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![Stevie Haston interview](/uploads/img/3/3805.jpg)
24/09/2009 - Climbing
Stevie Haston interview Interview with British climber Steve Haston after his recent first ascent of Descente Lolitta at the Grotte de Sabart in Ariege, France.
![Andreas Proft interview – a free spirit](/uploads/img/3/3776.jpg)
22/09/2009 - Climbing
Andreas Proft interview – a free spirit Interview with Andreas Proft, the German climber who has managed to climb up to 8b without climbing shoes.
![New route on K7 for Larcher, Leoni, Cagol and Orlandi](/uploads/img/3/3682.jpg)
21/09/2009 - Alpinism
New route on K7 for Larcher, Leoni, Cagol and Orlandi On 10 August the Italian expedition Karakorum 2009 comprised of Rolando Larcher, Fabio Leoni, Michele Cagol and Elio Orlandi completed their new route The Children of Hushe (1100m, 7b A2) up the West Pillar of K7 (Charakusa Valley, Pakistan). On...
![Eiger North Face, Japanese Diretissima freed by Jasper and Schäli](/uploads/img/3/3755.jpg)
18/09/2009 - Climbing
Eiger North Face, Japanese Diretissima freed by Jasper and Schäli Robert Jasper from Germany and Roger Schäli from Switzerland have made the first free ascent of the famous "Japanese Diretissima" on the North Face of Eiger. The route now goes free at 8a and is a very serious alpine undertaking...
![Stevie Haston frees Descente Lolitta 9a](/uploads/img/3/3759.jpg)
18/09/2009 - Climbing
Stevie Haston frees Descente Lolitta 9a 52 year old British climber Stevie Haston has made the first ascent of Descente Lolitta 9a at the Grotte de Sabart in Ariege, France.
![Baffin Island climbing, The Belgarian and more for Favresse, Villanueva and Hanssens](/uploads/img/3/3735.jpg)
08/09/2009 - Climbing
Baffin Island climbing, The Belgarian and more for Favresse, Villanueva and Hanssens Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva, Stéphane Hanssens and Olivier Favresse have recently returned from an expedition to Baffin Island where they carried out the first ascents of 3 different routes and attempted to free climb the Bavarian Direct on the South...
![Eiter and Puigblanque reign supreme at Rock Master 2009!](/uploads/img/3/3730.jpg)
06/09/2009 - Competitions
Eiter and Puigblanque reign supreme at Rock Master 2009! Angela Eiter from Austria has won her fifth Rock Master, Ramòn Julien Puigblanque his fourth. With these victories the two equal the records set by legendary climbers Lynn Hill and Francois Legrand.
![Rock Master and Arco Rock Legends 2009, all the main players of this stellar climbing competition](/uploads/img/3/3665.jpg)
02/09/2009 - Competitions
Rock Master and Arco Rock Legends 2009, all the main players of this stellar climbing competition The 23rd Rock Master will take place on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September in Arco (Lake Garda, Trentino, Italy). The classic Arco Rock Legends will prelude the event on Friday 4 Septembr with the Salewa Rock Award and the...
![Valle del Orco, Greenspit repeats and new route flurry](/uploads/img/3/3673.jpg)
31/08/2009 - Climbing
Valle del Orco, Greenspit repeats and new route flurry At the start of August a strong British team travelled to Italy's Valle del Orco where they managed to carry out the third ascent of Greenspit and forge five new routes high above the valley floor.
![Bohinjska Bela, climbing in Slovenia](/uploads/img/3/695.jpg)
25/08/2009 - Climbing
Bohinjska Bela, climbing in Slovenia Located close to picturesque Lake Bled, Bohinjska Bela is one of the most interesting climbing areas in Slovenia.
![Dolomites climbing: Hansjörg Auer frees Silberschrei on Sass de la Crusc and on-sights La Cattedrale in Marmolada together with Much Mayr](/uploads/img/3/3658.jpg)
12/08/2009 - Alpinism
Dolomites climbing: Hansjörg Auer frees Silberschrei on Sass de la Crusc and on-sights La Cattedrale in Marmolada together with Much Mayr An intense couple of months for Hansjörg Auer: together with Thomas Schreiber he recently carried out the first ascent of Silberschrei on Sass de la Crusc in the Dolomites, before a lightening fast trip to England with Much Mayr which...
![Goodbye Riccardo Cassin](/uploads/img/3/3652.jpg)
07/08/2009 - Alpinism
Goodbye Riccardo Cassin Riccardo Cassin passed away last night at his home in Resinelli at the foot of his beloved Grigna mountain. Cassin was one of the world's all time absolute mountaineering legends. He had celebrated his 100th birthday on 2 January this...
![Speed Rock Daone: victory for Hroza and Ropek](/uploads/img/3/3623.jpg)
06/08/2009 - Competitions
Speed Rock Daone: victory for Hroza and Ropek The final stage of the IFSC Speed Climbing World Cup took place in Daone on 02/08/2009 and was won by Libor Hroza and Edyta Ropek. The World Cup 2009 was won by Ropek from Poland and Sergey Sinitsyn from Russia.
![Pale di San Martino routes re-equipped](/uploads/img/3/3505.jpg)
03/08/2009 - Alpinism
Pale di San Martino routes re-equipped At the start of July the belays of three classic Dolomites climbs were re-equipped during a mountain rescue training session. The routes in question are Frisch Corradini and Franceschini-Esposito on Pala del Rifugio and Simon-Wiessner-Kess on nearby Cima del Coro...
![Greenland climbing expedition success for Ragni di Lecco](/uploads/img/3/3566.jpg)
29/07/2009 - Alpinism
Greenland climbing expedition success for Ragni di Lecco Simone Pedeferri, Matteo Della Bordella, Lorenzo "Pala" Lanfranchi and Richard Felderer have just returned from a successful expedition to the relatively unexplored eastern Greenland where there carried out 5 first ascents. Simone Pedeferri talks about the expedition.
![Marmolada Dolomites new climb](/uploads/img/3/3562.jpg)
29/07/2009 - Climbing
Marmolada Dolomites new climb On 23/07/2009 Geremia Vergoni and Tiziano Buccella carried out the first ascent of their Opus Pocus, on the remote south face of Piz Seràuta on the Marmolada, Dolomites.
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