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22/12/2010 - Alpinism

At the end of October a four-man French team comprised of Max Belleville, Mathieu Detrie, Mathieu Maynadier, and Seb Ratel carried out the first ascent of Lunag II (6830m) Nepal.

22/12/2010 - Climbing

More hard US trad at the New River Gorge and Shawagunks

At the Shawagunks Brian Kim established the trad route Monumental 5.13d, while at the New River Gorge Brett Perkins climbed Proper Soul 5.14a R/X without bolts but with trad gear.

21/12/2010 - Climbing

Gabriele Moroni, the fruit of the devil

Gabriele Moroni talks about Il frutto del diavolo 8c+/9a, his new route bolted and freed at Bus de Vela close to Arco, Italy.

20/12/2010 - Climbing

Sharma sends super route at Oliana

Chris Sharma has added "Power inverter" 9a+ to Oliana, Lleida, Spain.

16/12/2010 - Climbing

Chironico and Cresciano bouldering update

Important repeats at Chironico and Cresciano by Dai Koyamada, Adam Ondra, Paul Robinson, Carlo Traversi, Michele Caminati and Nicolo Ceria, including Big Paw, The Dagger, From The Dirt Grows the Flowers and Dreamtime.

07/12/2010 - Climbing

Hard female climbs at Oliana, Margalef and Santa Linya in Spain

Daila Ojeda has redpointed "Full Equip" 8c at Oliana while Angela Eiter has sent "Ingravids Eskerps" 8c/c+ at Santa Linya, Spain.

04/12/2010 - Climbing

Hard trad at New River Gorge, Virginia, USA

American climbers Pat Goodman and Matt Wilder have established the trad routes The Scavenger (5.13c) and The Golden Bullet (5.13d) at the New River Gorge, Virginia, USA.

03/12/2010 - Alpinism

Behind the Rainbow, new route on Roraima Tepuis by Glowacz and Heuber

German climbers Stefan Glowacz and Holger Heuber have established "Behind the Rainbow" (16 pitches, 8b), a new route on Roraima Tepuis, Venezuela

01/12/2010 - Alpinism

Colin Haley, first solo of Cerro Standhardt and Exocet in Patagonia

American alpinist Colin Haley has carried out the first solo ascent of Cerro Standhardt, Patagonia, via the route Exocet (500m, WI5, 5.9).

28/11/2010 - Alpinism

Gérard Pailheiret has left us

On 23/11/2010 Gérard Pailheiret, the French mountain guide and symbol and promoter of a love for ice climbing, passed away after a long illness.

26/11/2010 - Alpinism

Simon Gietl, Fairplay new route on Piz Boè, Dolomites

South Tyrolean mountain guide Simon Gietl recounts his Dolomite summer which includes, amongst others, the first ascent of his new route, Fairplay 9+/10- on Piz Boè in the Dolomites.

25/11/2010 - Interviews

Simone Moro, mountaineering, life, fears and doubts before GII this winter

Interview with Italian mountaineer Simone Moro, two months prior to his next expedition to attempt the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum II (Karakorum, Pakistan) together with Denis Urubko.

23/11/2010 - Alpinism

Stefan Glowacz on Venezuela expedition

Stefan Glowacz and Holger Heuber are leading an expedtion to complete a line on Roraima Tepuis, Venezuela, initiated this spring together with the late Kurt Albert.

22/11/2010 - Climbing

Mescalito, Caldwell and Jorgeson abandon El Capitan

Due to a freak winter storm Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson have abandoned the Mescalito project, also known as the Dawn Wall project, on El Capitan in Yosemite.

18/11/2010 - Climbing

Lleida, sport climbing in Spain

Lleida in Spain has been developing fast into one of the world's premier sport climbing areas, thanks in great part to one of the main activists, Dani Andrada. Pete O'Donovan introduces the Catalonian delights.