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Technology

Ice Blades - History and Technology

Technology

Ice Blades - History and Technology

Climbing on ice, with the help of a blade. Overcoming apparently invincible slopes, on what is ephemeral and aleatory by definition, on what was li...

Experience

Mountain therapy by Anna Torretta

Published on 30/10/20 This is a story of a crazy adventure, which will excite you, it is a story of sharing and listening. It is not the story of a...

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MOUNTAINEERING - My Gear for the Moose's Tooth (Alaska) by Alan Rousseau

Published on 21/09/2020 The Alaska Range is a vast wilderness and home to some of the most dramatic mountain terrain in the world. Even the ‘walk...

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MOUNTAINEERING - My Gear for North Cascades Car2Car Missions by Natalie Afonina

Published on 11/09/2020 Most alpine climbs in the North Cascades require a long approach, snow and glacier travel, followed by simul-climbing or s...

Culture

ALPINISM WITH GRIVEL Episode 3: Mountain Climbing

Published on 28/08/2020 In December 2019, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage met in Bogotá (C...

Experience

The Hallmark – REFLECTIONS OF A SOLO CLIMBER - by Marek Raganowicz

Published on 17/08/20 Is the soloist in the big wall alone? Yes and no. Of course, there is no partner, but before leaving, he packs equipment, th...

Culture

ALPINISM WITH GRIVEL - Video series - Ep. 2

Published on 30/07/2020 In December 2019, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage met in Bogotá (C...

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ALPINISME – MON MATERIEL POUR L’AIGUILLE NOIRE DU PEUTEREY, ARETE SUD par LOUIS LAURENT

Publié le 28/07/2020 La voieCette magnifique arête au nom légendaire, a un profil gravé dans le ciel.L'ambiance de cette...

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MOUNTAINEERING – MY GEAR FOR MATTERHORN by François Cazzanelli

Published on 06/07/2020 Route: Lion Ridge (Italian normal route)The route The Lion Ridge is the queen of normal routes: it is never easy nor banal,...

Products in action

CLASH OF CARABINERS

A few years ago, we picked up the world of carabiners again, after several years of absence from the scene. The dominant thought at the time was th...

Products in action

Wide asymmetric carabiners

Lambda K7G DAMIEN TOMASI (France)The safest HMS carabiner… The Twin Gate system lets you know that the carabiner is always securely closed! FERNAND...

Products in action

HMS carabiners

MEGA K6N FRANCOIS CAZZANELLI (Italy) I use it in all my climbs as a climber and as a mountain guide both in winter and in summer. I find it practic...

Products in action

Medium asymmetric carabiners

ALPHA K1N RICCARDO OLLIVERI (Italia)I use it to create bomb-proof anchors on all types of terrain. Light and not bulky, ideal for semi-mobile progr...