Da: [email protected] Oggetto: 9th Melloblocco: 3 - 6 May 2012: Melloblocco 2012, a record start! Data: 02 maggio 2012 15.56.54 GMT+02.00 A: Nicholas Hobley 1 allegato, 664 KB

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When: 3 - 6 May 2012 Where: Val di Mello / Val Masino (Valtellina, Sondrio, ) What: the world's biggest meeting Who: for all those who love bouldering, from across the globe What for: climb the numerous boulders in the valley Organisation: Associazione Operatori Val Masino

Melloblocco 2012, a record start! Melloblocco 2012 begins tomorrow Thursday 3 May in Val di Mello - Val Masino. The world's biggest international bouldering meeting kicks off with a record 2700 pre-registered climbers.

Were Melloblocco to be Woodstock, you could easily state that it'll be nothing but a record-breaking concert. More than 2700 climbers have already got their tickets - have already pre-registered - for tomorrow's start in Val di Mello. All are ready to interpret the rock as if it were a new hit. And all the world's best artists will be there, from A (Adam) to Z (Zangerl).

For the ninth year running the valley will host a stunning array of the world's best climbers who will take part in the competition during the meeting, climbing side by side next to an even more stunning list of climbers of all ages and ability levels who will go for the pure pleasure of it all, to have fun climbing, all together in magic Val di Mello.

To all those taking part we wish a great Melloblocco and, if you've never been before or are still undecided and haven't registered yet, please do take our advice: go there, climb and party, you won't be disappointed! It'll be a record of climbing and fun!

Some of the big names at the 9th edition of Melloblocco: (), Anne Laure Chevrier (), Alessandro Gandolfo (Italy), Alexandra Balakireva (Russia), Alexey Rubtsov (Russia), Angelika Rainer (Italy), Anna Stohr (), Anthony Gullsten (Finland), Barbara Zangerl (Austria), Bernardino Lagni (Italy), Caroline Ciavaldini (France), (USA), Cody Roth (USA), Daila Ojeda (), Enrico Baistrocchi (Italy), Gabriele Moroni (Italy), Gareth Parry (UK), Hansjorg Auer (Austria), Giovanna Pozzoli (Italy), Jacopo Larcher (Italy), James Pearson (UK), Joerg Verhoeven (The Netherlands), Katharina Sauerwein (Austria), (Austria), Klemen Becan (), Lisa Benetti (Italy), Lucas Preti (Italy), Mauro Calibani (Italy), Mélissa Le Nevé (France), Michele Caminati (Italy), Morgane Aveline (France), Mykhailo Shalagin (Ukraine), Nadya Gallyamova (Russia), Nalle Hukkataival (Finland), Olga Shalagin (Russia), Pietro Dal Prà (Italy), Ramon Julian Puigblanque (Spain), Roberta Longo (Italy), Sasha DiGiulian (USA), Shauna Coxsey (UK), Silvio Reffo (Italy), Stefano Ghidini (Italy)...

The date is set from 3 - 6 May in Val Masino, for the ninth edition of Melloblocco.

Melloblocco is open to all: info, programme, registration on the official website http://www.melloblocco.it

Attached: flyer Melloblocco 2012

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