Keyword: Dolomites
Jernej Kruder climbs the 40-meter roof in the Pan Aroma alpine tour
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Jernej Kruder manages the red point ascent of the impressive and extremely difficult multi-pitch route Pan Aroma (8b+, 500m) on the Drei Zinnen.
Stefano Ragazzo manages the first winter solo of the 400 meter 7b route Moulin Rouge
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In mid-March, the Italian alpinist and mountain guide Stefano Ragazzo climbed the Croda Rossa in the Rosengarten Group alone. His solo ascent of the famous line by Christoph Heinz and Oswald Celva is likely to be the first winter solo of Moulin Rouge (400m, 7b).
12 summits in 72 hours: Gietl climbs the Villnösser-Odle traverse solo
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The South Tyrolean mountain guide Simon Gietl manages the first winter traverse of the Geislerspitzen single-handedly. All in all, the professional alpinist was on the road for three days and climbed twelve independent peaks of the Geisler group.
Marco Milanese: Crazy Free Solo Wingsuit Combo | Video
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Marco Milanese's idea of perfection is to climb rope-free and then fly back down into the valley. Said and done. He recently climbed the Delagoturm free solo, one of the six Vajolet towers in the center of the Catinaccio Group, and threw himself off the summit in his wingsuit.
Philipp Geisler climbs the classic “Path through the Fish” on sight
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At the beginning of the month, the Austrian Philipp Geisler managed an onsight ascent of the famous Dolomites route "Weg durch den Fisch" (8+/9-, 37SL) on the Marmolada south face. In an interview he talks about the ascent of the alpine classic.
Cortina d'Ampezzo: climbing paradise in the heart of the Dolomites
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Cortina d'Ampezzo - The Italian community is best known for skiing. The Italian holiday resort is a paradise not only for snow sports enthusiasts, but also for climbers. Steep walls offer countless routes of all levels of difficulty. The choice is immense and the ascents are short. AND: Even on days off or after work, the picturesque village makes hearts beat faster.
Stefan Glowacz in an interview about the Wallride project
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On March 10th and 11th, extreme climber Stefan Glowacz will take those interested on a multimedia journey. In the Kino-Rex in Thun and in the Arena Cinemas in Basel he is showing the film of his latest adventure, the Wallride project.
Siebe Vanhee repeats Project Fear (8b + / c) - and devalues
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The Belgian repeats the line that Dave McLeod first started in 2014 on the north face of the Cima Ovest di Lavaredo. He connected the three hardest pitches and climbed 50 meters at a time through the large roof. He devalued the grade after his inspection.
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