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The First Ascent of Kunyang Chhish East (7400m), Southwest Face By Hansjörg Auer 6 Aug 2013 | 06:09 pm
On the morning of July 18 the winds calmed down and the weather cleared up. It seemed our last chance. At 6am, as the sun rose we set off. The following mixed part was hard, our toes and fingers were ...
The North Face Lavaredo Ultra-Trail 2013 – A Sneak Peak (Video) 1 Jul 2013 | 02:25 pm
Photo Credits: The North Face / Alessandro Belluscio
LUT 2013 Podium Result – An Epic race with a Stunning Scenery 1 Jul 2013 | 02:05 pm
Due to wintry conditions the 7th edition of The North Face Lavaredo Ultra trail saw a change in the race course, shortening the race down from 118km to 85Km. These unexpected last changes did not in a...
Fernanda Maciel: How to get ready for an Ultra Trail Race 28 Jun 2013 | 05:55 pm
We caught up with The North Face runner Fernanda Maciel to ask her one simple question. How do you prepare for an ultra trail race like Lavaredo, one week before? “One week before a race is always t...
La Chapelle: Our Challenge with a Multi-Pitch Route 24 Jun 2013 | 07:59 pm
We came to La Réunion with a fairly simple objective; to open a new multi-pitch route, ground-up, using as few bolts as possible. On first arriving at La Chapelle we knew we had a potential 7 days to ...
My First Route on the Island of La Réunion 17 Jun 2013 | 09:38 pm
We organized amongst ourselves and then made the walk into La Chapelle – a beautiful, narrow, and tall canyon. It was always to be the primary objective of our trip, and we’ve managed to establish a d...
My first experience of ground up climbing 13 Jun 2013 | 07:00 pm
We camp out in the middle of La Réunion island, where the nearest town is called Cilaos and our camp site is about 1.30h of hiking from Cilaos. After 15m of climbing there is nothing to protect me to ...
Let’s get started 6 Jun 2013 | 06:31 pm
Now all the team is on the island and we are leaving today for the main goal of the expedition; we will go in the wildest part of the island for 8 days to try to open some new routes from ground up on...
Landscapes of the Island 3 Jun 2013 | 05:15 pm
On Monday Jacopo, Yuji and Sam arrived... the expedition will properly start! James and I have been hiking all around the island to find the best walls. Check out below few amazing shots from one of m...
The Reunion – Surprises and wonders of a volcano 30 May 2013 | 03:36 am
Two days in the trip. James and I have arrived in advance to check out our different options: Which canyon, what wall, in which circus, and how to approach? And what better way than asking the help of...
