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Interview with Polish climber Marek Raganowicz who in April and May 2012 established a new big wall climb, Superbalance (VII, A4, M7+) up Polar Sun Spire on Baffin Island together with Marcin Tomaszewski.

Kalymnos, the climbing, imagination and homage of a film director. A tribute to Kalymnos and all those who are suffering by Andrea Di Bari, the Italian filmmaker and climber who first "discovered" the huge climbing potential on this Greek island.

From 14/04/2012 to 07/05/2012 the Polish climbers Marek Raganowicz and Marcin Tomaszewski established Superbalance (VII, A4, M7+) , a new big wall climb up the Polar Sun Spire, Baffin Island.

Video portrait of American climber Pamela Shanti Pack who recently freed The Forever War (5.13c/d R), the hardest offwidth crack climb at Vedauwoo (USA).

The Banff Mountain Photography Competition Grand Prize has been won by British photographer Neal Grundy. Italian photographer Sandro Sedran has received the Jury Special Mention.

The video by Tyler Stableford with the introspection of Steve House.

At the start of May 2012 in Corsica's Bavella massif the Italians Rolando Larcher and Maurizio Oviglia made the first ascent of Vecchia Felpa on Punta U Peru (190m, 7c max /RS2/I) while Luca Giupponi and Nicola Sartori made the firts ascent of Tafunata Galattica up the Contrafforti di...

Interview with Simone Moro, currently at Everest Base Camp preparing to ascend Everest and Lhotse in a single push while still finding the time to co-ordinate and take part in helicopter rescues.

At the crag Schwarzau in Austria Andrea Maruna èhas redpointed Sponsored by family 8b.

Friday, May 4, 2012. After yesterday's inauguration, the ninth edition of Melloblocco kicked off officially today in Val Masino - Val di Mello, Italy. This is without a doubt the world's most important international bouldering meeting and today's both sunny and cloudy start, was marked by perfect friction for the...

Melloblocco 2012 starts today and the time has come to reveal the boulder problems which are just waiting to be climbed.

Halupca 1979, the 9a route at Ospo in Slovenia, has been repeated by Domen Škofic.

David Orlandi introduces the Central Circuit Trail in the Rwenzori mountain range in Uganda and the ascent of Margherita Peak 5109m, the third highest mountain in Africa.

The fith Tris Rotondo took place on 11 March in Valle Bredetto (San Gothard, Switzerland). The Super Tris event was won by Cédric Brodard, Vincent Mabboux and Nicolas Philipona, while the Main Tris (which also counted for the Swiss Championship) was won by Gerhard Schneider and Alexander Hug and by...

On 16/02/2012 Giorgio Iurato and David Gallo made the first free ascent of Luci all’orizzonte (175m, 6a+) at Cava grande del Cassibile (Sicily), established by Iurato alone in January 2012.

On 4 March 2012 the body of Ukrainian mountaineer Maria Khitrikova was discovered of Mount Elbrus, Russia.