competitions
Wind of change at the 2013 edition of The North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc The imposing squad of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc kept spreading under the stars of the Chamonix night. Until 14:30 on Sunday afternoon, each competitor fought fight to pass the final line of the main race on time to be part of the legend. Like Rory Bosio and Xavier...
03/09/2013 - Events
Gran Paradiso Film Festival: the big show of mother nature A look into a forgotten and neglected world that lies right under our nose: the Gran Paradiso Film Festival (August 26th – 31st in Cogne, Rhemes Saint Georges, Valsavarenche Villeneuve and Ceresole Reale) presented an opportunity to consider our relationship with nature.
26/08/2013 - Alpinism
Kilian Jornet Burgada: up and down the Matterhorn in less than three hours. Giulio Caresio analyses the visible and invisible aspects of an extraordinary achievement: the record-breaking ascent and descent of the Matterhorn in 2:52:02.
22/08/2013 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre climbed in winter by Siegrist, Arnold, Huber and Villavicencio On 30 July Stephan Siegrist, Dani Arnold, Thomas Huber and Matias Villavicencio succeeded in a rare winter ascent of Cerro Torre, Patagonia.
21/08/2013 - Alpinism
By no means a walkover: Barbier - Bourgeois up Torre del Lago, with Ivo Ferrari Ivo Ferrari retraces the route established by Claude Barbier and Jean Bourgeois on Torre del Lago (Fanis group, Dolomites) on 4 August 1964.
19/08/2013 - Interviews
Patrick Gabarrou, an interview with the great alpinist and Mont Blanc connaisseur Patrick Gabarrou was born in 1951 close to Paris in France and the routes first climbed by this alpinist, philosopher and mountain guide are integral parts of the history of Mont Blanc. The following interview was carried out by don Daniele D'Elia and Ronald Gumiel during the recent series of...
06/08/2013 - Climbing
Vanessa François and her dream Vanessa François talks about her dream and her project in the wake of her climbing accident which left her disabled: to climb the Zodiac on El Capitan in Yosemite.
05/08/2013 - Alpinism
Mysterious Dolomites: Ivo Ferrari and the climb Gianni Ribaldone on Spiz di Mezzo Ivo Ferrari and the route Gianni Ribaldone, established on Spiz di Mezzo in the Zoldo Dolomites by H. Steinkötter and A. Mazzenga.
31/07/2013 - Environment
SuperAlp part three: from Via Alpina to the land of the Walser Via Alpina, the ancient Walser people, new inhabitants, old and new means of transport. Searching for a real sustainability. The last of our three episodes of SuperAlp! 2013 by our reporter Simonetta Radice.
29/07/2013 - Alpinism
La Perla Nascosta on Sass On Ortiga by Ivo Ferrari Ivo Ferrari and the beautiful rock climb La Perla nascosta (500m, TD) first ascended in 1972 by Renzo Timillero and Ludovico Cappellari up the North Face of the Sass d'Ortiga (Val Canali, Pale di San Martino, Dolomites). A real hidden gem.
24/07/2013 - Alpinism
Diamante pazzo on Becco Meridionale della Tribolazione, by Ivo Ferrari Ivo Ferrari and diamonds are forever. On via Diamante pazzo (250m, 6a+) the beautiful route established in 1984 by Roberto Perucca and Rinaldo Sartore up the East Face of Becco Meridionale della Tribolazione, Gran Paradiso, Italy. With a text by Gianmario Bellini in memory of Roberto Perucca.
23/07/2013 - Climbing
The new guidebook by Manolo: In Bilico... suspended between climbing history and the rock climbs in the Primiero Dolomites A new guidebook by Manolo to the Primiero Dolomites has just been published. A preview to the book and the wizard's latest climb: the first free ascent of Pappagorgia at the crag Bilico in Val Canali, Italy.
22/07/2013 - Alpinism
Dramatic hours on Broad Peak for Iranian expedition Since last Thursday three member of an Iranian expedition - Aidin Bozorgi, Pouya Keivan and Mojtaba Jarahi - have been stranded at circa 7700m after having reached the summit of Broad Peak (8047m) in Pakistan.
12/07/2013 - Alpinism
The Needles and the magical climbing in California The Swiss Michael Lerjen-Demjen presents climbing at The Needles in California. A magical place for climbing in the USA.
09/07/2013 - Competitions
Red Bull X-Alps 2013: Swiss machine storms ahead Two-time winner Christian Maurer (SUI1) opened up a comfortable lead yeasterday on the second day of the Red Bull X-Alps, the world's toughest adventure race.
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