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The XX Piolet d'Or will take place in Courmayeur (Italy) and Chamonix (France) from 21 - 24 March 2012. Here are the 6 nominations for the coveted golden ice axe, while Frenchman Robert Paragot will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Tragedy in Norway, where last week the alpinists Bjørn-Eivind Årtun and Stein-Ivar Gravdal died while attempting a new ice climb up the Kjerag rock face.

Interview with Austrian alpinist David Lama after the first free ascent of the Compressor Route on Cerro Torre, carried out on 20 and 21 January 2012 with Peter Ortner.

On 29 January 2012 the Ice climbing World Champion Hee Yong Park (Korea) and Anna Gallyamova from Russia won the Marmot Icefight, the ice climbing competition at Corvara in Val Passiria, Dolomites.

The report by David Lama about his first free ascent of the Compressor route up the SE Ridge of Cerro Torre (Patagonia), carried out by the Austrian climber from 20 - 21 January 2012.

This summer a female trio of climbers comprised of Marina Kopteva, Anna Yasinskay and Galina Chibitok established "Parallel world" (2580m, VI+, A1/7b, 6B), a new route up the NW Face of Great Trango tower, Karakorum, Pakistan.

From the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses to Patagonia. Corrado "Korra" Pesce's alpine journey, introduced by Rolando Garibotti in this meeting and interview - from one alpinist to another - in El Chalten

The international campaign Patagonia sin represas, Patagonia without dams to stop the projected construction of 5 dams in one of the world's last untouched natural habitats.

After an aborted attempt on Mount Kyzyl Asker, Ines Papert and Wolfgang Russegger established Quantum of Solace (ABO, WI 7+, M7, 600m) up the Great Wall of China in Kyrgyzstan.

In August 2011 a Swiss Bavarian expediton comprised of Caroline Morel, Andres Lietha, Michi Wyser, Tom Holzhauser, Michi Tresch and Toni Lamprecht established 10 new routes on Quvnerit Island in Greenland.

In August 2011 a Russian expedition established No Fear (6b+, A3, 1120m) up Nameless tower, Trango group, Karakorum

Steve and Angie Bradshaw provide some hands-on, in-depth information to the Psicobloc bouldering around Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

Maurizio Oviglia introduces a new seaside trad climbing paradise: 25 routes from 5a to 7a at Capo Pecora in Sardinia.

On Sunday 21 August two teams comprised of Michele Comi, Luca Maspes, Stefano Mogavero and Popi Miotti made the first ascent of "Via del 149°" up the hitherto unclimbed SE spur of the eastern pre-summit of Monte Disgrazia 3483m (Valtellina,...

On 2 August 2011 Italian climber Mario Prinoth carried out a rare repeat of Silbergeier (8b/8b+, 240m) in the Rätikon, Switzerland, while on 25 May he had managed to on-sight the via Battisti - Weiss (400m, max 8a+) on Spiz...

Tomaz Jakofcic and Tina Di Batista have established Ulina smer (IX, 1000m), a major new route up the North Face of Triglav, Slovenia.