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15/09/2008 - Trekking
All the Alps just a click away The new version of the Via Alpina website is online, with a community area
10/09/2008 - Alpinism
La perla preziosa, new route on Sass dla Crusc, Dolomites Nicola Tondini, Nicola Sartori and Michele Zandegiacomo have completed their new "La perla preziosa" - IX+ (7c+) - on the West Face of Sass dla Crusc (Dolomites, Val Badia).
26/08/2008 - Climbing
Dean Potter: FreeBASE on the Eiger On 6/08 American climber Dean Potter carried out the first FreeBASE ascent of Deep Blue Sea (Eiger, 5.12+/7b+), climbing without a rope but with a B.A.S.E. parachute.
22/08/2008 - Climbing
Rock Master plus Rock Legends equals Arco and the world climbing champions The programme, athletes and all the news in the run up to the 22nd Rock Master and the 3rd edition of the Arco Rock Legends scheduled for 5 - 7 September 2008 in Arco, Italy.
18/08/2008 - Climbing
James Pearson climbing interview Interview with the English climber James Pearson, the man responsible for some of the hardest pyscholgical outings on gritstone and flashes of Font 8b boulder problems.
31/07/2008 - Climbing
Dave Macleod frees Echo Wall, Ben Nevis On 28/07/2008 Dave Macleod made the first ascent of his project on Echo Wall, Scotland, his hardest lead to date.
28/07/2008 - Climbing
Nicolas Favresse repeats Cobra Crack, Squamish, Canada On 18/07/2008 Nicolas Favresse made the second ascent of Cobra Crack, first climbed by Sonnie Trotter at Squamish, Canada in 2006.
28/07/2008 - Interviews
Yuji Hirayama - The Nose, big walls and bouldering Interview with Japanese climber Yuji Hirayama after his recent record speed ascent of The Nose on El Capitan, Yosemite, together with Hans Florine.
15/07/2008 - Climbing
Zaratustra in Ordesa National Park for Josune Bereziartu and Rikar Otegui At the start of July Josune Bereziartu and her partner Rikar Otegui repeated Zaratrusta (8a/a+, 400m) Ordesa National Park, Pyrenees, Spain.
09/07/2008 - Climbing
trad Master first free ascent in Finland At the start of June 31 year old Perttu Ollila made the first ascent of "trad Master" at Pärkänvuori, describing it as "the best and hardest dihedral in Finland."
02/07/2008 - Competitions
World Cup Lead 2008: Johanna Ernst and Tomás Mrázek win first stage in Qinghai On 28/06 Johanna Ernst from Austria and Tomás Mrázek from the Czech Republic won the first stage of the World Cup Lead 2008 in Qinghai, China.
13/06/2008 - Climbing
Nicolas Favresse - trad climbing in Wales and England Nicolas Favresse and Sean Villanueva have just spent three weeks climbing in Wales, repeating a series of routes on Gogarth, Dinas Cromlech and Cloggy including John Redhead's masterpiece "Authentic desire" E7 6b.
31/05/2008 - Events
Rock Junior 2008: registration boom 400 climbers have already pre-registered for the seventh Rock Junior European Youth Climbing Days due to take place from 7 - 8 June 2008 at the Climbing Stadium in Arco, Italy.
15/05/2008 - Events
Outdoordays Garda Trentino: Experiences for all From 23 to 25 May 2008 the Garda Trentino will host the Outdoordays, the open-air trade fair for everyone to test gear and participate in outdoor activities.
08/05/2008 - Climbing
Nicolas Favresse repeats Greenspit and Itaca nel sole in Valle dell' Orco, Italy Nicolas Favresse has made the first repeats of "Greenspit" 8b+ and "Itaca nel sole" 8b in the Orco valley, Italy.
07/05/2008 - Events
Outdoor photography: Dan and Janine Patitucci With photos gracing the pages of National Geographic Adventure, Rock & Ice and Patagonia to name just three, Dan and Janine Patitucci are definielty some of the most important photographers in the outdoor industry.
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