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Adventure Movie Awards Days at San Candido
18/07/2013 - Events
Adventure Movie Awards Days at San Candido
From 18 - 20 July 20 San Candido (Val Pusteria, Dolomites) will host the first Adventure Days Movie Awards. The program includes the world's 40 best films and documentaries, while special guests include Manolo, Alex Bellini, Danilo Callegari and Michael Wachtler. "A way of being, words by and about Walter...
Salewa Rockshow 2013, grand final at Bolzano
16/07/2013 - Climbing
Salewa Rockshow 2013, grand final at Bolzano
The winners of the fifth Salewa Rockshow will be decided on 18 July 2013 as the best climbers from all 8 participating nations compete at the Salewa Cube in Bolzano. Not only the "Climber of the Tour" title is up for grabs, but also a week of extraordinary climbing and...
European Climbing Championships in Chamonix - the results
15/07/2013 - Competitions
European Climbing Championships in Chamonix - the results
All the results of the 10th European Sport Climbing Championships which took place in Chamonix, France, from 10 - 13 July 2013 with the disciplines Speed, Lead and Paraclimbing.
SuperAlp 7: borders, ancient routes, populations and inhabitants
15/07/2013 - Environment
SuperAlp 7: borders, ancient routes, populations and inhabitants
The Alpine Convention project, at its seventh edition, brings us through the Western region of the Alps to discover new and old issues. The first of three reports of the 20 SuperAlp! edition by our reporter Simonetta Radice.
Artur Hajzer perishes on Gasherbrum I
11/07/2013 - Alpinism
Artur Hajzer perishes on Gasherbrum I
7 July the 51-year-old great Polish alpinists Artur Hajzer died while falling down the Japanese couloir on Gasherbrum I (8068m).
James McHaffie repeats The Indian Face at Cloggy
11/07/2013 - Climbing
James McHaffie repeats The Indian Face at Cloggy
On 9 July James McHaffie made the fifth ascent of The Indian Face, E9 6c on Cloggy, Wales.
Adam Ondra 9a onsight at Rawyl in Switzerland
09/07/2013 - Climbing
Adam Ondra 9a onsight at Rawyl in Switzerland
Interview with Adam Ondra who succeeded in his first 9a onsight today by sending the route Cabane au Canada at the Swiss crag Rawyl.
Perfect start to the 2013 Red Bull X-Alps
07/07/2013 - Competitions
Perfect start to the 2013 Red Bull X-Alps
The Red Bull X-Alps 2013 got underway to a perfect start. Thousands of fans cheered the 31 athletes from the Mozartplatz in the centre of Salzburg from where there 1000km journey across the Alps has now begun.
New crag at Anavra in Greece
04/07/2013 - Climbing
New crag at Anavra in Greece
Chris Boukoros introduces Anavra sector D - The Big Caves, the new crag which has yet to be developed but which promises to become one of the most important cliffs in central Greece.
Nanga Parbat terrorist attack: alpinists abandon Base Camp
24/06/2013 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat terrorist attack: alpinists abandon Base Camp
Almost all expeditions are leaving Nanga Parbat's Diamir Face base camp after yesterday's terrorist attack which resulted in 10 alpinists dead.
Arc'teryx Alpine Arc'ademy: a weekend of mountaineering and safety on Mont Blanc
21/06/2013 - Alpinism
Arc'teryx Alpine Arc'ademy: a weekend of mountaineering and safety on Mont Blanc
Alpinism, courses, safety and fun on stunning Mont Blanc. The simple recipe of the Arc'teryx Alpine Academy 2013 that took place from 14 - 16 June at Chamonix to find out more about climbing and alpinism.
Red Bull X-Alps 2013 and the Italian athletes: Peter Gebhard
20/06/2013 - Competitions
Red Bull X-Alps 2013 and the Italian athletes: Peter Gebhard
Born in 1985, Peter Gebhard will take part in his first ever Red Bull X-Alps on July 7 2013. Together with the other two Italians, Aaron Durogati and expert Andy Frötscher, the man from Val Gardena will fly and run across the Alps from Salzburg in Austria to the Principality...
Damai Sentosa, new route on Dragon's Horns in Malaysia
19/06/2013 - Climbing
Damai Sentosa, new route on Dragon's Horns in Malaysia
In April 2013, Stephanie Bodet, Yong Liu, Arnaud Petit, David Kaszlikowski and Tam Khairudin Haja made the first ascent of Damai Sentosa (280m, 6c+, 6b+ oblig) up the Dragon Horns (Bukit Nenek Simukut) on Tioman Island, Malaysia.
Birthright freed on Grands Charmoz by Helliker and Bracey
18/06/2013 - Alpinism
Birthright freed on Grands Charmoz by Helliker and Bracey
On 07/06/2013 British alpinists Matt Helliker and Jon Bracey made the first free ascent of Birthright, first climbed in 1993 by Mark Twight and Scott Backes on the Grands Charmoz, Mont Blanc massif.
David Lama solos Sagwand Mittelpfeiler
14/06/2013 - Alpinism
David Lama solos Sagwand Mittelpfeiler
On 14 May David Lama soloed the Mittelpfeiler route (800m, M5) up Sagwand in the Valsertal, Zillertal Alps, Austria.
Jeef, the route and the beauty of climbing in Bavella, Corsica
13/06/2013 - Climbing
Jeef, the route and the beauty of climbing in Bavella, Corsica
In praise of climbing and nature's beauty. This is Jeef, the route first ascended in 1992 by the French brothers François & Arnaud Petit on Punta U Corbu in Bavella (Corsica). A small masterpiece, examined by Maurizio Oviglia and Arnaud Petit.