The Montane Yukon Arctic Ultra, immersi nel selvaggio Nord
Il 4 febbraio scorso ha preso il via da Whitehorse (Yukon, Canada) una delle ultra trail più dure e affascinati, una corsa che rivive quel mito del grande Nord e della sua immensa natura cantato dall’immortale Jack London. Il report di Andrea Benesso. “Cupe foreste di abeti rossi s’affacciavano arcigne sulle due rive del fiume…
Tower Ridge sul Ben Nevis, il video
Il cortometraggio, girato da Dave MacLeod, con Michael Tweedley che percorre la famosa Tower Ridge sul Ben Nevis in Scozia. La Tower Ridge sul Ben Nevis è una delle più famose creste del Regno Unito. La Cresta “precipita” per 1,5 km lungo il versante nord della montagna più alta della Scozia ed è una salita…
Patagonia, invernale solitaria di Markus Pucher sul Cerro Pollone
Intervista all’alpinista austriaco Markus Pucher dopo la salita solitaria invernale del Cerro Pollone in Patagonia. Dopo la notizia dell’altro ieri sulla prima solitaria invernale della Torre Egger da parte di Marc-André Leclerc, la Patagonia rimane sotto i riflettori con un’altra solitaria invernale, quella sul Cerro Pollone ad opera di Markus Pucher. Il 17 settembre, cioè…
La Mamma va in Montagna
Ieri era la festa della mamma, ma noi pubblichiamo solo oggi questo breve e bel scritto di Federica Maslowsky che ci ricorda com’è una mamma (anche alpinista). Viva le mamme tutti i giorni! Quando posso, quando gli impegni da “Mamma” me lo permettono, vado volentieri in Montagna, lì a volte riesco anche a rilassarmi, scrivo…
Win a double pass to The Australian Ballet’s Sylvia in Melbourne
Share Ends 30th Aug 2019 COMPETITION There is something about watching a ballet dancer expertly execute a jeté or perfectly perform a pirouette during a ballet performance that never fails to thrill and delight each and every member of the audience. The grace, beauty and sheer athletic ability of ballet dancers is a sight to…
Griezmann already falling short as Barcelona lose
Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde has called on Antoine Griezmann to be more involved in games after the Catalan giants were beaten 1-0 by Athletic Bilbao in their LaLiga opener. Griezmann joined Barca from Atletico Madrid for 120million euros over the summer and was handed his debut at San Mames on Friday. However, he struggled to…
Zidane performs Bale U-turn: ‘I will rely on him, as on others’
Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane is ready to put his faith in Gareth Bale as he looks set to stay at the Bernabeu. The Wales forward was omitted from Zidane’s squad for a pre-season friendly with RB Salzburg, having also previously missed the club’s trip to Germany for the Audi Cup. That came after the…
Chelsea boss Lampard ‘disgusted’ by racist abuse of Abraham
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has spoken of his “disgust” after striker Tammy Abraham was the victim of online racist abuse following the midweek Super Cup defeat to Liverpool. Abraham‘s penalty in the shootout was saved by goalkeeper Adrian to hands the Reds the continental trophy, with the 21-year-old then subjected to abusive posts on Twitter.…
Report reveals two reasons Liverpool have called off Lovren deal
Liverpool have decided to call off talks with Serie A side Roma over a potential deal for defender Dejan Lovren, according to reports. The Croatia defender was left out of Liverpool’s squad for Wednesday night’s UEFA Super Cup final against Chelsea, with the club putting his absence down to illness. But widespread reports claim Liverpool are discussing with Roma…
Dyche hopes VAR can help Burnley beat Arsenal
Sean Dyche hopes VAR could help Burnley end their losing run against Arsenal. In his time at Turf Moor, Dyche’s team have taken points against all the top Premier League teams except Arsenal, with the Clarets losing 10 games in a row since a 1-1 draw in 2009. They have come very close on several…