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![Arco Rock Legends 2008 won by Adam Ondra and Maja Vidmar](/uploads/img/3/2285.jpg)
06/09/2008 - Climbing
Arco Rock Legends 2008 won by Adam Ondra and Maja Vidmar On 05/08/2008 the third edition of the ARCO ROCK LEGENDS 2008 was celebrated in the Casinò in Arco. Adam Ondra won the SALEWA ROCK AWARD while Maja Vidmar won the LA SPORTIVA COMPETITION AWARD.
![Zillertal climbing threat and quarry protest](/uploads/img/3/2259.jpg)
01/09/2008 - Climbing
Zillertal climbing threat and quarry protest Climbing in two areas of the Austria's idyllic Zillertal, the Zillergrundwald and Ginzling Taufenkopf is at risk due to quarrying. Local climbers are asking all climbers for support and protest signatures.
![Renzino Cosson, Mont Blanc du Tacul and the law of nature and the mountains](/uploads/img/3/2212.jpg)
27/08/2008 - Alpinism
Renzino Cosson, Mont Blanc du Tacul and the law of nature and the mountains Interview with Renzino Cosson, mountaineer, mountain guide and Mont Blanc expert after the accident on Mont Blanc du Tacul which cost the lives of 8 mountaineers on Sunday 24 August. An occasion and analysis of the “rules” of nature and...
![Dean Potter: FreeBASE on the Eiger](/uploads/img/3/2200.jpg)
26/08/2008 - Climbing
Dean Potter: FreeBASE on the Eiger On 6/08 American climber Dean Potter carried out the first FreeBASE ascent of Deep Blue Sea (Eiger, 5.12+/7b+), climbing without a rope but with a B.A.S.E. parachute.
![Rock Master plus Rock Legends equals Arco and the world climbing champions](/uploads/img/3/2208.jpg)
22/08/2008 - Climbing
Rock Master plus Rock Legends equals Arco and the world climbing champions The programme, athletes and all the news in the run up to the 22nd Rock Master and the 3rd edition of the Arco Rock Legends scheduled for 5 - 7 September 2008 in Arco, Italy.
![James Pearson climbing interview](/uploads/img/3/2055.jpg)
18/08/2008 - Climbing
James Pearson climbing interview Interview with the English climber James Pearson, the man responsible for some of the hardest pyscholgical outings on gritstone and flashes of Font 8b boulder problems.
![K2, an end and a never ending story](/uploads/img/3/2151.jpg)
06/08/2008 - Alpinism
K2, an end and a never ending story Italian mountaineer Marco Confortola has been transported by helicopter down to valley. People are now slowly beginning to think about what happened during these last few days on K2.
![Babanov and Afanasiev climb new route on Gasherbrum I](/uploads/img/3/2146.jpg)
05/08/2008 - Alpinism
Babanov and Afanasiev climb new route on Gasherbrum I On 01 August 2008 Valery Babanov and Viktor Afanasiev climbed a new route up the SW Face of Gasherbrum I (8068m). The ascent comes in the wake of the Russian climbers new route on Broad Peak (8047m), carried out on...
![Marco Confortola descending to Base Camp](/uploads/img/3/2132.jpg)
05/08/2008 - Alpinism
Marco Confortola descending to Base Camp Marco Confortola has descended from Camp 1 together with George Dijmarescu, the American mountaineer who together with two high altitude porters climbed up to join him. He is expected soon in Base Camp, while details about the turn of events...
![K2: Marco Confortola towards C1](/uploads/img/3/71.jpg)
04/08/2008 - Alpinism
K2: Marco Confortola towards C1 Marco Confortola is currently descending to Camp 1 at 5900m in the company of an American mountaineer and a high altitude porter.
![K2: Base Camp safety for van Rooijen, Van de Gevel and Pemba Sherpa. Confortola in C2](/uploads/img/3/2132.jpg)
03/08/2008 - Alpinism
K2: Base Camp safety for van Rooijen, Van de Gevel and Pemba Sherpa. Confortola in C2 Wilco van Rooijen, Cas Van de Gevel and Pemba Sherpa have reached Base Camp, Marco Confortola is in Camp 2.
![Broad Peak for Nardi, Panzeri and Gustaffson](/uploads/img/3/1542.jpg)
01/08/2008 - Alpinism
Broad Peak for Nardi, Panzeri and Gustaffson On 31/07 the Italian mountaineers Mario Panzeri and Daniele Nardi and Viekka Gustaffson from Finnland reached the summit of Broad Peak, the 12th highest mountain in the world.
![Gino Pavoni repeats Dead man walking 8b/c](/uploads/img/3/2115.jpg)
30/07/2008 - Climbing
Gino Pavoni repeats Dead man walking 8b/c Gino Pavoni has repeated Dead man walking 8b/c at Warmbad (Austria)
![Yuji Hirayama - The Nose, big walls and bouldering](/uploads/img/3/2086.jpg)
28/07/2008 - Interviews
Yuji Hirayama - The Nose, big walls and bouldering Interview with Japanese climber Yuji Hirayama after his recent record speed ascent of The Nose on El Capitan, Yosemite, together with Hans Florine.
![Nanga Parbat: Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer safe in Base Camp](/uploads/img/3/2096.jpg)
24/07/2008 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat: Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer safe in Base Camp 24/07/2007. After 10 days on Nanga Parbat, Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer managed to descend to 5700m from where they were picked up by a helicopter and safely flown to Base Camp. The odyssey which began on 15 July with...
![Hansjörg Auer climbing in Yosemite](/uploads/img/3/2089.jpg)
23/07/2008 - Climbing
Hansjörg Auer climbing in Yosemite Five weeks climbing in Yosemite resulted in, amongst others, a repeat of El Nino (5.13d) on El Capitan.
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