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21/03/2012 - Events
Piolets d'Or 2012, the international alpinism festival starts today The Piolet d'Or gets underway in Courmayeur and Chamonix today and 2012 celebrates the 20th anniversary of the world's most famous alpinism award. Four days of international alpinism at the foot of Mont Blanc to discuss, watch and celebrate alpinism in all its forms, to pay homage to Walter Bonatti...

20/03/2012 - Climbing
Capo d'Uomo Argentario, rock climbing in Tuscany The beautiful crag Capo d'Uomo on the Argentario island in Tuscany, recently rebolted by Mountain guide Eraldo Meraldi.

06/03/2012 - Alpinism
Chimera verticale, the video of Schweighofer and Wurm in Civetta The video of the ascent of Chimera verticale by Jakob Schweighofer and Florian Wurm on Mount Civetta, Dolomites.

29/02/2012 - Events
National Geographic Adventurer of the Year 2012 to Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa and Sano Babu Sunuwar Everest guide Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa and kayaker Sano Babu Sunuwar have won the National Geographic People's Choice Adventurer of the Year 2012.

24/02/2012 - Alpinism
Sappada, new icefalls in NE Italy Mountain guide Riccardo Del Fabbro introduces the most recent icefalls at the historic ice climbing area Sappada in NE Italy.

22/02/2012 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Val Thorens off-piste skiing Vallon du Lou and Vallon Polset, two off piste freeride itineraries introduced by Mountain guide Paolo Tombini.

20/02/2012 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre an impossible mountain, the petition in favour of the bolt chopping The petition, promoted by Rolando Garibotti, concerning the recent bolt chopping of the Compressor Route on Cerro Torre, Patagonia by the Americans Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk.

15/02/2012 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Mont Rochefort, first descent by Capozzi and Bigio on Mont Blanc After years of waiting for the right conditions, on 13/02/2012 Davide Capozzi and the Mountain guide Stefano Bigio carried out a first ski and snowboard descent on Mont Rochefort (Mont Blanc). The report by Capozzi.

09/02/2012 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre bolt chopping, the debate in Italy With regards to the bolt chopping on Cerro Torre's Compressor route, we have received and published the views of Stefano Lovison, shared by numerous Italian alpinists.

08/02/2012 - Alpinism
Dani Arnold repeats The Hurting in Scotland Swiss alpinist Dani Arnold has repeated The Hurting XI 11 at Coire an t-Sneachda in Scotland.

03/02/2012 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre: the bolt chopping and its history as seen through the eyes of Mario Conti Italian alpinist Mario Conti shares his views about the recent bolt chopping of the Compressor route on the SE Face of Cerro Torre.

03/02/2012 - Climbing
Felsige Gärten, new mixed variation to Hängende Gärten in Austria's Tyrol At the end of January Christian Picco Piccolruaz and Albert Leichtfried carried out the first ascent of Felsige Gärten, a mixed variation to the classic ice climb Hängende Gärten in the Tyrol, Austria.

31/01/2012 - Alpinism
Illuminati in Val Lunga for Ines Papert and Lisi Steurer On 27/01/2012 Ines Papert and Lisi Steurer carried out the first female ascent of Illuminati, the incredible mixed route established by Albert Leichtfried in 2006 up in Val Lunga, Selva Gardena (Italy).

30/01/2012 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Tardivel and Janody, new descent off Mt. Arcalod in France The Frenchmen Pierre Tardivel and Jérémy Janody have skied a new line down the East Face of Mount Arcalod (2217m), Bauges massif, Savoia, France.

26/01/2012 - Climbing
Adam Ondra bouldering in Fontainebleau Two videos documenting Adam Ondra's first bouldering trip to Fontainebleau, France.

25/01/2012 - Climbing
Pra Caramba, climbing and adventure in Brazil with Cedar Wright A journey to Brazil in search of climbing, travel and adventure, guided by Cedar Wright.
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