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In summer 2011 American alpinists Mark Richey, Steve Swenson and Freddie Wilkinson summited the second highest unclimbed mountain in the world, Sasser Kangri II (7518m). Trip report and questions with Steve Swenson

In Yosemite Alex Honnold has soled Cosmic Debris 8a, Heaven 7c and Alien 7b.

Slovenian climber Luka Krajnc has carried out the fourth complete free ascent of Bellavista on Cima Ovest di Lavaredo, Dolomites, first ascended by Alexander Huber solo during winter 1999 with difficulties up to A4 and then freed by German at 8c in July 2001. Urban Golob provides the report.

On 22 August a Spanish expedition led by Jonas Cruces carried out the first ascent of Junai Kangri (6017m) in India's Karakorum, via their route "Sin permiso (IV, AD +, 750m).

The North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc 2011 seen through the eyes of the official photopraphers.

The ninth edition of the The North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc was won by Kilian Jornet Burgada from Spain and Elizabeth Hawker.

Swiss alpinist Giovanni Quirici fell to his death on 12 August while ascending the North Face of the Eiger.... a friend remembers him.

British climber Neil Dyer has added two important new sport climbs to North Wales limestone, namely Megalopa F8c+ at Lower Pen Trwyn on the Great Orme and The Brute 8b at the Diamond on the nearby Little Orme.

The final stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2011 took place in Munich, Germanuy last weekend and was won by Mina Markovic and Dmitry Sharafutdinov. Kilian Fischhuber and Anna Stöhr won the overall World Cup 2011.

James McHaffie has made the first repeat of The Big Bang 9a at Lower Pen Trwyn, first climbed in 1996 by Neil Carson.

In the first round of the Women's Qualification the following qualified with flying colours and two tops: Ernst, Kim, Röck and Eiter. The Italian Jenny Lavarda has also qualified for the Semifinal.

The Lead event capped the first edition of the IFSC ParaClimbing World Championship in Arco.

The first ParaClimbing Speed World Championship took place in Arco today. 33 athletes from 11 different countries took part in the event.

The first stage of the Lead World Cup 2011 was won by Jakob Schubert. Four women shared victory: Caroline Ciavaldini, Angela Eiter, Mina Markovic and Jain Kim.

Ian Lloyd-Jones and Sion McGuiness add Supermassive Black Hole (F7a, 75m) to Twll Mawr in the Llanberis slate quarries in Wales. Video of James MacHaffie on The Quarryman

Jorg Verhoeven has made the second on-sight of Strawberries E6 at Tremadog while Steve Mcclure has carried out the first one-day ascent of The Quarryman E8 in the Dinorwig slate quarries.