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Video of Tobias Haller featuring the first ground-up ascent of Evilution Direct V11 at Bishop, USA.

Aris Theodoropoulos warns climbers visiting the Greek island of Kalymnos about defective bolts placed on a series of new routes, listed in this post.

The bouldering area Pietra del Toro, just a stone's throw from Campomaggiore, with more that 500 problems from 4C - 8B.

Iker and Eneko Pou have made the first free ascent of two multi-pitches on Corcovado and Sugar Loaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Video of the sixth stage of the Lead World Cup 2011 which took place in boulder (USA) last weekend, won by Austrian Jakob Schubert and teammate Johanna Ernst.

Spanish climber Ramon Julien Puigblanque has sent his first 8c+ on-sight at Rifle, USA

British climbers Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker have carried out the first pinkpoint ascent of Century Crack in the Canyonlands, USA. An analysis including the first-hand account of Steve "Crusher" Bartlett.

In August 2011 a Swiss Bavarian expediton comprised of Caroline Morel, Andres Lietha, Michi Wyser, Tom Holzhauser, Michi Tresch and Toni Lamprecht established 10 new routes on Quvnerit Island in Greenland.

The sixth stage of the Lead World Cup 2011 took place in boulder (USA) last weekend and was won by Austrian Jakob Schubert and his teammate Johanna Ernst

New Zealand climber Mayan Smith-Gobat has successfully free climbed The Salathé Wall up El Capitan, Yosemite, USA.

The 5th stage of the Lead World Cup 2011 took place in Puurs, belgium last weekend and was won by Jakob Schubert from Austria and Jain Kim from Korea.

Interview with American climber Alex Honnold after his recent solo ascents of Heaven, Alien and Cosmic Debris in Yosemite, USA

Sunday 2 October 2011. The 10th Rock Junior, the biggest youth climbing happening, came to an end in Arco today. Organised by the Rock Master Association, the meeting beat all previous records with more than 600 young climbers (5 – 13 years old) from 20 different countries taking part in...

Saturday 1 Ocotber 2011. Boom of participants during the first day of the 10th Rock Junior at the Climbing Stadium in Arco. 207 athletes competed in the Under 14 Cup while 130 middle school students from Arco participated. Another 300 climbers are expected tomorrow for the Kid's Rock.

Two video clips with Carlo Traversi and Jo Glassberg which teach the bouldering technique calle The Pogo, also known as the Moon Kick.

Norwegian climber Magnus Midtboe sheds some light onto the Hanshellern cave (also known as Flatanger) in Norway.