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![Piolets d’Or Asia, the 2012 winners](/uploads/img/3/14904.jpg)
12/11/2012 - Alpinism
Piolets d’Or Asia, the 2012 winners The 7th Piolet d’Or Asia 2012 was held in Seoul, Korea on 9/11/2012. The alpine award went to the Korean mountaineers Kim Chang-ho and An Chi-young, as well as Zhou Peng and Lee Shuang. Denis Urbko from Kazakhstan won the...
![Simnang Himal first ascent by Ukrainian expedition](/uploads/img/3/14890.jpg)
12/11/2012 - Alpinism
Simnang Himal first ascent by Ukrainian expedition In October 2012 Ukrainian alpinists Serhiy Bublik and Mykola Shymko succeeded in the first ascent of Simnang Himal (also referred to as peak P2), the 6251m high mountain located in the Manaslu region of the Himalaya.
![Odyssey, free streaming for 10 days](/uploads/img/3/14877.jpg)
09/11/2012 - Climbing
Odyssey, free streaming for 10 days From tomorrow evening and for 10 days it will be possible to watch the latest Hot Aches Productions film for free: Odyssey staring Hansjörg Auer, Caroline Ciavaldini, Hazel Findlay and James Pearson.
![Janak West Face, first ascent in the Himalaya by Marcic and Strazar](/uploads/img/3/14876.jpg)
09/11/2012 - Alpinism
Janak West Face, first ascent in the Himalaya by Marcic and Strazar The Slovenians Nejc Marcic and Luka Strazar have made the first ascent of Blue Racer (80°, M4, 1100m), a new route up the virgin West Face of Janak (Himalaya).
![Striking Shiva success for Fowler and Ramsden](/uploads/img/3/14764.jpg)
05/11/2012 - Alpinism
Striking Shiva success for Fowler and Ramsden In October 2012 British alpinists Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden made the first ascent of Prow of Shiva ED+ up Mt. Shiva (6,142m), India.
![Climb for Life, a new website and campaign to raise awareness](/uploads/img/3/14125.jpg)
05/11/2012 - Climbing
Climb for Life, a new website and campaign to raise awareness The new website Climb for Life [www.climbforlife.it] went online on 1 October 2012. This aims at providing the climbing community with information about bone marrow donation. The initiative and new campaign to raise awareness is entitled: "You don’t have to...
![The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2012: a huge success](/uploads/img/3/14026.jpg)
02/10/2012 - Climbing
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2012: a huge success Sun, sea, great climbing and partying. These are the ingredients of the first The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival which took place on the Greek island from 26 - 30 September 2012.
![Mt Alberta North Face, important climb by Jason Kruk and Josh Lavigne](/uploads/img/3/13902.jpg)
26/09/2012 - Alpinism
Mt Alberta North Face, important climb by Jason Kruk and Josh Lavigne In early September Jason Kruk and Josh Lavigne climbed the North Face of Mt Alberta. In doing so they repeated the House - Anderson route to circa 3/4 height and then continued up new terrain (WI5, M7+++, 1000m, 06-09/09/2012). During...
![Neil Gresham and his Olympiad climb](/uploads/img/3/13842.jpg)
21/09/2012 - Interviews
Neil Gresham and his Olympiad climb Interview with British climber Neil Gresham after his first ascent of the Deep Water Solo Olympiad 8b at Pembroke, Wales.
![World Climbing Championships 2012, all the results from Paris.](/uploads/img/3/13708.jpg)
17/09/2012 - Competitions
World Climbing Championships 2012, all the results from Paris. The 12th World Climbing Championship took place in Paris last week. Lead was won by the Austrians Jakob Schubert and - for a record breaking fourth time - Angela Eiter. Boulder was won by Mélanie Sandoz from France and -...
![Oscar Perèz and Francesca Canepa win the Tor des Geants 2012](/uploads/img/3/13707.jpg)
17/09/2012 - Competitions
Oscar Perèz and Francesca Canepa win the Tor des Geants 2012 The Tor des Geants 2012 was won by Oscar Perèz (Spain) and Francesca Canepa (Italy). The race along the Valle d'Aosta paths at the foot of Mont Blanc (330km and 24.000 elevation gain) was completed by 392 athletes.
![Forest Gump, new rock climb by Krajnc and Lindic up Rocchetta Alta, Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/13612.jpg)
14/09/2012 - Alpinism
Forest Gump, new rock climb by Krajnc and Lindic up Rocchetta Alta, Dolomites This summer Luka Krajnc and Luka Lindic made the first ascent of Forest Gump (VIII+, 650m), a new rock climb up the North Face of Rocchetta Alta, Bosconero, Dolomites.
![World Climbing Championships at Paris](/uploads/img/3/13603.jpg)
13/09/2012 - Competitions
World Climbing Championships at Paris Paris is hosting the World Climbing Championships 2012 from 12 - 16 September.
![Kilian Fischhuber big climbs down under](/uploads/img/3/13596.jpg)
12/09/2012 - Climbing
Kilian Fischhuber big climbs down under In Australia Kilian Fischhuber has made the first ascent of Southern Delight 8c+ at the Taipan Wall, the Grampians.
![Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc 2012, the winners and the photos](/uploads/img/3/13493.jpg)
07/09/2012 - Competitions
Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc 2012, the winners and the photos Photo report of the The North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc 2012.
![Dmitrii Sharafutdinov and Alex Puccio win Rock Master Boulder 2012](/uploads/img/3/13434.jpg)
02/09/2012 - Competitions
Dmitrii Sharafutdinov and Alex Puccio win Rock Master Boulder 2012 2/09/2012. At the Arco Climbing Stadium Alex Pucciogtom America won the Rock Master Boulder 2012, beating Melissa Le Neve (Fra) and Katharina Saurwein (Aut). Russia's Dmitrii Sharafutdinov won the men's event by beating his teammateRustam Gelmanov and Slovenia's Klemen Becan.
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