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South Tyrolean climber Michael Piccolruaz has made the first ascent of La grosse Tarlouze, an important new linkup on one of the most famous boulders at Magic Wood in Switzerland.

The biggest bouldering and climbing meeting in the world will be held in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy, from 30 April to 3 May 2015.A universal edition to celebrate, for the 12th consecutive year, the beauty of climbing...

German alpinist Ines Papert has made the first female ascent of The Hurting XI 11 at Coire an t-Sneachda in Scotland.

Swiss alpinist Michael Lerjen-Demjen introduces the climbing at Los Arenales close to Mendoza in Argentina. Perfect granite and an unlimited potential at an altitude of 3000m.

The reportage behind the scenes of the la sportiva Legends Only, the bouldering competition that was held at the end of November in Stockholm, Sweden.

Rolando Larcher talks about the first ascents, carried out together with Luca Giupponi and Nicola Sartori, of three new multi-pitch rock climbs: Free Frasassi (85m, 7b+) and Decrescita Obbligata (130m, 7c+) at Gola di Frasassi (An), and Benvenuti al Sud...

Adam Ondra has won the la sportiva Legends Only 2014 that took place in Stockholm on Saturday night, beating Alexander Megos, Jan Hojer, Jimmy Webb, Daniel Woods and Jernej Kruder.

The la sportiva Legends Only 2014 kicks off this evening at Stockholm, Sweden. The climbers invited to this international bouldering competition are Jan Hojer, Jernej Kruder, Alexander Megos, Adam Ondra, Jimmy Webb and Daniel Woods.

Italian sport climber Luca Marzari has climbed two 8c's, Una vida nomada at Covolo and Welcome to Tijuana at Rodellar in Spain.

The report by Rolando Larcher and Nicola Sartori about the first ascent of Happy Ledge (335m, 7c+ max, 7b obligatory), a new rock climb in the beautiful Val Trementina, a little jewel in the Paganella crown: Verdon-like, wild and little-known.

On 26 and 27 September 2014 Corrado Pesce and Martin Elias repeated Directe de l'Amitie on the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses (Mont Blanc). A route first climbed in winter 1974 by Louis Audoubert, Michel Feuillarade, Marc Galy and...

On 23/09/2014 Maurizio 'Manolo' Zanolla made the first free ascent of Pinne gialle, a difficult new 4-pitch climb up the side of the large central corner at Tognazza (Passo Rolle, Dolomites, Italy).

On 21 September 2014 Neil Mawson made the first ascent of Choronzon at Pembroke in Wales. Graded E10 7a, this checks in as one of the hardest trad routes in the UK.

The third and final dispatch of the Brenta Base Camp, the small 'expedition' into the the heart of the Brenta Dolomites during the Discover Brenta Dolomites event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first traverse of this massif. The...

On Monday 8 September the Italian alpinist Corrado "Korra" Pesce made a fast solo ascent of the Polish route up Pointe Helene on the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses (Mont Blanc).

The videos of the ninth edition of Arco Rock Legends that took place on Friday 29/08/2014. The climbers for the la sportiva Competition Award Urko Carmona Barandiaran (winner), Sachi Amma and Dmitrii Sharafutdinov, while the climbers in the Salewa Rock...