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On 31 October 2013 the mining concession grant in Cogne will terminate and consequently an important part of the mining history of Cogne and the Aosta Valley will come to an end. Now, more than never, the time has come to deal with the issue of how to deal with...

Tito Arosio and Luca Vallata introduce their variation to Li-Cuore (450m, VII+, A3, VII- obl.) that climbs between the South Tyrolean route and Via Cuore up the NE Face of Monte Agner (Dolomites).

Watch the live streaming of The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2013, the climbing meeting that takes place from 10 -13 October on the island of Kalymnos, Greece.

A particular crag for sunny autumn days: beautiful Ciastlins in Val Badia. This is the first in a series entitled "Crags for each season" and published together with Vertical-Life.info.

Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva, Stephane Hanssens and Evrard Wendenbaum have established a new route up the South Pillar of Kyzyl Asker, China.

The video of Mayan Smith-Gobat and the first female ascent of Punks in the Gym (32/8b+) at Arapiles, Australia.

On 2 October 2013 the young Italian climber Damiano Capulli repeated Debolezza e Disonore 8c+ at Grotti, Italy.

Following the U.S. Shutdown, all National Parks are now officially closed such as Yosemite National Park where the climbers on the big walls will be the last to leave.

On Friday 15 November 15 Lugano (CH) will host Dreams and magic: breathtaking adventures from the Rätikon limestone to the glaciers of the Antarctic Peninsula with Nina Caprez, Cédric Lachat, Romulus Nottaris and Simon Anthamatten. This year celebrates the 15th anniversary of the death of Delio Ossola and all proceeds...

The report of the beautiful climbing trip up North, between the sea and the rock faces on the Lofoten island, Norway. By Giovanni Zaccaria and Alice Lazzaro.

In early September 2013 the Portugese climbers Daniela Teixeira and Paulo Roxo made the first ascent Kapura South (6350m) in the Nangma Valley, Karakoram, Pakistan, via their route Never Ending Dreams (1300m, M4).

Mayan Smith-Gobat from New Zealand and Libby Sauter from America have set a new women's speed record up The Nose in Yosemite, climbing the iconic route in 5 hours and 39 minutes.

Last night at around 23:00 a large rockfall affected the Cadin del Laudo, Sorapiss group, Dolomites.

The second news report from Italy's Orco Valley by Maurizio Oviglia: the crags Sitting Bull and Dado that offer a interesting mix of sport climbing, trad and aid.

In late September and Simon Gietl and Mark Oberlechner established Scharfe Helene (VIII-, 320m), Crep de Boè (2465m), Sella, Dolomites.

Interview with Chilean alpinist Camilo Rada after the first ascent, carried out with Natalia Martinez from Argentina, of a new route up the North Face of Monte Sarmiento in Patagonia. Suerte de Sarmiento is only the second route to the East summit after the first ascent carried out by Clemente...