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Claude Gardien, historic editor-in-chief of the French magazine Vertical, remembers Simone Badier who passed away on 18 March 2022. Born in 1936 and as talented as she was discreet, she was one of the leading figures in women's climbing and...

From 27 to 29 May 2022 the 9th Dolorock Climbing Festival will take place in Val di Landro, Italy. Open to all, this is the biggest climbing meeting in the dolomites, located a stone’s throw from the Tre Cime di...

Daniel Rogger introduces Landro Classica, the oldest crag in Höhlensteintal / Valle di Landro. From 27 to 29 May 2022 this valley will host the Dolorock Climbing Festival, the international climbing meeting of the dolomites

Marco Longo reports about the first ascent, with Pietro Simon, of Scivolo del Riky on Cima Immink, Pale di San Martino, dolomites. The winter route was dedicated to Riccardo Simon, Pietro's father

15 years ago today Hansjörg Auer set a major milestone in mountaineering history with his daring free solo of the Via Through the Fish on the south face of the Marmolada in the dolomites

The traditional Dolorock Climbing Festival will take from 27 to 29 May 2022 in Höhlensteintal, dolomites, Italy

Daniel Ladurner introduces 'The Bird', a rarely repeated mixed climb in Langental / Vallunga, first ascended by Massimo Faletti and Giovanni Groaz in 2003. Initially called Gola del Pettirosso, this 'pearl of the dolomites' was renamed by the first ascensionists...

After a two-year stop, the Sellaronda Skimarathon will take place in the Italian dolomites tomorrow. As per usual the most famous night ski mountaineering competition will cross four mountain passes, Campolongo, Pordoi, Sella and Gardena and cover a total distance...

On Saturday 19 March 2022 Simon Gietl from the South Tyrol, Italy, made a solo winter ascent of Via Hruschka on the north face of Peitlerkofel / Sass de Putia in the dolomites. The 37-year-old descended by paragliding off the...

Simon Gietl from the South Tyrol, Italy, has made the first traverse of all the main summits of the famous Rosengarten / Catinaccio skyline in the dolomites. The 38-year-old mountain guide carried out the crossing alone and in winter.

Last summer American climber Alex Honnold made a free solo ascent of Gelbe Mauer / Muro Giallo on Cima Piccola at the Tre Cime di Lavaredo in the dolomites, and most of the American Direct on Petit Dru in...

On 27/02/2022 Italian alpinist Davide Sassudelli flew off the summit of Campanile Basso (2877m) in the Brenta dolomites after having climbed via Preuss with Matteo Pavana and Stefano Piatti. This is the first paraglider flight from the most famous tower...

The report by Johannes Egger who with Simon Furggler, Alex Unterkalmsteiner and Manuel Luterotti established Der Name der Rose, a new mixed climb in Val Lasties, dolomites, close to his famous Solo per un altro Hashtag.

Daniel Ladurner reports about the first ascent of Cold Heart in Val Lasties, Sella Group, dolomites, first ascended on 13 February 2022 with mountain guide Thomas Mair.

On 20/02/2020 the mountain guides Simon Kehrer and Lukas Troi from the South Tyrol, Italy, established Corona Clean (Wi6 / M9) in Val Travenanzes, dolomites.

Corrado 'Korra' Pesce, the Italian mountain guide known as one of the strongest climbers of his generation, lost his life on Cerro Torre in Patagonia.