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On 24/05/2011 Fabio Meraldi and Diego Giovannini established a new route up the East Spur of Kahiltna Peaks West (3914m, McKinley-Denali mountain chain, Alaska).

Interview with the American climbers Alex Honnold and Ray Jardine after Honnold's solo of The Phoenix (5.13a) in Yosemite Valley.

Video of Matt Helliker and Jon Bracey during the first ascent of the Cartwright Connection on Mount Hunter in the Denali National Park, Alaska

At the start of May Alexander Ruchkin and Mikhail Mikhaylov carried out the first ascent of the Shark's Tooth (1555m) in Greenland via their route 'Dance on Tiptoes' (1210m, VII A2, 6c).

Leo Houlding provides the details of The Prophet, his October 2010 new route on El Capitan, Yosemite, USA.

On 19/05/2001 Giacomo Casiraghi and Mario Vannuccini carried out what is likely to be the first ascent of "Goulotte del Pioda" (III/WI2R, 75° 580m) on the remote West Face of Monte Pioda 3431m in the Masino-Disgrazia mountain chain, Italy.

Interview with British mountaineer Matt Hellinker after his first ascent of the Cartwright Connection, up Moonflower Buttress on Mount Hunter in the Denali National Park, Alaska together with Jon Bracey.

Interview with Austrian climber Hansjörg Auer after the 22 April first free ascent of Hallucinogen Wall 5.13+/R in the Black Canyon, Colorado, USA.

Interview with British mountaineer Stuart Holmes after his paraglide flight from the summit of Ama Damblam. 6856m, Nepal.

Slovenian climber Luka Zazvonil has made the first ascent of Miza za šest or Table for Six 8c+/9a at Kotecnik in Slovenia. Urban Golob provides the report.

Video of Adam Ondra making the first ascent of Chaxi Raxi 9b at Oliana, Spain.

The video of James Pearson during the first ascent of Do you know where your children are? at Huntsman's Leap and the repeat of Muy caliente! at Stennis Ford in Pembroke, Wales.

In April 2011 Eliza Kubarska and David Kaszlikowski from Poland established Polish Princess (7b+max, 270m) on Dragon Horns (Bukit Nanek Simukut) on Tioman Island, Malaysia.

On 31/03 and 01/04/2011 Rolando Larcher, Luca Giupponi and Nicola Sartori completed the first ascent of Pompa Funebre (150m, 8b max, 7a+ obligatory). The route had previously been started by Larcher, Giupponi and Maurizio Oviglia up the NE Face of...

On the same day American climber Chris Sharma added another 9b to Oliana close to Lleida in Spain, Fight or flight, and climbed the 9a+ direct start Chaxi.

On 01/05/2011 Joshua Lavigne and Raphael Slawinski made the first ascent of Tsunami (300 m, M5 WI5+) on Mt Patterson in Canada's Rocky Mountains.