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08/07/2008 - Environment
China closes Everest for 'cleanup' in spring 2009 The Tibetan Environmental Protection Bureau has announced the closure of the northern side of Mount Everest in an effort to clean up the rubbish abandoned on the mountain.
03/07/2008 - Climbing
Hans Florine and Yuji Hirayama set new record on The Nose, El Capitan Hans Florine and Yuji Hirayama have set a new speed record on the Nose, El Capitan, Yosemite, climbing the route in 2:43:33.
02/07/2008 - Competitions
World Cup Lead 2008: Johanna Ernst and Tomás Mrázek win first stage in Qinghai On 28/06 Johanna Ernst from Austria and Tomás Mrázek from the Czech Republic won the first stage of the World Cup Lead 2008 in Qinghai, China.
27/06/2008 - Alpinism
Take the long way home new route on Baffin Island, Canada A German expedition including Robert Japser and Stefan Glowacz has carried out the first ascent of "Take the long way home" (700m, 21 pitches, A4 10-) on Baffin Island, Canada.
20/06/2008 - Alpinism
Ignazio Piussi On 11 June Iganzio Piuzzi died in Gemona aged 73. He was one of the greatest mountaineers in the period 1950 – 1970. His climbing companion Roberto Sorgato remembers him in the following interview.
18/06/2008 - Alpinism
Free Tibet 2065 new route on Ama Dablam Francesco Fazzi from Italy and Santiago Padros have ascended Free Tibet 2065 1500m/V+/80°/M5 on Ama Dablam, Nepal.
13/06/2008 - Climbing
Nicolas Favresse - trad climbing in Wales and England Nicolas Favresse and Sean Villanueva have just spent three weeks climbing in Wales, repeating a series of routes on Gogarth, Dinas Cromlech and Cloggy including John Redhead's masterpiece "Authentic desire" E7 6b.
12/06/2008 - Climbing
Via di Testa repeated by Luigi Billoro and Daniele de Candido Luigi Billoro and Daniele de Candido have repeated "Via di testa" max 8b+, 7c obb on Monte Cimo, Italy
10/06/2008 - Climbing
Rhapsody E11 second ascent by Sonnie Trotter Canadian Sonnie Trotter has made the second ascent of Rhapsody, Dave MacLeod's E11 at Dumbarton Rock, Scotland.
03/06/2008 - Competitions
Anna Stöhr and Dimitry Sharafutdinov win third round of the Bouldering World Cup 2008 in Grindelwald The third round of the Bouldering World Cup 2008 was won by Dimitry Sharafutdinov and Anna Stöhr in Grindelwald, Switzerland, last weekend.
31/05/2008 - Events
Rock Junior 2008: registration boom 400 climbers have already pre-registered for the seventh Rock Junior European Youth Climbing Days due to take place from 7 - 8 June 2008 at the Climbing Stadium in Arco, Italy.
28/05/2008 - Climbing
Steve McClure adds 9a+ to Kilnsey, UK On 20/05/2008 Steve McClure freed North Star, the extension to Northern Exposure 9a+ at Kilnsey Crag, creating one of his hardest routes to date.
26/05/2008 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl climbs Pura Vida at Magic Wood At the start of May Barbara Zangerl sent Pura Vida, the boulder problem located in Switzerland's Magic Wood graded Fb8a+/8b.
26/05/2008 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl climbs Pura Vida at Magic Wood At the start of May Barbara Zangerl sent Pura Vida, the boulder problem located in Switzerland's Magic Wood graded Fb8a+/8b.
23/05/2008 - Climbing
Adam Ondra repeats Action Directe, Frankenjura On 19/05/2008 Adam Ondra repeated Action Direct 9a in the Frankenjura, Germany first ascended by Wolfgang Güllich in 1991.
23/05/2008 - Alpinism
Inaki Ochoa de Olza dies on Annapurna Inaki Ochoa de Olza died on the south Face of Annapurna this morning. Locked for four days at 7400m, the Spanish mountaineer died due to brain damage and pulmonary edema.
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