Il viaggio in Inghilterra del fortissimo climber Michele Caminati. Per capire i segreti e l’etica del gritstone, anche in funzione delle falesie italiane. “Quando si pensa al gritstone l’immaginario di noi italiani corre subito al video Hard Grit, al volo di Jean-Minh Trin-Thieu su Gaia e a Seb Grieve che libera Meshuga in blu jeans…
Il posto dei libri di montagna, il convegno di Briga – Domodossola
Sabato 16 e Domenica 17 Aprile 2011, a Briga (Ch) e Domodossola si terrà una grande una grande tavola-rotonda transfrontaliera dedicata ai libri di montagna in cui autori, editori e giornalisti faranno il punto e immagineranno il futuro sull’editoria dell’andar per monti. Il programma del convegno è cura diPietro Crivellaro e Christine Kopp che moderano…
Moscow vows reciprocal response after US test of previously banned missile. Here’s what it could be
Follow RT on Russia says it won’t sit idle after the US tested a missile that was banned by the INF. As a response, Moscow has an ace up its sleeves and it won’t need to enter into a Cold War-style arms race, military analysts have told RT. No longer bound by the milestone Intermediate-Range…
‘He’s a wonderful person’: Boxing legend Mike Tyson backs Conor McGregor after viral assault video
Follow RT on Conor McGregor has “earned a shot at redemption” according to former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson, who said the Irish former UFC champ deserves the chance to put his recent scandals behind him. McGregor took part in a wide-ranging interview with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani late on Thursday in which he discussed the…
Fiddling while world burns: The unbearable pointlessness of G7
Follow RT on As leaders of countries that control 40 percent of the world’s GDP gather at a French resort to discuss economic inequality and other issues they consider pressing, the rest of the world wonders if the G7 still has a purpose. Much has changed since the first meeting of six industrialized countries, back…
N. Korea launches 2 more projectiles… Trump says Kim ‘likes testing missiles’
Follow RT on North Korea has reportedly fired two short-range missiles off its eastern coast, marking the seventh missile test since Donald Trump met with Kim Jong-un in June. The US president downplayed the launches as inconsequential. Saturday’s tests were made from north-eastern South Hamgyong province, South Korea’s military said. The two short-range ballistic missiles…
Iran announces successful test of ‘new missile’ amid rising Gulf tensions
Follow RT on Tehran successfully test-fired a new missile, according to the leader of the elite Revolutionary Guards. The launch comes as Tehran seeks to deter military escalation with the United States in the Persian Gulf. Major General Hossein Salami disclosed the tests to a group of clerics on Saturday. “Our country is always the…
Fund the NHS? Jeremy Corybn’s son opens National Hemp Service shop and café
Follow RT on Jeremy Corbyn’s son is opening a hemp shop named after the UK’s embattled National Health Service (NHS). The National Hemp Service will sell all hemp products and is based in Corbyn senior’s Islington North constituency. In a joint effort, Tommy Corbyn and his girlfriend will sell all hemp products including clothing and…
Ueli Steck, i record, le visioni e i limiti dell’alpinismo
Intervista di Erminio Ferrari ed Ellade Ossola a Ueli Steck, l’alpinista svizzero che ha cambiato i parametri del nuovo alpinismo con incredibili record di velocità ma anche con la costante ricerca di alzare il limite del possibile. Non è che una vita cambi in sette ore, ma è ben vero che, a seconda di dove…
Pietra di Luna, tutte le falesie e l’arrampicata sportiva della Sardegna in una guida
Intervista a Maurizio Oviglia, autore della 5a edizione di Pietra di Luna (ed. Fabula), la nuova guida all’arrampicata sportiva in Sardegna che, con quasi 4.000 monotiri e 200 falesie, raccoglie e racconta tutta la storia verticale dell’Isola. Più di 600 pagine, fitte fitte, tutte dedicate all’arrampicata sportiva su monotiro in Sardegna. Un universo di quasi…