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Video story of the historic rock climb Zombie Roof at Squamish (Canada) which includes the first free solo by Will Stanhope, narrated by local rock climber Perry Beckham.

Between March and June 2012 Alessio Roverato and Angela Carraro established Cara (260m, 7c max, 7a+ obl), a new route up the East Face of Val Gadena (Valsugana, Italy).

From 14/04/2012 to 07/05/2012 the Polish climbers Marek Raganowicz and Marcin Tomaszewski established Superbalance (VII, A4, M7+) , a new big wall climb up the Polar Sun Spire, Baffin Island.

Adam Ondra talks about the Friday 8 June failed flash attempt of the famous rock climb Biographie at Ceuse in France.

We asked Italian writer and alpinist Erri De Luca to comment the photo of the queue on Everest which recently made its way across the internet... here's his vision.

Interview with Simone Moro who descended to Everst Base Camp today and abandoned his project of climbing Everest and then Lhotse without supplementary oxygen due to the massive crowds on the mountain (more than 200 are currently attempting to reach its summit) and the dangers association with this overcrowding.

On 18-19 May 2012 Alex Honnold amd Tommy Caldwell became the first climbers to ascend El Capitan, Half Dome and Mount Watkins in Yosemite in less than 24 hours.

Video of the fourth stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2012 in Innsbruck won by Anna Stöhr and Kilian Fischhuber.

Stefano Ghisolfi has sent his first 8c+, L'extrema cura plus at Gravere and L'Avaro at Tetto di Sarre, Italy.

At the start of May 2012 in Corsica's Bavella massif the Italians Rolando Larcher and Maurizio Oviglia made the first ascent of Vecchia Felpa on Punta U Peru (190m, 7c max /RS2/I) while Luca Giupponi and Nicola Sartori made the firts ascent of Tafunata Galattica up the Contrafforti di...

Interview with Simone Moro, currently at Everest Base Camp preparing to ascend Everest and Lhotse in a single push while still finding the time to co-ordinate and take part in helicopter rescues.

Silvio Reffo and the first free ascent of Jungle Pockets 8b+ at the crag Lumignano, Italy.

At Magic Wood in Switzerland Dave MacLeod has climbed Mystic Stylez 8C.

On the road to the eagerly awaited The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2012, the great climbing meeting which will take place from 26 - 30 September on the beautiful Greek island which has become a second home to all climbers. Here is the detailed program, information about how to...

The report by Adam Ondra who on-sighted Bella Regis 8c+ at the Italian crag Bus de Vela on 7 April 2012.

Akiyo Noguchi and Jakob Schubert have won the first stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2012 Chongqing in China. The first stage of the Speed World Cup was won by Dmitrii Timofeev and Alina Gaydamakina.