192 News found

This summer Ralph Villiger and Harald Fichtinger made the first ascent of the Austrian-Swiss-Route up the SW Face of Mount Kirken, NE Greenland.

The journey with Ivo Ferrari up the route Diretta Alessandri on Terzo Pilastro, Paretone del Gran Sasso, first ascended by Domenico Alessandri, Roberto Furi and Carlo Leone on 21 July 1968.

Interview with Patrick Matros, the trainer of Alexander Megos and author of the sport climbing training book Gimme Kraft.

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.

How to resole a climbing shoe, a walking boot or mountaineering boot.

The salute by Alessandro Beber to Marco Anghileri: a ski descent down the North Face of Cima Dodici, Valsugana, Italy.

The Piolets d'Or 2014 was assigned this evening in Courmayeur to two ascents: the NW Face of K6 climbed by Raphael Slawinski and Ian Welsted and the South Face of Annapurna climbed solo by Ueli Steck. The South Face of Annapurna ascent carried out by da Stephane Benoist and Yannick...

Maurizio Oviglia reveals Punta A Biciartula at Bavella, Corsica; pure pleasure climbing up some of the most beautiful and unique granite in the world.

On Monday 17 March Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck and Germany's Michi Wohlleben climbed the three North Faces of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo in the Dolomites, via, the routes Cassin, Comici - Dimai and Innerkofler. The report about the first winter ascent of the North Face enchainement by Michi Wohlleben.

During a brief climbing trip to Spain the Italian climber Silvio Reffo has onsighted his first 8b+, Super Vixens at Margalef.

Tito Arosio from Italy reports about the BMC International Winter Climbing Meet that took place in Scotland from 26 January to 2 February 2014.

Enrico Bonino introduces B & B - Azione indecente, a new dry tooling area Cogne (Aosta), Italy.

Goulotte Raggio di sole and Cascata dello Spallone, a classic combination that leads to the summit the Langkofel Schulter. The route information provided by Giuseppe Ballico.

Jain Kim from Korea and Sachi Amma from Japan won the overall Lead World Cup which concluded in Kranj, Slovenia on 17 November 2013. The final stage was won by Jakob Schubert and Momoka Oda.

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.

Maurizio Oviglia and Massimiliano Celano introduce the new cliff Altrolato and its routes on the dark side of the Orco valley.