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04/03/2010 - Alpinism
La Piovra, new icefall on Monte Derbianco, Switzerland On 13/02/2010 Nikita Uboldi, Ean Barelli and Andrea Cairoli carried out the first ascent of La Piovra (4. WI6- M7R A1), in the Prosito mountain range in Canton Ticino, Switzerland

03/03/2010 - Climbing
Fiducia al sentiero, new route for Baù and Della Bordella in Mexico In January 2010 the Italians Alessandro Baù and Matteo Della Bordella carried out the first ascent of 'Fiducia al sentiero' (500m, 5.12c/7b+ max – 5.11d/7a obl.) on the South Face of Tatewari in the La Huasteca Natural Park, Monterrey, Mexico.

02/03/2010 - Climbing
Adam Ondra interview Interview with Adam Ondra from the Czech Republic after his his January and February climbs which resulted in two 8c and one 8b+ on-sights on the same day in Claret, France, as well as a host of first ascents at Madonna della Rota, Italy

26/02/2010 - Alpinism
Dave MacLeod, new desperate winter climb in Scotland Dave MacLeod has carried out the first winter ascent of Anubis, at E8 6c one of the hardest summer routes on Ben Nevis which was, unsurprisingly, first ascended in 2005 by Macleod himself.

26/02/2010 - Interviews
Iker Pou climbing interview Iker Pou from Spain is one of the world's most talented rock climbers, with cutting-edge climbs spanning from 9a+ at the crag to 8a at 6000 meters. In this interview he shares his climbing thoughts after his repeat of Demencia Senil 9a+ at Margalef.

25/02/2010 - Alpinism
When icefalls crack The story of an ice pillar collapsing. An adventure which thankfully resulted in no injuries, but which provides ample food for thought...

24/02/2010 - Alpinism
Argentiere Rive Gauche new mixed climbs A handful of British climbers have established a series of new mixed routes at the Rive Gauche, Chamonix.

23/02/2010 - Competitions
Sport climbing is now fully recognised by the IOC. Interview with IFSC President Marco Scolaris. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has ratified and recognised the International Federation of Sport climbing (IFSC) during its Plenary Session at Vancouver, Canada. As the President of the IFSC Marco Scolaris explains, this is a fundamental step for sport climbing in its bid to become an Olympic sport.

22/02/2010 - Alpinism
Little Nipper, new winter route in Scotland for Ian Parnell and Ines Papert On 19/02/2010 Ines Papert and Ian Parnell made the first ascent of Little Nipper (60m, VI,8) a short new route up the Far East Wall of Beinn Eighe, Scotland.

19/02/2010 - Alpinism
Drapeaux d’enfer, new mixed climb in Valle di Champorcher, Valle d'Aosta On 15/02/2010 Enrico Bonino and Filippo Gonnelli carried out the first ascent of Drapeaux d’enfer (95m, 5+/6, M5+, X,II) in Valle di Champorcher (Valle d'Aosta), Italy.

18/02/2010 - Alpinism
Gorillas im Nebel, new mixed route in the Zillertal, Austria On 15 February Albert Leichtfried and Benedikt Purner carried out the first free ascent of "Gorillas im Nebel" (120m, M10/WI6) in the Zillertal, Austria.

17/02/2010 - Alpinism
Khumbu new climbs At the end of 2009 Enrico Bonino, Nicolas Melis and Francesco Cantù establised three new routes in the Khumbu valley, Nepal.

17/02/2010 - Climbing
Simon Carter – climbing photography video climbing photographer Simon Carter explains the tricks of the trade in this interesting short video clip.

16/02/2010 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
First ascents in the Antarctica Queen Maud Land A three man Austrian expedition to Queen Maud Land in the Antarctica at the end of 2009 resulted in eleven first ascents.

15/02/2010 - Alpinism
New icefalls in Italy Winter continues in full in Italy and four new icefalls have been ascened in the last couple of weeks.

13/02/2010 - Climbing
Andreas Proft, 8a+ solo and barefoot Last week Andreas Proft from Germany climbed the route Path of Excess Power 8a+ at Echo Valley, Spain, without a rope and barefoot.
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