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Gianni Tomasoni, the historic local climber at the crag Corna Rossa di Bratto, talks about this cliff in italy’s Val Seriana which was recently developed further with the addition of an entirely new sector called Solarium.

The video of Italian climber Silvio Reffo repeating the famous multi-pitch sports climb Hotel Supramonte at Gola di Gorropu in Sardinia.

Planetmountain.com introduces the historic crag Nomesino in Val di Gresta, one of the most beautiful sport climbing crags in the entire Arco area in Northern italy.

15-year-old climber Laura Rogora from italy has repeated Joe-cita, a 9a sports climb at Oliana in Spain.

On 16 and 17 February 2017 Mauro Mabboni and Patrick Gasperini made the first ascent of Old Boy, a difficult new mixed climb above Lillaz close to Cogne in Valle d’Aosta, italy.

America’s Margo Hayes has repeated La Rambla at Siurana in Spain and, in doing so, has become the first woman to climb 9a+.

The small town Campitello in Val di Fassa, italy, will host the sport climbing European Championships Lead and Speed from 29 June to 1 July 2017. This is only the second time this prestigious climbing competition is disputed in italy.

On 2 July the Red Bull X-Alps 2017 gets underway, the world's most spectacular adventure race across the Alps and via via a 1000km course on foot or by paraglider, from Salzburg in Austria to the Principality of Monaco

On the first day of the Ski Mountaineering World Championships 2017 at Alpago - Piancavallo, italy’s Damiano Lenzi and France’s Laetitia Roux were crowned Individual world champions. Silver went to Kilian Jornet Burgada from Spain and Maude Mathys from Switzerland, while bronze went to Anton Palzer from Germany and Axelle...

Winter mountaineering in Molise, italy: Riccardo Quaranta reports about Infinite Dreams (120m, AI4-, TD), the new mixed climb he established Monte Miletto in the Matese massif, established on 15/02/2017 with Agnese Flavi.

Francesco Rigon reports about his ascent of 'Night Love' (WI5, 35m), a probable new ice climb in Val d'Ansiei (Cadore, italy).

Climbing video: the documentary Fish that follows Italian climber Federica Mingolla up the famous rock climb via Attraverso il Pesce (Weg durch den Fisch), first ascended in 1981 by Igor Koller and Jindric Šustr on the South Face of Marmolada, Dolomites.

A thought for Mauro Franceschini, Antonella Gallo, Antonella Gerini and Fabrizio Recchia who yesterday, Thursday 16/02/17, lost their lives when the icefall Bonne année collapsed in Valle di Gressoney, Valle d’Aosta, italy.

Pre-registration is now online for the 14th edition of Melloblocco, the biggest bouldering and climbing meeting in the world that will be held in italy’s Val di Mello - Val Masino from Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 May 2017.

The third stage of the ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2017 took place at Erzincan in Turkey last weekend. Saturday’s Individual race was won by France’s Laetitia Roux and italy’s Matteo Eydallin, while Sunday’s Vertical race was won by Roux and italy’s Robert Antonioli.

The video of Italian climber Pietro Biagini sending Alphacentauri sit. 8B and Scacco al Re Nero 7C/+ at Varazze, italy.