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![Kurt Albert is dead. Goodbye to a climbing legend](/uploads/img/3/5856.jpg)
29/09/2010 - Climbing
Kurt Albert is dead. Goodbye to a climbing legend German climbing legend Kurt Albert died yesterday at 20.45 aged 56 following the accident last Sunday on a via ferrata in Bavaria, Germany on Sunday.
![Rock climbing around Brasov, Romania](/uploads/img/3/5613.jpg)
06/09/2010 - Climbing
Rock climbing around Brasov, Romania Ciprian Draghici introduces the rock climbing potential around the town of Brasov in central Romania.
![Goodbye Chloé Graftiaux](/uploads/img/3/5595.jpg)
23/08/2010 - Climbing
Goodbye Chloé Graftiaux On Saturday 21/08/2010 Chloé Graftiaux, the Belgian sport climbing champion and one of the strongest athletes in the world ranking, died after falling from the Aiguille Noire de Peuterey (Mont Blanc).
![Rock Master 2010 - all the competitions in the run up to the Climbing World Championship 2011](/uploads/img/3/5407.jpg)
19/07/2010 - Competitions
Rock Master 2010 - all the competitions in the run up to the Climbing World Championship 2011 Puigblanque (ESP) and Kim (KOR) won the 25th Rock Master Lead in Arco. Lachat (SUI) and Stöhr (AUT) were victorious in the Bouldering competition, while the Speed gold medal went to Hroza (CZE) and He (CHN) and Team Spedwas won...
![Rock climbing in Squamish, Canada](/uploads/img/3/5262.jpg)
18/06/2010 - Climbing
Rock climbing in Squamish, canada Millie Evans introduces the delights of rock climbing in Squamish, canada with plenty of hands-on advice and three climbs on Stawamus Chief.
![25th Pierra Menta](/uploads/img/3/4785.jpg)
16/03/2010 - Competitions
25th Pierra Menta The four day ski mountaineering marathon in Arêches-Beaufort (France) was won by the Spanish-Swiss team comprised of Kilian Jornet Burgada and Florent Troillet. The women's event was won by the Italians Francesca Martinelli and Roberta Pedranzini.
![Ice climbing in Scotland – an Ines Papert perspective](/uploads/img/3/4719.jpg)
09/03/2010 - Alpinism
Ice climbing in Scotland – an Ines Papert perspective German climber Ines Papert provides her report and views of British winter climbing after her first ice climbing trip to Scotland.
![Fiducia al sentiero, new route for Baù and Della Bordella in Mexico](/uploads/img/3/4571.jpg)
03/03/2010 - Climbing
Fiducia al sentiero, new route for Baù and Della Bordella in Mexico In January 2010 the Italians Alessandro Baù and Matteo Della Bordella carried out the first ascent of 'Fiducia al sentiero' (500m, 5.12c/7b+ max – 5.11d/7a obl.) on the South Face of Tatewari in the La Huasteca Natural Park, Monterrey, Mexico.
![Sport climbing is now fully recognised by the IOC. Interview with IFSC President Marco Scolaris.](/uploads/img/3/4642.jpg)
23/02/2010 - Competitions
Sport climbing is now fully recognised by the IOC. Interview with IFSC President Marco Scolaris. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has ratified and recognised the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) during its Plenary Session at Vancouver, canada. As the President of the IFSC Marco Scolaris explains, this is a fundamental step for sport climbing...
![Little Nipper, new winter route in Scotland for Ian Parnell and Ines Papert](/uploads/img/3/4632.jpg)
22/02/2010 - Alpinism
Little Nipper, new winter route in Scotland for Ian Parnell and Ines Papert On 19/02/2010 Ines Papert and Ian Parnell made the first ascent of Little Nipper (60m, VI,8) a short new route up the Far East Wall of Beinn Eighe, Scotland.
![Spray On, Will Gadd and Tim Emmett climb big ice at the Helmcken Falls, Canada](/uploads/img/3/4504.jpg)
02/02/2010 - Alpinism
Spray On, Will Gadd and Tim Emmett climb big ice at the Helmcken Falls, canada Will Gadd from canada teamed up with Tim Emmett from Britain to carry out the first ascent of Spray On, a 30m ice climb at the Helmcken Falls they tentatively graded WI10.
![Rudolf Hauser: solo ascent of Supervisor and first integral ascent of Gamsstubenfall in the Gasteinertal](/uploads/img/3/4444.jpg)
22/01/2010 - Alpinism
Rudolf Hauser: solo ascent of Supervisor and first integral ascent of Gamsstubenfall in the Gasteinertal On 4 Janaury 2010 the Austrian climbers Rudolf Hauser, Alexander Holleis and Rupert Huber carried out the first integral ascen of Gamsstubenfall (800m, WI7), one of the last great icefalls in the Gasteinertal, Austria. On 12 January Hauser climbed...
![Ouray Ice Festival 2010](/uploads/img/3/4435.jpg)
17/01/2010 - Events
Ouray Ice Festival 2010 The fifteenth international Ice Festival took place in Ouray (USA) a fortnight ago. The event attracted thousands of ice climbers and the competition was won by Josh Wharton (USA) and Ines Papert (GER). Will Gadd from canada climbed almost 8000m...
![Krakow Mountain Festival](/uploads/img/3/4376.jpg)
04/01/2010 - Events
Krakow Mountain Festival Dorota Dubicka takes a look at the event which took place in Poland at the strat of December and attracted over 5000 visitors.
![Guy Lacelle](/uploads/img/3/4263.jpg)
14/12/2009 - Alpinism
Guy Lacelle British alpinist and journalist Ian Parnell remembers Guy Lacelle from canada, one of the world's leading ice climbers who died in an avalanche last Thursday in Hyalite Canyon, Montana, canada.
![Sonnie Trotter, first trad ascent of Prosthetics at Mill Creek, Utah](/uploads/img/3/4223.jpg)
28/11/2009 - Climbing
Sonnie Trotter, first trad ascent of Prosthetics at Mill Creek, Utah Sonnie Trotter from canada has made the first retro-trad ascent of Prosthetics 5.13d (r/x) at Mill Creek, Utah, USA.
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