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The second edition of the Karl Unterkircher Award will take place on 6 July 2012 at Selva di Val Gardena in the Italian Dolomites. The alpinists nominated for this award are Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards for the...

The petition, promoted by Rolando Garibotti, concerning the recent bolt chopping of the Compressor Route on Cerro Torre, Patagonia by the Americans Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk.

A brief report about the Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2011 by Aris Theodoropoulos

All five Vertical Sailing Greenland videos are now online documenting the climbing and sailing adventure of Nico Favresse, Olivier Favresse, Sean Villanueva and ben ditto on Greenland's big walls

Two Piolets d'Or were awarded on 15 April in Chamonix, France, during the IXX Piolet d'Or 2011: to the Greenland Big Walls by Sean Villanueva, Nicolas and Olivier Favresse, ben ditto and Bob Shepton and to the ascent up Mount...

Two prizes awarded last night in Chamonix during the IXX Piolet d'Or: Mount Logan in Canada by Yasushi Okada and Katsutaka Yokoyama, and the Big Walls in Greenland by Sean Villanueva, Nicolas and Olivier Favresse and ben ditto.

The IXX Piolet d'Or will take place from 13 - 16 April 2011 at Courmayeur and Chamonix (Mont Blanc). Six ascents are in the running for the golden ice axe, while the great British mountaineer Doug Scott will receive the...

Interview with Belgian climber Nicolas Favresse after his three month climbing and sailing trip to Greenland.

Nico Favresse, his brother Olivier, Sean Villanueva and ben ditto are now sailing home after a final flurry up the granite walls of Greenland.

From 12 to 22 July Nicolas Favresse, Olivier Favresse, Sean Villanueva and ben ditto of the Greenland 2010 expedition established The Devil’s Brew (850m) on Seagull wall, Greenland.

On the Red Wall in Greenland Nicolas Favresse and ben ditto carried out the first ascent of Seagull’s garden, while Olivier Favresse and Sean Villanueva established the nearby Red chili cracker.

Climbers Nico and Olivier Favresse, Sean Villanueva and ben ditto are preparing for three month climbing trip to Greenland to explore huge virgin big walls.

Interview with Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva and ben ditto after their first free ascent of the South African Route on the East Face of the Central Tower of Paine, Patagonia.

After 11 days on the wall Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva amd ben ditto have carried out the first free ascent of the South African route on the East Face of the Central Tower of Paine, Patagonia.