1317 News found

15/03/2013 - Alpinism
Villanueva, Didier and Hanssens free climbs in Patagonia's Torres del Paine In Patagonia the Belgian alpinists Stephane Hanssens, Merlin Didier and Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll made the first free ascents of the East Face of Cerro Catedral (1000 m, 7c+) and the East Face of Cerro Cota 2000 (500m, 7c+) while on Fitz Roy they climbed 900m of virgin ground up the...

12/03/2013 - Alpinism
New rock climb on Cerro Walwalun, Cochamó Valley, Chile In February 2013 the Italian climbers Lorenzo Lanfranchi, Mirko Masè, Simone Pedeferri, Mattia Tisi and Andrea Zaffaroni made the first ascent of Perdidos en el Mundo (870m, 23 pitches, 7b+, 6c+ obligatory) up the north face of Cerro Walwalun in Cochamo valley in Patagonia, Chile. The story by Mirko Masè.

11/03/2013 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Grand Muveran West Face steep skiing action in Switzerland On 2 March Sébastien de Sainte Marie, Olov Isaksson and Gilles Bornet skied the West Face of Grand Muveran (1600m, 5.2/5.3 E4) in Switzerland's Bernese Alps.

28/02/2013 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Couloir Marbrèe off-piste ski descent, Courmayeur Mountain Guide Rudy Buccella introduces the Marbrèe couloir freeride descent above Courmayeur, a long and beautiful off-piste run in the Mont Blanc massif.

19/02/2013 - Events
San Candido – Innichen to host first Adventure Movie Awards from 18 – 21 July 2013 Adventure Movie Awards will be ‘the summer event’ for outdoor, sports and nature lovers: it will be held form July 18th to July 21st in San Candido/Innichen in the heart of the Dolomites, Italy.

15/02/2013 - Climbing
The Nose and the attempt by Dobrinskiy and Gelmanov Video of the Russian climbers Pavel Dobrinskiy and Rustam Gelmanov and their attempt to repeat The Nose in Yosemite, USA.

12/02/2013 - Alpinism
Superb new winter climbs in Scotland A report of the recent new winter routes climbed in Scotland which include Shooting the Breeze (IX,8 Guy Robertson, Greg Boswell) and Immortal Memory (IX,9 Guy Robertson, Jason Currie) on Beinn Eighe, Vapourizer (VIII,8 Guy Robertson, Greg Boswell) on Creag an Dubh Loch, No Success Like Failure (IX,8 Simon Richardson,...

06/02/2013 - Events
Piolets d'Or 2013: Kurt Diemberger receives Lifetime Achievement Award From 3 - 6 April 2013 Courmayeur and Chamonix will be the world's capital of alpinism thanks to the 21st Piolets d’Or, the international award dedicated to alpinism.

31/01/2013 - Climbing
Il Maratoneta, third repeat by Ivan Lisica-Lija and a little history about this famous Manolo climb On 27/01/2013 Croatian climber Ivan Lisica-Lija made the third repeat of Il Maratoneta, the legendary route first climbed by Maurizio "Manolo" Zanolla at Paklenica (Croatia).

30/01/2013 - Climbing
Nico Favresse and the perfect crack climb in Norway The words and video of Nicolas Favresse about his latest project, a beautiful and difficult trad climb in Norway.

29/01/2013 - Climbing
The rebirth of Jerzu in Sardinia Maurizio Oviglia discusses the latest developments at Jerzu, one of the most beautiful and popular climbing areas in Sardinia.

22/01/2013 - Alpinism
Pilastro Magno, Sassolungo first winter ascent by Milani and Travaglia On 8, 9 and 10 January 2013, Giorgio Travaglia and Francesco Milani made the first wintere ascent - with two bivouacs - of "Pilastro Magno" (950m, VI), the route established in summer 1993 by Ivo Rabanser and Marco Furlani up the NE Face of Sassolungo (Dolomites).

18/01/2013 - Alpinism
La Legrima, Adam Holzknecht and Hubert Moroder make first ascent of the icefall on Sassolungo North Face On 7 and 8 January 2013 the Catores Mountain Guides Adam Holzknecht and Hubert Moroder made the first ascent of "La Legrima" (WI6 M6 V+, two sections of A0), the great ice and mixed line up the North Face of the Sassolungo (Dolomites) long pursued by numerous ice climbers.

15/01/2013 - Alpinism
Orient Express on Gran Sasso, the story of the first winter attempt and the strength of a partnership On 30/12/2012 Andrea Di Donato, Andrea Di Pascasio and Lorenzo Angelozzi attempted the first winter ascent of Orient Express, but were stopped by Angelozzi's massive fall. Fortunately there were no serious consequences. Andrea Di Pascasio recounts the story.

11/01/2013 - Alpinism
David Lama and Peter Ortner add Laserz Spindrift On 27/12/2012 David Lama and Peter Ortner made the first ascent of Sprindrift (600m, VIII-, M6, WI VI, A1) up the North Face of Laserz, Lienzer Dolomites, Austria.

09/01/2013 - Alpinism
New icefall in Val Budria On 05/01/2013 Cristian Candiotto and Ezio Lualdi made the probable first ascent of the icefall Illusion (90m, 5/5+) in Val Budria (Italy).
Expo / News
Expo / Products
Organic Merino Wool trekking socks
Hiking backpack with shoulder straps made of auxetic, a revolutionary material in the world of backpacks.
Scott Stride sunglasses with maximal field of vision, thanks to its toric lens.
Singing Rock Pearl: all-round three-buckle climbing harness specially designed for women.
Ocun Twist Tech Eco is an eco-friendly harness for climbing, mountaineering, via ferrata.
Leather approach shoes designed to guarantee maximum stability and grip even on the roughest terrain.