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28/12/2012 - Interviews
Youth climbing competitions and interview with Tina Johnsen Hafsaas An analysis of the youth climbing competition scene and interview with European Lead Tina Johnsen Hafsaas. An article by Franz Schiassi.

23/12/2012 - Climbing
The evolution of free climbing Switzerland's Claude Remy provides a chronological analysis of the evolution free climbing (bouldering and difficulty). An article which clearly is not and cannot be definitive, but is merely a stimulus for further analysis and discussion about the evolution of this sport.

22/11/2012 - Climbing
Nalle Hukkataival, new Ticino boulder problems In Ticino, Switzerland's bouldering paradise, Nalle Hukkataival from Finland has established numerous new boulder problems including Momentum 8C and Off the Wagon 8B+ in Val Bavona.

19/11/2012 - Competitions
Mina Markovic and Sachi Amma win the Lead World Cup 2012 19/11/2012. The last stage of the Lead World Cup held last weekend in Kranj, Slovenia, was won by home-athlete Mina Markovic who has now won her second overall World Cup. In the men's event Austria's Jakob Schubert won the Kranj stage while second-placed Sachi Amma from Japan won his first...

24/10/2012 - Interviews
Adam Ondra - a multi-pitch interview The Czech climbing phenomenon Adam Ondra talks about competitions, his first months after high school, climbing at his limit and future projects in this detailed interview.

23/10/2012 - Competitions
Lead World Cup: Kim and Min win in South Korea Jain Kim and Hyunbin Min win the 7th stage of the Lead World Cup 2012 held in Mokpo, South Korea.

22/10/2012 - Events
San Vito Lo Capo Climbing Festival 2012 and Sicily’s first 9a Nicola Noè’s report of the recent San Vito Lo Capo Climbing Festival 2012 and Climb for Life, the first 9a sport climb in Sicily freed by Adam Ondra.

15/10/2012 - Climbing
Lead World Cup 2012, Ernst and McColl win in China The sixth stage of the Lead World Cup 2012 took place in Xining, China on 12-13/10/2012 and was won by Johanna Ernst from Austria and Sean McColl from Canada. Stefano Ghisolfi placed third, putting Italy back on the podium after many years absence.

04/10/2012 - Interviews
Adam Ondra makes his Change! The interview with Adam Ondra who on 04/10/2012 freed his mega project at the Hanshelleren - Flatanger cave in norway. The 55m route is called Change, is graded 9b+ and is certainly one of the hardest sport climbs in the world

17/09/2012 - Competitions
World Climbing Championships 2012, all the results from Paris. The 12th World Climbing Championship took place in Paris last week. Lead was won by the Austrians Jakob Schubert and - for a record breaking fourth time - Angela Eiter. Boulder was won by Mélanie Sandoz from France and - for the third time - Dmitry Sharafudtinov from Russia. Yuliya...

14/08/2012 - Competitions
Lead World Cup 2012 – Jorg Verhoeven and Momoka Oda win in Imst On Saturday 11 August the third stage of the Lead World Cup 2012 was won by Jorg Verhoeven and Momoka Oda.

23/07/2012 - Competitions
Lead World Cup 2012: Sachi Amma and Hélène Janicot win in Briançon The second stage of the Lead World Cup 2012 was won on Saturday 21 July by Sachi Amma from Japan and Hélène Janicot from France.

16/07/2012 - Climbing
Adam Ondra's latest 8c+ on-sight and much more... Video of the future 9b project bolted by Adam Ondra at the Flatanger cave in norway, where he on-sighted another two 8c+ and made the first ascent of a 9a+.

29/03/2012 - Events
Piolets d'Or 2012, the videos of the ascents The videos of the six ascents nominated for the Piolet d'Or 2012, awarded to the Slovenians Nejc Marcic and Luka Strazar for their ascent of K7 West (Pakistan) and the Americans Mark Richey, Steve Swenson and Freddie Wilkinson for their ascent of Torre Egger (Patagonia) by Bjorn-Eivind Aartun and Ole...

25/03/2012 - Events
Piolets d'Or 2012: K7 West and Saser Kangri II The Piolet d'Or 2012 was awarded to two ascents, K7 West in Pakistan climbed by the Slovenians Nejc Marcic and Luka Strazar, and Saser Kangri II in India climbed by the Americans Mark Richey, Steve Swenson and Freddie Wilkinson. The ascent of Torre Egger in Argentina by Bjorn-Eivind Aartun and...

01/03/2012 - Alpinism
Massive new ice climbs in Romsdalen, norway A team comprised of Ines Papert, Rudi Hauser, Lukas Seiwald, Kurt Astner, Emanuele Ciullo, Thomas Senf and Scott Milton has just returned from the Romsdalen region in norway where they repeated a series of routes and made the first ascents of a number of important new ice climbs.
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