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On 14/12/2013 Matthias Schmidl repeated Warbeast 8c+ at Nago, Arco. At the same Italian crag Schmidl repeated Ghostrider 8c and The great southern killing line 8c.

Interview with Erri De Luca about his particular way of observing the mountains, from climbing to alpinism. By Marco Ferrario.

On Saturday March 8, 2014 Philipp Angelo and Simon Gietl made the first ascent of Edle Mischung (M7 WI6 60°, 340m), a new ice and mixed climb up Ciampanil Mufreit, Sella, Dolomites. The report by Philipp Angelo.

At the end of January and the start of February 2014 Rolando Larcher, Maurizio Oviglia and Luca Giupponi made the first ascent, and first free ascent, of Escalador Selvatico (7c+ max, 7a+ oblig, 630m) up the North Face of Akopan Tepui in Venezuela.

The report by Angelika Rainer about her recent repeat of Clash of the Titans WI10+ and the details of Overhead Hazard (M13+, 200m), the new route put up by Will Gadd at Helmcken Falls, Canada.

A series of new ice climbs and mixed routes have been established at a new ice climbing area called Eisarena Umbaltal, in East Tirol, Austria.

The video of the highline between two hot air ballons by Sébastien Montaz-Rosset.

Claudia Colonia and Alessandro Penna report about their climbing trip to one of the most beautiful, and important bouldering areas in the USA: Buttermilks close to Bishop, California.

Marco Nardi talks about the redevelopment and expansion of the historic bouldering area Ussel in Italy's Valle d'Aosta.

During the Christmas holidays Stefano Ghisolfi repeated Grandi gesti 9a at Grotta dell'Arenauta, Sperlonga, Italy. Furthermore, at Pietra di Bismantova he managed to flash an 8b+.

At Kandersteg in Switzerland Robert Jasper and Wolfram Liebich have made the first ascent of The Black Death, a new ice and mixed route graded WI7/M8, E5, 250m.

The video by Michele Caminati of him bouldering in Ticino, Switzerland.

In October in Nepal's Khumbu region American alpinists Scott Adamson and Christopher Wright have made the first ascent of Open Fire (V WI5 M3 1000m) and one called Purgation (VI WI6+ M6 1100m).

The vertical-story of a Mauro Calibani's latest climbing trip to Rocklands, South Africa.

Video of Benjamin Letham speed flying off the summit of Mt. Tasman, New Zealand.

The report by Niccolò Ceria after his climbing trip to Macedonia to discover the bouldering around Prilep.