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‘A Muntagna

The Alpinist

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On Etna, Hervé Barmasse and Klaus tell to us about the WeClub project: an Italian tour to spread the beauty of our mountains.

The documentary about the life of mountaineer Marc-André Leclerc, who has redefined the boundaries of what can be considered possible.

Slow tourism and itineraries for everyone. The balcony of Mount Blanc: ideal for lovers of a less fashionable and more exploratory mountain.

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EDITO TEXT DAVIDE FIORASO

Among the issues that have always tormented men, the one about the functioning of the human mind stands out. The only certainty of modernity seemed to be that, over time, the intellect could only evolve unchallenged.

However, the widespread optimism starting from the second half of the 1900s seems to be unjustified today.

Studies conducted starting from the first years of 2000, in fact, would show how our potential is undergoing a turnaround. As the growth of computing capabilities increases exponentially, human intelligence appears to be in decline, challenged by the evolution of artificial intelligences, the omnipresence of technology and the influence it has on individuals raised in the digital age. Passive dependence on devices, programs and services that allow you to solve any decision-making or mnemonic problem in a few fractions of a second collides with both the development of rational and emotional intelligence. We live under a cyber rain of notifications, messages,

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images, information and sounds that tends to trigger feelings of stress, leading to a general impoverishment of judgment and decision-making skills.

The inability to slow down this frenetic pace and to think slowly about the nature of the problems we face leads to an absence of cerebral stresses, which are fundamental for our cognitive development. Confirming the high degree of elasticity of the human brain, a famous study by the University College of London reveals that in London taxi drivers without GPS devices, the hippocampus is more developed than average. This area of the cerebral cortex is primarily responsible for managing memory and learning. In short, whenever we decide to delegate a task to one of the various IT appendages that dominate our life, we are giving up an active stimulus in the areas of memory, emotional control and abstract thought processing.

Think about it when, if only out of laziness, you open Google Maps or Waze to reach a destination.

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If it’s true that technology represents a fundamental resource for the development of the society and the universal diffusion of well-being, a critical and active vision of the effects it generates is equally crucial. Through the abuse of technological aids we are accepting a reduction in our thinking power. The human intellect seems increasingly projected towards a single goal: the study and design of autonomous versions of itself and this, rather than exalt us, should at least make us reflect. Within this labyrinth, the only winner is technology, at the expense of an ever greater intellectual atrophy due to the elimination of thought fatigue. In short, while artificial intelligence prospers, we are getting dumber every day.

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From April 29th to May 8th, 2022, at the 70th edition of Trento Film Festival a new project called "Fourth Wall" will debut. A space dedicated to content creators and open to works produced for YouTube channels.

The collaboration between Hervé and Tudor and the foresight of TFF were able to bring a turning point in mountain cinema, giving value to contemporary narration, highlighting its potential and allowing serious discussions on the future of this sector. An unmissable event!

RAB AND LOWE ALPINE EXTEND T H E PA R T N E R S H I P W I T H T H E O U T WA R D B O U N D Equip, the company that manages Rab and Lowe Alpine, has reconfirmed the partnership with The Outward Bound Trust. The goal? Stimulating young people to experience the outdoors through engaging experiences that educate them on how to act responsibly and sustainably. Rab and Lowe Alpine have already got down to work, providing support to the David Nieper Academy in Alfreton, Derbyshire. The initiative also sees the involvement of their employees, who have the opportunity to become Outward Bound Employee Ambassadors.

A L P S – T O G O ?!

T H E D O C U M E N TA RY BY O R T OVOX Wild, untouched, solemn. But unfortunately only in the collective imagination. What we see today is the result of interventions that took place over the centuries. Yet we perceive the Alps as a parallel and uncontaminated world. In the new documentary by Ortovox four protagonists raise problems and questions: if more and more people want to benefit from it, how much each of us must give up to protect the Alps and this vital space?

T H E T E N T H E D I T I O N O F T H E M O U N TA I N R U N N I N G C U P B Y L A S P O R T I VA I S C O M I N G 2000 runners with more than 50 finishers took part in the 2021 edition of the Mountain Running Cup. La Sportiva relaunches the event for the tenth edition, with the aim of proposing different routes and exploring new areas.

Among the news there’s a stage in the only up formula: the Aosta - Becca di Nona, scheduled for July 17th. The other stages are set between May 8th and September 11th, with a gradual increase in altitude to be able to experience the thrill of skyrunning to the fullest.

S A U C O N Y I S T E C H N I C A L PA R T N E R OF TH E 10 0 KM DE L CON E RO On February 19th, 2022, the first edition of the 100km del Conero - Memorial Mimmo Strazzullo in Porto Recanati was held. The city circuit, flat and homologated with bronze classification, hosted both the 100km qualifying for the World Championships in Germany and a 50km, a 30km and a maxi-relay 10x10km. Saucony has always been a supporter of long-distance competitions and has decided to support the event by distributing harnesses, clothing and accessories.

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DY N A F I T I S T H E N E W S P O N S O R O F S K I A L P 3 P R E S O L A N A On Sunday March 6th, 2022, took place in Clusone the SkiAlp3 Presolana, a stage of the Italian Cup and an edition valid as a single test of the Italian Ski Mountaineering Championships. Dynafit has been supporting the event for several years, sharing its spirit, passion for the mountains and ski mountaineering. In addition, on Saturday March 05th, Dynafit organized the Snow Leopard Day, always linked to ski mountaineering, with the aim of supporting the protection of snow leopards threatened by extinction.

S A L E WA’ S " S C H O O L O F A L P I N E L I F E " I S B O R N From spring 2022, Salewa will open the Alpine Campus: a mountain school ready to welcome outdoor beginners. With an increasingly huge panorama of alpine sports, Salewa wants to act as a guide to make the mountains known as a sport, cultural environment and natural habitat in the setting of South Tyrol. The contents of the Campus have the ambition to inspire a new approach, learning to better evaluate the mountains and the circumstances they may present in the Alpine area.

F E R R I N O ’ S I T I N E R A N T " S A F E D O M E " I N N E PA L In autumn 2021 Ferrino joined Cuore Attivo Monterosa association on an expedition to Nepal to ensure medical care in the most remote villages.

Through Ferrino tents, the volunteers were able to build a traveling medical center, managing to visit a total of 584 people in 5 villages. The team has been supported on site by Sunita Gurun, head of the non-profit organization Himalaya Education Center, which managed the registration and translation of patient needs.

The technical partnership between CMP and Scoles de Schi & Snowboard Alta Badia has been reconfirmed for three years, including a full supply of clothing for the school's 250 ski and snowboard instructors. The style has been revolutionized compared to past years but has kept the identity color of the schools as the protagonist. Among the features of the garments, the sleeves and sides in Arctic Fleece, the all-way stretch Toray fabric and the PrimaLoft Silver Insulation padding stand out.

S C A R PA S U P P O R T S T H E S K I M O U N TA I N E E R I N G F E D E R AT I O N In view of the introduction of ski mountaineering as an Olympic discipline during the Winter Games in Cortina 2026, SCARPA has decided to support the International Ski Mountaineering Federation. The agreement provides for a sponsorship until the end of the World Cup season, including the European Championships on the mountains of the Pyrenees in Spain. The European Championships were also an excellent opportunity to see the SCARPA team and the quality of the brand's products at work.

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NS40 is the first 4 in 1 travel jacket made with the latest graphene technology and innovative thermofiber insulation. A reversible 2-piece garment ready to face any climate: the protection of a raincoat, the performance of a windbreaker, the warmth of a gilet and the look of an everyday jacket.

The young French startup, born in Annecy in 2018, presents its first, revolutionary, technical mountaineering backpack. Ultra 35 has a waterproof structure in highly resistant bio-based Dyneema. Designed to carry only the essentials, it has a variable weight from 490 to 840g based on the modular accessories.

ISPO Award 2022 for this innovative crampon designed for ski mountaineering and classic mountaineering.

Chrome steel toe cap, aluminum center and rear section for an excellent balance between performance and weight. The flexible strap connection system minimizes bulk while offering comfort and precision.

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The warmth and compressibility of the Micro Puff jacket in a Fair Trade certified queen size blanket. PlumaFill synthetic insulation and outer fabric in Pertex Quantum nylon that is water resistant, windproof and treated with a DWR (durable water repellent) finish. It includes a bag for a comfortable transport.

Designed for adventures, Pelican G5 is a comfortable wallet featuring an RFID blocking aircraft aluminum shell and stainless steel pins. Non-deformable and waterproof, it can withstand submersion up to 1 m for 30 minutes. Inside there are an elastomer strap and a mesh organizer to keep keys, cards and cash safe.

The latest release from Mizuno is a sneaker inspired by the outdoor world, in fact it reinterprets the trail model but with a more attentive eye to style, while remaining elegant and sophisticated. Wave Mujin TL features several technical details, such as a ripstop fabric and a technical sole developed in collaboration with Michelin.

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A gear designed to carry everything you need, without interfering with the pure experience of your adventure. Wide hip straps for stability and lower back support. 2.8l capacity cube-shaped structure with 600D oilcloth shell. The inside pocket fits the Triage Kit.

Adventure Mate’s AM-V2 is a 5 in 1 multitool that includes: high carbon steel ax, saw with 16cm kerfed blade, new shovel with greater structural rigidity, waffle-head hammer, hook optimized for lifting handles, pulling out tent poles or simply opening a bottle of beer.

Awarded with the ISPO Gold Award, this new Salewa boot is fully cramponable and able to withstand excursions on mixed terrain and on ice. Among the features, we find the carbon fiber exoskeleton with Kevlar inserts and the Vibram sole made with Litebase technology that ensures resistance and traction.

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Great features in a small size. Zeppelin Aero 10’ is the single-seater version of the original 12′6″ kayak.

Inflatable Aero Technology construction for maximum stiffness and performance, self-draining hull, adjustable elastic straps, Magnepod magnetic base, paddle seat and 6-inch center fin.

New hiking boot realized with comfort in mind. Designed for daily technical hikes, it reduces foot fatigue and progressively and specifically supports the weight of the body during activity, giving stability and adaptability to the ground. PRESA TRK-01 sole powered by SCARPA with Supergum compound.

Safe, easy, packable. Ignik’s FireCan brings the warmth of a bonfire wherever you go. Lid and legs can be quickly removed for an easy transport. Perforated sides increase visibility and heat transmission. Powered by propane gas, it includes a 5ft quick release hose with adjustable regulator.

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In 2021 Sacai has been able to dominate the fashion system by interpreting the format of collaborations in its own way. Also in the SS22 collections Chitose Abe wanted to continue the search for dialogues between complementary realities. Like this one with Acronym, a Munich-based brand that made of technical innovation its signature.

A survival kit that draws on Pathfinder Survival's years of experience in perfecting the highest quality products for emergency situations. Selected by Dave Canterbury (instructor, guide and best-selling author with more than 25 years of bushcrafting experience) and packaged within Decked's Crossbox.

Indisputable legacy. Styles that cannot be ignored. Two iconic brands for a collection that celebrates a renewed dedication to craftsmanship.

Union Chore, a modern take on the classic work shirt, combines a custom plaid made exclusively for this collaboration with oversized denim pockets.

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Salomon know-how and qualities with Carhartt aesthetics and functionality for a shoe that offers comfort and protection from the elements. The tonal play, combined with the discretion of the logo, allow you to focus on the technical silhouette. The printed insoles feature a reworking of the traditional camouflage pattern.

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Travel tumbler in 18/8 stainless steel with 12 oz capacity. Thermo 3D double-walled vacuum insulation technology. It keeps drinks hot for 12 hours or cold for 24. Hardshell powder finish with custom desert graphics by Topo Designs. Compatible with car cup holders.

Confiture Parisienne, a brand founded in 2015 to revive the Parisian tradition, celebrates the world of school in this collaboration with Opinel. A box set dedicated to the little ones with illustrated puzzles from the famous Maison Images d'Epinal and a N°07 round-tip knife to spread organic jam.

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Bodega once again joins forces with Helinox in this first 2022 capsule collection. The Boston store has tried to emphasize the idea that we are a product of our environment, showing an original motif that recalls the autumn colors of New England, but also details urban areas such as glass, concrete and fences.

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The first exclusive collaboration between the legendary Portland brand and the iconic store founded by Forch and Greiner. This version of the Vertigo 917 model is inspired by the frontier men who settled in San Francisco during the gold rush. Full grain leather upper and exclusive Vibram XS Trek sole.

The deep bond between Brian Donnelly and the world of fashion is known to all and has its roots in the early 90s. The new collection with TNF is the perfect meeting point with Kaws' artistic irreverence, represented by abstract patterns and bright colors that play with the concepts of perception and visibility.

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The legendary Japanese luggage brand and the iconic British label reaffirm their long collaboration with a new collection of bags and accessories that combine the unmistakable Porter nylon twill with the color and stripes of Paul Smith. Messenger is a shoulder bag with a large main compartment and front pockets.

Ortovox and Arc'teryx joined forces to develop a new innovative, light and safe airbag system. An extraordinary alliance that led to LiTRIC technology, consisting of two supercapacitors and a lithium-ion battery capable of maintaining 60 hours of charge for at least 2 deployments.

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A S I C S AWA R D E D F O R I T S I N V O LV E M E N T I N C L I M AT E C H A N G E I S S U E S Asics has been selected by CDP among the world leaders whose supply chain is involved on the topic of climate change, obtaining, for the third year in a row, the Supplier Engagement Leaderboard award. Asics was awarded for the activities and strategies aimed at reducing emissions and managing climate risks on its supply chain. CDP has evaluated more than 6200 companies by assigning a score based on governance, goals, emissions. Asics was also recently included in the Sustainability Yearbook 2022 published by S&P Global.

BLUESIGN SHARES THE 2010-2020 E N V I R O N M E N TA L I M PAC T DATA The deadline for achieving carbon neutrality and meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals is fast approaching. The analysis recently completed by bluesign over the years 2010-2020 shows that this system is significantly accelerating progress towards a more sustainable fashion industry, achieving significant reductions in the collective impact in 5 key areas: water consumption, energy consumption, consumption of chemicals, CO2 emissions and increased use of "bluesign approved" chemicals.

N E W E A R T H S P I R I T: T E R N UA S U STA I N A B L E L I N E On the occasion of the next AW 22/23 collection, Ternua changes the name of the Spirit Outdoor line to New Earth Spirit. Inspired by the history of the Spanish brand and its double bond with the sea and the mountains, it includes clothes for everyday use made with eco-friendly fabrics, many of which come from projects already underway such as Redcycle (recycling of fishing nets), Seacycle (reuse of marine plastic), Colorcycle (made with inedible agricultural waste) and Laxta Artile (reuse of wool originating from the Basque Country).

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ORTHOLITE PRESENTS CIRQL, THE FOAM SOLUTION FOR MIDSOLE OrthoLite, leader of the sector for 25 years, has unveiled Cirql, a unique solution to achieve true circularity in the footwear sector. Made with plants from responsible sources, this is the world's first foam free of EVA, permanent chemicals or persistent microplastics. Biodegradable and industrially compostable, it can be depolymerized and recycled for reuse. The innovative patented process ensures unmatched sustainability in a midsole that offers the highest standards of performance.

THE SECTOR LEADERS AGAINST T H E M O V E M E N T O F O U T D O O R R E TA I L E R The Conservation Alliance, together with 24 companies of the sector, (including Patagonia, The North Face, Scarpa, Smartwool, La Sportiva, Icebreaker, and Arc'teryx) is urging Emerald Expositions to avoid moving Outdoor Retailers to Salt Lake City, Utah, stating these brands will not support or attend a trade show in a state whose officials continue to perpetrate attacks towards national monuments, public land and laws thought to protect them. Industry leaders are expressing their support for the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition.

THIRTY YEARS OF S U S TA I N A B L E C O M M I T M E N T F O R B U F F Buff blows out thirty candles together with the outdoor enthusiasts who have accompanied the brand throughout its career. To celebrate, the brand renews its commitment to environmental sustainability through the SS22 collection inspired by the encounter between nature and technology, made largely with recycled polyester. Furthermore, Buff is carrying out the “Do More Now” project, divided into three macro-themes: Act More - Responsible production, Protect More - Sustainable impact and Care More - Acting on social issues.

B O L L É W I N S T H E AWA R D F O R T H E M O S T E C O F R I E N D LY H E L M E T The new Eco Award category of the 2022 “Slide & OTS Winter UK” winter fair sees Bollé as the protagonist with its Eco Atmos, which will be released in the next winter season. "The more we grow, the clearer it becomes that the future of innovation will have to be linked to sustainability and to our ethical impact as a brand." explains Louis Cisti, global vice president of brand marketing. "Our industry will stop being part of the problem and become part of the solution for the planet and the society."

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Lavaredo collection in textile hemp

by Salewa The collection has been designed for climbers who love to climb both in the gym and outdoors.

With the arrival of spring, for many people the desire to go climbing after a winter on snow and ice returns. Salewa also prepared for the arrival of the new climbing season, presenting the new Lavaredo collection made in textile hemp. Lavaredo is not the first line that uses this material: just a year ago, in fact, Salewa presented its first collection for technical climbing made with Alpine Hemp technology in textile hemp. This technological solution is the result of the long work of the Salewa innovation and development team which has set itself the goal of realizing fabrics using textile hemp, a fiber whose cultivation has a reduced environmental impact compared to both synthetic materials and cotton. In addition to the positive impact on the sustainability of production, the natural properties of textile hemp have very interesting potential for technical clothing: its fibers regulate temperature and humidity, they are breathable, prevent the formation of bad odors and are able to dry very quickly. In addition, textile hemp is highly resistant to wear, guaranteeing the fabric made with this fiber a long life cycle and lasting performance.

Among new models and colors, Lavaredo presents an important news: the entire collection bears the Salewa

Committed icon, a label designed to indicate products that ensure long-lasting technical performance and are made according to sustainable production. Particular attention is also paid to the issue of social responsibility: Salewa Committed ensures that working conditions and wages are adequate for anyone involved in the production and distribution of products.

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cal clothing needed to climb from the gym in the city to the multipitch routes. Midlayers, t-shirts, pants and shorts are characterized by elasticated seams and Durastretch inserts, and fabrics with a composition mainly in textile hemp and cotton, with an addition of polyester for up to 22%. With this collection, Salewa has not only developed products made with attention to environmental protection, but also to the working conditions and salaries of all the people involved in the production and distribution chain.

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Lazy Ghost Lazy Ghost calling to you Come out to play, the future lies with you Now you can be sure love is the cure What we’re searching for is to have A jolly good time

These are the lyrics of a song by Robbie Williams. Well almost, because in reality he sang about "Lazy Days": lazy days, set to music in 2004, not in March 2020.

And it is during the first lockdown, in those Lazy Days, when the life we were used to know had taken on the consistency of a ghost, that the Lazy Ghost guys had the idea of rethinking the way to dry climbers' hands. In short, while half of Italy was kneading bread, at Lazy Ghost they started kneading magnesium. Why? The reason was beautiful and evident, under everyone's nose. Let's try to understand, those were days spent at home and the chalk powder used for hangboard sessions was found the next day on books, on the keyboard and on the table.

The intangible powder left the bag, passed on the fingers, stood on the holds of the hangboard and at night ... Well, at night ghosts come out! When the athletes were sleeping, the powder left in suspension ended its flight landing on the objects of the house. The next morning, sitting in front of the cup of coffee there were at least always three people: Lazy Ghost guys, lonely and socially spaced, the coffee for breakfast and the chalk of the day before as icing sugar that did not dunk into the cup.

Using liquid chalk was out of the question. Something, some resin, probably rosin, went plugging every porosity of their training tool with the result of vitrifying it. Of course, the greasy and smooth grip is more training, you train to hold the holds and certainly not to be held back by the them, but there is a limit to everything.

There was the need of a liquid solution, which remained lazily on the hands and disappeared after use without leaving any trace. Utopia? Probably!

So off we go! A simple and pure recipe.

The name had always been there: Lazy, because it had to have a certain indolence to let hands go and Ghost, because it had to "play its part" but disappear from sight. This simple recipe, born in a dark time full of ghosts, was also excellent in sunny weather in woods full of rocks. Totally produced in laboratories that feed on renewable energy. Alcohol and magnesium, nothing else. It dries immediately and sanitize your hands, very pure. Being free of residues, it also becomes easier to remove. Of course, it should be the climber's care to remove tickmarks and lines drawn on rock, as well as brushing the holds to remove excess magnesium that level the roughness of the rock. But then there’s Lazy, lazy on the hands but who dislodges without residue from the holds as soon as it’s chased away by the toothbrush or by the providential rain that has fallen to heal the uncleared traces of distracted or insensitive climbers. Pure

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magnesium and alcohol: simple, right?

What’s difficult is to find the quality of these individual elements, it is also difficult to find the right blend that works without having to draw on additional resins and products that aspire to be a universal solution. Instead, it is necessary to accept reality, each hand absorbs chalk in a different way and if the novelty is to be such, it must not hide this harsh truth. Lazy Ghost was born in this way, it is the search for an answer to these particularities. Up to now the work team has started from the basics, from the very fine powder to the very simple liquid substance. After all, the chalk that previously was blown away from the hands, in a gesture that had become fashionable, today more than ever has become the precious ally of athletes ranging from track cycling to workout in the gym, from artistic gymnastics to throwers, passing through tennis players. It is no longer just the climber who asks for adherence, in many ways it is nature that asks us to be more committed to the idea of a more sustainable sport.

Less is more.

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Dolomite, quality and performance for the lovers of Italian design The company continues to improve its products making them more and more performing, while maintaining its unmistakably Italian style.

Those who know Dolomite are well aware of the care it takes in designing its products, to the point of being recognized at first sight. As always, the inspiration clearly comes from the majestic Dolomites and in general from the concept of "Italian Beauty" that resides in our land and culture. In addition to the extreme care on an iconic and aesthetic level, we find a remarkable development in terms of performance given by more than a century of production, tests and expeditions (we remind you that the first Italian expedition on K2 which took place in 1954 was equipped with Dolomite shoes).

Among the many quality products of the brand, we would like to focus now on two in particular dedicated to trekkers: the Croda Nera shoes and the Expedition Hybrid Hood jacket.

Croda Nera The multifunctional shoe par excellence, it is super versatile and easily adapts to the needs of those looking for a light and fast trekking model. The design is minimal, it recalls the classic style of the hiking boot but revised in a more modern key. The style does not lose the unmistakable Dolomite style,

easily recognizable by the pattern on the sides that recalls the Dolomites peaks. In addition, the structure is designed to reduce the volume, increasing the lightweight and helping precision and stability in the roll. The high profile version of Croda Nera has a waterproof and breathable Gore-Tex membrane, which makes it a shoe prepared for any climatic event. The low version, on the other hand, does not have the Gore-Tex membrane but it is even lighter. The shoe is designed to remain stable on mixed and uneven terrain, since it uses a sole made with Vibram compound that guarantees very high grip and traction, this, in combination with the dual-density midsole, ensures high cushioning and support. Croda Nera can therefore be called an all rounder shoe, ideal for those who love to experience trekking with lightness and dynamism, keeping an eye on style and comfort.

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Expedition Hybrid Hood Jacket This jacket perfectly describes the “Re-Source by Dolomite” project.

Started by the company with the goal of developing and promoting its social responsibility, through initiatives regarding three key points: people, products and planet. For example, the Re-Source by Dolomite SS22 clothes are made with a minimum of 50% recycled materials or with 100% certified renewable materials.

Furthermore, only PFC-free DWR treatments are used. Talking about the Expedition Hybrid Hood Jacket, both the main fabric and the padding are made with recycled material, which guarantee softness, elasticity and lightweight. The elegant design and the performing structure make it easily adaptable to any context and climatic condition.

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Dachstein Inspired by the Mountains.

Engineered for Adventure.

The boundary between technically functional outdoor footwear and free time sneakers is becoming thinner and thinner. Dachstein knows this very well: the brand since 1925 has been combining Austrian craftsmanship tradition with modern and innovative ideas, where performance and lifestyle come together in a single approach.

With its roots in the heart of the Alps, and a background in mountain sports, Dachstein has evolved by carving out a well-defined space in the footwear market, characterized by an extraordinary level of design. Important stages of business development and milestones in the renewal process have shaped the last 95 years of history. But the real turning point came in 2013, when Dachstein Outdoor & Lifestyle GmbH was born.

The brand became an independent company and remained a majority holding company of the brand founded by Dr. Erhard F. Grossnigg.

Thanks to a completely new team,

it emerged a strategy that brought a breath of fresh air to its image and products. We had a chat with Christoph Döttelmayer, Head of Design at Dachstein, who personally witnessed this process of evolution driven by design, craftsmanship and maximum attention to detail. And with him we introduced the new Cross Trail collection, the big news of the spring/summer 2022 collection.

Outdoor & Lifestyle. Dachstein's second life begins by paying homage to the new balance between these two worlds. What happened back in 2012? Dachstein was founded way back in 1925. And a lot has happened since then. From the rise to the world leader in ski boots, till the turn of the 80s and 90s, to the total disappearance from the market.

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In 2012 the brand has been completely refounded, with an entirely new team. I arrived a few months later, when we started to carry out some research in order to be able to produce the best trekking shoes in Europe.

You have to imagine that any stage has been reset from scratch: design, development, test, production, sales, customer service. A new team at work in the headquarters in Salzburg, Austria.

Since then, ultra-modern materials and cutting-edge ideas have helped shape Dachstein's image. My background in the world of basketball (and in many other sports) allows me to deepen and explore numerous areas of design. Finding new materials and new technologies, to be implemented in outdoor footwear,

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has become one of the most stimulating things the market can offer. We realized how outdoor footwear can show itself both in the more technical styles, but also in the lifestyle ones, where we find a large part of our Austrian heritage and the use of precious materials such as Loden or special leathers. All with a touch of modern craftsmanship.

The first confirmation of this work comes with Super Leggera DDS, winner of the Outdoor Industry Award 2015. A real world first in the trekking boot segment.

Knitted shoes already existed before, but only in other sports. We first needed to find a perfect blend to meet the wear and abrasion needs that

such a knitted upper would have to endure in contact with the elements. This meant, of course, that had to be waterproof. On that occasion we collaborated with the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Germany, which provided us with an in-depth look at knitted technology and guidance on how to realize our fabric for the outdoors. Furthermore, as the product had to be manufactured in Europe, we involved the knitwear manufacturer and supplier in the study process. Super Leggera represented a real novelty in this market, to which everyone has turned their attention to. The soft knit upper has allowed adaptation to a wide variety of foot shapes, while

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maintaining surprising qualities of support and protection. The Vibram sole, designed exclusively for this model, has been able to offer extraordinary comfort and the best grip imaginable. Even today I think it was our best project and I like to use it even after all these years. I jealously keep a few pairs of brand new shoes for the future.

Unusual look, original colors and textures. But first of all functionality. How do these aspects come together? I'm a big supporter of the fact that form should follow function, but feelings also play an important part. After all, we live the outdoors to feel and experience it.

Our shoes are inspired by this and

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made for adventure. They allow you to fully embrace the moment. In design you have to be brave, bold, show what you can do and why you are here. New technologies and new materials bring looks that allow us to be innovative, while always keeping the classic hiking boot in the collection.

After all, this is our heritage, where the imagination is always represented by the traditional brown leather boot with red laces.

strong brand that can make your product even better. The connection and support we have with them (and from them) is terrific. You know you have the most breathable and waterproof membrane on the market, and this also opens up new possibilities for designing, developing and manufacturing shoes. Their quality and standards are unique in our industry and I think everyone appreciates the benefits.

In 2017 Dachstein got the Gore-Tex license. What changed with this technical partnership? Since the new team started working, the goal has always been to regain the Gore-Tex license (after having owned it in the 1980s). Gore-Tex is a very

A partnership that will lead, a short time later, to win the Red Dot Award thanks to the DS Iceland GTX. A shoe that stands out for its unique design. Iceland was a special project born with the idea of creating the most minimal but

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advanced outdoor shoe in our segment. It came just after the release of Gore-Tex Invisible Fit, the thinnest, most breathable laminate construction ever made. Developing this construction on a medium cut shoe and winning the Red Dot Award with this unique style has been a very special achievement.

2018 marked another milestone in the recent history of the brand. Luhta Sportswear Company, one of the largest sportswear manufacturers in Scandinavia, acquired 49% of the stake of Dachstein, starting to support its internationalization and growth as a strategic partner.

One year later, the Finnish group would take over 100% of Dachstein, keeping product design, marketing and sales in

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Salzburg. But 2018 was also the year in which Dachstein took the first steps towards sustainability. It dis that once again with an important recognition such as the ISPO Gold Award for its Ocean collection with Econyl, a regenerated nylon material made up of fishing nets abandoned or lost in the ocean and other nylon waste.

Since them, what have been the further advances in terms of material sustainability? What role does this theme play in product design nowadays? In its own small way, Super Leggera has been our first step in the direction of sustainability: the upper, made specifically for each size, minimized excess materials. In 2018, with the Ocean col-

lection, we started developing these issues deeper. Today it is something that we as designers take for granted. Both the industry and the end consumer expect your product to be sustainable. There are no more excuses. You will see big projects in the spring of 2023.

Let’s talk about recent times.

Versatility and functionality are the keywords of a product that we particularly appreciated last spring. Let's talk about SF-21 GTX. SF-21 GTX is the multi talent approach shoe that follows Super Ferrata, our bestseller for years. It has a climbing-inspired lacing system, all-leather upper combined with a great midsole/outsole combination

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for the best comfort and traction. A model that has a lot of potential in various uses, to be worn as a daily trainer up to light mountaineering.

We're expanding this collection with a mid-length cut coming out this spring, cool new colors in the fall, and some more striking products next year. Just to give you a spoiler.

And now the big news of the SS2022 season. Starting with the new Cross Trail line. The Cross Trail collection, which will start with the X-Trail 01 model, will be our approach to the fast paced world of outdoor sports. For us Cross Trail closes the gap between trail running and hiking. It's made for fitness and endurance, but adventure itself is at

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the core. As life gets faster and more hectic, we often forget the essential part, and X-Trail 01 is designed exactly for such adventures: speed hiking, fast packing and beyond. An extraordinary product. It all starts with the most natural shape possible: wide enough forefoot, to give freedom to the toes and a 5mm drop from heel to toe. The midsole is made of lightweight EVA with a stack height of 25mm in the heel (20mm in the forefoot) for comfort over long distances. As for the base, we find a full coverage rubber sole with 4mm lugs. The upper is made with a single layer mesh for the best breathability and TPU elements to guarantee protection from abrasion. The double

layer lace lock on the medial area and the gusseted tongue provide a firm closure. The elasticated fabric on the heel keeps dirt and stones out.

We have spent a lot of time developing this project, which in 2021 also involved an important test phase.

We have never realized so many prototypes with different materials than this style. For us it's a really exciting start, in a whole new category. We are now also working on the launch of the SF-21 MC GTX, a mid-cut version of our approach shoe, to be followed by a couple of new carry-over style colourways. As always, the new collection is the basis for what is to come. And believe me, it will be exciting!

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It's made for fitness and endurance, but adventure itself is at the core.

As life gets faster and more hectic, we often forget the essential part, and X-Trail 01 is designed exactly for such adventures: speed hiking, fast packing and beyond.

An extraordinary product.

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It may be rough out there Bryce Sieber with Bach in the Faroe Islands Bryce Sieber is a young photographer who lives in the eastern part of Switzerland, more precisely in Canton of St. Gallen, just south of Lake Constance. “Imagine a postcard from Switzerland. Yes, that's where I come from.” He approached this form of expression when he was just 15, then, in 2017, he got his first mirrorless and opened his Instagram profile focused on travel photography. “I was lucky enough to grow up in a beautiful country, where the nearest mountains are only a few minutes away, and to spend most of my free time outdoors. This played a fundamental role

in fuelling my passion for photography, nature and outdoor activities. Documenting and describing the places I grew up in to show people who don't have the chance to see the natural beauty that Switzerland can offer. That place I call home. After these first few years, I have to say I feel very comfortable creating this kind of content and taking advantage of the elements that Mother Nature provides me.”

“Mountains are the subjects that most attract me. I think it comes from the context and from the need to reach these places. It's not only the final destination that offers you a reward, but also the journey itself.”

Over the time, Bryce started to become passionate about something that goes beyond the simple landscape, approaching other forms of photography and understanding the importance of “telling a story”. In this relatively short period of time he had the opportunity to create digital content for numerous brands including

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Bach Equipment. And it is precisely about his relationship with this brand that we want to talk about. Bach has been manufacturing backpacks for more than 40 years. And the charm of their products remains unchanged over time, synonymous with clear and simple concepts, with comfortable and durable solutions, developed with extreme attention to the practical and functional side. Each backpack is a perfect balance of comfort, weight and durability. This requires a careful selection of materials and a clear design and production vision. Bach's story begins in 1972, and to trace its origins we have to fly to Kilkenny, one of the most fascinating cities of the so-called Ireland's Ancient East. The first production of backpacks, made with just 7 employees, was inspired by the famous hiking equipment with external frame that became popular in the USA. In the 1980s Bach took part in the greatest period of innovation ever

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in the field of backpacks. From that moment on, without forgetting its roots, it never stopped evolving, thanks also to the ambition of a Swiss guide named Martin Wiesmann. Today Bach products come to life in Zurich, where they are developed and tested according to a know how that is the result of years of experience in the field, but also of youthful audacity and constant sharing of ideas.

But what intrigues us, beyond the geographical link, is how this beautiful relationship is born between a heritage brand with decades of history and a Gen Z ambassador. “I came in contact with Bach Equipment in the summer of 2021 when I was offered the opportunity to shoot for their summer campaign. I got to test and use some of their backpacks, which quickly became my hiking favorites. After using them all summer and photographed on every trip, they contacted last fall me to work on the launch of the new products

for the spring-summer 2022 collection. I presented Bach with two different projects, one of which aimed to a long-term collaboration as a content creator.”

"The moment I feel most inspired is when the sun rises or sets over the mountains, I am surrounded by nice people and I enjoy what nature has to offer.”

In November and December this partnership between Bach and Bryce resulted in a magnificent journey to the Faroe Islands, an archipelago of 18 volcanic islands that emerge in the center of the North Atlantic Ocean: so small that almost go unnoticed, yet guardians of enormous beauties. An uncontaminated and unexplored destination to be discovered, where nature dominates everything. A paradise capable of revealing breathtaking landscapes and picturesque fishing villages, where the rhythm of the day is marked by long walks overlooking the sea, the sound of the winds that whip

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the coast and the intense green of its meadows. “After more than two years without travelling, I wanted to take the opportunity to visit a place unknown to me.

I booked the trip to the Faroe Islands just a week before leaving, informing Bach of my destination. They were able to provide me with some samples of the new products, to test and photograph. I couldn't have found a more suitable place that embodied Bach’s slogan It May Be Rough Out There.” Yes, because the philosophy of the brand is precisely this: providing equipment that stands the test of time, even if continuously exposed to the most difficult conditions. As everyone knows, the weather can be unpredictable, but Bach products are specifically created not to disappoint the consumer, regardless of “how rough may be out there.”

“In the following days we set out to discover the different realities, being surprised by a rather extreme climate. The backpack withstood the elements excellently. But

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there was more. Bach allowed me to test the WickiUp tent as well, and to my surprise, bad weather and strong winds were no problem. Even today, if I think about it, I am amazed by the force of nature that can be experienced in these places. The weather changes in minutes and varies from island to island. On one side it was raining while on the other there side there was snow and sun. I must say that this equipment was the ideal companion on a journey that I will remember for a lifetime.”

Bach is one of the latest manufacturing companies where the spirit of the outdoor pioneers is still alive. Where there are still people who love what they do and who like to be outdoors as much as possible. "We don't advertise, we hardly print a catalog, but we do good stuff." And that’s why the current offer today can count on the know how of Nigor Tents & Furniture, the historic Dutch manufacturer of tents and camping equipment. WickiUp, for

example, is the new 4-season, ultra-light, single-pole trekking tent that offers plenty of space and incredible stability in adverse weather conditions.

Ideal for traveling to remote locations such as the Faroe Islands.

“The beauty of these islands is that you can reach any place in just 2 hours. Vágar Island is one of the must-see destinations.

It offers breathtaking views from 300-meter-high cliffs that plummet directly into the ocean. Bordoy, on the other hand, is one of the largest islands and offers spectacular views over Kunoy and Kalsoy. I recommend to anyone who decides to visit them to rent a car and get lost in the less traveled roads. This remains a general recommendation for anyone traveling. Not only you have the chance to find hidden gems, but also to meet local people and learn more about the culture of a place. Don't hesitate to speak to the locals and ask them for advice. Whether it's the host of the B&B or the cashier of the grocery store.”

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Mountains are the subjects that most attract me. I think it comes from the context and from the need to reach these places.

It's not only the final destination that offers you a reward, but also the journey itself.

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The North Face VECTIV When energy becomes strength

We have already seen VECTIV on the pages of The Pill and many runners who have had the pleasure of testing it have certainly not forgotten it. The structure of the sole is so advanced that it has set record after record in just 12 months, as in the case of Fernanda Maciel and Kaytlyn Gerbin who completed the 80km crossing of the Hielo Continental in 13 hours and 15 minutes, beating the previous record by almost seven hours. But this wasn't enough for The North Face and the brand continued to work day after day to improve a technology that was already doing its job optimally.

To clarify, VECTIV technology is composed of three main parts: the first is the VECTIV plate in 3D carbon fiber, an essential element to guarantee maximum stability, the second is the VECTIV rocker midsole, responsible for propulsion, and finally the nonslip sole SurfaceCTRL that allows maximum traction, making you forget any slippery or unstable ground.

This technology is re-proposed in three main models for trail running, each designed to adapt specifically to the demands and the needs of athletes. The first model is Flight VECTIV and the name itself suggests its use: it really makes you fly. It is the most reactive and breathable shoe, so light that you won’t feel its weight at every step. The mesh upper is flexible, while maintaining a good dose of strength.

Finally, it features the characteristic VECTIV plate in 3D carbon fiber that makes the shoe stable and performing at maximum speed.

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The second proposal is VECTIV Infinite, a shoe that will make you forget every annoying pebble, every rough road, every steep terrain: the keyword is protection, thanks to the super robust upper. In addition, this model manages to perfectly balance cushioning and reactivity, features that make it truly versatile. Infinite also boasts the 3D VECTIV plate that transforms the energy of each step into a return of power, pushing the athlete forward much more easily.

Also part of the collection is the new VECTIV Enduris II, which bears the title of "most cushioned VECTIV model", given by the combination of the already mentioned 3D VECTIV plate with the rocker midsole, which maximizes energy by increasing thrust. These features, together with internal heel counters and the sturdy non-slip sole, make the shoe ideal for longer and bumpy runs.

All three models have been laboratory approved and tailored to the needs of The North Face trail running athletes who have thoroughly tested them all. In fact, the collection is offered with a specific fit for men and women with the aim of offering athletes a personalized design, ensuring maximum speed and support during training and competitions.

The structure of the sole is so advanced that it has set record after record in just 12 months, as in the case of Fernanda Maciel and Kaytlyn Gerbin who completed the 80km crossing of the Hielo Continental in 13 hours and 15 minutes, beating the previous record by almost seven hours.

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The United Mountains of Europe Four young activists who listen to the mountains

A common passion, the mountains, and the desire to tell a different story, less focused on professional athletes dedicated to performance, more aimed at a movement carried out by everyone, for a humanity that allies itself with the planet. This is how the United Mountains of Europe project was born in the summer of 2021, thanks to the initiative of Adele Zaini, Alessia Iotti, Eline Le Menestrel and Sara Segantin, four young activists, worried about the future of the earth and with the will to demonstrate that the mountains can be lived in a sustainable way. But what begins as an adventure soon becomes a big question: "What if the mountains had rights, would this help fight the devastating environmental crisis?"

So they decide to do something more, to connect the dots along the journey to give voice to the mountain, to the people and to the different isolated realities that live it, all with a common cause: to preserve the areas that make us feel fully alive and live the moment, rooted in the territory and connected to the people around us. The journey through the mountains of Europe begins, first by public transport and then on foot, between trekking, climbing, caving and glaciers, where the girls climb as long as they are allowed by the mountain and, respecting it, they go back when the sky begins to darken. Along their journey they meet the people who live there and collect testimonies, ideas and requests related

to a mountain these people they know and experience every day. But, as you know, the mountain brings reflection, and up there, immersed in the purest essence of high altitude, they realize that they are not the protagonists of the project, they are not the ones who have to decide what is right but which is the mountain to show itself and that their task is to listen to what these peaks are asking for and become their spokespersons. Driven by this new feeling they decide to change the final destination of the trip, no longer the Pyrenees, but a place where the voice of the mountains can have more weight: Brussels. They get there no longer crossing the steep mountain roads, but taking part Inyo the climate demonstrations of the Milan Pre-COP and the Glasgow COP. This is how on December 11th, on the occasion of International Mountain Day, the young activists

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organize an event in Brussels in front of the European Commission to bring together the various actors of the outdoor community they met along the way, society and political representatives. An opportunity to listen to the voice of the mountains, talk and find solutions to ensure respect and protection of these wild places. Names such as Marco Onida, Raul Cazan, Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee took part in the event.

"The event was born because of the great need to consolidate the network created by the project and bring it to the public in a physical form. It was a beautiful step, not with thousands of people but with truly involved participants ”says Giorgia Garancini, fifth member of the group in this second phase of the project.

It was important to do this now, in 2021, a very important year for the

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climate debate. And at the same time it was necessary to be physically present, in Brussels, in a public park with a historical value for local and political climbing as in front of the Commission. All this in order to move people on an emotional rather than a rational level.

“Not much has changed since we discovered the climate crisis to date. Perhaps because we have turned to the rational side of human beings. We wanted to touch the emotional part by sharing our love for the mountains, which is the strongest root of this project.”

As all the best days, everything started with a breakfast all together and the introduction of the project. Then they moved onto the working tables, created in a heterogeneous way "bringing together the scientist, the politician, the sportsman and us as mediators." Those

were moments of meeting and comparison where the two main themes were developed: the first is the need for a cultural change that redefines the relationship between man and nature and puts the rights of the mountains alongside those recognized to men. The second is about sustainable tourism and about approaching the mountains as a companion, not as a passive entity on which to frugally consume an adventure.

Participants were also asked to write on a billboard the rights they thought the mountains would ask for. “When they approached, I asked them to become mountains themselves” says Alessia.

"They were all very inspired by the event and fantastic ideas came out."

The event ended with the march of the young activists to the entrance of the European Commission and the sym-

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bolic delivery of the list of the rights of the mountains. The key to the popularity of the project was that it did not define itself according to a geographical area, state, organization or alpine club.

It didn't matter where you came from, but why you were there. It was because of the mountains.

“Mountains have taught and will teach forever to all who listen that anything is possible. And we believe this is true for anyone who acts with respect for the natural environment” says Eline.

The aim of the project is to reach a new legislation in order to achieve a new relationship with the environments that host us. And perhaps the girls have managed to ignite the right spark necessary to trigger the change. What remains is to look at their next steps and become all part of this movement for the mountains.

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The Pill Base Camp, winter edition. Unconventional business camp.

76 brands, 103 stores, an entire editorial team: the edition one of the first business to business event organized by our magazine turned out to be a success.

Pila, Sunday February 6th, 6:30am.

From the parking lot to the open space in front of Trattoria dei Maestri there is a bustle of people carrying folded gazebos, pallets, tables, bags with boards or skis, someone has stacked them like pellets to transport them more easily. The snow on the ground is crossed by a sort of fence, an imaginary village that in two hours will be full of equipment and people, it will be the first Base Camp organized by

The Pill, which will last until the next day. When Denis Piccolo, our editor, started talking about it months ago, it seemed like a titanic thing and, nevertheless, a total leap in the dark, a bet: inviting hundreds of people to edition one of an event did not had an obvious answer. The answer, on the other hand, was indeed massive for a business to business event: 76 brands set up their gazebos in our Base Camp that saw a huge amount of skis, snowboards, boots, bindings, goggles and sunglasses and in general products related to the world of winter sports.

230 representatives from 103 stores spread throughout the territory, from Umbria to Trentino, who had the op-

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portunity to test, in two days and in a few square meters, all the new equipment for next winter of the most important all mountain and freeriding brands in the world, but also to get to know new ones. Alongside the most well-known and, pass me the term, more mainstream brands, more niche realities have intervened, some of them almost tailor made.

The heart of the two days, in fact, was precisely discussing about products tested by buyers and retailers with the representatives of the brands and with us of the editorial team in the form of hundreds of interviews. For each board or ski tested, we talked about the materials and production processes used: sustainability is an increasingly fundamental asset for outdoor companies and among those involved a high percentage has equipped, or is equipping, their factories to be carbon neutral and enormous progress has been

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made from the point of view of experimentation with new materials, which are increasingly green but highly performing. The know-how of the companies is now focusing on sustainability, but also on making the experience of its customers increasingly satisfying: whether it is skis or boards designed to be all mountain, or specific for mountaineering and freeriding, many innovations have been put into place for the 2023 season. Engineering gems put at the service of winter sports, brilliant insights that will turn into a better riding experience, at all levels and for all types of terrain. The many moments of confrontation that we as editorial staff have had, both with the dealers who have tested the models, and with the representatives of the various brands, will in fact flow into one of The Pill's most important products for us, the Winter Outdoor Guide, more than 400 pages full of product reviews from a technical, ae-

sthetic and from a “feeling” point of view. To get to the bottom and find out what all the news for 2023 are you will have to wait until next November, but in the meantime we can tell you that the upcoming edition will be enriched by the contribution of the community that gathered in Pila.

The most important aspect, and which has made us as organizers happier and prouder, is in fact the community: The Pill Base Camp has been an opportunity not only for traders to test many different products, but also to be able to talk with colleagues, from the same or other regions, to be able to discuss their impressions after the test with the brands, to discuss with us what are the most requested aspects by their customers and therefore important for us to report in the Outdoor Guides. The interviews collected are almost 400 and they represent precious material for us for the pre-

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paration of our texts and to compare our feelings about the products with those of retailers and brands in order to give readers descriptions that are as accurate and detailed as possible. A collective effort that has brought, and will bring, new life to our magazine, whose team has given a lot in these two days. Those of you, brands or retailers, who have intervened will have found Ludovica and Martina, indefatigable hosts who have managed the registration of guests, the distribution of ski passes and the myriad of logistical issues that an event of this kind inevitably imposes, to welcome you.

Next to the deus ex machina of the whole two days, Denis, you will probably have met Tommaso, who managed most of the presences and logistics with our editor. Silvia and Camilla took the photos you’re seeing now and to hunt people down for the interviews there was me, Ilaria, along with Eva and Marta. A team effort that re-

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presents a success, as a zero edition, as a first test bench to understand if and how to replicate such a deployment of forces and sharing in the future.

A pleasant interlude between the two days of testing was the evening we organized at The Place in Aosta, a meeting place for the local outdoor community where the love for the mountains oozes from the walls, full of high-altitude shots. Here there was still an opportunity to talk, discuss the experiences made during the day and to go deeper into the issues that emerged, but also to have a beer, even two or three, together with what is a

community passionate about both its job and the environment that hosts it.

On the other hand, The Place is half cafe and half bike hub, and the environment lends itself to maximizing what our goal is: getting to the bottom of what we are passionate about, namely the outdoor world.

Pila, Monday February 7th, 4.30pm.

The sun of a clear and very hot day has now set. With the tiredness of almost 48 hours of work, making the reverse path that leads to the parking lot, with gazebos, board bags, skis and everything that was useful for the camp, is a bit more tiring, but we do

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that with a smile on our lips. The task has been accomplished, it was a challenge and this is essential for us. The world of outdoor and winter sports is based on challenges and we always like to invent new ones. We sincerely thank those who took part and embarked on this adventure with us, and those who will to continue to do that in the future. Given the success of edition one, we really believe there will be others.

Stay Tuned.

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Telemark explained by a 12-year-old girl

BY E VA TO S C H I

As many of you already know, or assume, since I am writing in a magazine, I’m not 12, but 31. So why did I decide to title this article like this?

Why should I pretend to know what a preteen girl who skis with a free heel thinks and, above all, why do I want to try to explain it? Well, first of all because, even if it's been a while (and this is the understatement of the century), I have been a 12-year-old girl, and one day in mid-January two years ago, in an instant I was back to be that girl.

It happened while I was catapulted downstream, with the tips of my skis towards the maximum slope. I pushed the internal ski back, took courage and approached the ground, sinking onto the forward leg. I put pressure on the metatarsal and, despite (or thanks to) the resistance of the springs, I finally raised the heel.

On January 17th, 2020, I face my first corner while practicing telemark skiing. And I immediately found myself 19 years younger. I rummaged in my freeriding backpack and for a moment I thought I felt the shape of my blue Sony Walkman with my hand, studded with inscriptions engraved with a pink Uniposca marker.

What’s telemark skiing?

Certainly a little girl would not start telling you how skiing with a free heel was born nor would she start explaining how it works, how the bindings or the mechanics of the movement are made. A 12-year-old girl

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would try to explain by gesticulating, with her heart racing and her cheeks red with effort and emotion, what she feels when she practices telemark skiing. That little girl I know a little better than others, would tell you this: When I first saw someone practicing telemark skiing, I didn't understand what they were doing. That movement so low, so elongated, was strange, different. It was beautiful.

I got curious and I wanted to try it too.

When I was able to manage the first turn, I was surprised, amazed. I felt as beautiful as that telemarker I had seen for the first time, although my movement from the outside probably looked strange and awkward, anything but beautiful. However, that imperfect movement was mine, mine alone. Identical only to itself, already different from the movement that would come later.

That moment just before taking the courage to pull the ski back made me think of that other moment, just before diving into the sea from a ten-meter high rock.

That instant in which the mind has already decided, but the body stands still, as if petrified. When you are on top of a rock, if you wait too long for the right moment to jump, you will never dive. If you wait too long to start turning, you never will.

I like practicing telemark skiing because in addition to being beautiful, it is useless and an end in itself. It's like going up and down a pedal boat slide, chasing a friend in a meadow or hiding out of breath behind a tree. It's nice to just dream of it, want it, it feels like asking your parents

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for permission to go to sleep at your best friend’s home in the middle of the week.

When I practice telemark skiing I feel more awkward than when I ski with fixed bindings, I awkwardly climb ladder, giving in under the severe gaze of the ski lift guy when I put my skis together to wait for my ride. However, when I face the first turn, even if I am crooked and I risk falling with my face forward and scratching my nose, I stop feeling awkward. I'm not ashamed anymore. That's when I stop being the child with divorced parents, wearing second-hand clothes and going to school in the carnival dress on the wrong day.

In that moment everything else does not exist, it doesn't matter, because I am so focused that I can see myself from the outside. And what I see is a young girl who has the courage to get involved and doesn't hold back. She falls and doesn't wait for someone to come and help her. She pulls the snow off her jacket and gets up.

I started practicing telemark skiing because I wanted to be seen from the outside with the same amazement that I had when I saw that telemarker turning fast on the soft snow of the slopes in spring, as if there was nothing easier and more beautiful in the world. Then I grew up and I realized that what matters is not a question of aesthetics, of appearance.

What really matters when practicing telemark skiing is what happens inside us.

I stopped asking someone to do it for me, and I started buttering my slice of bread.

Andrea Lanfri Mountaineer Reloaded

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A rather aggressive meningitis took away both his legs and seven fingers out of 10, just a step away from the age of thirty, but the call of the mountain has been stronger and now Andrea, who is 36 years old, is ready to face Everest.

Having to live with a malformation, with a body different from other people, a body that has to strive three times as much to do what most people do without even thinking about it, is difficult. It is even more difficult if you find yourself in this condition out of nowhere at the age of 29. In fact, at 29, in the fulness of his strength, Andrea Lanfri, a Ferrino's ambassador, lost both legs and most of his fingers due to a meningitis with meningococcal sepsis. What may appear to most people as shocking news did not move Andrea from his passion: he has always been crazy about mountaineering and never thought about giving up, not even for a second.

on Mount Everest and having climbed the Chimborazo Volcano in Ecuador, just to name a few.

Your bio says: "Limits are only in your head." Is there one that you still haven't been able to overcome? I believe that the desire to constantly improve is part of the nature of all athletes, every limit is seen as a challenge and preparing to win it automatically moves that limit further. As soon as I put the first prostheses on I tried to climb but immediately failed and decided to put climbing in standby, then my stubbornness pushed me to keep trying again and again, until I found solutions. It was ambition, this assiduous desire, that opened my mind to new ideas, new settings of my body that, up to date, have led me to think about climbing very high mountains. I believe that for a person like me, who finds himself facing a "hitch" in his life path, ambition, determination and knowing how to dream are three fundamental requirements. Mountains and mountaineering have come back overwhelmingly in my life because I have really dreamed about them. But you also must be very resolute: when I returned home and started exploring my home mountains with my new feet, I found that everything was so difficult, even those routes that I previously classified as very easy.

"I really don't know how to explain it, but as soon as I woke up after the various amputations of my feet and most of the fingers, inside me there was this crazy belief that, for better or for worse, I would go back being the “Andrea” I was before. I immediately saw this situation as a challenge, a great challenge, up o date the most demanding that I have faced, but in the end I won it. Indeed, I went further: in that hospital bed I vowed to continue doing the things I did before, today I can say that I was very wrong because today I do many more.”

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You got your first prostheses through a crowdfunding campaign, these tools can give a very high quality of life, but they are also very expensive… Unfortunately, even normal maintenance, especially if, like me, you use use them a lot, is very expensive. In fact, many of my prostheses are made from old ones: now worn for one purpose, but still valid for others.

For example, cycling prostheses were born from an old pair that I used for walking.

I have several models for mountaineering, trekking, cycling, road running, climbing (also these made from various pieces of my old prostheses) and finally the "civil" ones, that I use every day to go around and to work. To optimize movements and athletic gestures, each sport has its own particularity and requires a specific prosthesis.

rather than another one? Sometimes while climbing I think about other peaks, other times the inspiration comes just when I am at home, like during the first lockdown when I gave birth to “from0to0", the project in which I started cycling from the level of the sea, in Lerici, and then reached and climbed Mount Pisanino and went back to zero altitude again in Lerici.

You will soon leave again for Everest, what led you to choose this challenge? The summit of Mount Everest, with its famous 8848 meters, for me represent the end of a long journey that began years ago: the approach path is not only the one towards the Base Camp. However, I have so many ideas and projects in mind that a lifetime would not be enough to achieve them all. I’m lucky enough to have many passions, but also a lot of imagination and desire to do new things: this has always been my real strength.

On your right wrist you have tattooed the date when this all started. There is a line interrupted by this dark date, but then the line continues and intensifies more than before, to show that life has continued. But I’ve got many other tattoos that, on the other hand, do not have a particular meaning, they practically revolve around the various scars that I have scattered around my body.

You’re part of the Ferrino family, what equipment did you choose for this adventure? Without a doubt the backpacks of the Instinct line, which for me are a must and accompany me in all my important adventures. For me, the essential requirements to be met are lightweight and practicality. With me I will also have some high altitude tents, mattress and sleeping bag.

How do you choose your adventures?

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Between snow and land

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From Freeride World Qualifier and the Trentino hardcore punk scene up to the organic farm the step is shorter than you might think, you understand it when you find yourself during après ski in the historic cafe of Fai della Paganella and you happen to have a chat with Luca Dalpez.

Splitboarder and freerider, snowboard instructor, organic farmer in Val di Non, the valley famous for the monoculture of apples, and activist: Luca takes his relationship with nature and counterculture quite seriously in all areas in which he is involved. I have known him for a few years now, precisely since I found a manifesto that had his name among the first signatories. It was a paper containing a series of declarations of principle regarding mountain sports and sustainability, a sort of call to action for practitioners of all outdoor disciplines with a common will: claiming the intrinsic value of natural spaces.

as he did with me. Just the time to order the first beer and he mediately starts to tell me about a recent discussion between instructors. He talks to me in a low voice because in that pub everyone knows each other, the reason of discussion was: a hypothetical extension of the skiable areas in a wooded area. "Bullshit" he confesses to me in no uncertain terms. The topic is complex and much debated today, and this is not the place to deepen it as it deserves. What is clear is that it must not be easy to find a balance between work and personal beliefs when you are at the center of the eye of the storm. I ask him if there are many people, in the valley and among the instructors, who think the same: preferring a development made of modernization of existing resorts that does not involve further infrastructures and land consumption. The answer is obviously no, there aren't many of them, but he seems hopeful towards new generations.

"We will strive to influence the political-economic choices towards the conservation of natural environments and towards a sustainable development of territories and outdoor culture" says one of the points of the program of The Outdoor Manifesto, and it is on ideas like this that, even if always in a reserved way, Luca seems to base his every action. Initiatives of this kind work when good words are followed by concrete life choices to set an example.

Maybe I will be biased, because that call to action convinced me and I then took part in the association, but the example lived by Luca is one of those things that I always gladly tell hoping to inspire others

I am not so impressed by his position (fortunately today there are more and more voices in favor of alternative development models even among professionals), I’m more impressed by the fact that he always pursues his beliefs even in small daily discussions, those where it would be better to not expose yourself in order to not

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create new enemies, especially in lean times like the one we’re living. Luca doesn’t come from a family of farmers, nor from a family of skiers. Snowboarding arrived with adolescence along with tattoos and community centers, and just like the ink has never gone away. He tells me about the time in which he used to divide his time between freeriding competitions and concerts with Attrito. In those years the band was in one of its most active moments, they didn't record many albums but they played in an impressive amount of live shows. The hardcore punk scene from Trentino is also interesting for those who are not passionate about the genre, it is one of those acts of pure resistance that arise in too closed territories. I read an analogy with the choice of organic farming in Val Di Non. I try to ask him about it, Luca replies by making fun of me: “I hope you won’t describe me as the classic militant rebel anarchist?" He doesn't like labels, he repeats it to me all evening.

In this scenario if you don't produce apples, you have to work three times harder just to guarantee to have the water to grow trees. Yet in 2020 Luca closed his snowboard and sporting goods store, that he had opened in Cles with the help of his wife Elisa, and decided to devote himself full time to the cultivation of flowers and vegetables. And, above all, he did it following the philosophy of the least possible impact where the rest of the valley survives only thanks to huge and discussed quantities of pesticides. Luca drinks his second beer and, laughing, confesses that “when I deliver organic vegetables to the people of the local buying group they joke about it and call me hero”. Yes, because in order to minimize the impact on the entire cultivation and distribution cycle, since last summer, whenever possible, he also delivers his products on a bike.

Summer on land, winter on snow. I ask what convinced him to change his life, after all, selling boards shouldn't be so bad if snowboarding is your passion. I read the answer in the peace of his gaze when he talks about waking up at dawn and spending the days following the rhythms of nature. Hard rhythms, but much more rewarding than those imposed by the rules of commerce. Luca is not interested in being a hero, what he likes, I understand, is going home to his children in the evening, and being a peaceful father, in every season of the year. This is a story worth telling, the one of a person who found his place following his passions, without fear of taking radical choices in order to do so.

It is not easy to understand the extent of such a choice if you do not know the dynamics of the valley. The economy and politics of the territory revolve entirely around the intensive monoculture of the apple tree. Long rows, anti-hail sheets and storage sheds have taken the place of the traditional landscape of a century ago when there were vines, pastures, cereals and other fruit trees. The supply chain works and production increases from year to year, but the economic benefit is accompanied by loss of habitat and biodiversity, in addition to the risks associated with massive exposure to pesticides.

“When I deliver organic vegetables to the people of the local buying group they joke about it and call me hero.”

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Oriane Bertone’s feeling for climbing

BY I L A R I A C H I AVAC C I P H O T O S T H I B A U LT PA I L L E R

She's just 16, but she's already a big name in the world of bouldering and climbing. She dreams of the Olympics, but for the moment she is "satisfied" with scoring great results in the World Cup. There are those who take a lifetime to solve an 8b+ boulder problem and those who succeed at 12 years old. Oriane Bertone is definitely part of this second category, and we are talking about the record-breaking feat on Golden Shadow, in Rocklands, South Africa, in 2018. But there’s more: in January, when she was just 16 years old (she is born in 2005), she solved Karma (8a+), one of the most legendary boulder problems in the world located in Fontainebleau, which in 1995 gave to Swiss athlete Fred Nicole fame and applause. For Oriane, being the youngest climber to complete an 8b+ did not seem enough and, in 2019, she won the junior climbing and bouldering world title and, since last year, she has entered the senior category where she has already made things clear: in the World Cup circuit she has already taken home a silver medal, in Meringen. Since 2022 she has also joined the Black Diamond team as an athlete: let's say that in the world of climbing she is getting to the top. We have a meeting on Zoom but there’s a hell of a noise, I tell

her I can’t hear very well and she apologizes, but she is in the gym and that is the quietest corner. On the other hand, she usually starts training at 8 in the morning and goes on until she resists, "until I forget what time it is." As I am writing, Oriane is aiming for the French championship within a week and then clearly the World Cup season. She aims to make it to the final in at least a couple of the most important circuits, World Championship is a term that she repeats often, like a mantra.

But the goal that paws under the skin are the five circles, even if the girl is extremely lucid and focused, despite her young age: "I would definitely love to be part of the team that will represent France at the next Olympics, Paris 2024, that will be played at home, for us, but I do not think I have reached the necessary level yet.

Surely my mind goes there and I'm training for it, but I'm not sure if I can make it.” From the Mac screen I can't understand how modesty and how much superstition there is, but judging by what she has already been able to achieve I really think she will make it.

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You can boast a veteran climbing resume, but you're only 16 years old. When did you start climbing? When I was little my sister used to take dance lessons and my brother and I accompanied her and we had to wait for her training to finish, which that was ok because, in the gym where she practiced, there was also a climbing wall.

That's where I first tried climbing. We looked forward to the next time to try new routes and combinations, we liked to test ourselves with always different holds.

ality, because it is an inevitable question in every interview. I think that every climber who gets to compete in the World Cup has an innate component within and a strength that others do not have, but what I always tell myself is that what I have now is the result of my training, which is always been massive.

What did you think when you closed your first 8b+? I'm not sure, I was really very young: I had already solved some tough problems and I tested myself with those too. It was only after that I realized it had actually been a really good test. I was very happy, but like every time I managed a rather hard boulder problem. It wasn't that special after all, or rather, it was because it took me a lot of time to finish it, probably it's the one in which it took the longest time ever, but I didn't think it was special for its degree of difficulty, as much as for the kind of climbing itself.

Your brother is also a professional climber, is there any rivalry between the two of you? Max is a little younger than me, he is 14 years old: he is also an international climber and, if I have to tell the whole truth, yes, there is some kind of rivalry between us.

As in a normal relationship between brother and sister I think, but with a little more competition. But I think that’s good because this is precisely one of the reasons why I progressed so quickly in climbing. My constant desire to beat him, as opposed to his constant desire to beat me, made me become stronger quickly.

How is your approach to the senior category going? It was truly a crazy time: I would never have believed I could achieve such high results in the first year. I still remember that before the first competition I didn't think I could do it, and then it just happened. Many people then began to tell me that I have already reached a lot of milestones and that therefore I have to take everything that comes now in a relaxed way: I followed this advice and I made it to the final. I think this has been the best year of my life so far.

Do you think that this natural inclination you have, this instinct for climbing, is a kind of gift? I never really wondered, because I never thought of my way of climbing as a gift, but rather as the natural evolution of a lot of training. I never thought about it too much because it just happened. Also because when I was younger, on Reunion Island (which is part of the French overseas territories: administratively it is France, geographically it is an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, facing Madagascar), I used to climb mostly outside, where it often happened to face some pretty tough boulders and this made me progress at the same time also in indoor climbing. I think it was at that time that I started seeing this sport as a constant in my life, but the fact of recognizing it as a career is a recent thing in re-

Do you ever feel the pressure of being identified as an enfant prodige of climbing? When I started climbing seriously I realized that the people who counted on me were starting to grow and that I had to constantly prove that I was the strongest, a unique talent. So let's say that I felt the pressure strong enough right now, but I learned how to protect myself by reminding myself that I do what I do not for other people, but for me and because I like it.

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Matterhorn in the eyes François Cazzanelli He loves a fast and light style, but does not disdain classic mountaineering. Mountain Guide for 11 years, François Cazzanelli has opened routes in the Alps and in the Himalayas, building a new piece of his history with each climb.

31 years old, with a smile on his face, always messy hair and “94 Matternhorn” in his pocket, Cazzanelli is proudly part of the historic Cervino Guides, like his father Valter and his grandparents, both paternal and maternal. Today he wears the colors of La Sportiva and looks at his home mountains with different eyes.

From the long ridge that includes Grandes and Petites Murailles, up to the Furggen chain and the attractive Gran Becca. Those who are born in its shadow have their destiny sealed, one may say. Looking at François we can confirm this.

What does the Matterhorn mean to you? It is a school of life. What I learned on its 4478 meters I took it to the mountains of the world.

Sometimes it’s difficult to explain but there is a deep connection with this mountain, which has intensified over the years, climb after climb. Living on its slopes, observing it every day, allows you to grasp its ever new opportunities. This is how projects, ambitions and dreams are born. It will never cease to amaze me.

“I’ve climbed all over the world. I reached the summit of Everest and Lhotse in the same season, and speed climbed on Manaslu. I was on Vinson, in Antarctica, and I reached Cassin at Denali, but the peaks of Valtournenche are the ones that still stimulate me to go to the mountains.”

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You give great value to local mountaineering… I think it is important to keep looking for something new on your home mountains.

What you do there remains. A crossing, a route, a chain remains under your eyes, every day.

You look at it and think "I did that!" and somehow you feel enriched and fulfilled.

together for 6 years now and we have a great relationship. She’s aware of the risks I take, which goes far beyond being a Guide. Together we have lived many adventures and many situations that helped to consolidate our bond. I also must say that if I have achieved so many results in my life, it is also and above all thanks to her and her ability to put my life and all things in order.

Is there still room for something new? There will always be room, until the mountaineers' imagination runs out. Home mountains offer great opportunities, you just need to know how to grasp them.

Do you ever imagine to become a dad? I would like to, but before this can happen, I have to be in the right condition.

When we are young disappointments are even stronger, which one has marked you the most? Certainly Kangchenjunga in 2014. I found myself blown away by the altitude and still today I feel the disappointment of not having been able to be up to the task. I think it is part of the normal growth of a mountaineer, when four years later I reached the summit of Everest everything was different.

According to some, mountaineering is a form of art. How would you define yours?

It’s my personal form of expression. My way of expressing myself, in all seasons of the year, adapting myself to what the mountain offers.

The mountains, whether close to home or on the other side of the world, have objective risks. How far are you willing to push yourself? Difficult to answer. Often it is the instinct that stops you, that makes you understand when to turn your back to the summit and go home. When you feel it, it saves your life. I am also convinced that it changes a lot from where you are, at least for me. In the mountains near home I have a certain type of approach, while in the mountains around the world the attitude is different.

Do you have a secret dream? Something you always think about, but that for now you try not to touch? The south face of Annapurna. I've been thinking about it for quite a while, but I have to find the right moment and the right partner.

2022 is a year of change for you, you have recently intensified your collaboration with La Sportiva, a company with which you have been collaborating for several years. How do you fit into the reality of the company of Ziano di Fiemme? It was not an easy step for me to wear a total look by La Sportiva. What convinced me was the tremendous warmth I felt by the whole company. For the first time, I felt a strong motivation to do something together, to grow together. I see it both in the availability towards me, but also in the test and product development work that we are carrying out together. More fun is coming!

What do you mean? It’s difficult to explain, let me try with an example. All the bigger projects carried out on the peaks of Valtournenche have required several years of attempts. I had to return three times to the Grandes Murailles, and it took me four attempts to open the route called “Diretta allo Scudo” on the Matterhorn.

When I feel that something is wrong I go back, I can always try again.

We know that you have had a girlfriend for several years now, what does she think about what you do? Alessia and I have been

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Lost Lines A D O C U M E N TA RY BY F R A N C E S C O P I E R I N I

TEXT FRANCESCO PIERINI

PHOTOS FEDERICO BERTI

CLIMBER LUCA ANDREOZZI

The phone rings and a Tuscan accent, the same you can hear in every Pieraccioni's movies, invades my thoughts with a proposal that immediately captures my attention.

The guy speaking is Luca Andreozzi, a young Tuscan climber who has only one thing in mind: to pay homage to those who over the years have written the history of Tuscan climbing.

This is why he decided to start his journey on a mysterious route on the slopes of Monte Procinto, bringing to light its small holds and all their history, together with the one of the people who, years ago on that same blue limestone wall, had dreamed of a line.

ver too late to tell a good story and, looking at Monte Procinto, it’s easy to realize how much 20 years after all are not so many.

This called to action brought us to the realization of this documentary that allowed us to feel part of a reality that few people know and, thanks to the use of images, we have made it available to those who want to rediscover a piece of history.

The documentary, made by me, Francesco Pierini, together with climber Luca Andreozzi, was a chance to bring together those pieces that over the years have given shape and life to Tuscan climbing, pieces that usually do not communicate with each other, distant, not on a geographical level but on a communicative one, concealing mysteries and anecdotes that few people know.

This is where starts Lost Lines, our journey in search of forgotten climbing routes that have remained, for some reason, outside the pages of history books.

Teribbbile.

Teribbbile, a name that already makes you tremble, it is a wall that, with its tiny holds, tells a history of more than twenty years, a story that speaks of unexplored places, first conquests, friendship, too high degrees that you can't even pronounce, a past that is however close and from which we can still learn so much. For 20 years this route has been only a faded name on the rock, or maybe not even that. But it’s ne-

«The rock where Suspicion lies Is six hundred arms high from the sea, surrounded by ruinous cliffs, and threatens to fall from every corner.»

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The history of Tuscan climbing has been written on the walls of Monte Procinto, from the first important mountaineering achievements of the early 1900s to the majestic ascents on the east face and on Monte Nona. Starting from the 1980s, sport climbing also made its way and conquered its space with the bolting of the crag of Cattiverie and the Piripin crag, immediately above the Forte dei Marmi Refuge, which soon became the scene of the raids of the strongest Tuscan climbers of that time. Here is where the first chalk was used, where people started climbing with their first climbing shoes, using bolts for the first time... And so, Beppe Pacini, Riccardo Barsanti, Roberto Vigiani, Volero, Corticelli and a few years later Marco Ricciotti, Edoardo Bendinelli, Cristiano Virgilio and with them many others found fertile ground on these walls to best express their vision of climbing, a vision that, years after years, changed until it became something new.

ma and be the first one to climb it. However, when the time came to grade the route, doubts remained and the mystery too: up until that time the maximum grade reached in Tuscany was around 8b, and so, naively and timidly, that became an 8b too. It will take almost 20 years for the route to see a second ascent. In 2017 the strong Tuscan climber Patrizio Buricchi found himself on the wall and got called to have his say: for him it was n 8c, and not by chance: Teribbbile turned out to be the first 8c in Tuscany, unknowingly climbed by a young 20-year-old Virgil first.

If I had to describe the empathy created by realizing this documentary, I would probably answer with this example: do you know the emotion of grandparents when their grandchildren arrive home? In a few moments the environment is charged with energy, and maybe the two of them who, up to 10 minutes earlier were yelling at each others for nonsense, when grandchildren arrive a dialogue begins, made up of stories and lived emotions. This was the effect that the documentary created, a connection that finally united those pieces that had been there for too long, hidden and ready to be discovered.

I am extremely grateful to have contributed to maintaining what Cristiano Virgilio, referring to climbing, transmits in his words with extreme naturalness: "I am really pleased that there are still young people interested in climbing, because years pass by, but in the end the passion it's the same."

“If I had to define what climbing is for me, I would define it as the means through which I express myself best, sometimes looking for new things, others retracing the past, choosing those routes and holds forgotten by all people but in which it is easy to find the enthusiasm and the taste for discovery of those who had left a mark on the rock before us.”

Luca Andreozzi.

Going on with the story, it was Roberto Vigiani, a talented mountaineer from La Spezia, Tuscan by adoption, and at that time manager of the Forte dei Marmi Refuge, who enhanced the Piripin crag by bolting the most beautiful and hard routes, shifting the focus of Tuscan sport climbing here. Among these he decided to bolt a line whose holds, however small and distant, promised a truly futuristic route: a strictly vertical blue limestone wall, with such thin and sharp holds that earned the route an equally severe name: Teribbbile.

This is the story we wanted to tell in Lost Lines, hoping with this documentary to return to Tuscany an important piece of its vertical history.

“If I had to define what climbing is for me, I would define it as the means through which I express myself best, sometimes looking for new things, others retracing the past, choosing those routes and holds forgotten by all people."

It will be first a flood and then the vicissitudes of life to move Roberto away from the first free ascent of the route, which will remain unsolved until the early 2000s, when the Tuscan champion Cristiano Virgilio managed, by climbing at a dance pace, to solve the enig-

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Brothers in arms 5 guys on the summit of Cerro Torre

BY GIAN LUCA GASCA A L P I N I ST S M AT T EO D E L L A B O R D E L L A , M AT T I A D E Z A I AC O M O & DAV I D BAC C I

“Bernaaa! Pasquiii! Can you hear me?!?

We’re on the top of Torre!” This is Matteo Della Bordella from the summit of Cerro Torre. After three long attempts, and after losing his climbing partners in a series of unfortunate accidents, he has achieved a dream: open a new route on the mountain of the mountains. Also called the “scream of stone”, Cerro Torre is perhaps the most beautiful mountain in the world for those in love with the Patagonian lands, such as the climber from Varese, face of the famous Ragni della Grignetta crew.

la. “I still can’t realize it. There are millions of mountains in the world, but Torre is Torre.

No mountain will ever be like this, and anyone who has been under it or has seen it even from a distance understands perfectly what I mean.”

5 guys on the summit of Cerro Torre The name of the route is “Brothers in Arms” and it is the culmination of the Patagonian journey started by Matteo Della Bordella and Matteo Bernasconi 11 years ago, “it's the route that should have represented the apex of our journey together, as friends, as mountaineers and as a rope team.”

With him, from base to summit, were his friends Matteo De Zaiacomo and David Bacci, also members of the Ragni crew. Together they have fulfilled a dream carried on for years, they have said their goodbyes to friends who have gone before their time.

To the silent Matteo Bernasconi and to the enthusiastic and young Matteo Pasquetto. In just three days, between January 25 and 27, they have overcome extreme difficulties. Pitch after pitch, for 1200 meters of wall. 30 pitches and difficulties of 7a and A2 up to the snow and mushroom of rime ice that covers the summit. “Brothers in Arms is the most beautiful, most important and most difficult route I've ever climbed in my whole life. A new and evident line, in pure alpine style, which winds through most of the east face, and then ends on the north wall of Cerro Torre” explains Matteo Della Bordel-

Brothers in Arms has also been the biggest dream of Matteo Pasquetto: “together we shared the first real attempts on the route.

Decisive attempts full of strong experiences for the both of us. In two, with less than optimal conditions, on the immense east face.”

But “Brothers in Arms” is more than a dream, “It is a reason for living, something capable of giving meaning to our lives. For me and also for my teammates, David Bacci and Matteo De Zaiacomo. They have been exceptional. They trusted me when I asked them to trust me and took command of the situation when I asked them to take it. It was a route that took us to the limit of our abilities, and perhaps even a little further. Knowledge and preparation, mutual trust, courage and luck were the 4 magical ingredients that allowed us to complete this route, which is incredible for me.”

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More than just a climb, a real vertical journey. “Several times while climbing, I saw Matteo Pasquetto climbing those pitches as he did three years ago. He went up lightly, with his unmistakable smile on his lips, full of enthusiasm. How many times have I imagined Berna belaying, giving me the necessary calm in the most critical moments. Thinking of them, I felt like crying at the top. Crying with happiness for having realized our great dream, crying because I wanted them to be there

with me, David and Giga (De Zaiacomo, ed).”

And in some way they were there. They accompanied every step of their friends, protected them from the terrible Patagonian winds and guided them where the steps became harder. Eventually they all met at the top, when the freezing breeze screamed as it slipped up the cracks in the mountain, when the landscape opened and got lost into infinity.

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A letter without a stamp, nor a recipient

BY M AT T EO PAVA N A

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Between August and September 2021, Stefano Piatti and Matteo Pavana crossed Italy from its northernmost point (Testa Gemella Occidentale - Val Aurina) to the southernmost one (Punta Pesce Spada - Island of Lampedusa) by bicycle. The reason? Connect two points.

The real reason? Temporally disconnect from everything. Once they arrived in Lampedusa, Stefano and Matteo wrote and sent postcards to the people they had met during their trip, to say “ciao” to them.

And then there is this letter wrote by Matteo. A letter that was written but never sent.

A letter without stamp, nor recipient.

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“Ciao” is such a nice word, don’t you think?

difference lies in the tense. If desire is purely conditional, necessity is present imperative: it cannot be postponed. It’s a visceral thing: it takes you deep in the stomach and grows until it explodes.

It is a triggered bomb or, more poetically, a pleasant obligation with colorful shades. Traveling has the scent and sound of the wind. It is striving to the art of nomadism, it is striving to myself.

It doesn't matter if we are leaving or if we have just arrived. In Italian we can say “ciao” regardless of which direction we take. There are different types of “ciao”: the warm ones and the lazy ones, those you say while passing by, those you shout or those you whisper. There are some “ciao” who sound sweet, as they were a “see you later” or “ciao” who sound dry, as they were a “leave me alone”. There are even some “ciao” who are in fact a last “ciao”, a goodbye.

Unlike the countless “ciao” there are only two types of nomads: travelers and fugitives. If the first ones come and go as they please, the second ones do not have a return ticket, they leave in order to never come back. It could also be true that those who travel are fugitives and vice versa, meaning that there are those who run away by traveling and those who travel by running away, but the heart of the matter is something else: men act without ever really knowing why they do and that’s because they live according to pure, unpredictable and changing instinct.

Thinking about it, a “ciao” rarely equates to just saying hello to a person. A “ciao” is always much more than just saying a simple “ciao”.

The “ciao” I prefer is the one that honors the beginning of a journey.

I don't think I ever told you, but for me traveling comes more from a necessity than a desire, the

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The meeting point between those who travel and those who run away is instinct, passion, natural disposition. Call it as you want. Visually, it’s that electricity that spreads in all directions, at different intensities, it’s that shock that makes your hair stand on end and your toes arch.

I’ve named it Lola.

I cycled from Val Aurina to Lampedusa, from the northernmost to the southernmost point of Italy.

I didn't go there alone. Stefano, aka Ste (or King) came with me. You would like Ste. You’ve never met him, because the right occasion never came.

He is a good friend: honest, humble, true. The right friend with whom to ride though Italy on the saddle, freewheeling. To tell the truth, it was his idea. We wanted to go on a trip together and he had this dream since he was a child: cycling though Italy on a Graziella bike. None of us had a Graziella though. But I had Lola, while he had Fratello Genio Trova Bionicle. He named his bike like that. I know, Lola is way better.

This whole introduction just to tell you that I run away though a cycling trip. Yes, I took my bike and left, without knowing if and when I would be back. Obviously, to do this I had to buy a bicycle.

Since someone stole Marco’s some months ago, I couldn't help but buy a brand new one. I bet you would like it. It was the only one they had left in the shop, due to Covid. Seeing it there, all alone, in the window made me dream. It was precisely the fact that it was the last one there that made me feel like a savior: I would have taken that bike where others would never have been able. And if it was the last, the most unlucky one, it meant it was the right bike at the right time, the perfect bike for me.

We planned our itinerary in 15 minutes sitting at Angolo dei 33, just the time to drink a Mariamata beer. Then it was time to tell mom. I waited until the last minute to talk to her about the trip, because I

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wanted to save her from sinking into negative thoughts, her worries. You can imagine how she reacted.

Probably the same way you would have reacted.

From there we went up and down the Calabrian hills, reached Villa S.Giovanni and crossed the Strait of Messina by ferry. We then cycled though the whole Sicily up to Agrigento, passing through Portopalo di Capo Passero, known to most people as the place where Ulysses landed on his way back from Troy. There we felt a little bit like Ulysses too, I won't hide it from you. At Porto Empedocle we took the ferry and sailed all night.

“Weren't there any closer places to ride a bike??!”

I cannot hide that sometimes I struggle to manage her anxiety, but at the same time I think about Ste, who would be happy to still have a mother who cares about him and who scolds him. He misses his mom so much.

I could tell you that ours was an epic arrival, but it wasn't. There was no one waiting for us or asking us where we came from and what we had done.

Ste and I high-fived each other and then had breakfast in the most famous pastry shop of the island.

It was a perfect moment.

About the road we have taken...

We rode down the mountains along the Adriatic coast up to Puglia. We immersed ourselves in Basilicata, visited the ruins of Matera, and crossed Calabria until we reached the Tyrrhenian Sea.

I could tell you a thousand more episodes, but I would go too far. Have you ever faced long bike rides when you were young? Also, what did traveling mean to you? I’ve finally understood why I love cycling so much. Have you ever noticed that a

I will remember this particular moment forever, because we started screaming like crazy at the sight of what we believed to be Etna, when in reality it was Stromboli. That was funny.

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bike is nothing more than a pedal orchestra? If you think about it... The keyboard of the gears, the roll of the chain, the whistle of the body though the air, the strumming of the wheels on the ground.

With just your legs you’re able to create a harmonic and melodic motion.

If you were wondering why we did this trip, I don't know if I would be able to answer you now.

Maybe we needed it. Or maybe it was really instinct, because neither Ste nor I had the faintest idea of what was that same need. Or maybe it's really true that we humans do things without knowing the reason why. But that's okay. Before leaving I really believed that cycling would have given me some answers. How stupid I was. Only now, as I write to you, I realized that the answer was to just cycle. It was the only way to relive yourself.

In addition, cycling means drawing lines on maps, rolling on the asphalt from one point to another, at the right and symmetrical distance between past and future, between "where you came from" and "where you will go". If you think about it, it's like I said at the beginning, it's like saying “ciao”.

With a ticket in my pocket, I realize that I have not run away, I’ve only traveled. Because I'm ready to go home.

Awareness of the present moment becomes more important than cycling itself, than traveling itself. At that moment nothing is more important than giving vent to your own intuition, feelings, pain. One of my favorite time of the day is sunset, because I realize that cycling sweeps away the light from the skin, that the friction of air triggered by the movement melts the heat.

I am looking at the sea.

I’m ready to say “ciao” to you for the last time.

So, ciao.

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If you were wondering why we did this trip, I don't know if I would be able to answer you now.

Maybe we needed it.

Or maybe it was really instinct, because neither Ste nor I had the faintest idea of what was that same need.

Or maybe it's really true that we humans do things without knowing the reason why.

But that's okay.

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Jaranga

BY FILIPPO CAON

FOTO ELISA BESSEGA

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We postpone our arrival for a day. On Sunday we leave the hotel in Courmayeur, Mont Blanc and some old ladies, and set off towards Switzerland. Fra lives a few steps from the Italian border, a couple of hundred meters above Lake Lugano. You can get there through the state road that from Varese goes up to the north, slipping into a valley where there’s no phone service, maybe the only one in the whole Lombardy.

It is a hot Sunday of July, once we arrive at the location he shared with me we come across a series of one-way streets and narrow streets that cross districts and towns along the hillside. We wait for him there.

tells us that he and Carolina, his wife, bought that house the year before, and renovated it by themselves, overcoming the obstacles they encountered one by one. While Fra tells me these things, I find it difficult to imagine the conditions in which that white and well-kept house could have been up to a couple of years earlier: the current garden grew on a huge rotten nylon sheet, which gradually dried up crumbling into the ground. During the reclamation of the small piece of land, Fra and Carolina found all kinds of waste. They even found an abandoned motorbike in the small stream running through the property. It seems like we’re speaking of the Eighties, but it’s the 20-21 Lombardy.

It is the first time we meet, although we have known each other for a few months now. When he arrives we follow him driving down to the town level, immersing ourselves in a thick layer of plants that covers his home, which remains so isolated from the rest of the world. It is a small white house on two floors, in the shape of a matchbox, with a large oblique lawn used for a third as a home-grown, for a third as a garden, and for a third for dogs. While having lunch, he

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Carolina is a sports doctor, she works in Brescia during the week, spending part of the week with her family. Fra has a degree in art history from Cattolica University, and works under contract in the secretariat of the Brera Academy. The next day, returning to Trento, Camilla and I will follow their Monday morning routine from afar: the alarm clock at five, breakfast, feeding the dogs, and then the journey by car to the nearby town, where our roads split up. From there they will take a bus to Varese and from there a train to Milan. Fra makes this trip every day, round trip. He spends five hours a day commuting, in addition to working eight hours. The rest of the time is devoted to his dogs.

well, but they are also happy and show enthusiasm and respect for Fra, who on the other hand turns to them with affection and admiration.

Fra has five Siberian Huskies: Indi, Ciuk, Adi, Tulku and Tayen, who will soon be joined by Dolly. Siberians are purebred dogs, unlike Alaskans who are crossbreeds, they are more robust and resistant to cold, and purists consider them the "real" Huskies.

I want to know more about it, that’s why I call Giancarlo Cattaneo, a proper musher friend of Fra, owner of some dogs for twenty-three years, first Siberians and then Alaskans, and who has extensive experience in both solo crossings and long-distance competitions in North America and Scandinavia. Giancarlo explains to me that the breed does not only involve different physical characteristics of the dog, but also a different style of sledding: the Siberian is the ideal dog for great crossings, nights in tents, hunting trips. The Alaskan, on the other hand, is the competition dog, slender and fast, easier to hold and less resistant to cold. Giancarlo hasn't had any dogs for about ten years, and now he lives in Dobbiaco. I ask him the reason for his retirement, if can be called like that: "I stopped because conditions in southern Europe were no longer the same as ten years ago. Climate changes, seasons are shorter and shorter. Once there was more snow, now there are more and more problems to train. And if I have to keep dogs for eight months on soil, it no longer makes sense." I ask him how the world of dog sledding is seen from the outside: “People always look at you as you’re the one exploiting dogs, a guy who doesn't love them, because you make them pull. You always looks like the exploiter. This especially in southern Europe, while if you go north it's a part of their culture.”

Fra, aka Francesco Raimondi, has a fairly transcendentalist idea of life. It happens to many people I know, especially in their thirties (for us in our twenties it is a matter of time): you have a couple of degrees, a job, some aspirations, and then something like climbing, running or dogs comes along and tears everything apart.

The life you find yourself living in empties and suddenly becomes fake and artificial, priorities change and motivations lose their meanings, and you begin to smell the wilderness.

Practicing outdoor activities and living in a big city is not incongruous for a geographical reason, it is incongruous for an ethical reason.

Whoever does it has to accept a compromise, but if you want to have sled dogs you cannot afford compromises, if you want to climb, if you want to climb for real, you cannot afford compromises, you have to deprive yourself of something.

Fra is doing that, and I am convinced that sooner or later he will get there. On the other hand, I wonder if this rejection of the contradictions of society (he calls it "humanity of civilization", with a tone a little over the top) is not a rejection of one's daily life. Confusing the two aspects is always a great temptation.

Some time ago I read a report by Brian Phillips about Iditarod, a historic 1600 kilometers long sled dog race in Alaska, between Anchorage and Nome. Phillips writes: “There is a solid argument that environmentalists use against Iditarod, which is that it’s a long, cold, dangerous and sometimes fatal race, and who are we to subject living creatures to such conditions just for our fun?" The question is not only legitimate, but also real. Phillips continues: “In fact, during this

After lunch, we go down a few meters above the level of the house, in a cool valley created by the stream that crosses their property. The dogs are housed in four large cages which are themselves contained by a fence. Cages and fences are not highly regarded, and there is a sort of taboo on the same terms. In fact, the dogs not only are doing

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year's race a dog died, buried in a snowdrift, one night, at the Unalakleet checkpoint. But what cannot be denied is that these animals, grown up to pull sleds, really want to pull sleds.”

from those of the world of dog sledding itself. He is not interested in races, although he competes from time to time, experiencing them as trips, in order to take the dogs for a walk in a different place. This reminds me how often we ideologize and stigmatize activities, forgetting that there are so many different ways to practice them. Fra chose his own way, and developed it around the environmental culture and respect for spaces, not just geographic ones. And the dogs, for what I've seen, are grateful to him.

This really strikes me, so I ask more to Giancarlo: “You know, it depends on how you raise a dog.

Everyone buys fashionable dogs but they don't know what kind of dog is, and then they see sledding like an exploitation. But a Husky is not born to live in an apartment at thirty degrees." In reality, the difference between Iditarod, that the first competitors finish with an average of 200 kilometers a day, and Fra's exploratory mushing is huge, and not just for a technical matter, but above all for a matter of style. Fra tells me that he is not interested in the search for a hypothetical limit, which would then be the limit of dogs, as for the search for himself and his relationship with animals. He tells me about his expeditions as a dialogue between him and them over three weeks of solitude.

That white and desolate world on this July evening seems so far away. It is the evening of the European Football Championship final. Lake Lugano releases humidity and the garden is covered with a layer of dew. Dogs sleep in the shade of trees, refreshed by the current of the stream. In this period they cannot run due to the too high temperatures, and will only resume their training in a few months, in autumn.

Meanwhile, Fra gathers material for his next winter's expedition to the Swedish Arctic Circle.

At that moment the project is not yet called The Way, but he already knows that the style will be the same as the previous ones: alone and in complete autonomy. Wondering once again how much and what we are willing to give up.

He first approached dog sledding in 2015, by chance, thanks to his first dog, Indi. From there he opened The Project, with the idea of living, through dogs, experiences free from the constraints of the context in which he lives, and

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With different eyes

BY VA L E R I A M A R G H E R I TA M O S CA PHOTOS ISACCO EMILIANI

Entering a habitat can turn into an exciting adventure of knowledge, comparison, learning and contemplation if you have some notions that can make your observation more analytical.

Every single element that makes up what surrounds us in a natural environment, and which we have often taken for granted during our hikes, climbs, ski runs and walks in nature, if we focus our optical zoom on single details, it can become a source of in-depth study in many areas such as ecology, geography, geology, botany, zoology and so on. In short, outdoor sports can not only keep us fit and feed our sporting passions but also give us many good visual stimuli to intrigue us and possibly bring us closer to a greater understanding of the world and enrich our knowledge.

forest from a wood is precisely this latter characteristic, in addition to the extension (greater in a forest) and the vegetation (more varied and uncontrolled). A land subject to forestry, therefore, is defined as wood (coppice or high forest), while when it is in its wild form it is called forest.

About 22% of the earth's surface is covered by forests, 15% of which is represented by the temperate forest that, when composed of deciduous trees, is characterized by uniform and abundant rainfall.

Deciduous temperate forests are widespread almost exclusively in the northern hemisphere and can be divided into three main zones: the European zone, which extends from the British Isles to France and throughout central and eastern Europe, up to the Ural mountains. The one of East Asia, which is widespread in the Russian Far East, in Manchuria, Korea and Japan, and finally the temperate forest of North America, which occupies a large part of the area between the Great Lakes, the Atlantic Ocean and, to the south, the Gulf of Mexico.

So today I would like to tell to you about one of my favorite habitats, the "temperate forest", talking about its main features, hoping that the information I will give you will help you wander among its green intrigues, with attentive and curious eyes, during the next walk, descent or approach to the wall you want to climb. The word forest indicates a large area of land covered with various tree species that develop spontaneously and whose growth is not controlled by men. To differentiate a

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Although separated by thousands of kilometers, these deciduous forests are similar to each other, not only in appearance, but also in the species of plants that compose them.

Although separated by thousands of kilometers, these deciduous forests are similar to each other, not only in appearance, but also in the species of plants that compose them.

Africa, Middle East and Asia), bears, many small rodents, deer, fallow deer, hares, rabbits, many species of birds, predators, including wolves, foxes and lynxes and, from the Anatolian peninsula to Pakistan, leopards and tigers (which we can found also in Manchuria and in south-eastern Siberia), badgers, stone martens, otters and skunks.

The temperate forest has only two layers of vegetation: the tree layer, which is generally no more than 15-30 meters high, and, below this area, a layer of shrubs and smaller trees, 5-10 meters high. The light that reaches the ground, therefore, is greater than the of the tropical forest for example, and consequently the flora on the ground is very luxuriant. The even higher brightness in the spring season, when the undergrowth is already in the vegetative phase, while the trees are still bare, allows many species that live on the ground to grow, bloom and bear fruit before mid summer. Subsequently, when trees create constant shaded areas, shade plants (those that prefer constant shade) grow, because they’re capable of capturing low intensity light and surviving even when the foliage completely covers the ground below.

Nothing could be easier than finding traces of the presence of animals in a forest, for example, in Italy we have squirrels or other small rodents. One of the luckiest places for this type of observation is the base of coniferous trees, especially spruce.

If we find pine cones completely bare and chewed we can imagine that it is the work of a rodent. If the pine cone is completely bare, except for a tuft on top, and is neatly chewed, it will surely be the work of a mouse. If, on the other hand, it does not have the upper tuft and is chewed in a disordered way, then we can confidently say that it was a squirrel. Recognizing animal feces and footprints on the snow is also a good way to observe the life of fauna in the forest: the shape and content of feces (seeds, hair, bones, etc.), for example, can help us identify the animal that produced them and therefore deduce its presence or passage. Tree species are very diversified, even if the trees of the Fagales order prevail (such as oaks, chestnuts, beeches, hornbeams) while the undergrowth is mainly composed of herbs and shrubs of the Ro-

In the temperate forest, the average temperature varies from about 10 to 18°C and annual rainfall from 700 to 1550mm. The soil, having a very developed and deep undergrowth, is usually very rich in humus. The fauna that lives in this habitat is very varied and among the mammals, depending on the area, we can find wild boars, squirrels, macaques (but only on the Atlas, a mountain range in northwestern

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Collecting the inner bark involves engraving the tree with a knife and cutting nodes.

For this reason, this operation must only be done on trees that have already fallen or downed by forestry authorities. saceae family, such as wild roses, raspberries, blackberries and strawberries. From this we can easily deduce that the temperate forest produces abundant edible fruits (beeches, chestnuts, acorns, small fruits, rose hips, etc.). But one of the strangest ingredients that can be obtained from the temperate forest and which I want to talk about today, is certainly the inner bark of a tree. Trees have an outer bark and an inner bark. The outer bark is the layer that protects the tree from injury. The inner bark instead carries the nourishment that is produced through the leaves to branches, trunk and roots. Collecting the inner bark involves engraving the tree with a knife and cutting nodes. For this reason, this operation must only be done on trees that have already fallen or downed by forestry authorities.

everything that later constituted my work, I really deepened this knowledge and the use of the inner bark, experimenting with traditional uses and using it in a more contemporary way.

Once the inner bark of edible trees, the only part of the trunk that we can assimilate as it is not composed of cellulose, was used to realize a subsistence flour that involved grinding together with other more usual ingredients (such as wheat, corn or other cereals) wild and very nutritious ingredients suitable for human nourishment. To collect the inner bark, you have to engrave the trunk of the tree, fallen or downed by forestry authorities for no more than 8 weeks, superficially creating a form of tape which is then torn off taking away the inner and outer bark of the tree. For this reason, I repeat for scruple, this operation must be done only on trees already fallen or downed. The inner bark can then be dried at a low temperature, ground into flour and used as food. There are many trees whose bark can be used in this way, among which the most common: alder, ash, linden, beech, birch, elm, fir, maple, pine, poplar, spruce and willow. I wish you a good exploration hoping to, as far as possible, have inspired you to look at this wonderful habitat with more curiosity and respect.

In fact, engraving the bark of a living tree would coincide with a destructive action that would inevitably lead to its death and following this rule becomes truly mandatory. I learned to consider the possibility of using this particular ingredient when I was very young, perhaps a little girl, by observing the people around me. At first it seemed almost like a game, a way to bring elements that I found out there, my favorite place, into my games as a child. Growing up and becoming passionate about cooking, ethnobotany and

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Iceland The beautiful stuggle

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It’s not always roses and butterflies. …but isn’t this exactly what we’re looking for?

The extraordinary. The tad bit out of the comfort zone?

Isn’t that what makes us feel alive?

8 weeks of solo travel in Iceland. 8 weeks living in my van. Well, let’s say Iceland was an experience.

I’d be lying if I said that the trip was just “awesome”. It wasn’t exactly like what you get to see on Instagram daily. No, travel is a constant up and down, especially when you travel alone. Rain was pounding sideways for weeks. Always being wet, always cold. The moisture in the van turning into ice at night. But there’s also beauty in it. I like to call it “the beautiful struggle”. You learn, you grow every day with every challenge and when waking up to a beautiful sunrise in the middle of nowhere it all feels worth it. It all makes sense again.

Trips like the one to Iceland make you return to yourself, open your senses,

help you focus and reassess.

Why Iceland? Well, I wanted to get to know the island since I,ve never been there AND I did want to catch a proper fish. The kind of fish Iceland is known and famous for. I come from 4wt waters where we mostly catch 30cm browns and occasionally grayling. If you’re lucky and know the water well you might catch a 40-45cm fish but nowadays this is rare and very special. I fish 99% of the time with dry flies, usually something around #20 CDCs. The last two years I basically spent both full summers in my home waters in the Ore Mountains in Germany. I got injured while skiing and fishing was basically the only thing I could do without a whole lot of pain.

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So I picked up a rod and similar to everything I do, it’s all or nothing so I went all in and became a little bit of a nerd. I spent almost every day in the river and well, loved it!

Fishing felt like this little getaway, a break from daily life, just very calming. It helps me find the balance, it teaches me patience and I’ve found this great connection to nature that I find in skiing too but in a very different way. The two simply move at a different pace and so do I as well.

I felt I was ready and hungry for a new fishing experience. I had big expectations and zero plan. I hopped on the boat from Denmark to Iceland relaxed and knowing that I’ll have the next 3 days on the ferry so I can make somewhat of a plan. Honestly

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Since I was alone I knew that to only chance to land this monster was to make him tired but obviously still wanted to make sure to do it quickly so I could release him as fast as possible.

speaking there hasn’t been a real plan at all because I didn’t need one, rather wanted to focus on the here and now and go with the flow, do whatever floats my boat.

The first couple of days have been challenging. I found out how difficult and expensive it was do get permits.

I then was told to try ring door bells at the closest farm from the water I wanted to fish. I found it weird at first but this seems to be the way to do it. Shortly after arrival I connected with Maros, (@jungleindatrout) who’s a guide in the southern part of the island. Originally from Slovakia, he decided to move to Iceland chasing and catching big trout. That's what he does. That’s what he’s really good at but hey, he’s a good human too.

He helped me a lot, gave advice and much needed beta.

After it being super dry for weeks it started pouring right when I arrived. So we basically went from no water to a lot of colored water and didn’t catch what we hoped for.

I then went to the south west because I was lucky enough to connect with

the local fishing club SFVR who’s manager and guides were super helpful and happy to work together.

I got to fish some of their truly magical rivers and for sure some of the most beautiful waters that I’ve ever fished. Such as the river Leirvogsa with its 30km long winding bends, rapids, pools. This river is located just outside the capital Reykjavik. It’s small enough so you can read it but holds incredibly big fish.

I went there the day before to scout and get to know the river a little. For some reason I put so much pressure on myself to finally catch THAT fish so I barely couldn’t sleep. I woke up, being super nervous just like before a big comp.

“Calm down, Anne. It’s just fishing and it’s fun!”

I packed up and went down to the pool I liked the most when I walked by it the day before.

I fished for approximately 30min and already got a first strike on a simple black and silver Sunray Shadow and heck, what a strike it was!

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After fighting it for about 5min it jumped and showed his full size and beauty. Holy crap, this was the biggest fish that I had ever seen and hooked.

My heart started racing.

Since I was alone I knew that to only chance to land this monster was to make him tired but obviously still wanted to make sure to do it quickly so I could release him as fast as possible. I fought him for about 20 min and when I thought he was finally tired enough, I reached for his tail.

He quickly turned, released himself from the barbless hook and managed to escape.

Wow. Soooo fricking close! I lost the fish of my life and oh well, it was quite emotional. A 100cm male salmon, as my friend and guide Arni (@icelandic_troutbum) would call it, a “fricking crocodile”.

I couldn’t help it and cried like a baby.

I get it that most people won’t understand and that’s okay. But for me in this moment, well, it sucked.

The last couple of days have been tough, physically as well as mentally.

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I like giving me the time and really dive in with what surrounds me. This is where photography comes in for me. It gives me that extra purpose, that reason to push a little harder, experience a little more.

Crazy bad weather for two weeks straight, still I tried really hard, made 10000000 casts and tried to catch THE fish.

Nothing. It felt like nothing was coming together and despite the shitty weather and conditions I kept going.

At some point I felt that it was me.

I’ve put quite some pressure on myself, and it just did not work out in my favor.

After the huge one I fought two more really good fish that morning. The 2nd one jumped and ran like crazy.

Beauty of a fish, bright silver! My leader broke.

The 3rd one just took a lot of line and was raging upstream. Then swam into some rocks, my tippet got stuck and the fish broke off.

“Well, f*** that sh**!”

I was tired and sad. These fish were just too big to land by myself I thought. The same day I finally managed to catch my first two salmon thanks to my friend Arni who joined at night and helped netting. These two

salmon were still babies and nothing compared to what I had experienced that morning but hey, it’s a salmon.

for me. It gives me that extra purpose, that reason to push a little harder, experience a little more.

So yeah, bittersweet day…

I use Fly Fishing in a similar way too. Similar but different. It slows me down. It gives you this physical, tangible connection to the water, to nature, that’s unmatched by anything else.

But at least I must have done something right.

Apart from fishing this is how I’d sum up the trip to Iceland.

I met more sheep than people, got to see the most mind-blowing places, experienced winds so strong you couldn’t open the car door, visited a gazillion gorgeous waterfalls, hiked up to mountain tops that came with stunning views down to the deeply cut fjords. I fished perfect waters, watched the Northern Lights sitting in a hot spring. I went up Fagradalsfjell, the active volcano, 5 times until I finally got to see the lava flowing. And damn, what a feeling that was! Like having a one on one with nature, feeling the forces, so rough, so pure, so fierce.

I like giving me the time and really dive in with what surrounds me.

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I think by adding these extra pursuits in to your exploration of the world, you create a far more compelling and fulfilling connection with the outdoors. It puts you in places you otherwise wouldn’t reach and grants perspectives that could simply slip you by.

I experienced a place that’s still so wild and vast. The kind of place that makes you feel small and humbled. A place that doesn’t compare to anything that I had ever seen before.

And the thing is, I more than experienced it. I felt it. The extraordinary and the butterflies.

“The beautiful struggle.”

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ALPINISTS HERVÈ BARMASSE TUDOR KLAUS LAURINI L O C AT I O N E T N A S I C I L I Y I TA LY

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Etna.

Even kneeling on this ice, in the frame of the camera that excludes the superfluous, we notice this: two men tight in a sincere embrace, while behind them the Earth is alive.

Everything is.

On Etna, from the Earth's blowhole, Hervé Barmasse and Tudor Laurini, aka Klaus, skied between the fumes of an eruption. Despite the adequate distance to ensure proper safety, they could feel the heat. If it is true that luck played its role, it’s also certain that 'A Muntagna, the Queen of Catania, gave them a warm welcome, showing herself to be intimate, naked and not vulgar. It should be emphasized that the volcanic stage is not an experience that ends in itself, but one of the stage on the path that the two of them have undertaken together: telling the mountain in a visionary way, placing it at the center, observing it with the respect it deserves and opening it to the innovative language of YouTube channels.

Tudor.

Tudor Laurini, aka Klaus, is exactly what he looks like. Clean face, brilliant in his youth. Humble and contagious smile. He does not consider himself an artist even though he is one. Tudor is many things together: the fact that he would become a content creator was inevitable, but he was born as a YouTuber. To the creation of videos he has added the passion for electronic music by becoming a producer. He recently gave birth to Wanderlust, a project which, in setting himself the goal of bringing the natural and artistic beauties of our country into the spotlight, demonstrates all the sensitivity of a young visionary in the way of doing and feeling things.

Hervé.

Hervé Barmasse needs no presentation, but some introductory lines will be necessary. Able to express himself, both in the mountains and with words, with an old-fashioned elegance. A smart man with a long face and hard cheekbones. Thin lips halfway between ingenuity and cunning, all around a grizzled beard and dark eyes not hardened by the mountain. A predestined "son of Matterhorn". Mountain Guide for four generations, he has not only distinguished himself for the solo climbs carried out all over the world, but also and above all for the philosophy with which he pursues his being a mountaineer, placing respect for men and the environment at the center. When Hervé talks to Tudor he turns to a friend, but in his manner you can notice, together with a lot of respect, that unconditional sense of protection that Mountain Guides have towards their customers. The same as parents with children. The absence of presumption makes him lucid and, while aware of the value of experience, capable of marrying the vision of his younger friend with sincere enthusiasm. Confidence in the future does not stop the hands of a clock, but allows you to hear them strike at every turn, remaining an active part of the mechanism.

The meeting.

The meeting with Hervé was inevitable. Two men who have not always known each others, but who recognized each others when they met. They share a passion for the mountains, as well as an interest for “new things". What strikes is the fascination they have for things. And for people. The union between the two of them gave birth to a project that goes beyond the craters of smoke and ash. In addition to climbing, skiing and hugging each others, Hervé and Tudor develop, as mentioned above, projects where the mountain, told by their voices, remains the undisputed protagonist. An example is the WeClub project: an Italian tour to spread the beauty of our mountains by climbing some symbolic peaks that represent the origins of the Club Alpino. The itinerary covers the entire Italian territory, from the Alps to the

[Hervé knows this well.]

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Apennine ridge, passing through the islands, narrating ethics, values and ​​ challenges of mountain peoples, outdoor enthusiasts and the Club Alpino Italiano born to disseminate, defend and promote the high lands of our planet. It should be remembered, to corroborate the ideals carried out by the two friends, that on December 19th, 2019, UNESCO recognized Mountaineering as part of the intangible cultural heritage. An important recognition for the art of climbing in an environmentally friendly way, inspired by the principles of solidarity and freedom. It seems that "The Mountain Universe" is moving compactly towards a common goal.

mountains of the planet, anyone, with their work, can participate. A commission of experts will then select the worthy works and award the winner who will be announced, precisely, at the Festival.

The “social media issue” is still a subject of heated debate despite the issues being exhausted.

Undoubtedly it is a powerful tool, with pros and cons. But on the other hand, what, nowadays, isn't it? It’s up to the common sense of the popularizer to exploit digital in a constructive way for everyone. Beyond the possible mental masturbation around the question, as mentioned above, the revolution brought about by digitization not only in terms of use, but also and above all in the creation of content, is undeniable. Denying the potential of all this is equivalent to the obtuse vision of those realist painters who turned up their noses in front of the misunderstood genius of Van Gogh. Because what some guys do today, in video editing just to give an example, represents a new form of art. It has to be understood, carried out, adhered to it without hesitation.

We prefer not to say more: the images that will be previewed at the Trento Film Festival 2022 and, later, on Klaus' YouTube channel, will speak for themselves.

Beyond the fumes. Always in Trento.

In addition, a new section will debut this year at the Trento Film Festival: “Quarta Parete” (Fourth Wall). A space dedicated to content creators and open to works produced for YouTube channels.

The collaboration between Hervé and Tudor, and the foresight of the TFF (this year at its 70th edition), has been able to bring a turning point in mountain cinematography, giving value to contemporary narration, highlighting its potential and allowing serious discussions about the future of this sector. At first maybe more ephemeral, now certainly tangible.

The development and success of YouTube, in this sense, confirms this. The long road that, from the birth of cinema to videos as a mass phenomenon, has not led to the disappearance of movies but has added, to what remains an "other universe", a series of innovative, interactive, artistic, multimedia contents, neither ignorable nor negligible.

Comes to mind that saying, as rhetorical as true, about things that can be loved or hated, certainly not ignored.

“Going up and going down can have the same importance, what remains is the interpretation.”

- Hervé Barmasse

Furthermore, as a demonstration that Trento has always been a laboratory of innovation in the contents and forms of the story of the

The rest will be at the Trento Film Festival. [from April 29th to May 09th]

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Again without revealing further, the sentence confirms the ideals of the project and, together, contains all the unsaid of these words.

Hell & Paradise H I E LO N O R T E PATAG O N I A BY LU CA S C H I E R A A L P I N I ST S L U C A S C H I E R A & PAO LO M A R A Z Z I

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aolo Marazzi (aka Paolino) and I certainly have one thing in common: the desire to get out of the routes already traced. That’s why, despite having explored the most traveled areas of Patagonia, we went back to Campo de Hielo Norte for the third time. There is yet no other place that has attracted (and at the same time rejected) us so much. This year, to close the circle, we wanted to cross it entirely in order to climb the most beautiful mountain we would find, as often happens at these latitudes, but the plans we had made at home had to adapt to the real situation: high avalanche risk and the need to retrace our steps as soon as we left. So instead of a long crossing on skis we had to race against time taking advantage of the last window of good weather.

so distinctly and I find it hard to take my eyes off the sky, but we have to move and leave immediately to climb the pass before dawn. Sleep suddenly vanishes and in its place now there is curiosity that made me jump out of the sleeping bag, if the snow has formed a nice crust on which to walk we could try to climb. Otherwise we will go home, all in one piece but without ever having even tried. Several days before, in this same place, we had to go back due to the risk of avalanches, now we have this only chance to try climbing.

As soon as we take our first step on the snow, we feel the hoped-for effect of the night freeze that sustains us, so we instantly feel relieved and sure that we won’t take any risks that would go well beyond our control. With these conditions we climb quickly up to where the slope increases and the crevasses widen, we immediately find the bridges to overcome them and we try to memorize their position for the return even if it’s still dark. I always look inside crevasses when I pass them: some are white, others black, but my favorites are the crystalline blue ones, sometimes I have even seen them from the inside.

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The weather settled yesterday and we are ready to go back to the ice tongue that will take us to the Hielo. We spent there, suspended in a limbo halfway between the valley floor and the mountains, the last days of bad weather after we tried, unsuccessfully, to climb the last slopes rich of fresh snow. The wind has always kept us company, trying to lift us from inside the tent ballasted with stones, but now it’s gone. Tonight we will sleep at the end of the rocks and at night we will leave again hoping to find load-bearing snow.

It is our third time in this area of Patagonia and we now have a fair amount of experience on how to get around on these terrains. We have overcome thousands of crevasses, the biggest danger, but today we will discover many things that we didn’t know.

As scheduled, at dawn we are at the top of the pass, happy that however it will go we have at least set foot on Hielo Norte, one of the largest glaciers in the world, and as far as I'm concerned also one of the places that most attract me.

The feeling hasn't changed from the other times

Day 2.

The alarm rings at 3am while Paolo and I are already out of the tent getting ready, it's hot and there are stars. I have never seen the Milky Way

The feeling hasn't changed from the other times and maybe I will never get used to it: this place is completely different from everything we are used to. It seems to have landed on another planet, completely inhospitable and mysterious but extremely fascinating.

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and maybe I will never get used to it: this place is completely different from everything we are used to. It seems to have landed on another planet, completely inhospitable and mysterious but extremely fascinating. Hopefully, in this golden dawn, it looks like heaven, but we know that when we’ll be leaving, with bad weather approaching, it will seem like we are escaping from hell.

When we get to the plain, which looks all the same, we discover that it is not a plain at all but there are many peaks and descents invisible to us until we are in it, we don't even know if they are a few meters high or hundreds. It is all white, there are no references and the distances are huge, we are constantly fooled. Even if with each step we experience more and more, we continue to find surprises as if we were inside a mirror room.

As the first lights arrive, in front of us we see a sort of solidified white sea, punctured by hundreds of more or less large black or reddish spiers, I wonder how high they can really be if they were not covered by a layer of thousand meters of ice. On our right there are the walls of San Valentin and Cerro Fiero, on the left towards the south a hundred kilometers of ice and mountains, while in front of us we seem to see the Pacific Ocean, but maybe it is just an optical illusion.

We suddenly stop when a huge crevasse appears a few meters from our skis that seems to cross the whole glacier, then we start climbing a hill that seems only a few tens of meters high but on which we spend hours as when we start to go down it’s already afternoon. We go on for a few more hours then, under the first rock walls, we stop to set up the tent and repair ourselves from the sun, which is still very high. It is 6pm, the next mountains are twenty kilometers away from here and we begin to make calculations on distances and travel times based on the window of good weather. Inside of me I'm still thinking of going further south for another forty kilometers towards some invisible mountains from here but I soon realize that it’s just crazy to think about coming back without getting stuck.

For some reason I don't like these three towers but we have no alternatives, luckily Paolo is very motivated and finds a good line to climb.

Without further ado we put our skis on, the same skis we have carried on our shoulders up to here for a few days. In front of us there’s a descent of six or seven kilometers of hard snow, full of sastrugi that we have no idea how to face, with mountaineering boots on, a sled between us, not to mention that we should remain belayed in some way. The best way to find out is to try. We take the skins off, block the bindings and leave, we quickly understand how to have a minimum of control on the skis. We have known each other for many years and we both know without telling each other that now Paolino is the one leading, there will be many moments like this and we blindly trust each other.

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We wake up late, we rested more than usual because it will be a long day, or rather it will be two days in one. At 6am we have breakfast and leave the tent set up, there is no wind anyway. We go up to the right wall without knowing how high it is since there are no references. We haven't touched any rock in the last three weeks and I struggle to wear shoes, but a few pitches are enough to get used to it again. Climbing quickly without major difficulties we reach the top in the middle of the day. We start heading down by passing a rope around a huge leaning slab and going down we clean the wall from the most unstable

At 9am the sun reaches us so we take a first break to prepare for the long day under the sun, there are no shelters for kilometers. But we have already experienced this on our skin (in every sense), the sun here is much stronger than at our latitudes and in addition we are like tiny dots in the middle of a huge lens created by the glacier.

We start going downhill faster and faster, we are belayed through the sled, falling into a crevasse is not an options, so we have fun like crazy.

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blocks that otherwise would fall on our heads.

With just one interlocking of ropes we reach the ground and as soon as we touch the snow we sink to the knee, without skis it would be like being in quicksand. We arrive at the tent in the evening, just in time to hydrate, eat and make a reasonable plan for the return. We still have one day of good weather, then the wind will start to pick up and at that point getting out of the glacier would become a matter of luck, so we must necessarily reach the pass at dawn in order to be able to cross the bridges over the crevasses before heat and then bad weather arrive. We would also like to avoid all the difference in altitude covered before, but taking the other direction would be a leap in the dark in every sense. After evaluating the pros and cons, we take a decision: we will go around this group of mountains hoping to find less height differences, we have briefly seen that part of the glacier from the top and we have an idea of the route to follow that seems longer but smoother.

distract ourselves a little from this surreal and almost frightening situation. We have to rely completely on the GPS and Paolino's navigation, we don't even see the profiles of the mountains, so for hours it seems to be completely out of direction.

It's like standing in a room blindfolded and hoping not to hit a wall.

At 2:30am we take a break, if our calculations are correct we should arrive at the pass before the sun heats the snow so we have time to rest for half an hour, the day will still be very long. We start walking again always keeping our usual 5km/h speed but immediately afterwards something slowly starts to change. There is still a long way to go, dawn is no longer far away but the fatigue combined with the constant stress of looking for crevasses for eight hours begins to be felt. Each movement is more and more tiring, it is more and more difficult to remain lucid and we begin to get tired. However repetitive our movements are, we still need stay focus but concentration, however, begins to fail, the mind starts to wander and for long stretches we only think about getting out rather than following the best route, luckily now we just have to go straight and there will be no more dangers. We regain some strength thanks to the sunlight but for the next six hours fatigue increases exponentially. I've tried to skip two nights of sleep in a row, climb thousands of vertical meters and climb mountains in all conditions but this simple ski trip is becoming one of the hardest days of my life.

We don't know how we will react to go on all night on skins on unfamiliar ground, there are not many alternatives but we are also thrilled by the idea. We wait for the sunset and, leaving the few certainties we already had, we set off towards south, having crossed the mountain line at a certain point of the night we will point north again to go towards the pass. I’m in front line looking for crevasses, Paolino is five meters behind indicating the direction and following the map and another five meters behind there’s the sled which is now part of the team. Around our beam of light there’s total darkness on this moonless night, we try to talk to each other as much as possible to

At 10am we finally leave the glacier and rest for a few hours. We can eat, sleep, drink but above all relax before the last three hours of descent.

However repetitive our movements are, we still need stay focus but concentration, however, begins to fail, the mind starts to wander and for long stretches we only think about getting out rather than following the best route, luckily now we just have to go straight and there will be no more dangers.

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The life of Marc-André Leclerc

BY I L A R I A C H I AVAC C I

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The Alpinist hit theaters in March.

The documentary about life and death of mountaineer Marc-André Leclerc, a free spirit. Here's what pushed him to the limit and what kept the spark of solo climbing alight in him. His girlfriend Brette, as well as the mountain giants who admired him, like Alex Honnold and Reinhold Messner, tell us about.

To impress Alex Honnold (the guy of Free Solo just to know, the free climber who has been able to climb El Capitan in Yosemite in less than four hours without protections) you have to be one of a kind. Marc-André Leclerc, among the various challenges, also succeeded in this. This is how The Alpinist starts, with Honnold telling the Tim Ferris Show how incredible Leclerc is. A free spirit, the documentary produced by Red Bull Media House and Sender Films that traces the career, but above all the mountaineering vision of Leclerc, who lost his life at the age of twenty-five precisely to follow that passion and that vision.

On the other hand, the path of Leclerc's life can only be fascinating: not so much and not only for the incredible challenges he has achieved, but for his way of living them, all-encompassing and clean, very light years away from the search for international fame or limelight and driven solely by an insatiable desire for adventure. This is demonstrated by the fact that when the directors, Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen, started working on the docufilm Leclerc was almost a stranger, and this despite having already accomplished important challenges, such as the solo ascent of the Corkscrew route on Cerro Torre in Argentina: or rather a 1200-meter rock and ice route in one of the most inhospitable places on the planet. It was precisely the story of the climb in question that sparked Mortimer: something so great shared only by a local website and followed by just three comments. Nothing to do with the exploits of Honnold or the most followed mountaineers, with hordes of followers on social networks.

Leclerc lived for just twenty-five years and has reached the highest peaks of world mountaineering, both in a literal and metaphorical sense, but it has also renewed the debate on what is the profound meaning of the most extreme mountaineering and free soloing. The film, distributed in Italy

by Nexo Digital in collaboration with Trento Film Festival and the Club Alpino Italiano, does not aim to provide answers, but rather to amplify questions. Peter Mortimer himself, director and narrator, in the final stages describes his love for mountaineering as something very contradictory in him, a mystery in which the idealism that has always characterized Leclerc's climbs strides alongside the tragic consequences that came after it.

At 23, Marc-André Leclerc was one of the bravest mountaineers of his generation, but virtually unknown. And this is because there were few videos or social testimonials of his challenges. Basically because his mountaineering spirit was totally pure: he just loved to go climbing alone. He did that just for himself, to feel good, not to impress someone else.

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But let’s start from the beginning.

Marc-André was originally from British Columbia, Canada: a place surrounded by factories, but also by pristine and beautiful mountains, an unmissable reminder for a young guy diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). As his mother recounts in the documentary, Marc-André was not destined for an ordinary life, even school felt tight to him despite the fact that he had an insatiable curiosity and thirst for knowledge and devoured books after books, adventure and mountaineering ones of course. Moving to Squamish, the Canadian climbing epicenter, but let’s say also global epicenter, was an obligatory step as soon as he finished high school. The thirst for experience, which for a period also led him to take heavy drugs, was conveyed after a while in a natural way into climbing, which absorbed all his energy and the little money he had. Finally, climbing after climbing, challenge after challenge, he managed to get the first sponsorships, the recognition of the global community of climbers and therefore the possibility of dedicating his entire life to this, becoming better and better, but also more and more extreme.

something to the world of mountaineering, but above all the feeling that solo climbing gave him: "When I climb I no longer feel nervous or agitated, but everything is fine, because I am in full control of the situation.”

This insatiable desire for adventure, combined with his passion for free soloing, led him to greatly increase his technique on different types of walls: he was able to climb without ropes on rock, ice, snow and mixed walls.

With very specific rules: do not bring any means of communication with you and climb on sight (which means having never been on that mountain and having never tried the route before, but understanding how to deal with it at the moment). Reinhold Messner, also present in the documentary, explains how practicing free soloing at a high level is comparable to a form of art: the art of surviving in the craziest situations. "About half of the greatest solo climbers in history have died in the mountains" Messner says, "but part of the philosophy behind those who engage themselves in these types of challenges is precisely this: for an adventure to be defined as such, it must involve some difficulty. Danger is a fundamental element, carrying out the undertaking in itself would not make sense otherwise.”

Leclerc was well aware of this, before the mythical ascension on the face of Torre Egger in Patagonia, you can see in the docufilm, he had a sort of "last supper", which he always does before leaving for a climb, because in the mountains you can't be sure to come back. Marc describes this type of climbing, free soloing, as a game of chess with the mountain: "You have control over yourself and your abilities, but not over the surrounding environment. The mountain is something alive: there can be an avalanche, the seracs can detach, you have to calculate an infinite amount of things.”

Among his most enthusiastic supporters was Alex Honnold, from whom Leclerc stole a record (the speed climb on the Grand Wall of Squamish: he climbed the 300 meters of the wall in 57 minutes against Honnold's 59), Honnold, for his same admission and for sporting spirit, went to take that record back. Honnold was driven by the competitive spirit because he is an athlete, Marc did not care about all of this: he scored that record unconsciously and he was not interested in trying to do it again. What drove him was not the desire to beat someone else, but the eagerness to give

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Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of Leclerc's figure is his total dedication to the mountains and to living them in the purest way: the directors say that, right in the middle of the shooting, he just left. So, without explanation, and even less without answering the phone that the production had bought him (he clearly didn't own one). He was preparing another monumental solo ascent, the one to the Emperor Face on Mount Robson, and he didn't want anyone around: "If there were a videomaker I would not be alone, that aspect of total and profound freedom that I look for during these climbs would be missing.”

He allowed the cameras to follow him only after, when he had already succeeded once, and he was also followed in Patagonia, but only in the initial stages, during the days of preparation and in the early stages of the climb to Torre Egger, the rest of the time filmed by himself with a small camera. Climbing like this, alone and without ropes, is a deadly game, it is very dangerous and it is something that only a few mountaineers in the world are able to do, especially when, as in the case of Leclerc, you have to deal with different types of terrain or you choose to climb the highest peaks in the world in the middle of winter.

nothing for the next four days. A void that the helicopters and rescue teams were able to try to fill only when the storm was over, when they were able to approach the descent route and the picture was clearer: a red rope stood out distinctly in the snow, there had been an avalanche and the rope was under the snow, half buried. The bodies were never found, but the most plausible explanation is that they are still there. Both his girlfriend, Brette, and his mother have always indulged and encouraged Marc-André in his passion: they were aware of the danger, but also of the fact that this was his nature and his destiny. His profound goal was to give a contribution to the world of mountaineering, redefining the boundaries of what can be considered possible. He faced peaks that frightened anyone, he was the only one who climbed Torre Egger or Mount Robson alone and in prohibitive climatic conditions: in the same climb he was able to mix climbing shoes, ice crampons, bare hands and ice ax.

"Free soloing is an extreme activity that arouses very mixed feelings," explains Honnold in a shot from the documentary.

"If you fall and die you are an idiot who asked for it, if you get to the top and come back you will be acclaimed as a hero, while you are still the same person."

However, Marc-André's death did not come when he was alone, nor when he tackled the climb without ropes or mobile phones. During the editing of the film he left to Alaska where, together with another local climber, Ryan Johnson, he decided to climb the north face of Mendenhall Towers, in Juneau. No one knows exactly what happened but, after the last messages from both of them to their girlfriends and family, there was

He faced peaks that frightened everyone, he was the only one who climbed Torre Egger or Mount Robson alone and in prohibitive climatic conditions: in the same climb he was able to mix climbing shoes, ice crampons, bare hands and ice ax.

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Courmayeur

BY ELISA BESSEGA

SKIERS RUDY BUCELLA, MAURO MARASSI, FABIO ROLLE & LETIZIA NICOLINO

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Val Ferret: ski touring on the balcony of Mont Blanc If you think about Courmayeur immediately your mind will fly to the great spaces of the highest peaks in Europe and to the most exclusive ski areas in the Alps. You can imagine reaching the sky thanks to Skyway Monte Bianco, the iconic cableway that takes you to the 3466 meters of Punta Helbronner, or to the endless off-piste routes that branch out from up there between peaks and glaciers to the bottom of the valley.

But there is another way to be enchanted by the majesty of the Valdostano massif, and it is perhaps the one that allows you to better grasp it in all its majesty: from afar, skis and skins "at your feet", along the wild panoramic slopes of the Val Ferret. They call it balcony of Mont Blanc, and not without reason: lying opposite the massif, it runs parallel to the long crest of the Grandes Jorasses and allows you to observe all the peaks.

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Slow tourism in front of the highest peaks of Europe A few minutes from the center of Courmayeur, the valley retains an authentic and uncontaminated spirit that makes it the ideal destination for lovers of a less fashionable and more exploratory mountain. It is perhaps best known and most popular in its summer guise, as a crossing point of the famous Tour of Mont Blanc, a 170-kilometer hike whose route follows the northern slopes of the valley halfway up, crossing meadows, mountain pastures and sparse groves, immersed in a truly alpine landscape. Those same slopes, during winter time, turn into an ideal terrain

for backcountry enthusiasts. With the arrival of the snow, the road that runs through the entire valley up to an altitude of 1850m is closed to traffic and converted into a long and suggestive cross-country track which, from Planpincieux, winds with numerous variations up to the Lavachey locality for a total length of 22 kilometers.

There you will meet cross-country skiers, simple walkers enjoying the silence and tranquility of the wonderful forests of the valley floor, and finally ski mountaineers, for whom the slopes represent a convenient starting point for exploring the slopes above.

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There you will meet cross-country skiers, simple walkers enjoying the silence and tranquility of the wonderful forests of the valley floor, and finally ski mountaineers, for whom the slopes represent a convenient starting point for exploring the slopes above.

MAURO MARASSI

Backcountry for everyone Ski mountaineering itineraries present developments and levels of difficulty suitable for everyone. What unites them is the possibility of enjoying excellent snow without facing excessive differences in height (between 700 and 1200 meters) in an area where it would otherwise be very difficult to start from the valley with skins, given the considerable elevation of the peaks of the Blanc chain. In fact, on the orographic right of the valley, facing south-east, stand the majestic Grandes Jorasses (4208m), the aesthetic Dent du Géant (4013m), the Triolet and

Leschaux group, almost inaccessible from the bottom of the valley due to the long kilometers of portage and of the technical level reserved for a few experts. The ideal side for skin lovers is the opposite one, facing north/north west, made up of large shady slopes where snow remains soft and sheltered for a long time. From there you can reach the numerous peaks that delimit Val Ferret on the left: starting from the itineraries closest to the village of Planpincieux you will find the panoramic Mont de la Saxe and Testa Bernarda, which respectively rise up

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to 2346m and 2533m, or, to follow, the more demanding Tête entre deux Sauts (2728m), Mont Chéarfiere (2826m) and Bella Colomba (2701m), up to the marvelous Tête de Ferret, which with its 2714 meters closes the valley to the northeast on the border with Switzerland. In spring, when the road opens to traffic again (normally from mid-May), it is possible to avoid the long approach along the cross-country track and to explore the steep and demanding northernmost slopes of the chain, entering the less frequented and more wilderness of the valley.

Mont de la Saxe & Testa Bernarda The itinerary proposed here represents the ideal compromise to enjoy a majestic panorama in relative safety (never let your guard down!) and on excellent snow, it does not involve high technical difficulties and the difference in height is within everyone's reach: a satisfying excursion when the conditions at high altitudes are not the best or during snowfalls, immersed in the magic of sparse and dusty groves.

It starts from the town of Planpincieux (1583m), reachable in about ten minutes by car from Courmayeur during the week, or by shuttle bus on holidays and during the high season.

After a few hundred meters along the cross-country track, you can go up into the woods following a comfortable forest road, then continue overcoming

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some bumps in the open field until you will reach the wide ridge of Mont de la Saxe (2346m): a viewpoint that will take your breath away. From here you can continue on the long ridge that leads to the top of Testa Bernarda with your gaze fixed to the left, enraptured by the succession of spiers, glaciers, and pinnacles of the most famous 4000 peaks in the Alps. You descend from the ascent route or, if the conditions are good, from the steeper slopes north of the summit: in both cases you will enjoy wonderful ski runs on wide and never too demanding slopes, kidnapped by the constant and imposing presence of the profile of Mont Blanc that stands out in front of the skiers all the time of the descent, guaranteeing unforgettable curves and moments.

RUDY BUCELLA

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LETIZIA NICOLINO

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LECHE PLANPINCIEUX 1581

1621

M AY E N C E T

NEYRON M O N T I TA Z

TETE-DE-BERNARDE 1797

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LEUCHEY 1938

MONT- DE- L A- SA XE 2345

SELLA 2324

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SUPPORT POINTS: THERE ARE NO REFUGEES ALONG THE ROUTE BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL TYPICAL BARS AND CAFES NEAR THE PARKING LOT AND ALONG THE CROSS-COUNTRY TRACK

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NUOVI ORIZZONTI MODENA THE NORTH FACE MODENA LIVIO SPORT SPORTMAN SPORTLAND MONIGA PATAGONIA MONTEBELLUNA ROSSIGNOL MONTEBELLUNA VIBRAM MONTEBELLUNA SALEWA OUTLET MONTEBELLUNA ROCK & WALLS PURE NATURE WILD PROJECT THE CHANGE PATAGONIA MORBEGNO WHATSAPP SPORT HUB MORI MICARELLI STORE LAB8 ARBITER UNTERHOLZNER GRANDE GRIMPE PERICO SPORT SPORTLAND TORINO ETNA WALL SERVOLARE 17 RUNWAY SPORT SPORT LAURIN ALBY SPORT DF SPORT SPECIALIST OLGIATE SALEWA ORIO CENTER DF SPORT SPECIALIST ORIO THE NORTH FACE ORIO UNDER ARMOUR ORIO AL SERIO MAMMUT ORTISEI SPORT GARDENA SPORT SCHMALZ SPORTLAND ORZINUOVI FREE TIME STORE SPORTLAND OSPITALETTO BIG WALL ABBÀ LA COCCINELLA SALEWA PADOVA ACTIVE CREMA SPORT INTELLIGHENZIA PROJECT SESTOGRADO SPORTLAND PALAZZOLO GENCHI SPORT PER CORRERE PELLISSIER SPORT PIRCHER GUNTHER 46° PARALLELO MOVE MOUNTAIN LOVERS ALPSTATION PARMA FREE SPORT SEVEN SUMMITS FERRARI SPORT SPORTWAY NOVARA OLIUNÌD MILANO UKU PACHA MONDO VERTICALE SPAZIOUTDOOR KING LINE STELLA ALPINA ALTA QUOTA PESCARA FRANCO SPORT RRTREK PESCASSEROLI OUTLANDERS L'ALTROSPORT DF SPORT SPECIALIST PIACENZA SPORT IN MONTAGNA OUTDOOR LIFE VERTICAL SPORT PIETRAMURATA PIANETA SPORT ASPORTSTATION STIMM ZAMBERLAN ONBOARD ARIAPERTA M.C.RUNNING EUROSPORT SPORT HUB PINZOLO SPORTLAND PISOGNE SELMI TECHNOSPORT VALLEE SPORT PEAK PERFORMANCE STORE AMORINI OUTDOOR SPORTWAY PONTE KAPPAEMME SPORT MOUNTAIN SHOP BERGAMO TOFFOLI SPORT SPORTLER PORDENONE MIVAL SPORT LA SPORTIVA POZZA DI FASSA BLOSSOM SKI IL CAMPIONE PRATO RUNOUT SALEWA PREDAZZO V10 BERGFUCHS MORASSI ETTORE OUTDOOR & TREKKING STORE ROSSIGNOL UDINE REGGIO GAS GINETTO SPORT A1 CLIMBING MONTAGNA VERTICALE SALVATORI SPORT THE NORTH FACE RIMINI PERTINGER VERTICAL SPORTSWEAR MOUNTAIN SICKS SPORT NATURA CAMPO BASE ROMA CAMPO BASE ROMA OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE PATAGONIA ROMA ROSSIGNOL PARMA RRTREK ROMA ALP3 MONTAGNA CLIMBER STORE GEOSTA LBM SPORT MONTURA ROMA ONE RACE ONERACE THE NORTH FACE COLA DI R. THE NORTH FACE ROMA THE NORTH FACE ROMA MIZUNO ROMA ALTA QUOTA ROMA ROCK IT STAR WALL URBANSTAR OMNIA SPORT SPORTLAND RONCADELLE SHERPA ATLANTE MONTELLO MAKALU' SPORT CABAS SPORT MONTURA ROVERETO BLOCK3 SPORTLIFEE SPORT JOCHER MACIACONI PIÙ SPORT ANIMA SPORTIVA ALPSTATION AOSTA PAPIN SPORT SPORT HOLZER SPORT HUB CHIAVENNA LAGAZOI SPORT MILESI SPORT SPORTLAND SAN LEONARDO GODI SPORT TURNOVER SPORT SPORTLER SAN MARTINO SLALOM SLALOM SPORT SAN MARTINO SPORT PARETI WEGER UNICO SPORT ALPSTATION BRESCIA NEW VIAGGIANDO GIUGLAR LAB IS SPORT

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MODENA MODENA MOENA MONDOVÌ MONIGA MONTEBELLUNA MONTEBELLUNA MONTEBELLUNA MONTEBELLUNA MONTESACRO MONTESILVANO MONTESILVANO MORBEGNO MORGEX MORI MUCCIA NAGO TORBOLE NAPOLI NATURNO NEMBRO NEMBRO NICHELINO NICOLOSI NICOLOSI NOICATTARO NOVA LEVANTE NOVALESA OLGIATE OLONA ORIO AL SERIO ORIO AL SERIO ORIO AL SERIO ORIO AL SERIO ORTISEI ORTISEI ORTISEI ORZINUOVI OSIMO OSPITALETTO OSTERIA DEL GATTO OULX OVINDOLI PADOVA PADOVA PADOVA PADOVA PADOVA PALAZZOLO SULL’OGLIO PALERMO PALERMO PAQUIER PARCINES PARMA PARMA PARMA PARMA PAVULLO NEL FRIGNANO PERGINE VALSUGANA PERNATE PERO PERTOSA PERUGIA PERUGIA PESCARA PESCARA PESCARA PESCASSEROLI PESCASSEROLI PIACENZA PIACENZA PIACENZA PIANCOGNO PIANELLA PIETRAMURATA PIETRASANTA PIEVE D’ALPAGO PIEVE DI SOLIGO PIEVE DI TORREBELVICINO PINEROLO PINEROLO PINEROLO PINZOLO PINZOLO PISOGNE PISTOIA PLAN FELINAZ PONT SAINT MARTIN PONTE DI LEGNO BS PONTE FELCINO PONTE NELLE ALPI PONTE SELVA DI PARRE PONTERANICA PORDENONE PORDENONE POVE DEL GRAPPA POZZA DI FASSA PRATA CAMPORTACCIO PRATO PRATO PREDAZZO QUARTU SANT’ELENA RASEN-ANTHOLZ SÜDTIROL RAVASCLETTO RAVENNA REANA DEL ROJALE REGGIO EMILIA REGGIO EMILIA REGGIO EMILIA RIETI RIETI RIMINI RIO DI PUSTERIA RIVAROLO CANAVESE RIVAROLO CANAVESE ROCCA DI MEZZO ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMAGNANO SESIA RONCADELLE RONCO BRIANTINO RORETO DI CHERASCO ROVERETO ROVERETO ROVERETO ROVERETO RUFFRE' - MENDOLA S. ANDREA S. CRISTINA SACILE SACILE SAINT CHRISTOPHE SAN CANDIDO SAN CANDIDO SAN CASSIANO SAN CASSIANO SAN GIOVANNI BIANCO SAN LEONARDO IN PASSIRIA SAN MARTINO BUON ALBERGO SAN MARTINO BUON ALBERGO SAN MARTINO BUON ALBERGO SAN MARTINO DI CASTROZZA SAN MARTINO DI CASTROZZA SAN MARTINO DI CASTROZZA SAN PANCRAZIO SAN PAOLO SAN VENDEMIANO SAN ZENO NAVIGLIO SANSEPOLCRO SANT'AMBROGIO SANT’AGOSTINO

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GI-SPORT KRATTER FAMA SPORT ALPSTATION SARZANA 3.30 RUNNING STORE BESSON SPORT GIUGGIA SPORT MOUNTAIN EXPERIENCE MAX SPORT VALLI SPORT ALPSTATION SCHIO PIANETA CICLO ART CLIMB PALESTRA BRUNO SPORT ACTIV SPORT SPORT WALTER CABOT COVE OUTDOOR CAFÈ SALEWA OUTLET SERRAVALLE KINIGER SPORTMODE MAXI SPORT SESTO S.G. XL MOUNTAIN IL MARATONETA SPORT RONDIRO PASSSPORT SIGNORESSA SPORTLER CLIMBING CENTER SPORTLER TREVISO DF SPORT SPECIALIST SIRTORI ALTERNATIVA SPORT ALPIN SPORT MODE ALPIN SPORTS K&K SPORTS SALEWA OUTLET VERONA FIORELLI SPORT SONDRIO CENTRO SPORT SPORTLAND SONICO VI BLOCK CAMPO BASE SPILAMBERTO BERGER SCHUKE SPORTLAND STEZZANO ALPSTATION TARVISIO SPORTLER TAVAGNACCO ZANI SPORT PIÙ SPORT VERTIGINI SPORT IOCORRO! MONTURA FIEMME SPORT VENTURA CRAZY STORE TIRANO TECNICAL SKI BSHOP BRACCINI BSHOP RAVINA FERRINO STORE TORINO FRESH STORE JOLLY SPORT JOLLY SPORT MIZUNO STORE ORIZZONTI VERTICALI RONCO ALPINISMO SALEWA TORINO ALPSTATION TORINO BSIDE CLIMBING VILLAGE CUORE DA SPORTIVO GRASSI SPORT TORINO MONTURA TORINO ORIZZONTI VERTICALI PASSION SPORT SALA SPORT THE NORTH FACE TORINO ASD BOULDER BAR SASP PALESTRA CLIMBING READY TO RUN GULLIVER TORRE PELLICE SPORTLER VICENZA LEZARD CATTI SPORT LA SPORTIVA TRENTO ROCK & ICE TRENTO SHERPA3 PATAGONIA VERTICAL SPORT TRENTO MONTURA TRENTO TECNOSCI SPORTLER ALPIN TRENTO SPORTLER TRENTO MAGNITUDO LE BLOC SHOP ALPSTATION TRIESTE AVVENTURA DUE SPORTLER TRIESTE FIASCARIS K2 SPORT SPORT CENTER FIORELLI SPORT VALMASINO SPORT CORONES LAYAK SPORT MODE MARIA SALEWA OUTLET VALMONTONE SKICENTER LODO SPORT VERNAZZA SPORT CAMPO BASE VERONA MONTURA VERONA ROSSIGNOL VERONA THE NORTH FACE VERONA MARATONANDO OLIUNÌD LDR PALESTRA GILIOLI SPORT MONDO MONTAGNA VERTICAL NO LIMIT DHO SPORT ROSSI SPORTLAND VILLANUOVA AFFARI & SPORT VILLASANTA BAROLI SPORT CALZATURE BAROLI HERBERT PLANK SPORT RUNNER HELLWEGER INTERSPORT LA SPORTIVA ZIANO DI FIEMME TIRABOSCHI SPORT QUOTA 362 CRAS TABIA SPORT SALEWA STORE SALZBURG SPORTLER ALPIN LOACKER BERGFUCHS ALPSTATION INNSBRUCK BLACK DIAMOND INNSBRUCK PATAGONIA INNSBRUCK SPORTLER WITTING THE NORTH FACE INNSBRUCK ROCKNROLL MOUNTAIN STORE HIGH LIFE HANDELS SPORTLER BERGSPORT ZIMML ALPINAUSSTATTER BASE CAMP THE ALPINE STORE SALEWA OUTLET PARNDORF SALEWA STORE SAALFELDEN SALEWA STORE SCHLADMING SPORT4YOU PETE SPORT BERGWERK SALEWA STORE WIEN STEPPENWOLF ONSIGHT BERGSPORT HAVEN DE ZWERVER HAVEN TRANSA BASEL TRANSA BERN BÄCHLI BERGSPORT STILE ALPINO LUGANO PLANET ENDURANCE TRANSA LUCERNE DF SPORT SPECIALIST LUGANO SALEWA STORE PONTRESINA STILE ALPINO SAMEDAN BOOSPORT TRANSA ST. GALLEN MONTAIN-AIR BAYARD SPORT MILLET SHOP SALEWA STORE ZERMATT THE NORTH FACE ZERMATT THE NORTH FACE ZURICH TRANSA ZURICH BÄCHLI BERGSPORT MOUNTAIN-SPORTS

ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT BE BE BE CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE

SAPPADA SARONNO SARZANA SASSUOLO SAUZE D’OULX SAVIGLIANO SAVIGNANO SUL RUBICONE SCHIO SCHIO SCHIO SCOPPITO SEDICO SELVA GARDENA SELVA VAL GARDENA SELVA VAL GARDENA SENIGALLIA SERAVALLE SCRIVIA SESTO SESTO SAN GIOVANNI SETTIMO VITTONE SIENA SIENA SIGNORESSA SILEA SILEA SIRTORI SISTIANA SIUSI SIUSI SIUSI SONA SONDRIO SONDRIO SONICO SPESSA SPILAMBERTO ST. NIKOLAUS ULTEN STEZZANO TARVISIO TAVAGNACCO TEMU TERAMO TERNI TERNI TESERO TESERO TIRANO TOLMEZZO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORRE BOLDONE TORRE PELLICE TORRI DI QUARTESOLO TRADATE TRAVERSETOLO TRENTO TRENTO TRENTO TRENTO TRENTO TRENTO TRENTO TRENTO TRENTO TREVISO TRIESTE TRIESTE TRIESTE UDINE UDINE VAL DI VIZZE VAL MASINO VALDAORA VALDRAGONE VALLES VALMONTONE VARNA VERMIGLIO VERNAZZA VERONA VERONA VERONA VERONA VIAREGGIO VICENZA VIGNOLA VIGNOLA VILLAIR VILLANOVA MONDOVI VILLANOVA MONDOVI VILLANUOVA SUL CLISI VILLASANTA VILLENEUVE VILLENEUVE VIPITENO VITERBO WELSBERG-TAISTEN ZIANO DI FIEMME ZOGNO ZOLA PREDOSA ZOLA PREDOSA ZOLDO ALTO BERGHEIM BEI SALZBURG BLUDENZ GÖTZIS GRAZ INNSBRUCK INNSBRUCK INNSBRUCK INNSBRUCK INNSBRUCK KIRCHDORF IN TIROL KLAGENFURT AM WÖRTHERSEE KUFSTEIN LIENZ LIENZ LINZ PARNDORF SAALFELDEN SCHLADMING SÖLDEN ST. ANTON AM ARLBERG STEYR WIEN WIEN ZAMS ANTWERPEN HERENTALS KNOKKE BASEL BERN BERN-BREITENRAIN CANOBBIO ECUBLENS LUCERNE LUGANO PONTRESINA SAMEDAN SIERRE ST. GALLEN VERBIER ZERMATT ZERMATT ZERMATT ZERMATT ZURICH ZURICH ZURICH-OERLIKON ANSBACH

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CONDITION STEIGENBERGER BERGSPORTHÜTTE STADT LAND FLUSS BERGSPORT GEISTALLER CAMP 4 GLOBETROTTER BERLIN MONT K PATAGONIA BERLIN THE NORTH FACE BERLIN UNTERWEGS BIELEFELD GLOBETROTTER BONN UNTERWEGS BONN UNTERWEGS BREMEN UNTERWEGS CELLE DER SKANDINAVIER GLOBETROTTER DRESDEN UNTERWEGS DUISBURG GLOBETROTTER DÜSSELDORF SACK & PACK UNTERWEGS ERFURT FREILAUF BERGSPORT MÜHLBAUER UNTERWEGS FLENSBURG GLOBETROTTER FRANKFURT SALEWA STORE FREIBURG SPORT KIEFER DOOROUT.COM NORDWAND SPORTS ALPINSPORT BASIS BERGSPORT WN ALPIN SPORT CONRAD GARMISCH BERGZEIT GLOBETROTTER HAMBURG GLOBETROTTER HAMBURG UNTERWEGS HAMM BSZ BERGSPORTZENTRALE ADVENTURE COMPANY BERGZEIT UNTERWEGS HÖXTER UNTERWEGS JEVER BASISLAGER SPORT HANDELS SCENIC SPORTS BERGSPORT MAXI UNTERWEGS KIEL GLOBETROTTER AUSRÜSTUNG GLOBETROTTER KÖLN SPORT GRUNER ALPINSPORTZENTRALE ALPEN STRAND THE NORTH FACE LEIPZIG UNTERWEGS LEIPZIG BIWAK EISELIN SPORT ALPIN OUTDOOR LADEN OUTDOORTRENDS MAGIC MOUNT GLOBETROTTER MÜNCHEN GOLDWIN PATAGONIA MÜNCHEN RUMRICH STONE PROJECTS SCHUSTER SPORTHAUS DERU THE NORTH FACE MUNICH UNTERWEGS MÜNSTER SPORT CONRAD MURNAU TRAVEL & TREK BASTIAN SALEWA STORE OBERSTDORF UNTERWEGS OLDENBURG DER OUTDOORLADEN SPORT CONRAD PENZBERG GIPFELSTÜRMER SALEWA STORE REGENSBURG MONTAGNE-SPORT BERGWERKER STUTTGART GLOBETROTTER STUTTGART GLOBETROTTER HARZ SCHNEIDER RAD+SPORT VIKING ADVENTURES BIWAKSCHACHTEL GLOBETROTTER ULM UNTERWEGS WESEL SPORT CONRAD WIELENBACH UNTERWEGS WILHELMSHAVEN SALEWA OUTLET ZWEIBRÜCKEN EVENTYRSPORT NATURLIGVIS OUTDOOR OUTDOOR XPERTEN TRAILXTREM ALCOBENDAS EL REFUGIO DEPORTES DIAGONAL ALMERIA VILADOMAT ALP SPORTS BARRABES CAMP BASE INTERPERIE CAMP BASE NUS CERCLESPORTS CUYLÁS BARCELONA EQUIPA'T GROWOLD SALEWA STORE BARCELONA SHARMA CLIMBING THE NORTH FACE BARCELONA VÈRTIC BARCELONA BARRABÉS RÍOS RUNNING BERGA SERAC SPORT MONTAÑA Y DEPORTES HAMAIKA MOUNTAIN THE NORTH FACE BILBAO ZONA GR ARMERIA Y AVENTURA SUMMIT MOUNTAIN ESPORTS ROC VERTICAL AL COXINILLO MACHAPUCHARE ARISTARUN GOMA 2 TECNIC ESPORTS ANDORRA TRAMUNTANA ESPORTS LUDO AVENTURA ESPORTS NABES DEPORTES SHERPA GRANADA ILLA SPORTS DEPORTES CHARLI JACA BLACKISARD MOUNTAIN K2 PLANET CUYLÁS MADRID DEPORTES KOALA DEPORTES MAKALU OUTDOOR SIN LÍMITE THE NORTH FACE MADRID DEPORTES LA TRUCHA RÍOS RUNNING MANRESA VÈRTIC MANRESA VÈRTIC SABADELL EVORUNNER FACTOR 2 CARVING ESPORTS CAMP BASE C17 LA SPORTIVA RODELLAR CAMP BASE SANT CUGAT AGOSTI XTREME SPORT PEREGRINOTECA.COM DEPORTEMANIA ESPORTS K2 TANGOSENLAROCA.COM DEPORTES AITANA L’AVENTURA THE NORTH FACE VALENCIA DEPORTES ALVARADO TERRA DEPORTE AVENTURA SALEWA OUTLET VILADECANS CAMP BASE VITORIA DEPORTES GAIKAR KIROLAK SCANDINAVIAN OUTDOOR PARTIOAITTA LAHTI PARTIOAITTA ROVANIEMI SCANDINAVIAN OUTDOOR AU VIEUX CAMPEUR ALBERTVILLE MILLET SHOP ALPE D'HUEZ PICTURE SNOWLEADER ANNECY THE NORTH FACE ANNECY CHULLANKA ANTIBES MILLET SHOP BASTIA PEYTAVIN SPORT SPORTS AVENTURE AU VIEUX CAMPEUR CHAMBÉRY

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DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DK DK DK ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES FI FI FI FI FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

ASCHAU AUGSBURG BAD TÖLZ BERCHTESGADEN BERLIN BERLIN BERLIN BERLIN BERLIN BIELEFELD BONN BONN BREMEN CELLE COBURG DRESDEN DUISBURG DÜSSELDORF DÜSSELDORF ERFURT ERLANGEN FELDKIRCHEN WESTERHAM FLENSBURG FRANKFURT AM MAIN FREIBURG FREIBURG FULDA FÜSSEN GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN GMUND-MOOSRAIN HAMBURG HAMBURG HAMM HANNOVER HEILBRONN HOLZKIRCHEN HÖXTER JEVER KARLSRUHE KAUFBEUREN KEMPTEN KIEL KÖLN KÖLN KONSTANZ LANDSBERG AM LECH LANDSHUT LEIPZIG LEIPZIG LIMBURG LÖRRACH MAINZ MARKTOBERDORF MENDEN MÜNCHEN MÜNCHEN MÜNCHEN MÜNCHEN MÜNCHEN MUNICH MUNICH MÜNSTER MURNAU NÜRNBERG OBERSTDORF OLDENBURG PADERBORN PENZBERG RAVENSBURG REGENSBURG ROSENHEIM STUTTGART STUTTGART TORFHAUS (HARZ) TRAUNSTEIN TRIER TÜBINGEN ULM WESEL WIELENBACH WILHELMSHAVEN ZWEIBRÜCKEN AARHUS FREDERIKSBERG HOLSTEBRO MADRID ALICANTE ALMERÍA ANDORRA BARCELONA BARCELONA BARCELONA BARCELONA BARCELONA BARCELONA BARCELONA BARCELONA BARCELONA BARCELONA BARCELONA BARCELONA HUESCA BARCELONA CASTELLÓ HUESCA BILBAO BILBAO GIRONA MURCIA BURGOS ANDORRA VALENCIA MADRID CÓRDOBA TARRAGONA ANDORRA VALENCIA ASTURIAS GIRANA GRANADA BARCELONA HUESCA GIRONA LEÓN MADRID MADRIS MADRID MADRID MADRID MÁLAGA BARCELONA BARCELONA BARCELONA MADRID MURCIA ANDORRA BARCELONA HUESCA BARCELONA CANTABRIA LUGO SEVILLA TARRAGONA VALENCIA VALENCIA VALENCIA VALENCIA VALENCIA PONTEVEDRA BARCELONA ARABA ARABA HELSINKI LATHI ROVANIEMI VANTAA ALBERTVILLE ALPES D'HUEZ ANNECY ANNECY ANNECY ANTIBES BASTIA BAYONNE BORDEAUX CHAMBÉRY

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LAST WORD

BY DAVIDE FIORASO

How much do we know about what there is to know? How much have we discovered of what there is to discover? How much still remains to be explored, known, studied? What can our eyes still consider unknown?

Never before as in the last few decades has the planet we live in sipped its hidden and unknown treasures, giving less and less to our gaze. As if the world had stopped showing it-

self. Maybe because we humans have forgotten how to look at it, forgetting that research is first of all a profound act of humility. Amazement must be deserved, it’s a gift that can only be received through a respectful gesture of submission. A gesture that perhaps we arrogant human beings have completely forgotten.

Today, let's try to remind ourselves.

The prize will come.

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