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American alpinists Hayden Kennedy and Kyle Dempster have made the third ascent of Ogre (Baintha Brakk) 7,285m in Karakorum via a new route up the South Face.

Angela Eiter and Ramon Julien Puigblanque qualify for the Rock Master Lead with today's only two tops. All the best qualify for the Lead final including Adam Ondra (2°), Jakob Schubert (3°), Jorg Verhoeven (4à). Italian hopes high for Jenny...

The second, decisive day of Rock Junior witnessed great performances in the Under 14 Cup, the verve of young climbers playing in Kid’s Rock and the legendary parent and children Family Rock relay race. A true festival for the 500...

The fourth post of video blog from the bouldering area Rocklands in South Africa. The report written and filmed by French boulderer Clement Pedrotti.

Trial, Afa and Due bottoni nel pozzo. Three rock climbs located at 2000m on the beautiful South Face of Rocca dei Campanili in Piemonte, Italy, introduced by Mirko Rizzo.

Antonio Boscacci, the great climber, alpinist, mathematician, writer, photographer and one of the most visionary inventors of the new climbing in Val di Mello and further afield died tody aged 63 after battling long against illness.

The race towards the highest mountain on earth: a multitude of summits, long queues and, like every year, too many deaths. By Vinicio Stefanello.

The video of Nick Bullock making the first ascent of The Frumious Bandersnatch (E7 6c) at Rhoscolyn, North Wales.

The video of Chris Sharma and his 2001 first ascent of Biographie (also known as Realization ) at Ceuse in France.

In Corsica's Bavella Barbara Zangerl has repeated Delicatessen (8b, 120m), while Stéphanie Bodet has repeated Octogénèse (8a+, 300m).

The video of Michele Caminati climbing three gritstone routes in England: Braille Trail, Kaluza Klein and Master's Edge.

On 16/03/2012 Daniele Natali and Tito Arosio made the first winter ascent of Via Paco (7b (6c+ obligatory), 400m), while a day later Maurizio Panseri and Fulvio Zanetti made the first winter ascent of Via Bosio (7a+ (6°+ obligatory) 430m)...

With regards to the bolt chopping on Cerro Torre's Compressor route, we have received and published the views of Stefano Lovison, shared by numerous Italian alpinists.

Yesterday 22/01/2012 David Lama made the first free ascent of the Compressor Route on Cerro Torre, Patagonia. The news has been confirmed by David Lama's team. There are no further details but this update will certainly add fuel to the...

On 17/01/2012 Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk climbed the SE Ridge (the Compressor route) of Cerro Torre (Patagonia) via a route "by fair means" with difficulties up to 5.11 A2. In descent the two removed a significant portion of the...

A short interview with Alex Honnold after his first ascent of the boulder Too Big To Flail at the Buttermilks, Bishop, USA.