196 News found
03/05/2014 - Climbing
Silvio Reffo, 9a and 8c+ at Arco and the Frankenjura At Arco in Italy Silvio Reffo has repeated Bio-logiko 9a, while in Germany's Frankenjura he sent Odd fellows and Steinbock 8c as well as Battle cat 8c+. Young Stefano Carnati is on top form too with a rare repeat of Spirit Walker 8c at Sasso Remenno in val di mello
02/05/2014 - Events
Melloblocco 2014 - day two, climbing without limits Day 2 of Melloblocco started with a light drizzle and this gave way to the sun in the afternoon. In any case rain didn't stop play, climbing continued as more than 1400 reached val di mello. Full house is expected on Saturday and Sunday.
30/04/2014 - Events
The Melloblocco 2014 boulder problems by Simone Pedeferri The latest updates from the route setter Simone Pedeferri about the boulder problems that are just waiting to be climbed during Melloblocco 2014.
30/04/2014 - Events
For those who love Melloblocco... the journey begins Wednesday 30 April 2014. The 11th Melloblocco begins today at 21:00 in Val Masino - val di mello, Italy. The world's biggest and most famous bouldering meeting, organised by Associazione operatori Valmasino, will run until Sunday 4 May. 1969 climbers have pre-registered for the event, but the number of Melloblockers...
24/04/2014 - Events
Less than a week to Melloblocco! The 11th Melloblocco begins on 1 May 2014. Over 1700 climbers have pre-registered for the world's most international bouldering meeting that will take place in Valmasino - val di mello, Italy, until 4 May 2014.
10/04/2014 - Interviews
Simone Pedeferri - behind the scenes of Melloblocco 2014 Interview with Simone Pedeferri, the man who leads the group of route setters who unearth and prepare the new problems and areas for the Melloblocco bouldering event in val di mello - Val Masino, Italy.
03/04/2014 - Events
Melloblocco 2014 - simply climbing From 30 April to 4 May 2014 Melloblocco, the world's biggest bouldering and climbing meeting, returns to val di mello - Val Masino, Italy. Almost 1200 climbers have already pre-registered for this event. Simone Pedeferri and the team of route setters are hard at work preparing the boulder problems and...
16/01/2014 - Events
Melloblocco 2014 - register now online! Pre-registration is now online for Melloblocco 2014 , the biggest bouldering and climbing meeting in the world that will be held in val di mello - Val Masino, Italy, from 1 - 4 May 2014.
22/12/2013 - Climbing
Paige Claassen repeats India's hardest sport climb American climber Paige Claassen has repeated Ganesh 8b+ at Badami, the most difficult sport climb in India.
04/12/2013 - Climbing
Video: Paige Claassen in Japan The video of American climber Paige Claassen and her Japanese stage of the Lead Now Tour.
11/11/2013 - Climbing
Women's climbing roundup The recent climbs of Vanessa François, Hazel Findlay, Pamela Pack, Emma Twyford, Katy Whittaker, Shauna Coxsey, Alizée Dufraisse, Eva López, Ashima Shiraishi and Angelina Scarth-Johnson.
07/11/2013 - Climbing
Paige Claassen: Art Attack in val di mello and the Lead Now Tour Interview with Paige Claassen and video after her repeat of Art Attack 8c in val di mello, Val Masino, Italy.
11/09/2013 - Alpinism
A Fish as a present. Attraverso il Pesce by Maurizio Oviglia A legendary rock climb as a birthday present: via Attraverso il Pesce, the Fish route up the South Face of Marmolada. A pretext to remember once again that climbing and alpinism are a never ending evolution between dreams and reality.
10/06/2013 - Climbing
Strike! the incredible route at Perda asub 'e pari in Sardinia On 31 May 2013, 33 years after its first ascent, Maurizio Oviglia and Corrado Pibiri completed this historic route in southern Sardinia. Originally three pitches long, the route now offers six (plus two traverses) to reach the top of beautiful Perda asub 'e pari (also known as Garibaldi), one of...
24/05/2013 - Book-press
Melloblocco 10, the book Photos, texts, stories and meetings of the first 10 years of Melloblocco: the book that retraces the history of the international bouldering festival which, ever since 2004, has taken place in Italy's Val Masino val di mello.
10/05/2013 - Climbing
Melloclip, the Melloblocco videos part 2 The second selection of video clips of the 10th Melloblocco 2013 which took place in Val Masino – val di mello from 26 Aprilto 5 May.
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