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09/05/2016 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2016: the photos by Claudio Piscina The photos taken by Claudio Piscina at the last Melloblocco,the world’s biggest bouldering and climbing meeting, which took place from 5 - 8 May 2016 in val masino – Val di Mello, Italy.

08/05/2016 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2016 final day - the need to climb The 13th edition of Melloblocco, the world's biggest bouldering and climbing meeting, came to a close today in val masino - Val di Mello, Italy. 2800 registered climbers underline the success of the event which has no other equals in the climbing world.

07/05/2016 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2016 - day 3. Climbing Karma Third day of Melloblocco 2016: the game of climbing continues in val masino, marked by beauty and the Mello Karma. A staggering 2500 climbers have already registered for the biggest international bouldering competition in the world!

07/05/2016 - Climbing
Melloblocco spirit images. By Im Duck Yong The spirit of Melloblocco 2016, captured in these photos by the South Korean journalist Im Duck Yong.

06/05/2016 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2016 - day 2. Social climbing The report of the second day of Melloblocco 2016. 1500 boulderer have already flocked to the valley for the social Mello climbing.

05/05/2016 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2016 start: sun and bouldering galore Melloblocco #13 has started today, Thursday 5 May 5, marked by climbing, boulders and sun flooding into val masino. The bouldering and celebrations will continue until Sunday!

03/05/2016 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2016: I'm lost! For those who are lost in climbing or want to get lost climbing, the date is set from 5 to 8 May in val masino - Val di Mello, Italy, for the world’s most famous international bouldering meeting, Melloblocco 2016.

20/04/2016 - Climbing
Delta Minox in val masino climbed by Federica Mingolla, Luca Schiera and Andrea Gaddi Federica Mingolla reports of her 20/03/2016 ascent, together with Andrea Gaddi and Luca Schiera, of the classic multi-pitch rock climb Delta Minox up Pilastro del Scingino, Cavalcorto, val masino, Italy, established on 4 September 1988 by Tarcisio Fazzini, Livio Gianola, Sabina Gianola and Norberto Riva.

19/04/2016 - Events
Melloblocco 2016: a story that goes back a long way Michele Comi, Nicola Noè and Stefano Scetti, the historical organisers of Melloblocco, talk about the world's biggest climbing and bouldering meeting that will take place in Italy's val masino - Val di Mello from 5 to 8 May 2016. Over 1300 climbers are set to take part in the 13th...

17/02/2016 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2016 and the hormonal bouldering storms The date is set for the 13th edition Melloblocco. An invitation, bordering between fantasy and history, to join the world's biggest climbing and bouldering meeting that will take place, as ever, in Italy's val masino - Val di Mello from 5 to 8 May 2016.

15/02/2016 - Alpinism
Tom Ballard and his plan B: Pizzo Cengalo and Pizzo Badile solo one winter's morning British alpinist Tom Ballard recounts his plan B on 30/12/2015: his winter solo ascent in a single day (in one morning) of Spigolo Vinci up Pizzo Cengalo (3369m, 400m, TD) and Via Molteni up Pizzo Badile (3308m, 400m, D+) in val masino (Italy).

20/01/2016 - Events
Melloblocco 2016 - register now for the legendary bouldering meeting in Val di Mello - val masino Pre-registration is now online for Melloblocco 2016, the biggest bouldering and climbing meeting in the world that will be held in Val di Mello - val masino, Italy, from 5 - 8 May 2016.

17/12/2015 - Climbing
Simone Tentori boulders hard at Magic Wood and val masino The video by Achille Mauri featuring the last 5 months of Simone Tentori, during which th e young Italian climber managed to send the 8B boulder problem Riverbed at Magic Wood in Switzerland...

02/10/2015 - Climbing
King of the Bongo on Qualido in Val di Mello climbed by Marazzi, de Zaiacomo and Schiera In autumn 2014 Paolo Marazzi, Matteo de Zaiacomo and Luca Schiera completed the first ascent of King of the Bongo, a new climb that shares the first two pitches with Passi di Bimbo to then explore a 700m, independent, difficult and at times dangerous line up the Qualido Face in...

04/06/2015 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2015 and the official video by OpenCircle The official video of Melloblocco 2015, the world's biggest bouldering and climbing meeting that took place in Val di Mello - val masino, Italy from 30 April to 3 May 2015.

13/05/2015 - Climbing
Adam Ondra: thinking back to Melloblocco 2015 Czech climber Adam Ondra thinks back to the recent Melloblocco climbing meeting that took place in Val di Mello, Italy from 30 April to 3 May 2015.
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