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At the Shawagunks Brian Kim established the trad route Monumental 5.13d, while at the New River Gorge Brett Perkins climbed Proper Soul 5.14a R/X without bolts but with trad gear.

Gabriele Moroni talks about Il frutto del diavolo 8c+/9a, his new route bolted and freed at Bus de Vela close to Arco, Italy.

Important repeats at Chironico and Cresciano by Dai Koyamada, Adam Ondra, Paul Robinson, Carlo Traversi, Michele Caminati and Nicolo Ceria, including Big Paw, The Dagger, From The Dirt Grows the Flowers and Dreamtime.

Paul Robinson stars in Carlo Traversi's bouldering film The Greatest Flasher.

American climbers Pat Goodman and Matt Wilder have established the trad routes The Scavenger (5.13c) and The Golden Bullet (5.13d) at the New River Gorge, Virginia, USA.

Lleida in Spain has been developing fast into one of the world's premier sport climbing areas, thanks in great part to one of the main activists, Dani Andrada. Pete O'Donovan introduces the Catalonian delights.

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

Steve McClure, one of Britain's most talented sport climbers, introduces the hallowed ground of English sport climbing: Raven Tor.

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

The famous section climbed by Reinhold Messner on the Pilastro di Mezzo on Sass dla Crusc (also referred to as Sasso della Croce or Heiligkreuzkofel), analysed by Heinz Mariacher. Plus the history, a video and an on-site report by Nicola Tondini.

Interview with British climber after the first ascent of The Prophet on El Capitan, Yosemite, USA, carried out in 6 days in October 2010 with Jason Pickles and graded E9 7a, 5.13d R, 8b, 510m.

From 15/08/2010 to 08/09/2010 big wall specialist Sílvia Vidal from Spain established Naufragi (1050m, A4+/6a+) in the Kinnaur Valley, India

Michele Caminati from Italy has repeated The Island Fb8b+ at Fontainebleau, France.

British climber Steve McClure has added a linked Cry Freedom to Predator at Malham Cove, Yorkshire.

Interview with Belgian climber Nicolas Favresse after his three month climbing and sailing trip to Greenland.

Paul Robinson has established Il Trill Fb8c at the Magic Wood, Switzerland.