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16/07/2012 - Climbing

Monaco di Clausura, new rock climb at San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily

On 02/06/2012 Fabio Failla and Luigi Filocamo made the first ascent of Monaco di Clausura (5 pitches, 6c max, 6b+ obligatory) up the north face of Pizzo Monaco, San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily.

12/07/2012 - Alpinism

Mazeno Ridge: Nanga Parbat summit not yet reached

Contrary to Cathy O'Dowd's Twitter message last night, the South African alpinist has now published new messaged in which she makes clear that the summit has not yet been reached,. Her climbing partners Sandy Allan, Rick Allen and the Sherpa...

10/07/2012 - Climbing

Charlie Woodburn adds Something's Burning to Pembroke

At Stennis Ford in Pembroke, Wales, Charlie Woodburn has made the first ascent of Something's Burning E9 7a.

09/07/2012 - Alpinism

Nanga Parbat Mazeno Ridge, Allan, Allen and O’Dowd on the ridge

The expedition of Sandy Allan, Rick Allen and Cathy O’Dowd to attempt the unclimbed Mazeno Ridge on Nanga Parbat, Pakistan.

05/07/2012 - Alpinism

Superbalance, Polar Sun Spire, Baffin, interview with Marek Raganowicz

Interview with Polish climber Marek Raganowicz who in April and May 2012 established a new big wall climb, Superbalance (VII, A4, M7+) up Polar Sun Spire on Baffin Island together with Marcin Tomaszewski.

02/07/2012 - Climbing

Mt Kinabalu, climbing information and photos

Information and photos of the latest climbing trip by Yuji Hirayama, Daniel Woods, James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini to Mt Kinabalu in Borneo, Malaysia

26/06/2012 - Climbing

Pamela Pack climbs hardest offwidth at Vedauwoo

Video portrait of American climber Pamela Shanti Pack who recently freed The Forever War (5.13c/d R), the hardest offwidth crack climb at Vedauwoo (USA).

25/06/2012 - Climbing

Dai Koyamada and The Story of Two Worlds at Cresciano

Video of Dai Koyamada who on 22/03/2012 made the first ascent of the boulder problem The Story of Two Worlds Low Start at Cresciano, Switzerland.

20/06/2012 - Climbing

The Bachar - Yerian rock climb at Tuolumne Meadows

Video by Kevin Jaramillo of Hayden Kennedy and Ivo Ninov on the famous rock climb Bachar - Yerian (5.11c R/X) at Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite, USA.

14/06/2012 - Climbing

Silvio Reffo frees L'attimo 9a at Covolo

On 13/06/2012 the Italian climber Silvio Reffo made the first ascent of L'attimo 9a at the crag Covolo.

13/06/2012 - Alpinism

Latok II, new French route in the Karakorum

From 3 to 6 June 2012 the French alpinists Antoine Bletton, Pierre Labbre, Mathieu Maynadier and Sebastien Ratel made the first ascent of Théorême de la Peine (2000m, M5, ED-) up Latok II (7020m), Karakorum, Pakistan.

08/06/2012 - Alpinism

Valery Rozov and the B.A.S.E. jump off Shivling in Himalaya

On 25 May 2012 Valery Rozov from Russia made the highest BASE Jump in the world by leaping from 6420m just below the summit of Shivling in the Himalaya.

08/06/2012 - Events

Karl Unterkircher Award 2012, the nominations

The second edition of the Karl Unterkircher Award will take place on 6 July 2012 at Selva di Val Gardena in the Italian Dolomites. The alpinists nominated for this award are Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards for the...