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Swedish alpinists Olov Isaksson and Michael Rüter have climbed what might possibly be a new variation up the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses (Mont Blanc range).

Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall are touring the USA, where at Vedauwoo Whittaker on-sighted the offwidth Lucille 5.13a.

Danish alpinist Kristoffer Szilas reports about his expedition to the Djangart Region in Kyrgyzstan which resulted in four new routes.

Interview with French climber Arnaud Petit after his greenpoint, ie trad ascent, of the 8b sport climb Black Bean at Ceuse in France.

The 2010 video filmed by Jim Surette of American climber Steve House as he solos two classic icefalls, Repentance and Remission in New Hampshire, USA.

In August 2011 a Russian expedition established No Fear (6b+, A3, 1120m) up Nameless Tower, Trango group, Karakorum

The thoughts for Walter Bonatti which PlanetMountain received from the alpinists...

Last night Walter Bonatti passed away. He was 81 years old and one of the greatest legends of alpinism of all times.

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...

Andreas Frötscher talks about the excitement of his Red Bull X-Alps 2011, the competition which took place last July and crossed the Alps from Salzburg all the way to Monaco. 864km by paraglider and on foot.

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).

On Sunday 21 August two teams comprised of Michele Comi, Luca Maspes, Stefano Mogavero and Popi Miotti made the first ascent of "Via del 149°" up the hitherto unclimbed SE spur of the eastern pre-summit of Monte Disgrazia 3483m (Valtellina,...

In June 2011 the Italian alpinists Fabrizio Manoni, Enrico Rosso and Paolo Stoppini established two new routes on Nevado Santa Cruz in the Andes, Peru.

On 2 August 2011 Italian climber Mario Prinoth carried out a rare repeat of Silbergeier (8b/8b+, 240m) in the Rätikon, Switzerland, while on 25 May he had managed to on-sight the via Battisti - Weiss (400m, max 8a+) on Spiz...

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

Tomaz Jakofcic and Tina Di Batista have established Ulina smer (IX, 1000m), a major new route up the North Face of Triglav, Slovenia.