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20/10/2011 - Climbing
Evilution Direct, Tobias Haller first ground-up ascent at Bishop Video of Tobias Haller featuring the first ground-up ascent of Evilution Direct V11 at Bishop, USA.
20/10/2011 - Interviews
Sasha DiGiulian, the Pure Imagination 9a interview Interview with American climber Sasha DiGiulian after her ascent of Pure Imagination 9a at Red River Gorge, USA.
19/10/2011 - Alpinism
Bruderliebe, video of Hansjörg Auer on the Marmolada The video of Hansjörg and Vitus Auer on their new route Bruderliebe on the Marmolada, Dolomites.
19/10/2011 - Alpinism
Quantum of Solace, Ines Papert and Wolfgang Russegger breach the Great Wall of China in Kyrgyzstan After an aborted attempt on Mount Kyzyl Asker, Ines Papert and Wolfgang Russegger established Quantum of Solace (ABO, WI 7+, M7, 600m) up the Great Wall of China in Kyrgyzstan.
18/10/2011 - Climbing
Monte Rosa, the video of Hervé and Marco Barmasse The video of the new route climbed by Hervé and Marco Barmasse on Monte Rosa.
18/10/2011 - Climbing
Yuji Hirayama climbs Italian trad During a brief trip to Italy the Japanese climber Yuji Hirayama visited the crags Discoteca, Cadarese, Valle dell'Orco and Balmanolesca in search of Italian trad.
18/10/2011 - Climbing
Kalymnos bolt alert Aris Theodoropoulos warns climbers visiting the Greek island of Kalymnos about defective bolts placed on a series of new routes, listed in this post.
18/10/2011 - Alpinism
An instant, and everything changes For the first time since the accident, Xenia Minder talks to Le Temps about her drama after falling in the mountains and dragging down her life partner, Erhard Loretan.
17/10/2011 - Interviews
Erri De Luca, the mountains, alpinism and life in general Interview with the writer, poet and alpinist Erri di Luca by Manuel Lugli. Nine questions to discuss alpinism, the mountains, friendship and life in general.
16/10/2011 - Climbing
Pietra del Toro - bouldering in Southern Italy The bouldering area Pietra del Toro, just a stone's throw from Campomaggiore, with more that 500 problems from 4C - 8B.
14/10/2011 - Climbing
The Pou Brothers rock Brazil Iker and Eneko Pou have made the first free ascent of two multi-pitches on Corcovado and Sugar Loaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
13/10/2011 - Climbing
Lead World Cup 2011 - the Boulder video Video of the sixth stage of the Lead World Cup 2011 which took place in Boulder (USA) last weekend, won by Austrian Jakob Schubert and teammate Johanna Ernst.
13/10/2011 - Climbing
Ramon Julien Puigblanque 8c+ on-sight Spanish climber Ramon Julien Puigblanque has sent his first 8c+ on-sight at Rifle, USA
13/10/2011 - Alpinism
Tofana Di Rozes, new route by Jakofcic and Lindic in the Dolomites At the end of September Slovenian alpinists Tomaz Jakofcic and Luka Lindic established Viki krema (VIII+/IX-, VIII- obl., 800m) up the Tofana Di Rozes, Dolomites.
12/10/2011 - Climbing
Century Crack, the hardest offwidth in the world? British climbers Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker have carried out the first pinkpoint ascent of Century Crack in the Canyonlands, USA. An analysis including the first-hand account of Steve "Crusher" Bartlett.
11/10/2011 - Environment
Cornwall cliff collapse Footage of part of coast collapsing into the sea in North Cornwall, England.
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