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A line above the sky (D15), Dolomites Tom Ballard (born 16 October 1988; died 24 February – 9 March 2019) was a British rock climber and alpinist , who was the first mountaineer to climb the six major alpine north faces solo in a single winter season. [ 1 ]
James Rushforth is a British photographer, mountaineer, climber, and travel writer, especially known for his two guide book series, on Iceland and the Dolomites.He is also known for his travel, nature, landscape, and extreme sport photographs, many of which have been recognized at the International Photography Award, the Siena International Photo Award, and the Px3 – Prix de la Photographie.
Hasse-Brandler UIAA VIII, 500m Cima Grande, Dolomites, Italy Lucy Creamer (born 19 April 1971) is a British professional climber who has participated in a broad range of activities including competition climbing , traditional climbing , sport climbing , alpine climbing , and ice climbing & mixed climbing .
1910 : Franz Schroffenegger and Franz Wenter climb the 450-metre Northwest Face of Delago Tower, and the 500-metre North Face of Croda di Re Laurino, in the Dolomites. UIAA Grade VI− (5.9−). [22] 1911 : Paul Preuss free soloed the first ascent of the 900-foot East Face of Campanile Basso, in the Italian Dolomites, 5.7 (5a) on friable rock ...
He free climbed several aid climbing routes in the Italian Dolomites. Livesey impressed local climbers on rock routes in Austria's Kaiser Mountains. [1] In France, he showed locals how they could free up aid climbing routes and free climb on the long limestone walls of the Gorge du Verdon; his most notable new route being Piche Nibou. [1]
Some of the world's most famous glaciers, including in the Dolomites in Italy, the Yosemite and Yellowstone parks in the United States and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania are set to disappear by ...
Steve McClure (born 25 July 1970) is a British rock climber and climbing author, who is widely regarded as Britain's leading and most important sport climber for a period that extends for over two decades, starting from the late 1990s.
The Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti [doloˈmiːti]), [1] also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range in northeastern Italy. They form part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley ( Pieve di Cadore ) in the east.