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Second repeat of “Illuminati” M11 WI6+ of the super multi-pitch mixed route in Vallunga (Val Gardena, Dolomites) at the hands of Erik Svab from Italy and Klemen Premrl from Slovenia.

On 02/02/2008 Gabriele Moroni from Italy repeated Dreamtime (Cresciano, Switzerland), one of the most beautiful and famous boulder problems in the world.

Simone Moro, Shaheen Baig and Qudrat Ali are attempting Broad Peak, Pakistan in winter. At present they have established Camp 2 at 6200m,

James Pearson from Great Britain made the most of crisp winter conditions on 02/02/2008 to carry out the first ascent of The Groove E10 7b at the gritstone Cratcliffe Tor, Peak District.

The VTNO is urging all climbers to sign an online petition to resolve access problems in Presles, France.

On Friday 18 January Lisa Rands made the first female ascent of The Mandala V12, one of the most famous boulder problems at the Buttermilks, Bishop, America.

Bernd Zangerl reports about his hardest boulder to-date, Anam Cara high in the Silvretta mountain chain in Austria.

On 20/01/2008 Maurizio Manolo Zanolla repeated Bimbaluna 9a/9a+ at Saint Loup, Switzerland.

The 17th edition of the Piolet d'or scheduled for 15 February 2008 in Valle d'Aosta will not take place, as stated by organisers of the prestigious recognition which should have been awarded to the best mountaineering achievements in 2007.

In December 2007 Kilian Fischhuber and Jon Cardwell repeated Dreamtime, Cresciano, Switzerland.

Interview with Fred Rouhling after the first ascent of Salamandre at Saint-Pierre en Faucigny, which the French climber has graded 9?

Hermann Erber and Kirsten Buchmann pay homage to Harald Berger with their picture book "Equilibrium". All proceeds will go to the Salzburg Mountain Guides Association which administers a fund to deal with similar emergency situations.

On Tuesday 27 November Patxi Usobiaga redpointed La Rambla 9a+ in Siurana, one of the reference routes for this incredible grade.

Interview with Tomaz Humar after his solo ascent on 28 October of the South Face of Annapurna.

From 21 to 23/11/2007 Ermanno Salvaterra, Alessandro Beltrami, Mirko Mase and Fabio Salvadei accomplished the traverse of Cerro Standhardt, Punta Herron and Torre Egger in the Cerro Torre group in Patagonia. The Italian mountaineers turned back from the Col of Conquest beneath Cerro Torre due to risk of avalanches.

Tomaz Humar reveals details of his solo adventure to the East Summit of Annapurna (8047m) via a new line up the South Face.