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20/07/2011 - Competitions
Climbing World Championship Arco: all the favourites qualify for the Semifinal Lead. In the first round of the Women's Qualification the following qualified with flying colours and two tops: Ernst, Kim, Röck and Eiter. The Italian Jenny Lavarda has also qualified for the Semifinal.
18/07/2011 - Climbing
Naranjo de Bulnes, Pou brothers free Gorilas en la Roca Iker and Eneko Pou have freed Gorilas en la Roca (7b+, 200m) on the Naranjo de Bulnes, Picos de Europa, Spain.
14/07/2011 - Competitions
IFSC World Championship in Arco a 10 day climbing celebration The IFSC World Championship kicks off in Arco and expectations for this great sport event are simply enormous.
14/07/2011 - Climbing
Adam Ondra, L'Avaro 8c+ on-sight Adam Ondra has achieved the first 8c+on-sight on Italian soil by sending L'Avaro at the Tetto di Sarre (Aosta).
07/07/2011 - Climbing
Il mio criceto, new route on Tofana di Rozes The Slovenians Dejan Koren and Sranka Vidmar have stablished Il mio criceto (400m, 7b max, 7a obl.) up the Primo Spigolo on Tofana di Rozes, Dolomites.
05/07/2011 - Climbing
The Quarryman and Strawberries - important repeats in Wales Jorg Verhoeven has made the second on-sight of Strawberries E6 at Tremadog while Steve Mcclure has carried out the first one-day ascent of The Quarryman E8 in the Dinorwig slate quarries.
04/07/2011 - Climbing
Matteo Della Bordella establishes a new route in Val Bavona, Switzerland Matteo Della Bordella has freed the route 'll mito della Caverna' (8a max, 7c oblig, 300m) in Val Bavona, Switzerland. This route was opened with Luca Auguadri after starting off with Nicola Balestra.
04/07/2011 - Climbing
Nina Caprez makes first female ascent of Silbergeier, Rätikon Interview with Nina Caprez after the Swiss climber carried out the first female ascent of Silbergeier, shortly after her partner Cedric Lachat repeated the 240m 8b/8b+ in the Rätikon, Switzerland.
27/06/2011 - Alpinism
DoloMitiche - the Dolomites climbing trip by Alessandro Beber DoloMitiche, the vertical journey through the Dolomites by Mountain Guide Alessandro Beber, is now in full swing.
24/06/2011 - Climbing
Markus Bock adds new Frankenjura testpiece German sports climber Markus Bock has established The Elder Statesman 9a/9a+ in the Frankenjura.
22/06/2011 - Climbing
Dave Macleod frees The Long Hope Route on Hoy Scottish climber Dave Macleod has freed the The Long Hope Route at St John's Head, Hoy, Orkneys, Scotland
21/06/2011 - Events
Arco Rock Legends 2011, the nominations All the nominations for the VIth Arco Rock Legends, the sport climbing Oscars scheduled to take place on Thursday 21 July 2011 at Arco (Italy) with two awards, the Salewa Rock Award and the La Sportiva Competition Award. The celebration will be held during the Arco 2011 IFSC Climbing World...
17/06/2011 - Interviews
The Phoenix solo – Alex Honnold interview and rare Ray Jardine insight Interview with the American climbers Alex Honnold and Ray Jardine after Honnold's solo of The Phoenix (5.13a) in Yosemite Valley.
15/06/2011 - Climbing
Climbing in Sardinia: three new crags in the south Maurizio Oviglia introduces three new crags in Southern Sardinia: Cave of dreams, Villasimius e Broadway
10/06/2011 - Climbing
Rockfall on Half Dome in Yosemite Video of rockfall off Half Dome, Yosemite, USA, which took place on 27/05/2011 and thankfully injured no one.
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