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Interview with Chilean alpinist Camilo Rada after the first ascent, carried out with Natalia Martinez from Argentina, of a new route up the north face of Monte Sarmiento in Patagonia. Suerte de Sarmiento is only the second route to the...

Italian climber Jacopo Larcher talks about his recent repeats of Vint ani do (8a+, 350m) Meisules de la Bièces, Dolomites and Des Kaisers neue Kleider (240m, 8b+) on the Wilder Kaiser, Austria.

Italian alpinist Danilo Callegari is currently attempting to ascend Shisha Pangma (8027m), Tibet.

The imposing squad of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc kept spreading under the stars of the Chamonix night. Until 14:30 on Sunday afternoon, each competitor fought fight to pass the final line of the main race on time to...

On 2 August Roger Schäli and Robert Jasper made the first free ascent of the Piola - Ghilini Direttissima (1400m, 7c) on the north face of the Eiger.

Interview with Hansjörg Auer and Simon Anthamatten after the historic first ascent of Kunyang Chhish East, Karakorum, Pakistan, carried out in July 2013 together with Matthias Auer up the formidable SW Face.

The two British climbers Dave MacLeod and Calum Muskett have repeated Paciencia (8a, 900m) up the north face of the Eiger.

The 15 athletes taking part in the the north face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2013 have been confirmed. This festival is open to all and takes place on 10 - 13 October 2013 on the island of Kalymnos in Greece.

Simon Gietl and Patrick Seiwald have established and freed Das Orakel (IX, 320m), a new climb up the north face of Lagazuoi in the Dolomites.

Benjamin Letham documents his paragliding and wingsuit flights in Switzerland.

Ivo Ferrari and the beautiful rock climb La Perla nascosta (500m, TD) first ascended in 1972 by Renzo Timillero and Ludovico Cappellari up the north face of the Sass d'Ortiga (Val Canali, Pale di San Martino, Dolomites). A real hidden...

Pre-registration is online for the second the north face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2013 which will take place from 10-13 October 2013. The program is alos online for this great event on the Greek island of Kalymnos.

Using his own experience as a basis, Elio Bonfanti explores some thoughts about alpinism and climbing and their risks.

From 12 - 15 May Stefano Angelini, Alessandro Beber and Fabrizio Dellai established Argento vivo, a new ice and mixed route up the north face of Piccola Civetta, Dolomites. Alessandro Beber provides the details.

In May 2013 Fabio Failla, Massimo Faletti, Fabio Failla, Massimo Faletti, Luigi Filocamo and Sergio Soraci made the first ascent of La vita tra le dita (200m, 6 pitches, 6b+ obl), a new climb up the north face of Monte...

On 31/05/2013 Davide Capozzi and Julien Herry carried out what is likely to be the first descent of the north face of Becca di Nona (3142m) above Aosta.