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14/04/2012 - Competitions

Bouldering World Cup 2012: Noguchi and Schubert win in Chongqing

Akiyo Noguchi and Jakob Schubert have won the first stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2012 Chongqing in China. The first stage of the Speed World Cup was won by Dmitrii Timofeev and Alina Gaydamakina.

14/04/2012 - Climbing

Sintomi strani, new climb in Corsica by Della Bordella and Bacci

In the Bavella mountain range in Corsica Matteo della Bordella and David Bacci have made the first ascent of Sintomi strani and have repeated De Rerum Natura, established by Rolando Larcher and Maurizio Oviglia.

13/04/2012 - Events

Melloblocco 2012 - The Bouldering Community returns to Val Masino

The ninth Melloblocco, the world's most important bouldering meeting, takes place in Val Masino, Sondrio, Italy from 3 - 6 May 2012.

13/04/2012 - Events

Salewa Rockshow 2012, L'Aquila and its new beginning!

El Cap in L'Aquila will host the first leg of the Salewa Rockshow 2012. Daniele Adriani, the president of this historic climbing club, talks about the event which marks a yearned-for new beginning after the terrible earthquake which devastated the...

12/04/2012 - Alpinism

A story for tomorrow

A video which, starting from Patagonia, explores the happiness of life itself.

12/04/2012 - Climbing

Johanna Ernst, 8c+ at Santa Linya in Spain

Austrian climber Johanna Ernst has sent her first 8c+, Open your Mind in Spain.

11/04/2012 - Climbing

Bouldering in Switzerland, the Climber's Journal comic strip

An unusuak climbing video in search of the bouldering at Chironico, Switzerland.

11/04/2012 - Climbing

Mezzogiorno di Fuoco and Amico Fragile for Ciavaldini and Pearson in Sardinia

Caroline Ciavaldini and James Pearson have repeated Mezzogiorno di Fuoco (8b, 270m) at Punta Giradili and Amico Fragile (8b, 230m) at Monte Donneittu in Sardinia.

10/04/2012 - Climbing

Rosa dei venti, new route at Cava grande del Cassibile in Sicily

On 19/02/2012 Giorgio Iurato and Gabriele Puccia made the first ascent of Rosa dei venti (210m, 6c) at Cava grande del Cassibile (Siracusa, Sicily). The report by Gabriele Puccia.

09/04/2012 - Alpinism

Presolana, first winter ascents of Via Paco and Via Bosio

On 16/03/2012 Daniele Natali and Tito Arosio made the first winter ascent of Via Paco (7b (6c+ obligatory), 400m), while a day later Maurizio Panseri and Fulvio Zanetti made the first winter ascent of Via Bosio (7a+ (6°+ obligatory) 430m)...

08/04/2012 - Climbing

Amuri Tepui, the Venezuela climbing details by Nico Favresse

In March 2012 Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva, Stephane Hanssens and Jean-Louis Wertz established Maria Rosa (7b, 500m) and Apichavai (8a+, 500m) on Amuri Tepui in Venezuela. The trip report by Nico Favresse.

06/04/2012 - Climbing

Miss Acopan, new route in Venezuela by Krajnc and Obid

In December 2011 and January 2012 Slovenian climbers Luka Krajnc and Matic Obid repeated a number of routes on Acopan Tepui and established their Miss Acopan (7b, 250m).

05/04/2012 - Environment

Val Rosandra and the contested riverbed cleaning

On 24 and 25 March the riverbed in Val Rosandra was cleaned, and highly contested, by environmentalists.

04/04/2012 - Alpinism

Andamento lento, first repeat and winter ascent by Baù and Geremia

On 25-26/02/2012 Alessandro Baù and Enrico Geremia carried out the first repeat, and first winter ascent, of the route Andamento Lento in Val Scura (Dolomites), established by Gigi Dal Pozzo, Maurizio Fontana and Venturino De Bona in 1997. The report...

03/04/2012 - Alpinism

Gran Sasso, Di Donato and Lemaire and the winter ascent of Il nagual e la farfalla

From 14 to 16 March 2012 the Italian climbers Andrea Di Donato and Bertrand Lemaire made the second winter ascent of the route Il nagual e la farfalla up Gran Sasso, Central Italy. The report about this outstanding ascent by...