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21/01/2013 - Alpinism
Follow the Gully, new couloir on Barre des Ecrins On 23/11/2012 Marcello Sanguineti, Sergio De Leo, Christian Türk made the first ascent of "Follow the Gully" (300m, M6) a new gully up the South Face of Barre des Ecrins (Dauphiné Alps, France).

20/01/2013 - Alpinism
New modern mixed climb in Valnontey The 12-13/1/2013 Enrico Bonino, Giancarlo Bazzocchi, Elio Bonfanti and Andrea Fazzari made the first ascent of "Dio li Fa... e poi li accoppia" 60m, M5 WI5 5c + RX) a new mixed climb in Valnontey (Cogne, Valle d'Aosta, Italy).

20/01/2013 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup 2013, Tolokonina and Tomilov win in Saas Fee The second stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2013 was won on 19 January in Saas Fee (Switzerland), after two thrilling finals by the Russians Maxim Tomilov and Maria Tolokonina. Angelika Rainer from Italy placed second.

19/01/2013 - Climbing
Fontainebleau and the Chatterton boulder problem The video of Ivo´s Mantle, of Austrian climber on the boulder problem Chatterton at Fontainebleau in France.

18/01/2013 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup 2013 - the Cheongsong video The video of the first stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2013 which took place at Cheongsong (South Korea) from 12 - 13/01/2013.

18/01/2013 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert sends five 9a's at Santa Linya At Santa Linya in Spain an unstoppable Jakob Schubert sent five 9a routes.

18/01/2013 - Alpinism
La Legrima, Adam Holzknecht and Hubert Moroder make first ascent of the icefall on Sassolungo North Face On 7 and 8 January 2013 the Catores Mountain Guides Adam Holzknecht and Hubert Moroder made the first ascent of "La Legrima" (WI6 M6 V+, two sections of A0), the great ice and mixed line up the North Face of the Sassolungo (Dolomites) long pursued by numerous ice climbers.

17/01/2013 - Alpinism
Psyco Killer, the great icefall on Tofana di Mezzo, Dolomites On 12/01/2013 Beppe Ballico, Andrea Gamberini and Marco Milanese made what is likely to be the first ascent of the icefall Psyco Killer (IV+, WI7-, D5, 225m) on the Tofana di Mezzo (Dolomites).

17/01/2013 - Alpinism
New winter climbs in Croatia and Herzegovina A team of Croatian alpinists has established a host of new routes in the Velebit massif in Croatia and on Cvrsnica in Herzegovina.

16/01/2013 - Competitions
Freeride World Tour hits Courmayeur From 17 - 20 January 2013 the second stage of the Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face will take place in Courmayeur, Italy.

16/01/2013 - Climbing
E9 6c, the video of John Redhead and Johnny Dawes E9 6c, the climbing documentary featuring John Redhead and Johnny Dawes, by Dominic Clemence.

15/01/2013 - Alpinism
Via Valeria, first repeat on Crozzon di Brenta On Saturday 12 January 2013 Giorgio Bertagnolli and Cristian Defant made the first repeat of Via Valeria on Crozzon di Brenta, Dolomites, the ice climb established on 6-7 January 2013 by Gianni Canale and Aldo Mazzotti with difficulties up to VI- ice, M6, VI+ rock.

15/01/2013 - Alpinism
Orient Express on Gran Sasso, the story of the first winter attempt and the strength of a partnership On 30/12/2012 Andrea Di Donato, Andrea Di Pascasio and Lorenzo Angelozzi attempted the first winter ascent of Orient Express, but were stopped by Angelozzi's massive fall. Fortunately there were no serious consequences. Andrea Di Pascasio recounts the story.

14/01/2013 - Alpinism
Lacelle Qui Reste, new ice climb in Canada On 30/12/2012 Raphael Slawinski and Eamonn Walsh established Lacelle Qui Reste (40m, WI6) on Mt. Wilson, Canada.

14/01/2013 - Competitions
Ski mountaineering World Cup 2013: the results from Valle Aurina The results of the first stage of the ISMF Scarpa World Cup 2013 which took place last weekend in Valle Aurina (South Tyrol, Italy).

13/01/2013 - Competitions
Angelika Rainer Ice Climbing World Champion hattrick. Alexey Tomilov wins men's title 12/01/2013. Cheongsong, South Korea: this is where Italian ice climber Angelika Rainer triumphed once again, becoming Ice Climbing World Champion for the third time in a row after her victories in 2009 and 2011. The men's title was won by Russia's Alexey Tomilov.
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