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The video of American climber Daniel Woods and his flash ascent of the boulder problem Entlinge 8B+/C at Murgtal in Switzerland.

At Murgtal in Switzerland Bernd Zangerl has freed the traverse Normopath and also made the first repeat of Ragtime ay Amden. Both boulder problems are graded 8B+.

On 17 May Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner and David Göttler reached the summit of Nuptse (7861m) via the long and difficult North Ridge Scott route. A beautiful and testing climb, far removed from the nearby crowds at Everest.

The video of the ski and snowboard descent of the NE Face Mt. Grivola carried out by Davide Capozzi, Luca Rolli and Francesco Civra Dano on 14/05/2012.

The fourth stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2012 was won on Saturday 19 May in Innsbruck (Austria) by Kilian Fischhuber and Anna Stöhr.

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...

On Saturday 19 May 2012 three alpinists - a German, a Canadian and a Korean - lost their lives on the South Face of Everest, in part due to a sudden storm. Another two alpinists are reported missing, while other alpinists in difficulty were rescued by helicopter from Camp 2....

The climbing ban has been lifted today from the crag La Corma di Machaby located at Arnad, Valle d'Aosta, Italy.

Video of Yosemite Valley, the heart of rock climbing in the USA and the world.

On the Pilastro della Tofana di Rozes in the Dolomites Massimo Da Pozzo, Natasha Alexander and Samuele Majoni have made the first ascent of Spigolo Sam (6c, 500m circa).

The official video of the Petzl RocTrip 2011 which took place in Getu, China.

The official video of the Petzl RocTrip 2011 which took place in Getu, China.

The video of Dave MacLeod bouldering at Magic Wood, Switzerland.

On 19 May the fourth stage of the Salewa RockShow 2012 at the Topo Pazzo Climbing House at Verres (Valle d'Aosta, Italy).

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.

On Piccolo Dain (Valle del Sarca, Arco, Italy) Gianni Canale, Aldo Mazzotti and Franco Cavallaro have established Le Vrai Plaisir - (Pampers) (8a+, 7c obbl, 425m).