Giovedì 7 dicembre 2017 a Feltre (Belluno) la serata Sulla tracce di Coomba esplorerà la leggenda dello sci ripido ed estremo Doug Coombs. L’appuntamento inizierà alle ore 20:30 e sarà condotto da Emilio Previtali. Dopo l’incontro di apertura con i fotografi documentaristi Giacomo Frison e Glorija Blazinšek il secondo appuntamento con gli incontri mensili de … Continue reading "Sulla tracce di Coomba, il mito dello sci ripido a Feltre"

La seconda edizione di Val Grande in Verticale, il raduno alla scoperta dell’arrampicata, il boulder e l’escursionismo nel Vallone di Sea e Val Grande di Lanzo si è svolta dal 8 al 9 settembre 2018. Il report di Elio Bonfanti e la presentazione dell’alpinista inglese Richard Nadin di Andrea Giorda. Eccovi alcune informazioni sul Meeting … Continue reading "Val Grande in Verticale, il Vallone di Sea, l’arrampicata e Richard Nadin"

Il magnifico uccello gruccione visto attraverso l’obbiettivo di Oliviero Toso, uno dei primi scalatori sportivi piemontesi. Da chiodatore di vie di arrampicata sportiva ante litteram a fotografo naturalista il passo può sembrare infinito. Eppure chi ha conosciuto una passione travolgente per l’arrampicata ed è costretto a rinunciarvi, nella sua “seconda vita” cerca disperatamente un’attività a … Continue reading "Il gruccione attraverso l’obbiettivo di Oliviero Toso"

Alpinismo in Dolomiti di Brenta: il 19 dicembre 2018 Tomas Franchini, arrampicando in solitaria, ha aperto Solo il Matto sullo Spallone dei Massodì (3004m). “Avevo semplicemente una grande voglia di andare da solo, sto così bene da solo in montagna, anzi, benissimo.” A dirlo è Tomas Franchini, fortissima guida alpina di Madonna di Campiglio che … Continue reading "Tomas Franchini in solitaria apre Solo il Matto sullo Spallone dei Massodì, Dolomiti di Brenta"

The El Al flight attendant who contracted measles on a flight from New York has died after spending four months in a coma, Israeli officials and local reports said Wednesday. Rotem Amitai, 43, died Tuesday at the Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus in the city of Petah Tikva near Tel Aviv, a hospital spokeswoman told Agence … Continue reading "Israeli flight attendant who contracted measles on New York flight dies"

Figuring out how our reality took shape over billions of years is no easy task for scientists. Theories about how the Big Bang played out and the immediate aftermath are a dime a dozen, but researchers led by a team from the University of Arizona think they might stumble upon some of the secrets of … Continue reading "Supercomputer created 8 million simulated universes in 3 weeks"

ATLANTA — Mickey Callaway never saw the iceberg. The double-down decision on the path to destruction by Callaway made little sense and his Mets paid the price. This loss was on the manager, make no mistake. The Mets could have had one of those momentum-swinging wins Wednesday night over the Braves at SunTrust Park on … Continue reading "Mickey Callaway’s fatal blunder may have just finished the Mets"

Victims of child sex abuse in New York who had been waiting decades to bring their cases to court finally had their chance on Wednesday. The state’s long-awaited Child Victims Act went into effect at midnight Wednesday, prompting an immediate flood of electronically filed New York State Supreme Court lawsuits — the majority of which … Continue reading "Child Victims Act takes effect with many lawsuits targeting Catholic Church"

LONDON — Deodorant not enough to stop your body odor? A new futuristic-style bodysuit with live bacteria embedded in it could help combat those unpleasant smells. The pale gray, long-sleeved “Skin II” contains healthy probiotic bacteria, reducing the smell of body odor, said its designer Rosie Broadhead. “It’s not the sweat on your body that … Continue reading "Bacteria-embedded bodysuit may help combat body odor"

How cool is this kid? A teenage Ariana Grande superfan with tens of thousands of Twitter followers had all of her electronics confiscated by her mother — so she turned to an Internet-connected “smart fridge” to send her notes. The girl, who tweets Grande praise from the handle @thankunext327 and goes by “Dorothy,” wrote on … Continue reading "Teen apparently tweets from smart fridge after mom bans electronics"