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Arco Rock Legends 2013, the Awards Ceremony videos
09/09/2013 - Events
Arco Rock Legends 2013, the Awards Ceremony videos
The three videos of the Arco Rock Legends 2013 held in Arco on 06/09/2013. The protagonists are the Paraclimbers for the Climbing Ambassador by Aquafil. While the climbers of the Salewa Rock Award are Adam Ondra (winner), Alexander Megos, Steve McClure and Chris Sharma. For the La Sportiva Competition Award...
Adam Ondra and Mina Markovic win Arco Rock Legends 2013
07/09/2013 - Events
Adam Ondra and Mina Markovic win Arco Rock Legends 2013
On Friday 7/09/2013 during the 8th edition of Arco Rock Legends the Salewa Rock Award was won by Adam Ondra while Mina Markovic won the La Sportiva Competition Award. Paraclimbing and all Paraclimbers received the prestigious prize Climbing Ambassador by Aquafil.
Wind of change at the 2013 edition of The North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc
04/09/2013 - Competitions
Wind of change at the 2013 edition of The North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc
The imposing squad of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc kept spreading under the stars of the Chamonix night. Until 14:30 on Sunday afternoon, each competitor fought fight to pass the final line of the main race on time to be part of the legend. Like Rory Bosio and Xavier...
Dani Moreno, a successful summer in the Dolomites
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.
Kilian Jornet Burgada: up and down the Matterhorn in less than three hours.
26/08/2013 - Alpinism
Kilian Jornet Burgada: up and down the Matterhorn in less than three hours.
Giulio Caresio analyses the visible and invisible aspects of an extraordinary achievement: the record-breaking ascent and descent of the Matterhorn in 2:52:02.
Hansjörg Auer and Simon Anthamatten, the interview after Kunyang Chhish East
23/08/2013 - Interviews
Hansjörg Auer and Simon Anthamatten, the interview after Kunyang Chhish East
Interview with Hansjörg Auer and Simon Anthamatten after the historic first ascent of Kunyang Chhish East, Karakorum, Pakistan, carried out in July 2013 together with Matthias Auer up the formidable SW Face.
Cerro Torre climbed in winter by Siegrist, Arnold, Huber and Villavicencio
22/08/2013 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre climbed in winter by Siegrist, Arnold, Huber and Villavicencio
On 30 July Stephan Siegrist, Dani Arnold, Thomas Huber and Matias Villavicencio succeeded in a rare winter ascent of Cerro Torre, Patagonia.
By no means a walkover: Barbier - Bourgeois up Torre del Lago, with Ivo Ferrari
21/08/2013 - Alpinism
By no means a walkover: Barbier - Bourgeois up Torre del Lago, with Ivo Ferrari
Ivo Ferrari retraces the route established by Claude Barbier and Jean Bourgeois on Torre del Lago (Fanis group, Dolomites) on 4 August 1964.
Sasha DiGiulian repeats Bellavista, Dolomites
16/08/2013 - Alpinism
Sasha DiGiulian repeats Bellavista, Dolomites
American climber Sasha DiGiulian has repeated Bellavista on Cima Ovest, Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Dolomites.
Divine Providence climbed by Andrea Di Donato and Bertrand Lemaire
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...
Arco Rock Legends and the 2013 nominations
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,...
Video: See you at the bottom!
05/08/2013 - Alpinism
Video: See you at the bottom!
Benjamin Letham documents his paragliding and wingsuit flights in Switzerland.
Mysterious Dolomites:  Ivo Ferrari and the climb Gianni Ribaldone on Spiz di Mezzo
05/08/2013 - Alpinism
Mysterious Dolomites: Ivo Ferrari and the climb Gianni Ribaldone on Spiz di Mezzo
Ivo Ferrari and the route Gianni Ribaldone, established on Spiz di Mezzo in the Zoldo Dolomites by H. Steinkötter and A. Mazzenga.
Women and the Mountains... towards Gran Paradiso
29/07/2013 - Alpinism
Women and the Mountains... towards Gran Paradiso
Between 6 and 8 August 2013 Valle d'Aosta wishes to pay homage to female mountaineering with the initiative "Women and the mountains 2013"; three teams of female alpinists will climb Gran paradiso via three different routes. The Italians Anna Torretta, Eloise Barbieri and Roberta Vittorangeli will team up with the...
La Perla Nascosta on Sass On Ortiga by Ivo Ferrari
29/07/2013 - Alpinism
La Perla Nascosta on Sass On Ortiga by Ivo Ferrari
Ivo Ferrari and the beautiful rock climb La Perla nascosta (500m, TD) first ascended in 1972 by Renzo Timillero and Ludovico Cappellari up the North Face of the Sass d'Ortiga (Val Canali, Pale di San Martino, Dolomites). A real hidden gem.
Lisetta, new rock climb up Col dei Bos in the Dolomites
26/07/2013 - Climbing
Lisetta, new rock climb up Col dei Bos in the Dolomites
Last July Andrea Simonini, Giacomo Duzzi and Lorenzo Moretto made the ground-up first ascent of "Lisetta" (250m, IX-, 7b+) up Col dei Bos, Fanis, Dolomites.