Ferrino OSA 32, a backpack for freeriders and ski mountaineers providing maximum ergonomics and functionality. Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, mountaineering, trekking, via ferrata, ...

The Dolorock Climbing Festival will take place from 24 - 26 May 2019 all around the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Dolomites. The seventh edition promises to be authentic climbing bonanza for everyone. It’s ...

CONSIDER THIS THE last time you’ve never heard of Cortina D’Ampezzo. You might’ve already heard about this town at the foot of Italy’s Dolomite Mountains from early promos for the Winter Olympics, ...

Yosemite National Park in the U.S. is one of the most renowned in the world, but it turns out Italy has a smaller counterpart ...

The Dolomites, a mountain range located in northeastern Italy, are famous for their dramatic peaks and breathtaking ...

During the world wars, Europeans built metal and wooden protection into the cliffs of the Dolomites and other mountains for quick passage by soldiers and civilians. Hundreds of routes were established ...

From my lofty perch 8,900 feet above sea level in Italy’s Dolomite Mountains, the view is spectacular. Towering peaks frame an idyllic Alpine valley, with deep-green pine forests and golden foothills.

Ermanno Salvaterra, the famed "Man of Cerro Torre," died in a fall on August 18 while guiding the Hartman-Krauss (IV+/5.5; 600m) on Campanile Alto, in the Dolomites. Salvaterra had climbed the classic ...