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The ninth Melloblocco, the world's most important bouldering meeting, takes place in Val Masino, Sondrio, Italy from 3 - 6 May 2012.

El Cap in L'Aquila will host the first leg of the Salewa Rockshow 2012. Daniele Adriani, the president of this historic climbing club, talks about the event which marks a yearned-for new beginning after the terrible earthquake which devastated the Italian city in 2009.

In March 2012 Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva, Stephane Hanssens and Jean-Louis Wertz established Maria Rosa (7b, 500m) and Apichavai (8a+, 500m) on Amuri Tepui in Venezuela. The trip report by Nico Favresse.

Spanish climber Nacho Sánchez has freed Insomnio at Cova de la Gota at Crevillente, Spain.

From 14 to 16 March 2012 the Italian climbers Andrea Di Donato and Bertrand Lemaire made the second winter ascent of the route Il nagual e la farfalla up Gran Sasso, Central Italy. The report about this outstanding ascent by Roberto Iannilli.

On 17/03/2012 at Pian Schiavaneis (Dolomites) Angelika Rainer redpointed her first 8b+, Non mollare.

The fith Tris Rotondo took place on 11 March in Valle Bredetto (San Gothard, Switzerland). The Super Tris event was won by Cédric Brodard, Vincent Mabboux and Nicolas Philipona, while the Main Tris (which also counted for the Swiss Championship) was won by Gerhard Schneider and Alexander Hug and by...

At Burbage North on England's gritstone Michele Caminati has sent the boulder problems The Voyager 8B, The Promise (7B+) and the route Three Blind Mice E7 6c.

Video of Katharina Saurwein at Hueco (USA) sending Rumble in the Jungle and Barefoot on Sacred Ground, both graded 8A+.

British climber Katy Whittaker has repeated the gristone testpiece The Angel's Share E8 7a at Black Rocks, while Michele Caminati has sent the boulder problem Careless Torque 8A at Stanage.

Stella Plantin and Hanne Riise on the boulder problem Sockerbiten at Utby in Sweden.

In Italy's Val Noasca Bernd Zangerl has established a handful of boulder problems, including Bravirabi 8A+/B.

Italian climber Gabriele Gorobey has repeated Histerija 8c+ at Misja Pec, Slovenia.

Jorg Verhoeven and Katharina Saurwein have sent numerous boulder problems at Hueco (USA), including Slashface V13 (8B) for Verhoeven and two 8A and one 8A+ in a single day for Saurwein.

Two short videos of Paul Robinson repeating the classic gritstone boulder problems Brad Pitt and The Ace at Stanage Edge in England.

Videos of Stefano Ghisolfi on the boulder problems Icaro 8A and Scheletri nell'Armadio 8B.