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![Alex Puccio and Jernej Kruder win the Rock Master KO Boulder Contest](/uploads/img/3/25853.jpg)
31/08/2014 - Competitions
Alex Puccio and Jernej Kruder win the Rock Master KO Boulder Contest America's Alex Puccio, for the third year running, wins the Boulder Contest at the Arco Rock Master together with Slovenia's Jernej Kruder. Jeremy Bonder from France and Akiyo Noguchi from Japan place second, while Makoto Yamauchi from Japan and Julija Kruder...
![Two rock climbs in Val Mora](/uploads/img/3/24641.jpg)
16/06/2014 - Alpinism
Two rock climbs in Val Mora Beautiful Val Mora, on the border between Italys' Valtellina and Switzerland's Engadin and the story of the first ascent of two rock climbs, Gli svizzeri di qua and Mutandenbaum, by Martino Quintavalla
![Escalador Selvatico, new climb up Acopan Tepui in Venezuela by Larcher, Oviglia and Giupponi](/uploads/img/3/22262.jpg)
20/02/2014 - Climbing
Escalador Selvatico, new climb up Acopan Tepui in Venezuela by Larcher, Oviglia and Giupponi At the end of January and the start of February 2014 Rolando Larcher, Maurizio Oviglia and Luca Giupponi made the first ascent, and first free ascent, of Escalador Selvatico (7c+ max, 7a+ oblig, 630m) up the North Face of Akopan...
![Red Bull X-Alps 2013: historic hat-trick for Christian Maurer](/uploads/img/3/18999.jpg)
15/07/2013 - Competitions
Red Bull X-Alps 2013: historic hat-trick for Christian Maurer Christian 'Chrigel' Maurer (SUI1) today, Sunday July 14th, set a new record after racing from Salzburg to Monaco in an extraordinary 6 days 23 hours and 40 minutes to win the 2013 Red Bull X-Alps.
![Helicopter rescue in the Himalayas, interview with Moro, Folini and Senoner](/uploads/img/3/18090.jpg)
07/06/2013 - Alpinism
Helicopter rescue in the Himalayas, interview with Moro, Folini and Senoner In this interview we ask Simone Moro, Maurizio Folini and Armin Senoner to speak about their helicopter rescue operations carried out between April and May this year in the Nepalese Himalayas, about their records but also about the prospects and...
![Safety Information: Petzl ZIGZAG mechanical prusik](/uploads/img/3/17108.jpg)
17/04/2013 - Gear
Safety Information: Petzl ZIGZAG mechanical prusik The French company Petzl has issued the following press release concerning the mechanical prusik ZIGZAG for arborists.
![Mexican multi-pitch free climb by Honnold and McCoy](/uploads/img/3/16232.jpg)
22/02/2013 - Climbing
Mexican multi-pitch free climb by Honnold and McCoy Alex Honnold and Josh McCoy have made the first free ascent of Mi Regalo Favorito at El Portreo Chico in Mexico.
![Adam Ondra... interview after La Dura Dura 9b+ at Oliana](/uploads/img/3/16100.jpg)
07/02/2013 - Interviews
Adam Ondra... interview after La Dura Dura 9b+ at Oliana Climbing at the very limit: today Adam Ondra freed La Dura Dura at Oliana in Spain for which he suggests the super grade 9b+. The interview and first details directly from "magic" Adam himself.
![Youth climbing competitions and interview with Tina Johnsen Hafsaas](/uploads/img/3/15326.jpg)
28/12/2012 - Interviews
Youth climbing competitions and interview with Tina Johnsen Hafsaas An analysis of the youth climbing competition scene and interview with European Lead Tina Johnsen Hafsaas. An article by Franz Schiassi.
![adidas Rockstars Live](/uploads/img/3/13021.jpg)
11/08/2012 - Competitions
adidas Rockstars Live Live streaming of the adidas ROCKSTARS finals (Saturday, from 18.00 CET),an invitational Masters with some of the world's best boulderers. At 19.30 interviews with Reinhold Messner, Dean Potter and Beat Kammerlander, at 20.00 the finals heated up by live music.
![Michele Caminati and his boulder problem Ultimo dei Moicani at Amiata](/uploads/img/3/10571.jpg)
23/01/2012 - Climbing
Michele Caminati and his boulder problem Ultimo dei Moicani at Amiata Michele Caminati talks about the first ascent of his latest creation, Ultimo dei Moicani 8B+ freed on 19 January at Amiata in Tuscany.
![Simone Moro, Cory Richards and Denis Urubko LIVE](/uploads/img/3/9903.jpg)
16/11/2011 - Events
Simone Moro, Cory Richards and Denis Urubko LIVE On 17/11/2011 at 20:30 CET Planetmountain will live stream the London stage of The North Face Speaker Series with Simone Moro, Cory Richards and Denis Urubko about the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum 8035m.
![Arnaud Petit spills the beans about Black Bean, Ceuse](/uploads/img/3/8973.jpg)
20/09/2011 - Interviews
Arnaud Petit spills the beans about Black Bean, Ceuse Interview with French climber Arnaud Petit after his greenpoint, ie trad ascent, of the 8b sport climb Black Bean at Ceuse in France.
![Fischhuber and Noguchi victorious in Sheffield. Fischhuber wins 5th Bouldering World Cup](/uploads/img/3/8421.jpg)
04/07/2011 - Competitions
Fischhuber and Noguchi victorious in Sheffield. Fischhuber wins 5th Bouldering World Cup Austrian Kilian Fischhuber has won the Sheffield stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2011 and in doing so he has won this 5th overall World Cup. The women's event was won by won by Akiyo Noguchi.
![No way down. The book by Graham Bowley about the 2008 tragedy on K2](/uploads/img/3/8308.jpg)
01/07/2011 - Book-press
No way down. The book by Graham Bowley about the 2008 tragedy on K2 No Way Down: Life and Death on K2 by Graham Bowley has now been published in Italy by Mondadori. The book retraces the 2008 tragedy on K2 which cost the lives of 11 alpinists and only Italian mountaineer Marco Confortola...
![La Banda del Buco, new route on Monte Pellegrino, Sicily](/uploads/img/3/8159.jpg)
28/06/2011 - Climbing
La Banda del Buco, new route on Monte Pellegrino, Sicily On 5-6 April 2011 the Italians Rolando Larcher, Luca Giupponi and Nicola Sartori established La banda del buco (175m, 7a+/7b max, 6c+ obbl.) a new route up the North Face of Antro della Perciata on Monte Pellegrino (Palermo, Sicily).
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