New routes on the Aiguille de Triolet peak in the Mont Blanc massif
Aiguille de Triolet is a mountain in the eastern part of the Mont Blanc massif, on the border of France and Italy. Situated on a long ridge that includes peaks…
New combined route “Lumina” (M8-) in the Alps to the peak Wildgall
On November 10, 2025, Italian climber Simon Gitl and German ice climbing world champion Ines Papert made a first ascent of a new combined route «Lumina» (M8-) along the northeastern…
Climbing Gran Paradiso along the northwest face is a classic of the Italian Alps
The classic route (category 1B) to the summit of Gran Paradiso (4061 m) presents no particular technical difficulties. The glacier is quite steep, the danger of a deep fall is…