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29/03/2011 - Book-press

Passion Together, in memory of Chloé Graftiaux

A book and non-profit association have been created to honour Chloé Graftiaux, the Belgian climber who lost her life last August in a fall from Aiguille Noire de Peuterey (Mont Blanc). Published below is an open letter by Chloé's parents

15/03/2011 - Climbing

Manolo and his Fragile Heroes in Val Noana

On 5 March 2011 Maurizio "Manolo" Zanolla freed Eroi Fragili (8c, 30m), a new route he bolted in Val Noana (Pale di San Martino, Dolomites) next to another of his creations, Stramonio.

02/03/2011 - Alpinism

Drytooling beneath the Gran Sasso d'Italia at the Città di Pietra

Pino Sabbatin introduces the new drytooling cliff Città di Pietra - the city of stone - at Prati di Tivo beneath the Gran Sasso d'Italia, with 20 routes up to M9.

14/02/2011 - Alpinism

Civetta NW Face, first winter solo ascent by Fabio Valseschini

On Sunday 13 February Fabio Valseschini from Lecco, Italy, completed the first solo winter ascent of the great Via dei Cinque di Valmadrera (1350m, VI+ A3) on the NW Face of Civetta, Dolomites. After 7 bivvies on the mountain and...

28/01/2011 - Alpinism

Gasherbrum II in winter: Campo 2 for Moro, Urubko and Richards

On 25 Janaury 2011 Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards installed Camp 2 at 6500m on Gasherbrum II. In doing so they carried out another important step in their attempt to carry out the first winter ascent of the...

21/01/2011 - Alpinism

Cerro Pollone East, first ascent in Patagonia by Kauffman and Toman

At the start of January 2011 the American alpinists Neil Kauffman and Jim Toman carried out the first ascent of Cerro Pollone East (Patagonia) by climbing Re Puesto! (V 800m 5.10 A1).

01/01/2011 - Climbing

Malvasia 22 years later... the first repeat by Cody Roth and the recollections of Manolo

On 28 December 2010 the American climber Cody Roth carried out the first repeat of Malvasia at Dvigrad in Croatia, the route bolted in 1987 and freed in 1988 by Maurizio 'Manolo' Zanolla which no one had managed to repeat....

17/12/2010 - Alpinism

Quo Vadis, new route by Tondini and Irsara on Sass dla Crusc, Dolomites

Another new route on Sass dla Crusc (Dolomites) by Nicola Tondini and Ingo Irsara who established Quo Vadis on the massive mountain face, the symbol of the Val Badia.

13/12/2010 - Alpinism

Grotta del Lupo, drytooling in the Dolomites

Gianmario Meneghin introduces the drytooling crag Grotta del Lupoon LakeCentro di Cadore in the Dolomites.

04/12/2010 - Climbing

Hard trad at New River Gorge, Virginia, USA

American climbers Pat Goodman and Matt Wilder have established the trad routes The Scavenger (5.13c) and The Golden Bullet (5.13d) at the New River Gorge, Virginia, USA.

07/11/2010 - Interviews

Fourteen times Edurne Pasaban

Interview with Edurne Pasaban, the Basque alpinist who has climbed all fourteen 8000m peaks. Interview by Erminio Ferrari and Ellade Ossola.

29/10/2010 - Climbing

Zalia Rakhmetov, things are looking better

Anna Piunova reports about the latest developments concerning Zaila Rakhmetov, the daughter of Salavat and Guzel Rakhmetov, injured in an accident in Turkey.

28/10/2010 - Alpinism

Joseph Puryear dies in Tibet

American alpinist Joseph Puryear has died in Tibet while attempting Labuche Kang (7367m) together with David Gottlieb.

20/10/2010 - Climbing

Manolo sends Stramonio, Erba dei ladri in Val Noana

On 10 October 2010 Maurizio Manolo Zanolla freed Stramonio, a 30m route in Val Noana, Dolomites.

18/10/2010 - Competitions

The Tor de Geants mountain race by Stevie Haston.

Stevie Haston, alpinist, ice climber and snowboarder, tells about his experience of the first ever Tor de Geants, the incredible mountain marathon which covers 330km and 24,000 vertical meters, starting and finishing at Courmayeur and completing a circle around the...