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02/06/2011 - Trekking
Adamello Haute Route The "Alta Via dell’Adamello", or Adamello High Trail No. 1, is a spectacular 70km hike through the beautiful Adamello mountain range in the Italian Alps.
01/06/2011 - Alpinism
Simone Moro and helicopter rescues in Nepal Interview with Simone Moro about the latest helicopter rescues in Nepal's mountains.
19/05/2011 - Interviews
Ama Dablam paraglide by Stuart Holmes Interview with British mountaineer Stuart Holmes after his paraglide flight from the summit of Ama Damblam. 6856m, Nepal.
08/05/2011 - Events
Melloblocco 2011 – a new bouldering and Val Masino record Great success and absolute record number of participants in Val Masino - Val di Mello (Italy) during the eighth Melloblocco, the biggest climbing and bouldering meeting in the world. 2600 registered climbers from 22 different countries took part in the event, while at least 10000 people gathered in the...
07/05/2011 - Events
Melloblocco day two – it's a record! With 2500 registered climbers on the second day, the eighth Melloblocco has already broken all previous records. The number will increase tomorrow during the final day of the world's biggest bouldering and climbing meeting.
04/05/2011 - Alpinism
Tsunami, Canadian Rockies first ascent by Slawinski and Lavigne On 01/05/2011 Joshua Lavigne and Raphael Slawinski made the first ascent of Tsunami (300 m, M5 WI5+) on Mt Patterson in Canada's Rocky mountains.
03/05/2011 - Climbing
Rock climbing in Thessalia, Greece Christos Boukoros introduces three crags in Magnesia in Thessalia in the heart of Greece: Kofi, Anavra and Paou.
29/04/2011 - Competitions
Mezzalama Trophy 2011: the great Monte Rosa ski mountaineering competition postpoined to Sunday The start of the XVIII "Mezzalama" has been postponed to 05:30 on Sunday 1 May
29/04/2011 - Alpinism
Erhard Loretan, good-bye to a great alpinist On Thursday 28 April Swiss alpinist and mountain guide Erhard Loretan died in a climbing accident while ascending Grünhorn in the Bernse Alps. Loretan was one of the greatest alpinists of the modern era, the third person to have climbed all fourteen 8000m peaks and the second to do so...
27/04/2011 - Events
59th TrentoFilmFestival, select events The 59th Trento Film Festival takes place from 28 April to 8 May to celebrate mountains, society, cinema and literature. Numerous mountaineering personalities gather in Italy's Trento including Messner, Herzog, Bonatti, Mazeaud, Erri De Luca, Mauro Corona, Neri Marcoré, Enrico Brizzi and Mario Brunello.
26/04/2011 - Alpinism
Abele Blanc summits Annapurna and all 8000ers At 13.40 Nepalese time Italian mountain Guide Abele Blanc reached the summit of Annapurna (8091m, Nepal, Himalaya). In doing so he has now ascended all 14 8000ers, and is the third Italian to do so without supplementary oxygen.
22/04/2011 - Alpinism
Hervé Barmasse, the new Matterhorn route and the exploration of the Alps On 9 April, after 4 days on the wall and three bivvies, Hervé Barmasse reached the summit of Picco Muzio via a new 700m route up the great pillar located on the South Face. This is the first stage in a trilogy to explore the Alps during which Barmasse plans...
19/04/2011 - Events
Piolet d'Or 2011, winners, diversity and the challenges of alpinism Two Piolets d'Or were awarded on 15 April in Chamonix, France, during the IXX Piolet d'Or 2011: to the Greenland Big Walls by Sean Villanueva, Nicolas and Olivier Favresse, Ben Ditto and Bob Shepton and to the ascent up Mount Logan in Canada by Yasushi Okada and Katsutaka Yokoyama from...
07/04/2011 - Environment
The beauty of time Time in the mountains, measured through the particular lens of Guido Perrini.
04/04/2011 - Climbing
Rock climbing on Mallorca at Gorg Blau Gorg Blau, an excellent warm weather climbing venue to escape from the heat on the island of Mallora, Spain, with circa 50 routes from 4a - 8c.
29/03/2011 - Book-press
Passion Together, in memory of Chloé Graftiaux A book and non-profit association have been created to honour Chloé Graftiaux, the Belgian climber who lost her life last August in a fall from Aiguille Noire de Peuterey (Mont Blanc). Published below is an open letter by Chloé's parents
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