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The timelapse of the Pale di San Martino in the Dolomites at sunset.

The crags Mezzera, Scilano and Caprone in Val Chiavenna, Italy, introduced by Enrico Baistrocchi and Matteo Deghi, with the photos by Massimo Malpezzi. In memory of Davide Grassi.

This summer Adam Pustelnik and Andreas Klarström made the first ascent of The Corner kick (8a, 900m), a difficult and dangerous new variation to the climb Freya up the Storpillaren pillar on the North Face of Vågakallen, Lofoten islands, Norway.

On Friday 7 November 2014 at Padova the film premier "Un giorno a Wamba". Directed by Francesco Mansutti and Vinicio Stefanello, this documentary was filmed in the small village Wamba immersed in the rainforest of the Democratic Republic of Congo where S.O.S – Solidarietà Organizzazione Sviluppo operates. The film celebrates...

The report by Luca Tamburini who, together with Jacopo Pellizzari, made the first speedflying descent of Canalone Neri, Brenta Dolomites.

Dutch climber Jorg Verhoeven has successfully repeated The Nose, El Capitan, Yosemite, USA.

Steve McClure and Leah Crane climbing The Mau Mau in the Dinorwig quarries above Llanberis, Wales

Italian sport climber Luca Marzari has climbed two 8c's, Una vida nomada at Covolo and Welcome to Tijuana at Rodellar in Spain.

South Tyrolean alpinist Hanspeter Eisendle was awarded the Paul Preuss prize during the Kiku International Mountain Summit (IMS) at Brixen, Italy.

In just a day's bouldering at Magic Wood in Switzerland the Austrian climber Jakob Schubert sent two 8B+problems and flashed on 8B.

Between 29 and 30 September 2014, Slovenian alpinists Ales Cesen, Luka Lindic and Marko Prezelj made the first ascent of the North Face of Hagshu (ED, 70°-90°) in the Indian Himalayas.

The report by Marzio Nardi of Rock slave XP 2014, Elba Discovery, the climbing trip aimed at discovering the bouldering potential on Italy's Isola d'Elba.

On 28/10/2014 at Arco, Italy, Stefan Scarperi repeated Bio-logiko, his first 9a sports climb.

On Combe Maudite, in the Mont Blanc massif, two new ice and mixed routes have been climbed, Saumons et Glacons (M5+ WI5 R, 500m, Enrico Bonino, Luca Breveglieri, Olivier Colaye) and An... ice surprise (M7, W15, A1+, III, 350m Enrico Bonino, Giulia Venturelli). Report by Enrico Bonino.

The report by Rolando Larcher and Nicola Sartori about the first ascent of Happy Ledge (335m, 7c+ max, 7b obligatory), a new rock climb in the beautiful Val Trementina, a little jewel in the Paganella crown: Verdon-like, wild and little-known.

The short film by Luka Fonda featuring Slovenian rock climber Klemen Becan and his difficult and beautiful sport climbs in the Osp cave.