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Iker Pou has freed Enemigo Público Nº1 8c+/9a) at the Spanish crag Margalef, while at Ilarduia he has freed Harroputza 9a.

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...

Tommy Caldwell has now sent pitch 10 of his Dawn Wall project on El Capitan, Yosemite.

American climbers Hans Florine and Alex Honnold missed breaking the nose Speed record in Yosemite, USA by 45 seconds today.

On 16/09/2011 Libby Sauter and Chantel Astorga established a new female speed record up the nose in Yosemite, USA, climbing the route in 10 hours 40 minutes.

Trailer of some of the most important vertical moments, taken from the film Reel Rock 2011.

The French sports crag Cimai has been closed recently to climbing.

Pete Croft and Lisa Rands climb The Venturi Effect up the The Incredible Hulk, established by Croft and Dave Nettle in 2004.

Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck is back in the Himalaya, at present in Shisha Pangma base camp, ready for an attempt up the South Face together with Don Bowie

Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson are currently attempting to free their Mescalito Dawn Wall project on El Capitan in Yosemite.

In autumn 2010 Simon and Samuel Anthamatten from Switzerland blitzed the West Face, Lurking Fear, Zodiac, Tangerine Trip, Lost in America, North American Wall, Mescalito, the nose, Salathé and the Linkup Half Dome - the nose in Yosemite Valley, USA

Sean Leary and Dean Potter have set a new Speed record on the nose, El Capitan, climbing the route in 2:36:45

On Saturday 21/08/2010 Chloé Graftiaux, the Belgian sport climbing champion and one of the strongest athletes in the world ranking, died after falling from the Aiguille Noire de Peuterey (Mont Blanc).

Alex Honnold and Sean Leary have climbed three routes on El Capitan in Yosemite, the nose, Salathé Wall and Lurking Fear in 24 hours.

American climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson report directly from El Capitan in Yosemite with updates about their progress on what has become known as the immensely difficult Mescalito Dawn Wall project.

Iker Pou from Spain is one of the world's most talented rock climbers, with cutting-edge climbs spanning from 9a+ at the crag to 8a at 6000 meters. In this interview he shares his climbing thoughts after his repeat of Demencia...