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29/12/2011 - Competitions
Bouldering until the end of the world The great bouldering contest to save the world kicked off on 20/12/2011 at the Wild King Boulder Arena in Verona, Italy. This competition will take place every month until 20/12/2012 and is open to everyone who wishes to battle it out on three extreme problems to exorcise the Maya prophecy.
28/12/2011 - Climbing
Blow it up on the internet, new route on Monte Monaco, Sicily In November 2011 the American climbers Chris Kalous and Jonathan Thesenga established Blow it up on the internet, a new 200m, 7b+ climb up the North Face of Monte Monaco in Sicily. The trip report by Jonathan Thesenga.
27/12/2011 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl climbing Hotel Supramonte The video of Barbara Zangerl climbing Hotel Supramonte (400m, 8b) at the Gola di Gorroppu, Sardinia.
27/12/2011 - Alpinism
The Rise of the Machines, new route on Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia Jens Holsten, Joel Kauffman, Mikey Schafer and established Rise of the Machines (VI 5.11 A2+ 900m, 750 new) up the Southwest Face, Aguja Poincenot, Fitz Roy massif, Patagonia.
27/12/2011 - Events
Climb For Life for a Happy Christmas packed with solidarity Once again Climb For Life raises awareness amongst climbers about the need for bone marrow transplant. The initiative by Pietro Dal Prà e Giovanni Spitale includes Climb for life T-shirts at indoor climbing walls.
23/12/2011 - Interviews
Johnny Dawes - the rock climbing interview Interview with Johnny Dawes, one of the most talented and influential British climbers of all times.
23/12/2011 - Climbing
Enzo Oddo climbs La Rambla original 9a+ at Siurana French climber Enzo Oddo has redpointed La Rambla original 9a+ at Siurana, Spain.
22/12/2011 - Alpinism
Let’s get wild, new route in Patagonia by Schaeli and Gietl This December Roger Schaeli and Simon Gietl established Let's get wild (600m, 7a, 90°), their new route up Aguja Guillaumet (2579m) in Patagonia.
22/12/2011 - Climbing
Katja Vidmar, Petting with an alligator in the Maltatal The video of Katja Vidmar sending the boulder problem Petting with an alligator 8A+ in the Maltatal, Austria
21/12/2011 - Climbing
Adam Ondra, his total climbing progression via Tough Enough in Madagascar The video of the first one day free ascent of Tough Enough in Tsaranoro (Madagascar) in October 2010 and the total climbing progression of Adam Ondra, the Czech climber who amazed the world.
20/12/2011 - Climbing
Rätikon, new climb Velocità Limitata by Spreafico and Soldarini This summer Paolo Spreafico, Domenico "Dodo" Soldarini and Lorenzo Martinelli established and freed Velocità limitata (230m, 8a, 7b+ oblig) up the Sulzfluh (2817m) in Switzerland's Rätikon.
20/12/2011 - Alpinism
Pussycat and Man Yoga, two new mixed routes in the Canadian Rockies Raphael Slawinski, Pierre Darbellay and Bertrand Martenet have established Pussycat (M7 WI5R, 180m) on the Weeping Wall while Jonny Simms and Jon Walsh put up Man Yoga (M8 WI5, 250m) on the Stanley Headwall in the Rockies, Canada.
16/12/2011 - Alpinism
Aksu North Face, Nefedov brothers climb Transerfing in the Pamir Alay On 15 August 2011 Sergey and Andrey Nefedov completed the route Transerfing (1500m, 7b+), the first free climb up the North Face of Ak-Su (5217m) in the Pamir Alay in Kyrgyzstan.
15/12/2011 - Alpinism
Aguja Guillaumet, Patagonia The North Ridge of Aguja Guillaumet (2579m) in the Fitz Roy massif in Patagonia was first climbed in 1981 by the Argentines Eduardo Brenner and Eduardo Moschioni. Damiano Barabino, Sergio De Leo and Marcello Sanguineti repeated the route on 8 December 2011 and finished up the Amy route.
14/12/2011 - Climbing
Alizée Dufraisse climbs 8c+ at Siurana French climber Alizée Dufraisse has sent her first 8c+, Patinoso 8c+ at Siurana, Spain.
13/12/2011 - Alpinism
Corrado 'Korra' Pesce, from No Siesta to Cerro Torre. The interview and meeting with Rolando Garibotti 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
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