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David Lama wrestles Il guerriero del futuro 8c+/9a at Covolo
30/07/2008 - Climbing
David Lama wrestles Il guerriero del futuro 8c+/9a at Covolo
On 28/08/2008 David Lama from Austria made a second go ascent of "Il guerriero del futuro" 8c+/9a at Covolo, Italy
Gino Pavoni repeats Dead man walking 8b/c
30/07/2008 - Climbing
Gino Pavoni repeats Dead man walking 8b/c
Gino Pavoni has repeated Dead man walking 8b/c at Warmbad (Austria)
Silvretta bouldering repeats
29/07/2008 - Climbing
Silvretta bouldering repeats
Kilian Fischhuber and Corny Obleitner repeat Memento Fb 8c+ while Berni Schwaiger repeats Anam Cara Fb 8c, all freed by Bernd Zangerl in the Silvretta, Austria.
Nicolas Favresse repeats Cobra Crack, Squamish, Canada
28/07/2008 - Climbing
Nicolas Favresse repeats Cobra Crack, Squamish, Canada
On 18/07/2008 Nicolas Favresse made the second ascent of Cobra Crack, first climbed by Sonnie Trotter at Squamish, Canada in 2006.
Yuji Hirayama - The Nose, big walls and bouldering
28/07/2008 - Interviews
Yuji Hirayama - The Nose, big walls and bouldering
Interview with Japanese climber Yuji Hirayama after his recent record speed ascent of The Nose on El Capitan, Yosemite, together with Hans Florine.
Broad Peak new route by Valery Babanov and Victor Afanasiev
27/07/2008 - Alpinism
Broad Peak new route by Valery Babanov and Victor Afanasiev
On 17/07/2008 the Russians Valery Babanov and Victor Afanasiev reached the summit of Broad Peak (8047m) after having climbed a new route up the northwest face of the 12th highest mountain in the world.
Rocca La Meya, new route AlpStation d'Isera
25/07/2008 - Climbing
Rocca La Meya, new route AlpStation d'Isera
On 23 July 2008 Elisabetta Caserini and Ezio Marlier carried out the first ascent of Alpstation d’Isera (270m 7a, 6b+ obl) on Rocca La Meya (Southern Alpi Cozie, Piemonte).
Nanga Parbat: Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer safe in Base Camp
24/07/2008 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat: Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer safe in Base Camp
24/07/2007. After 10 days on Nanga Parbat, Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer managed to descend to 5700m from where they were picked up by a helicopter and safely flown to Base Camp. The odyssey which began on 15 July with the death of their climbing partner and leader Karl Unterkircher...
Hansjörg Auer climbing in Yosemite
23/07/2008 - Climbing
Hansjörg Auer climbing in Yosemite
Five weeks climbing in Yosemite resulted in, amongst others, a repeat of El Nino (5.13d) on El Capitan.
Hades 9a at the Götterwand by Bindhammer brothers
22/07/2008 - Climbing
Hades 9a at the Götterwand by Bindhammer brothers
On 05/07/08 Andreas Bindhammer made the first ascent of Hades 9a at the Götterwand, Tyrol, Austria. His brother Christian repeated the route four days later.
Nanga Parbat: Nones and Kehrer blocked by bad weather at 7000m
21/07/2008 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat: Nones and Kehrer blocked by bad weather at 7000m
21/07/08 Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer are blocked by bad weather at 7000m on the Bazin glacier on Nanga Parbat. The two Italian mountaineers are in their tent and have phoned saying that they are well. They are waiting for a good weather spell tomorrow to start the long descent...
For Karl Unterkircher
21/07/2008 - Alpinism
For Karl Unterkircher
Dedicated to his friend Karl Unterkircher, by Ivo Rabanser his companion on climbs and dreams in the Dolomites.
Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer exit the Rakhiot Face: descent tomorrow descent via Buhl route
20/07/2008 - Alpinism
Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer exit the Rakhiot Face: descent tomorrow descent via Buhl route
Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer have climbed the Rakhiot Face on Nanga Parbat and have finally managed to contact Base Camp. Tomorrow they will descend via the Buhl route. After 6 days on the wall the hopes that the two will survive are increasing. Their climbing partner Karl Unterkircher died...
Karl Unterkircher perishes on Nanga Parbat
17/07/2008 - Alpinism
Karl Unterkircher perishes on Nanga Parbat
On 15 July the South Tyrolean mountaineer Karl Unterkircher fell into a crevasse at circa 6800m on Nanga Parbat’s Rakhiot Face. Unable to descend, his two climbing partners Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer have been forced to continue their ascent. A rescue expedition is departing from Italy at this very...
L’ode alla Vacha di Gigi Zoppello in the WebTv TrentoFilmfestival
15/07/2008 - Book-press
L’ode alla Vacha di Gigi Zoppello in the WebTv TrentoFilmfestival
Vacha una poesia di Gigi Zoppello, the file by Andrea Andreotti presented in 2002 at the 52nd Trentofilmfestival is now online on the TrentoFilmfestival WebTv
Zaratustra in Ordesa National Park for Josune Bereziartu and Rikar Otegui
15/07/2008 - Climbing
Zaratustra in Ordesa National Park for Josune Bereziartu and Rikar Otegui
At the start of July Josune Bereziartu and her partner Rikar Otegui repeated Zaratrusta (8a/a+, 400m) Ordesa National Park, Pyrenees, Spain.

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