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13/02/2013 - Competitions
Arco bids for World Youth Climbing Championships 2015 On 8 March in Shanghai (China) Arco will present its candidature to host the 2015 World Youth Climbing Championships
07/02/2013 - Interviews
Adam Ondra... interview after La Dura Dura 9b+ at Oliana Climbing at the very limit: today Adam Ondra freed La Dura Dura at Oliana in Spain for which he suggests the super grade 9b+. The interview and first details directly from "magic" Adam himself.
07/02/2013 - Climbing
Silvio Reffo flashes Mind Control at Oliana At Oliana in Spain Silvio Reffo has succeeded in flashing Mind Control.
06/02/2013 - Alpinism
Senza piombo, the interview with Albert Leichtfried Interview with Albert Leichtfried after the first ascent together with Benedikt Purner of Senza piombo, the new mixed climb established in Vallunga with difficulties up to M10 WI 5 protected only with trad gear and without bolts and pegs.
04/02/2013 - Climbing
How to Big Wall climb by Chris McNamara Interview with American climber Chris McNamara, an expert big wall climber and author of the recently published book How To Big Wall Climb.
01/02/2013 - Alpinism
Senza piombo, clean mixed climb in Val Lunga, Dolomites The Austrians Albert Leichtfried and Benedikt Purner have made the first ascent of Senza piombo in Val Lunga (Dolomites); a difficult mixed route protected only with trad gear and presumably the first M10 in the world established in this clean...
30/01/2013 - Alpinism
Patagonia, news from Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre, the Ragni and more Fresh news from Patagonia: new routes on Fitz Roy (Flavio Daflon, Sergio Tartari and Luciano Fiorenza) and Aguja de l’S (Josh Huckaby and Mikey Schaefer); The Corkscrew on Cerro Torre climbed by Colin Haley and Chad Kellogg; an attempt currently...
25/01/2013 - Alpinism
Dani Arnold's Breitwangflue ice climbing marathon On the Breitwangflue in Switzerland Dani Arnold has climbed three difficult ice and mixed routes, Flying Circus, Mach 3 and Crack Baby in a single day.
17/01/2013 - Alpinism
Psyco Killer, the great icefall on Tofana di Mezzo, Dolomites On 12/01/2013 Beppe Ballico, Andrea Gamberini and Marco Milanese made what is likely to be the first ascent of the icefall Psyco Killer (IV+, WI7-, D5, 225m) on the Tofana di Mezzo (Dolomites).
16/01/2013 - Climbing
E9 6c, the video of John Redhead and Johnny Dawes E9 6c, the climbing documentary featuring John Redhead and Johnny Dawes, by Dominic Clemence.
13/01/2013 - Competitions
Angelika Rainer Ice Climbing World Champion hattrick. Alexey Tomilov wins men's title 12/01/2013. Cheongsong, South Korea: this is where Italian ice climber Angelika Rainer triumphed once again, becoming Ice Climbing World Champion for the third time in a row after her victories in 2009 and 2011. The men's title was won by...
10/01/2013 - Alpinism
Wolverine and the first WI 11 in the history of ice climbing A brief analysis of the new grade WI 11, put forward for the first time in February 2012 by Klemen Premrl and Tim Emmett after having freed the single pitch ice climb Wolverine at the Helmcken Falls (Canada).
09/01/2013 - Alpinism
Corrado Pesce and his climbs in Patagonia 'How could I define the time spent in Patagonia. Expedition? Holiday? Journey? The right term is none of these' The trip report by Corrado Korra Pesce who has just spent a month in Patagonia which resulted in a series of...
08/01/2013 - Climbing
Hellzapoppin', a journey through the history of climbing Ivo Ferrari Ivo Ferrari and climbing trip back in time up Hellzapoppin', one of the most beautiful climbs in the Mediterranean, first ascended in 1977 by Gianni Battimelli, Fabrizio Antonioli, Paul Bellotti, Giorgio Mallucci and Cristiano Delisi.
08/01/2013 - Climbing
Adam Ondra and his message for 2013 Adam Ondra's message to all climbers for the upcoming year.
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.
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