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XX Mezzalama legendary ski mountaineering Saturday 25 April
20/04/2015 - Competitions
XX Mezzalama legendary ski mountaineering Saturday 25 April
The XX Mezzalama, the legendary ski mountaineering competition in the Monte Rosa massif, takes place on 25 April 2015. Marco Spataro reports.
Rock & Walls 2015 Boulder Contest at Luogosanto in Sardinia
20/04/2015 - Climbing
Rock & Walls 2015 Boulder Contest at Luogosanto in Sardinia
On 9 and 10 May Luogosanto in Gallura, Sardinia, will host the Rock & Walls 2015 Boulder Contest. The program includes a street boulder competition on Saturday followed by a climbing meeting the next day at a new bouldering area.
Heart and muscles: Mont Blanc on foot and by bike
15/04/2015 - Alpinism
Heart and muscles: Mont Blanc on foot and by bike
From Padua, close to Venice, all the way to the summit of Mont Blanc: a bicycle ride that culminated on the summit of the symbol of mountaineering. A great adventure experienced at just the right speed which, three summers down the line, still lives on in the memories of the...
Caravanserai 2015 Lou Vir Tound: a round trip
07/04/2015 - Alpinism
Caravanserai 2015 Lou Vir Tound: a round trip
The adventure of Sebastiano Audiso and Valter Perlino starts today: The two will combine climbing and cycling with the greater meaning of traveling: starting from and finishing at Kathmandu, they will cross the Himalayam cycling in between Nepal and Tibet past the sacred Mount Kailash and the the Tibetan 8000er...
Impressive impressions: Patrick Berhault and Mt. Monviso
01/04/2015 - Alpinism
Impressive impressions: Patrick Berhault and Mt. Monviso
Patrick Berhault and long ridge from Colle Traversette to Monviso. To remember that the "game" and mountaineering are never ending. By Ivo Ferrari.
Dejan Koren climbs three new routes at Forcella Lavina
31/03/2015 - Alpinism
Dejan Koren climbs three new routes at Forcella Lavina
On the North Face of Travnik in Valle Lavina (Laghi di Fusine, Tarvisio, Italy) the Slovenian alpinist Dejan Koren has made the first ascent of three new mixed climbs, including the ice climb Mali Bogovi, dedicated to the late Urban Golob.
Tom Ballard and the Eiger - a hard day's winter
27/03/2015 - Alpinism
Tom Ballard and the Eiger - a hard day's winter
British mountaineer Tom Ballard reports about his recent ascent of the Eiger that crowned his Starlight and Storm project to climb the six great North Faces of the Alps in winter, alone and in just one season: Cima Grande di Lavaredo, Pizzo Badile, Matterhorn, Grandes Jorasses, Petit Dru and the...
Stefano Carnati sets Guinness World Record
26/03/2015 - Climbing
Stefano Carnati sets Guinness World Record
Italian climber Stefano Carnati has set a new Guinness World Record by climbing a 15m roof, graded 7c, in just 62 seconds.
Mt. Maudit new mixed climb by Matt Helliker and Jon Bracey
25/03/2015 - Alpinism
Mt. Maudit new mixed climb by Matt Helliker and Jon Bracey
British alpinists Matt Helliker and Jon Bracey have climbed Zephyr, a possible new mixed climb up the East Face of Mt. Maudit in the Mont Blanc Massif.
Aaron Durogati and Red Bull X-Alps 2015, interview with the only Italian competitor
23/03/2015 - Competitions
Aaron Durogati and Red Bull X-Alps 2015, interview with the only Italian competitor
Interview with Aaron Durogati, the winner of the World Cup 2012, one of 33 athletes (and only Italian) who will take part in the Red Bull X-Alps 2015, the world's most spectacular adventure race that begins on 5 July and crosses 6 different countries and 1000km course on foot or...
Get Vertical: win a Base Camp Experience with Salewa
23/03/2015 - Alpinism
Get Vertical: win a Base Camp Experience with Salewa
The 19th March marks the start of the online competition “get vertical”, where Salewa, the brand leader in mountaineering clothing and equipment, will offer 100 lucky winners the chance to enjoy a vertical adventure amidst the mountains of the Alps or in Australia. Those who wish to climb high, readjust...
Red Bull X-Alps 2015 route revealed
20/03/2015 - Competitions
Red Bull X-Alps 2015 route revealed
On 5 July the Red Bull X-Alps 2015 gets underway, the world's most spectacular adventure race across 6 different countries and via a 1000km course on foot or by paraglider.
A Dolomite DOC climb reinterpreted in winter
17/03/2015 - Alpinism
A Dolomite DOC climb reinterpreted in winter
Francesco Salvaterra reports about the winter ascent, carried out together with Marcello Cominetti, of Hrushka up the East Face of Mur de Pisciadù, Sella, Dolomites, Italy.
Stefano Ghisolfi repeats Demencia Senil 9a+ at Margalef
15/03/2015 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi repeats Demencia Senil 9a+ at Margalef
At Margalef in Spain the Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi has redpointed Demencia Senil 9a+.
Shivling, the perfect attempt by Daniela Teixeira and Paulo Roxo
08/03/2015 - Alpinism
Shivling, the perfect attempt by Daniela Teixeira and Paulo Roxo
The report by Portugese climbers Daniela Teixeira and Paulo Roxo about their autumn 2014 attempt to forge a new route up Shivling in the Indian Himalayas.
Alaska Range Project by Carl Battreall
02/03/2015 - Alpinism
Alaska Range Project by Carl Battreall
Alaskan photographer Carl Battreall introduces his Alaska Range Project, a major photographic project to explore and photograph the entire Alaska Range in North America from the Nutzotin Mountains to the Neacolas via Denali - Mount McKinley.