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10/01/2012 - Climbing
Gajum: Stefano Bianchi repeats Achtung Baby Plus 8b+ Stefano Bianchi has carried out a rare repeat of the route Achtung Baby Plus 8b+ at the crag Gajum, Italy.
05/01/2012 - Alpinism
Hans Kammerlander climbs Mount Tyree and becomes first to climb Second Seven Summits On 3 January Italian mountaineer Hans Kammerlander reached the summit of Mount Tyree (Antarctic). In doing so he has become the first person to climb the 7 second highest peaks on all seven continents.
04/01/2012 - Alpinism
Bjørn-Eivind Årtun and Venas Azules on Torre Egger in Patagonia. The interview and meeting with Rolando Garibotti Rolando Garibotti and the interview and meeting with Bjørn-Eivind Årtun, the Norwegian alpinist who in December 2011 together with Ole Lied established the route Venas Azules up the South Face of Torre Egger in Patagonia.
27/12/2011 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl climbing Hotel Supramonte The video of Barbara Zangerl climbing Hotel Supramonte (400m, 8b) at the Gola di Gorroppu, Sardinia.
23/12/2011 - Climbing
Enzo Oddo climbs La Rambla original 9a+ at Siurana French climber Enzo Oddo has redpointed La Rambla original 9a+ at Siurana, Spain.
19/12/2011 - Climbing
Johnny Dawes and Paul Pritchard climb the Rainbow Slab A video documenting Johnny Dawes and Paul Pritchard as they climb up the Rainbow Slab in North Wales.
19/12/2011 - Climbing
Nalle Hukkataival 8B flash at Hueco Tanks on Crown of Aragorn At Hueco Tanks (USA) Nalle Hukkataival from Finland flashed the boulder problem Crown of Aragorn (V13, 8B).
16/12/2011 - Alpinism
Aksu North Face, Nefedov brothers climb Transerfing in the Pamir Alay On 15 August 2011 Sergey and Andrey Nefedov completed the route Transerfing (1500m, 7b+), the first free climb up the North Face of Ak-Su (5217m) in the Pamir Alay in Kyrgyzstan.
14/12/2011 - Alpinism
Great Trango Tower, new Ukrainian - Russian route in the Karakorum This summer a female trio of climbers comprised of Marina Kopteva, Anna Yasinskay and Galina Chibitok established "Parallel world" (2580m, VI+, A1/7b, 6B), a new route up the NW Face of Great Trango Tower, Karakorum, Pakistan.
05/12/2011 - Climbing
Ron Kauk on Midnight Lightning, Yosemite Video of Ron Kauk on his boulder problem Midnight Lightning in Yosemite, USA.
28/11/2011 - Climbing
Ben Hur on Wenden onsight for Reto Ruhstaller On 19/11/2011 Reto Ruhstaller made what is likely to be the first onsight ascent of Ben Hur 7c+ on the Wendenstöcke, Switzerland
23/11/2011 - Climbing
Baule and Bilico, Manolo's new routes and climbs Maurizio Manolo Zanolla and his new routes at two small, lost crags, Baule and Bilico high up in the Dolomites, for a climbing which is far removed from the usual perspectives.
17/11/2011 - Competitions
Kranj, penultimate stage of the Lead World Cup 2011 The ninth stage of the Lead World Cup 2011 will be held in Kranj, Slovenia on 19 and 20 November.
16/11/2011 - Events
Simone Moro, Cory Richards and Denis Urubko LIVE On 17/11/2011 at 20:30 CET Planetmountain will live stream the London stage of The North Face Speaker Series with Simone Moro, Cory Richards and Denis Urubko about the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum 8035m.
14/11/2011 - Climbing
Joy Division on Qualido gets second ascent by James Pearson On 12 and 13 October 2011 James Pearson made the coveted second ascent of Joy Division (800m, 8b) on the Qualido, Val di Mello, Italy, one of the hardest granite multi-pitches in Europe.
10/11/2011 - Climbing
Jordan Buys, first repeat of Loaded at Ilkley Quarry British climber Jordan Buys has made the first repeat of the gritstone route Loaded E8 7a at Ilkley Quarry, while his wife Naomi Buys made the first female ascent of Snap Decision E7 6c.
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