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20/12/2010 - Climbing
Sharma sends super route at Oliana Chris Sharma has added "Power inverter" 9a+ to Oliana, Lleida, Spain.

17/12/2010 - Alpinism
Quo Vadis, new route by Tondini and Irsara on Sass dla Crusc, Dolomites Another new route on Sass dla Crusc (Dolomites) by Nicola Tondini and Ingo Irsara who established Quo Vadis on the massive mountain face, the symbol of the Val Badia.

14/12/2010 - Alpinism
Adamello ski mountaineering in Italy Ski mountaineering on the largest glacier in the Italian Alps. Five ski tours described by the Mountain guide Cain Olsen: Calotta, Ficazza, Pisgana, Pisganino and the legendary Adamello Tour.

28/11/2010 - Alpinism
Gérard Pailheiret has left us On 23/11/2010 Gérard Pailheiret, the French mountain guide and symbol and promoter of a love for ice climbing, passed away after a long illness.

26/11/2010 - Alpinism
Simon Gietl, Fairplay new route on Piz Boè, Dolomites South Tyrolean mountain guide Simon Gietl recounts his Dolomite summer which includes, amongst others, the first ascent of his new route, Fairplay 9+/10- on Piz Boè in the Dolomites.

24/11/2010 - Alpinism
Carletto Alverà, good bye to another flag bearer of the Scoiattoli di Cortina Yesterday morning Carletto Alverà Lete passed away at the age of 92. The Italian was the flag bearer of the Gruppo Scoiattoli di Cortina, a mountain guide and ski instructor. He takes with him another piece of the history of alpinism in Cortina and the Valle d'Ampezzo, Dolomites.

19/11/2010 - Alpinism
Patagonia, Holzknecht and Moroder climb Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre In Patagonia Adam Holzknecht and Hubert Moroder have climbed Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre in rapid alpine style. In the meantime Rolando Garibotti has removed 17 bolts from Cerro Torre placed last year by the team headed by David Lama.

18/11/2010 - Climbing
Lleida, sport climbing in Spain Lleida in Spain has been developing fast into one of the world's premier sport climbing areas, thanks in great part to one of the main activists, Dani Andrada. Pete O'Donovan introduces the Catalonian delights.

10/11/2010 - Climbing
Anthamatten blitzclimb Yosemite valley In autumn 2010 Simon and Samuel Anthamatten from Switzerland blitzed the West Face, Lurking Fear, Zodiac, Tangerine Trip, Lost in America, North American Wall, Mescalito, The Nose, Salathé and the Linkup Half Dome - The Nose in Yosemite Valley, USA

09/11/2010 - Alpinism
Piolet d'or Asia won by Okada and Katsutake. Hasegawa wins lifetime achievement award. On 22/10/2010 in Korea's capital Seoul the Japanese alpinists Yasushi Okada and Katsutake Yokoyama won the fifth edition of the Piolet d'or Asia, while the lifetime achievement award went to their fellow countryman Tsuneo Hasegawa.

07/11/2010 - Interviews
Fourteen times Edurne Pasaban Interview with Edurne Pasaban, the Basque alpinist who has climbed all fourteen 8000m peaks. Interview by Erminio Ferrari and Ellade Ossola.

28/10/2010 - Alpinism
Joseph Puryear dies in Tibet American alpinist Joseph Puryear has died in Tibet while attempting Labuche Kang (7367m) together with David Gottlieb.

27/10/2010 - Climbing
Atlante Perverso, new route in Taghia, Morocco From 20 - 24 September the Italians Giovanni Ongaro, Andrea Pavan and Davide Spini (Team Altroverso) established Atlante Perverso (350m, 8a max, 7b obl.) on the north face of Monte Oujad, Taghia, in the High Atlas mountain range in Morocco.

22/10/2010 - Climbing
Michele Caminati bouldering hard at Fontainebleau Michele Caminati from Italy has repeated The Island Fb8b+ at Fontainebleau, France.

19/10/2010 - Climbing
ET, new climbing area on Kalymnos Rock climbing on Kalymnos, Greece, continues to expand, with over 1700 routes in 64 sectors. To celebrate the revised edition of the latest guidebook Aris Theodoropoulos introduces the latest crag ET.

08/10/2010 - Climbing
Transocean, new route on Wenden by Rathmayr and Ruhstaller Bernd Rathmayr and Reto Ruhstaller have established Transocean (7b+, 7a+ obl., 230m) on the Wendenstöcke in Switzerland.
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