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![Stevie Haston interview](/uploads/img/3/3805.jpg)
24/09/2009 - Climbing
Stevie Haston interview Interview with British climber Steve Haston after his recent first ascent of Descente Lolitta at the Grotte de Sabart in Ariege, France.
![Eiter and Puigblanque reign supreme at Rock Master 2009!](/uploads/img/3/3730.jpg)
06/09/2009 - Competitions
Eiter and Puigblanque reign supreme at Rock Master 2009! Angela Eiter from Austria has won her fifth Rock Master, Ramòn Julien Puigblanque his fourth. With these victories the two equal the records set by legendary climbers Lynn Hill and Francois Legrand.
![Manolo tops vertical slab climbing with Eternit at Baule](/uploads/img/3/3719.jpg)
03/09/2009 - Climbing
Manolo tops vertical slab climbing with Eternit at Baule On 24/08/2009 Maurizio Manolo Zanolla made the first ascent of "Eternit", the extension to "O ce l’hai… o ne hai bisogno" at Baule. The grade put forward is 9a but above all Manolo believes this route has taken his vertical...
![Manfred Stuffer solo climbing on the Sella, Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/3662.jpg)
25/08/2009 - Climbing
Manfred Stuffer solo climbing on the Sella, Dolomites On 14/07/2009 Manfred Stuffer soloed the routes Geo, Regenbogen, Quo Vadis, Brusin and Brugger Walde on the Sella, Dolomites, in a mere 3.5 hours.
![Oh Eun-Sun summits Gasherbrum I, her 13th 8000er](/uploads/img/3/3621.jpg)
04/08/2009 - Alpinism
Oh Eun-Sun summits Gasherbrum I, her 13th 8000er Yesterday the South Korean mountaineer Oh Eun-Sun summited Gasherbrum I (8068m), her 13th 8000m peak.
![Pale di San Martino routes re-equipped](/uploads/img/3/3505.jpg)
03/08/2009 - Alpinism
Pale di San Martino routes re-equipped At the start of July the belays of three classic Dolomites climbs were re-equipped during a mountain rescue training session. The routes in question are Frisch Corradini and Franceschini-Esposito on Pala del Rifugio and Simon-Wiessner-Kess on nearby Cima del Coro...
![Rio Gere, climbing at Cortina, Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/3530.jpg)
21/07/2009 - Climbing
Rio Gere, climbing at Cortina, Dolomites The routes and news from Rio Gere, the crag close to Cortina in the Dolomites ideal to escape the summer heat.
![Climbing World Championships, Qinghai, China](/uploads/img/3/3501.jpg)
07/07/2009 - Competitions
Climbing World Championships, Qinghai, China The IFSC Climbing World Championships drew to a close on 05/07/2009 in Qinghai with Patxi Usobiaga Lakunza (ESP) and Johanna Ernst (AUT) winning the Lead. The Russians Alexey Rubtsov and Yulia Abramchuk won the Bouldering event, while Speed was won...
![Maja Vidmar climbs Attila Lunga 8c+](/uploads/img/3/3472.jpg)
30/06/2009 - Climbing
Maja Vidmar climbs Attila Lunga 8c+ On 18/06/2009 Maja Vidmar from Slovenia climbed her first 8c+, Attila Lunga at the crag Baratro in NE Italy.
![Lhotse for Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner and Ralf Dujmovits](/uploads/img/3/3316.jpg)
25/05/2009 - Alpinism
Lhotse for Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner and Ralf Dujmovits It's summit time in the Himalaya, summits with a truly important specific weight. On 20/05/2009 Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner from Austria reached the summit of Lhotse, her 12th 8000m peak, together Ralf Dujmovits and David Gottlie from Germany and Hiro Takeuchi from...
![Piolet d'Or 2009, the winners](/uploads/img/3/3221.jpg)
02/05/2009 - Events
Piolet d'Or 2009, the winners Last Saturday the Piolets d'Or 2009 were assigned in Chamonix and a total of three awards were given in this 17th edition: Kazuya Hiraide and Kei Taniguchi from Japan for their ascent of Kamet (India); Fumitaka Ichimura, Yusuke Sato and...
![Videos of the Trento Filmfestival](/uploads/img/3/3223.jpg)
30/04/2009 - Alpinism
Videos of the Trento Filmfestival The videos from the WebTV section of the Trento Filmfestival 2009 are online, from Chris Sharma to Patrick Edlinger, Manolo, Kurt Diemberger, Marco Confortola, Fabio Leoni, Rolando Larcher and many, many more.
![Winds of change for climbing on Czech sandstone](/uploads/img/3/3123.jpg)
02/04/2009 - Climbing
Winds of change for climbing on Czech sandstone The Czech Mountaineering Union has passed a bill, still to be accepted by the Ministry of Environment, approving the use of chalk on Czech sandstone.
![Melloblocco 2009 - you know the score](/uploads/img/3/3026.jpg)
19/03/2009 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2009 - you know the score The sixth edition of the Melloblocco will take place in Val di Mello (Val Masino, Sondrio, Italy). This annual international bouldering meeting attracts thousands of boulderers and climbers from all over the world.
![Nives Meroi and Romano Benet head to Kangchenjunga](/uploads/img/3/3013.jpg)
16/03/2009 - Alpinism
Nives Meroi and Romano Benet head to Kangchenjunga On Sunday 15/03 Nives Meroi and Romano Benet departed from Italy to attempt Kangchenjunga, their 12th 8000m peak. Located on the border between Nepal and India, this 8586m mountain is the third highest in the world.
![Ice climbing and its history: Repentance 20 years on](/uploads/img/3/2864.jpg)
09/03/2009 - Alpinism
Ice climbing and its history: Repentance 20 years on Repentance was first climbed in Cogne, Valle d'Aosta in 1989 by François Damilano, Fulvio Conta and Giancarlo Grassi and soon became the symbol of a new ice climbing era in the Alps. Twenty years after the first ascent Damilano and...
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