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![Pete Whittaker frees Baron Greenback at Wimberry](/uploads/img/3/17669.jpg)
16/05/2013 - Climbing
Pete Whittaker frees Baron Greenback at Wimberry On 4 May Pete Whittaker made the first ascent of Baron Greenback ta the gritstone outcrop Wimberry in England, while Tom Randall made the first repeat of Appointment with Death and Nathan Lee repeated Order of the Phoenix.
![2nd International Master Course in Mountain Medicine](/uploads/img/3/16646.jpg)
22/03/2013 - Alpinism
2nd International Master Course in Mountain Medicine The second edition of the International Master Course in Mountain Medicine will start on May 2013 to end on June 2014 and will be held at the Italian Insubria University in collaboration with the University of Turin and the Bolzano...
![La Legrima, Adam Holzknecht and Hubert Moroder make first ascent of the icefall on Sassolungo North Face](/uploads/img/3/15632.jpg)
18/01/2013 - Alpinism
La Legrima, Adam Holzknecht and Hubert Moroder make first ascent of the icefall on Sassolungo North Face On 7 and 8 January 2013 the Catores Mountain Guides Adam Holzknecht and Hubert Moroder made the first ascent of "La Legrima" (WI6 M6 V+, two sections of A0), the great ice and mixed line up the North Face of...
![Alpinism and climbing in 2012 - part 2](/uploads/img/3/12718.jpg)
07/01/2013 - Alpinism
Alpinism and climbing in 2012 - part 2 Part 2 - from July to December - of what happened in alpinism and climbing in 2012.
![Alpinism and climbing in 2012 - part 1](/uploads/img/3/4340.jpg)
02/01/2013 - Alpinism
Alpinism and climbing in 2012 - part 1 Part one of what happend, in alpinism and in climbing, in 2012. A summary, for obvious reason incomplete, of the climbs, the most beautiful achievements and also the most painful moments in 2012. In the hope that this résumé serves...
![For Gigi Dal Pozzo](/uploads/img/3/15182.jpg)
13/12/2012 - Alpinism
For Gigi Dal Pozzo Luigi 'Gigi' Dal Pozzo passed away on Monday 10 December 2012 after a long illness. A leading climber and alpinist from the Belluno area of Northern Italy, Gigi Dal Pozzo played a fundamental role in the evolution of climbing in...
![Sean McColl wins the La Sportiva Legends Only boulder competition in Stockholm](/uploads/img/3/15081.jpg)
03/12/2012 - Competitions
Sean McColl wins the La Sportiva Legends Only boulder competition in Stockholm The Canadian climber Sean McColl crowned his best competition season yet by winning this unique challenge organised by La Sportiva, beating runner-up Dmitry Sharafutdinov by one attempt.
![Fitz Roy, important East Face new route by Ackermann and Lerjen-Demjen](/uploads/img/3/14974.jpg)
20/11/2012 - Alpinism
Fitz Roy, important East Face new route by Ackermann and Lerjen-Demjen On the East Face of Fitz Roy in Patagonia Switzerland’s Michael Lerjen-Demjen and Argentina’s Jorge Ackermann have made the first ascent, in alpine style, of Un Mar de Suenos (1200m, 7a, A3, M4).
![Yosemite bolt replacement and Death Block removal](/uploads/img/3/9542.jpg)
15/11/2012 - Climbing
Yosemite bolt replacement and Death Block removal Two videos by Cheyne Lempe from Yosemite concerning climbing safety: replacement of old bolts and the removal, off El Capitan, of the famous Death Block.
![Hotel Supramonte, do masterpieces age? The story of extraordinary maintenance of an extraordinary climb](/uploads/img/3/14711.jpg)
14/11/2012 - Climbing
Hotel Supramonte, do masterpieces age? The story of extraordinary maintenance of an extraordinary climb Maurizio Oviglia reports about the recent rebolting of the famous rock climb Hotel Supramonte. Established in 1998/99 by Rolando Larcher and Roberto Vigiani, Sardina’s famous multi-pitch has now been restored to its former glory by Larcher and Oviglia, with the...
![Climbing violations at Joshua Tree](/uploads/img/3/13780.jpg)
18/09/2012 - Climbing
Climbing violations at Joshua Tree Egregious wilderness climbing violations found at Joshua Tree National Park, USA.
![Colonne d'Ercole, new climb up Punta Tissi in Civetta by Baù, Beber and Tondini](/uploads/img/3/13590.jpg)
12/09/2012 - Alpinism
Colonne d'Ercole, new climb up Punta Tissi in Civetta by Baù, Beber and Tondini On 7 - 8 September 2012 Alessandro Baù, Alessandro Beber and Nicola Tondini made the first free ascent of Colonne d'Ercole (1200m, max IX, obl. VIII+) up Punta Tissi on the NW Face of Civetta, Dolomites, the great new route...
![Hansjörg Auer onsights Strawberries at Tremadog](/uploads/img/3/12215.jpg)
29/05/2012 - Climbing
Hansjörg Auer onsights Strawberries at Tremadog In May Hansjörg Auer from Austria on-sighted the famous route Strawberries first ascended by Ron Fawcett in 1980 at Tremadog in Wales. In more than 30 years this trad climb has only been on-sighted by Stefan Glowacz and Jorg Verhoeven.
![Everest, the crowd and the race to nowhere](/uploads/img/3/1819.jpg)
28/05/2012 - Alpinism
Everest, the crowd and the race to nowhere The race towards the highest mountain on earth: a multitude of summits, long queues and, like every year, too many deaths. By Vinicio Stefanello.
![Adamello: new route Cuore di Zucca and first winter ascent of Dottor Gore-Tex e Mr. Pile by Guerzoni and Sandrini](/uploads/img/3/11504.jpg)
18/04/2012 - Alpinism
Adamello: new route Cuore di Zucca and first winter ascent of Dottor Gore-Tex e Mr. Pile by Guerzoni and Sandrini In the Adamello mountain range in Italy, Andrea Andrea Guerzoni and Dario Sandrini have established Cuore di Zucca (5+, 700m) on Corno Zuccone. Furthermore, on 16 March the two made the first winter ascent of Dottor Gore-Tex e Mr. Pile...
![Mezzogiorno di Fuoco and Amico Fragile for Ciavaldini and Pearson in Sardinia](/uploads/img/3/11460.jpg)
11/04/2012 - Climbing
Mezzogiorno di Fuoco and Amico Fragile for Ciavaldini and Pearson in Sardinia Caroline Ciavaldini and James Pearson have repeated Mezzogiorno di Fuoco (8b, 270m) at Punta Giradili and Amico Fragile (8b, 230m) at Monte Donneittu in Sardinia.
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