The news

16/09/2005 - Climbing
Il Piccolo Principe, Punta Larsei, new route Nicola Tondini and Dario Segato have made the first ascent of "Piccolo Principe" 250m, 8 pitches, max 7a+. on the south face of Punta dei Larsei, Sella, Dolomites.

15/09/2005 - Competitions
Special Rock Master aired on RAI Sport Satellite On Friday 16/09/2005 at 17.05 a program by Carlo Gobbo dedicated to the Rock Master 2005 will be aired on satellite TV RAI Sport Satellite

14/09/2005 - Alpinism
House and Anderson forge new line up Rupal Face Steve House and Vince Anderson have ascended a new route up the famous and immense Rupal Face on Nanga Parbat (8125m).

13/09/2005 - Climbing
Mrazek onsights Pata negra 8c! Tomas Mrazek becomes the second person in the world to onsight an 8c - Pata negra at Rodellar, Spain.

12/09/2005 - Climbing
Dave MacLeod holds Breathless Dave MacLeod from Scotland has made the third ascent of "Breathless" on Great Gable in the Lake District, England

08/09/2005 - Climbing
Atlas 2005: new line in Taghia for Stucchi & Co. Silvestro Stucchi & Co. climbs Mago Merlino (7b) on Tagoujimt N'Tsouiant (2977m), Taghia (High Atlas, Morocco).

06/09/2005 - Competitions
Eiter and Puigblanque win Rock Master 2005 Angela Eiter and Ramòn Julien Puigblanque win the 19th Rock Master at Arco.

31/08/2005 - Competitions
A special Rock Master The best climbers in the world to compete in Arco for the 19th Rock Master this weekend.

18/08/2005 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat: the body of Günther Messner found The body of Günther Messner has been found on Nanga Parbat. He died 35 years ago.

11/08/2005 - Interviews
Lynn Hill and Katie Brown's free ascent of Leaning Tower Last July Lynn Hill and Katie Brown made a free ascent of Leaning Tower's West Face (Yosemite, U.S.A.).

08/08/2005 - Climbing
Spirit: second on-sight for Manolo on 05/08 Maurizio "Manolo" Zanolla" made the second on-sight of Spirit, (Cima Merionale, Cime d'Auta, Dolomites).

05/08/2005 - Climbing
Alexander Huber frees Voie Petit on Grand Capucin On the 17th of July Alexander Huber from Germany successfully made the first free ascent of 'Voie Petit' on Grand Capucin, Mont Blanc, grading the 300m line F8b.

04/08/2005 - Climbing
Ala Daglar, Turkey, two new routes for Larcher, Oviglia, Paissan In July 2005 Rolando Larcher, Maurizio Oviglia and Michele Paissan made two first ascents in the Ala Daglar mountain chain (Southern Anatolia, Turkey): “Uc Muz”, 650 m, 8a max, 7b obl. on the east face of Demirkazik (3757 m); and “Mezza luna nascente” (270 m, 7c max, 7a+ obl.)...

01/08/2005 - Climbing
Scarian on-sights Spirit Riccardo Scarian has made the first repeat of "Spirit" on Cime D'Auta, Dolomites. This route was first ascended by Massimo da Pozzo and Danilo Serafini in September 2003 and graded (max 7c+/8a, 7b obbl.).

29/07/2005 - Climbing
New route on Lastoni di Formin Love my dogs (7a, 300m), new route on Lastoni di Formin (Dolomites) by Mario Dibona and Gretchen Alexander.

27/07/2005 - Alpinism
Lowe Trapecio line completed In mid-July a team of four climbers completed a line first ascended by Jeff Lowe in 1985 on Trapecio (5644m), Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru.
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