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24/03/2013 - Competitions
Bouldering World Cup 2013: Stöhr and Sharafutdinov win in Chongqing Anna Stöhr and Dmitrii Sharafutdinov won the first stage of the IFSC Bouldering World Cup 2013 in Chongqing, China.
24/03/2013 - Climbing
Chris Sharma repeats La Dura Dura at Oliana American climber Chris Sharma has made the first repeat of La Dura Dura 9b+ at Oliana, Spain.
23/03/2013 - Alpinism
Kjerrskredkvelven, great ice repeat in Norway by Scherer and Schmitt In February 2013 Matthias Scherer and Tanja Schmitt repeated Kjerrskredkvelven, the enormous ice climb in Gudvangen, Norway.
22/03/2013 - Events
Piolets d'Or, special mention to Kennedy, Kruk, Lama and Ornter The Jury motivation for the special mention assigned to Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk, David Lama and Peter Ortner which will be awarded during the 21st Piolet d'Or, scheduled to take place from 3 - 6 April 2013 at Courmayeur and Chamonix at the foot of Mont Blanc.
22/03/2013 - Alpinism
2nd International Master Course in Mountain Medicine The second edition of the International Master Course in Mountain Medicine will start on May 2013 to end on June 2014 and will be held at the Italian Insubria University in collaboration with the University of Turin and the Bolzano EURAC. The introduction by Doctor Luigi Festi.
21/03/2013 - Climbing
Freerider: Della Bordella and Bacci in Yosemite Video by OpenCircle of Matteo Della Bordella and David Bacci climbing the route Freerider in Yosemite.
21/03/2013 - Alpinism
Norway express: ice climbing in the great North Elio Bonfanti and Claudio Casalegno present the icefalls Sabotørfossen, Fossekjerringa e Grabeinsisen close to Rijukan in Norway.
21/03/2013 - Climbing
Mina Leslie-Wujastyk makes first female ascent of Careless Torque at Stanage British climber Mina Leslie-Wujastyk has made the first female ascent of the gritstone boulder problem Careless Torque, first climbed in 1987 by Ron Fawcett at Stanage Edge.
20/03/2013 - Climbing
Niccolò Ceria boulders 8B+ at Varazze At Varazze in Italy Niccolò Ceria has repeated Gandalf il grigio, a great 8B+ boulder problem.
20/03/2013 - Alpinism
Sagwand first winter ascent by Auer, Lama and Ortner On 16 and 17 March 2013 the highly experienced Austrian alpinists Hansjörg Auer, David Lama and Peter Ortner made the first winter ascent of the Sagwand via the route Schiefer Riss first climbed by Mathias Rebitsch and Roland Berger in 1947.
19/03/2013 - Alpinism
Climbing Technology: the test results of Via Ferrata Sets with rope friction technology Official press release from Climbing Technology concering their rope friction based Via Ferrata Sets.
19/03/2013 - Climbing
Climbing at Sagres, Portugal Leopoldo Faria introduces Corgas at Sagres, the sea cliff famous for hosting the first 9a sport climb in Portugal.
18/03/2013 - Climbing
Steph Davis climbing Glad to be trad, Mineral Canyon Video of Steph Davis on the rock climb Glad to be trad 5.13- first ascended by Steve Hong in the Mineral Canyon, USA.
18/03/2013 - Alpinism
Important new winter additions to Ben Nevis Two new winter climbs have been added to Ben Nevis in Scotland: Deadly Presence (VIII,7, Iain Small, Doug Hawthorn) and Shooting Star (VI,6, Robin Clothier, Richard Bentley).
16/03/2013 - Book-press
Felix Baumgartner wins National Geographic Adventurer of the Year Award Austrian Felix Baumgartner was awarded the National Geographic Adventurer of the Year for his historic free fall from space on 14 October 2012.
16/03/2013 - Climbing
Video: Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven, Ticino #2 The second video of Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven bouldering in Chironico, Cresciano and Brione in Canton Ticino, Switzerland.
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