On 3 April 2026 four Italian alpinists made the probable first ski descent of the north face of Cima Collalto, in the Dolomites of Oltre Piave.
Tiziano Canal, Francesco Vascellari (@vividolomiti_edizioni ), Davide D’Alpaos and Franz Anstein (@franzanstein ) skied what has been described as “𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴, 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭.”
#skimountaineering #steepskiing #firstskidescent #dolomites #dolomitesskiing #dolomitioltrepiave
“𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥.”
Making the most of her extended stay in Innsbruck, American climber Michaela Kiersch (@michaelakiersch ) has made the first female ascent of 𝘋𝘰𝘭𝘣𝘺 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 in the picturesque Zillertal valley.
The climb was freed in 2008 by Kilian Fischhuber (@kilifish ). A hold broke in recent years making the crux section even more intense, and despite Jakob Schubert (@jakob.schubert ) repeating it at 9a, the 31-year-old believes the climb may even warrant 9a+.
📷 @kevin.mcnally #zillertal #sportclimbing #firstfemaleascent
Umberto Bado (@guidealpinetorino ) climbing 𝘕𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘴 on Sergent in Valle dell’Orco, Italy.
First ascended in 1982 by Andrea Giorda, Mario Ogliengo (@ogliengo_mario ) and Roberto Perucca, this remains one of the most popular and most repeated routes in the entire valley.
📷 Emanuele Ferrari #rockclimbing #tradclimbing #valledellorco #valleorco
Italian alpinists Luca Ducoli (@luca.duc ), Mirco Grasso (@micrograsso ) and Giacomo Mauri (@giacomomauri_ ) have completed a dream link-up on Mont Blanc, combining the famous 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 on Grand Pilier d’Angle with the 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘳ê𝘯𝘦𝘺.
Carried out with two bivies, this is a demanding, fast and clean ascent in one of the most grandiose and wild places on Mont Blanc – on two of the routes that have most captured the imagination of generations of alpinists, but which had never before been linked in this way.
Melloblocco (@melloblocco ), the world’s largest bouldering and climbing meeting, begins this week and will take place in Val di Mello – Val Masino from 6 to 9 May 2026.
More than 1,100 climbers have already registered, while 30 international athletes will soon be on their way.
After being put on pause for more than a decade, the Janez Jeglič Memorial is set to return to the steep limestone walls of Osp and Mišja peč and Črni Kal in Slovenia.
The competition - one of the oldest and most particular - was held annually between 1998 and 2013 in memory of Janez Jeglič, one of the most prominent alpinists of his generation, who perished tragically in 1997 on Nuptse.
Scheduled from 7- 9 May 2026, the event is accepting applications from international climbers
Dismantling a climbing route / retreat at questionable bolts or poor anchors
Introduction / Scenario:�A sport climbing route near the sea with a potentially poor anchor.�Dismantling a climbing route when it is necessary to turn around at an intermediate protection point.
Required equipment:�Sewn short prusik 30–40 cm�Locking carabiner
Problem:�If the climbing route is dismantled from the anchor simply by lowering, meaning one quickdraw after another is removed, there is a risk of a ground fall after approximately 1/3 if the anchor fails. Alternatively, if the questionable anchor or the intermediate protection point where the climber turns around fails, an enormous fall load on the last remaining protection is to be expected.
Solution:�If, while lowering, a sewn short prusik is carried on the rope strand that runs through the quickdraws, a failure of the anchor / intermediate protection results in a lead fall into the prusik. This removes the section of rope between the prusik and the anchor / intermediate protection. Even if this occurs in the most critical lower part of the route, a ground fall can be prevented.
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#mountaineering
#klettern
#bettersafethansorry
“𝘏𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵.”
Canadian climber Will Stanhope (@willstanhope ) has died as a result of a climbing accident in Squamish, British Columbia.
Aged 39, the certified mountain guide was regarded as one of North America’s leading rock climbers.
📷 @timemmett
French ski mountaineers Samuel Equy (@samuelequy ) and Mathéo Jacquemoud (@matheo_jacquemoud ) have set a new Chamonix - Mont Blanc round trip record, stopping the clock after 4 hours 41 minutes.
In doing so they beat the previous Fastest Known Time by 2 minutes, set by William Boffelli (@williamboffelli ) in June 2025.
📷 @noa_barrau / @victor_barcus #skimountaineering #skimo #fkt #fastestknowntime #chamonixmontblanc #montblanc
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘚𝘪𝘹 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘴.”
From 3 to 6 April 2026, French alpinists Pierre Girot (@pierre.girot ), Kilian Moni (@kilian_moni ) Hugo Peruzzo (@hugo_peruzzo ), and Arthur Poindefert (@arthur_poindefert ) established 𝘑𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘗â𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴 on the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif.
Graded ED+ M7 A3, the 1100-metre route climbs to Pointe Whymper on the north face.
#grandesjorasses #alpinism #mountaineering #firstascent #mixedclimbing
The Queen of all ski mountaineering traverses, the classic Haute Route from Chamonix to Zermatt, continues to attract some of the finest – and fastest – ski mountaineers in the world.
Four days after Italy’s William Boffelli (@williamboffelli ) and France’s Mathéo Jacquemoud (@matheo_jacquemoud ) set the new fastest known time on the world-famous traverse, France’s Marie Pollet-Villard (@mariepolletv ) and Laurie Renoton (@laurierenoton ) made the most of superb spring conditions to claim the women’s record.
The previous best was set by Valentine Fabre (@tintin_des_bossons ) and Hillary Gerardi (@hillary_gerardi ) just three days earlier.
📷 @symon_gerard #skimountaineering #skimo #hauteroute #chamonixzermatt #hauteroutechamonixzermatt #fkt #fastestknowntime
