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02/07/2009 |
| Umbras, Punta Cusidore: Sardina loves climbing |
| On 15 June Rolando Larcher and Maurizio Oviglia carried out the first free ascent of Umbras (300m 8a max, 7b+ obl.). They had made the first ascent of this rout up the N Face of Punta Cusidore (Bruncu Nieddu, Sardinia) in 2008. |
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26/06/2009 |
| Stephan Siegrist frees Magic Mushroom on the Eiger North Face |
| Swiss climber Stephan Siegrist has made the first successful redpoint ascent of "Magic Mushroom" up the North Face of the Eiger. The route had been established in 2007 by Roger Schäli and Christoph Hainz and leads up the 3219 metres high mushroom in 21 pitches and now goes free at 7c+. |
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25/06/2009 |
| Manolo 8b+ on-sight at Kalymnos |
| On 19/06/2009 Maurizio Zanolla, alias Manolo, on-sighted Rock and Blues at the Olympic Wall on Kalymnos, Greece. |
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24/06/2009 |
| In memory of Michele Fait |
| On 23 June the Italian mountaineer Michele Fait lost his life skiing from Camp 2 on the Cesen route on K2. |
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23/06/2009 |
| Stanage Edge, rock climbing in England |
Stanage Edge is the most famous gritstone crag in England. Located in the Peak District National Park, this 7km outcrop hosts over 1300 climbs of all grades.
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19/06/2009 |
| Alexander Huber, Om and Adam Ondra |
| On 14/06/2009 Adam Ondra carried out the first repeat of Om 9a, the route first ascended in 1992 by Alexander Huber at Endstal in Germany. |
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18/06/2009 |
| New climbs in Alaska |
| Stable weather in Alaska has resulted in a flurry of new routes by a series of British teams. |
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17/06/2009 |
| New rock climbs in Namibia |
| On a recent trip to Namibia the Americans Majka Burhardt, Peter Doucette and Kate Rutherford carried out the first ascent of two new routes on Brandberg. |
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16/06/2009 |
| Bouldering World Cup 2009: Fischhuber and Noghuchi reign supreme |
| Kilian Fischhuber from Austria and Akiiyo Noguchi from Japan won the final stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2009 in Einhoven last weekend and also won the Bouldering World Cup 2009. Rustam Gelmanov from Russia and Anna Stohr from Austria won silver, while Natalija Gros from Slovenia and Gabriele Moroni from Italy won bronze. |
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15/06/2009 |
| Picos de Europa rock climbing in Spain |
| The mysterious place that everyone seems to have heard about, but where not many have dared venture! Under-rated and often overlooked, the Picos de Europa is Northern Spain’s hidden secret! Consisting of a huge area of wild limestone peaks, it offers rock climbers and mountaineers a wealth of routes in a range of styles, sizes and difficulties. |
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11/06/2009 |
| Bouldering World Cup 2009: the final battle |
| On 12 and 13 June the 5th and final stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2009 will take place in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The race for supremacy is between Rustam Gelmanov and Kilian Fischhuber, while Noguchi Akiyo is favourite for the women's category, ahead of Anna Stöhr. |
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10/06/2009 |
| La grande linea dei sogni repeated by Luca Zardini |
| On 31 May Luca Zardini carried out the first repeat of La grande linea dei sogni 8c+/9a, the Erto testpiece first ascended by Adam Ondra in April. With this ascent the Cortina based climber takes home the poker of the four hardest routes at this historic crag. |
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09/06/2009 |
| In memory of Giuliano De Marchi |
| On 5 June Giuliano De Marchi, a doctor and strong mountaineer from Belluno, died on Monte Antelao, Dolomites. Michel Barbiero, his companion in Alaska 2007, remembers him. |
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