2101 News found

27/08/2013 - Alpinism
Dani Moreno, a successful summer in the Dolomites Spanish climber Dani Moreno provides his climbing trip report to the Italian Dolomites which includes highlights such as Bellavista on Tre Cime di Lavaredo.

25/08/2013 - Climbing
Romain Desgranges climbing Digital Crack, Mont Blanc The video of French climber Romain Desgranges on Digital Crack 8a, Mont Blanc.

19/08/2013 - Climbing
Alexander Megos climbs Australia's first 9a On 18/08/2013 Alexander Megos made the first ascent of Retired Extremely Dangerous (9a, 35) at Diamond Fall, Blue Mountains, Australia.

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...

16/08/2013 - Alpinism
Sasha DiGiulian repeats Bellavista, Dolomites American climber Sasha DiGiulian has repeated Bellavista on Cima Ovest, Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Dolomites.

15/08/2013 - Events
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2013 and the PROject competition athletes The 15 athletes taking part in the The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2013 have been confirmed. This festival is open to all and takes place on 10 - 13 October 2013 on the island of Kalymnos in Greece.

13/08/2013 - Alpinism
Ciao Icaro On 12/08/2013 Corrado De Monte, known to all as Icaro, fell to his death while reaching base of Torre Iolanda in Moiazza (Dolomites). Born in Trieste 53 years ago, the Italian alpinist, caver and mountain guide was one of the most popular characters in the climbing and mountaineering world.

09/08/2013 - Climbing
New rock climb in Valle dell' Orco Maurizio Oviglia introduces Rataplan (175m, 7a+ max (6b obligatory) /RS2/I), a new multi-pitch climb first ascended together with Damiano Ceresa on 1 August and freed a few days later with with Cecilia Marchi up the Parete della Grande Ala, Chiapili di Sotto, Valle dell'Orco in Italy.

08/08/2013 - Alpinism
Divine Providence climbed by Andrea Di Donato and Bertrand Lemaire The story of the recent repeat of Divine Providence by Andrea Di Donato and Bertrand Lemaire. Established in 1984 by French alpinists Patrick Gabarrou and François Marsigny and graded ABO, Divine Providence up the Gran Pilier d'Angle was freed in 1990 by Alain Ghersen and Thierry Renault. Even today this...

07/08/2013 - Climbing
New sports climb on Grande Gendarme, Arête des Cosmiques, Mont Blanc On 16 July 2013 Nicolas Potard and Victor Estrangin made the first and second ascent of Arête Cosmiques 8a, a new route on the Grande Gendarme, Arête des Cosmiques, Mont Blanc.

06/08/2013 - Events
Arco Rock Legends and the 2013 nominations The nominations for the VIII edition of Arco Rock Legends that will take place on Friday 6 September 2013 during the Rock Master Festival to assign both the Salewa Rock Award and the La Sportiva Competition Award. In the running for the sport climbing Oscars are Steve McClure, Alexander Megos,...

30/07/2013 - Book-press
Valsesia - pasture portraits. Interview with the author Lorenzo Di Nozzi Interview with Lorenzo Di Nozzi, the author of Valsesia - pasture portraits, a book of photographs that documents the two-year journey with the shepherds high up in the Sesia Valley (Monte Rosa).

29/07/2013 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl repeats Silbergeier in the Rätikon On 28/07/2013 Barbara Zangerl repeated Silbergeier (8b/8b+, 240m) in the Rätikon massif, Switzerland.

25/07/2013 - Climbing
Roland Hemetzberger adds a new climb to Loferer Alm On 13 July 2013, the Germans Roland Hemetzberger and Fabian Hagenauer made the first free ascent of Sodom und Gomorrah (170m, 8a+/8b) up Sonnwand, Loferer Alm, Austria.

23/07/2013 - Climbing
The new guidebook by Manolo: In Bilico... suspended between climbing history and the rock climbs in the Primiero Dolomites A new guidebook by Manolo to the Primiero Dolomites has just been published. A preview to the book and the wizard's latest climb: the first free ascent of Pappagorgia at the crag Bilico in Val Canali, Italy.

23/07/2013 - Alpinism
Kunyang Chhish East, Karakoram: first ascent by Simon Anthamatten, Hansjörg Auer and Matthias Auer On 18 July 2013 Simon Anthamatten from Switzerland and the Austrian brothers Hansjörg Auer and Matthias Auer successfully climbed the hitherto virgin peak Kunyang Chhish East in Pakistan's Karakorum.
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