146 News found

07/01/2014 - Alpinism
B&B - Azione indecente, new dry tooling crag at Cogne Enrico Bonino introduces B & B - Azione indecente, a new dry tooling area Cogne (Aosta), Italy.

10/12/2013 - Climbing
Climbing in Val Pennavaire - Albenga Marco Balda introduces the climbing in Val Pennavaire (Liguria), also known as Albenga. With 1,300 routes and 41 crags, this is one of the most popular climbing areas in Italy.

01/10/2013 - Climbing
Valle dell'Orco short climbs news: Sitting Bull and Dado The second news report from Italy's Orco Valley by Maurizio Oviglia: the crags Sitting Bull and Dado that offer a interesting mix of sport climbing, trad and aid.

27/09/2013 - Alpinism
Young alpinist discovers jewels on Mont Blanc This September on the Bossons glacier at the foot of Mont Blanc a French climber has found precious gems, possibly the remains of an air crash.

19/08/2013 - Interviews
Patrick Gabarrou, an interview with the great alpinist and Mont Blanc connaisseur Patrick Gabarrou was born in 1951 close to Paris in France and the routes first climbed by this alpinist, philosopher and mountain guide are integral parts of the history of Mont Blanc. The following interview was carried out by don Daniele D'Elia and Ronald Gumiel during the recent series of...

14/08/2013 - Alpinism
Via Bonatti on Croz del Rifugio, a rediscovery above Bardonecchia Edoardo Falletta talks about his discovery of Via Bonatti, established by Walter Bonatti solo in 1951 up Croz del Rifugio above Bardonecchia in Piemonte, Italy.

04/07/2013 - Climbing
New crag at Anavra in Greece Chris Boukoros introduces Anavra sector D - The Big Caves, the new crag which has yet to be developed but which promises to become one of the most important cliffs in central Greece.

27/06/2013 - Climbing
A great day out: 5 Walter Bonatti routes climbed by Marco Anghileri The great enchainment carried out by Italian alpinist Marco Anghileri on 25 June 2013. 5 routes first climbed by Walter Bonatti: on Bastionata del Resegone, Medale, Torre Costanza, Ago Teresita, Magnaghi. All repeated in a single day. Anghileri travelled by bike or on foot, but above all he climbed. His...

04/06/2013 - Book-press
Selvaggio Blu and the beauty of Sardina The Book of Selvaggio Blu by Mario Verin - Giulia Castelli that documents the colours, nature and the immense, wild beauty of the area located between Pedra Longa and Cala Sisine in Sardinia's Supramonte region. The book review by Francesca Colesanti.

23/04/2013 - Climbing
Melloblocco Backstage, an exhibition documenting the birth of the boulder problems From Friday 27 April to 31 May an exhibition will be held at Bar Monica at San Martino Valmasino with the photos taken by Laura Benaglia, Francesco Piovesan and Mirko Masè documenting how the boulder problems have been created for Melloblocco 2013.

06/04/2013 - Events
Piolets d'Or 2013: everyone wins The prize for the best climb of 2012 was awarded at the end of an exciting ceremony in Courmayeur last night to all six nominated ascents. The Piolet d'Or Walter Bonatti Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Austria's Kurt Diemberger.

02/04/2013 - Alpinism
L'Onda di Hokusai, the great new route up Molignon di Dentro in the Dolomites by Angelo and Tonelli Andreas Tonelli reports about L'Onda di Hokusai (750m, WI5+, 60°, M3), the new route he forged together with Philipp Angelo up the NE Face of Molignon di Dentro, Rosengarten, Dolomites.

22/03/2013 - Alpinism
2nd International Master Course in Mountain Medicine The second edition of the International Master Course in Mountain Medicine will start on May 2013 to end on June 2014 and will be held at the Italian Insubria University in collaboration with the University of Turin and the Bolzano EURAC. The introduction by Doctor Luigi Festi.

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.

10/01/2013 - Climbing
Nina Caprez and the climbing at Tuzgle in Argentina The video of Nina Caprez and her adventure companions discovering the climbing around the volcano Cerro Tuzgle (5406m) in Argentina.

10/01/2013 - Alpinism
Valeria, important new ice climb in the Brenta Dolomites On 6-7 January 2013 Gianni Canale and Aldo Mazzotti made the first ascent of Via Valeria (270m, VI ice, M4+, VI+ rock) up the west face of Crozzon di Brenta, Dolomites. The route has been dedicated to Valeria Brunelli.
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