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27/04/2012 - Climbing
Cliff closure at La Corma di Machaby, Arnad Due to a serious accident at the crag La Corma di Machaby (Arnad, italy) the local town council has prohibited access. The letter by Gerandin Elso, President of the Evançon Mountain Community.

24/04/2012 - Climbing
Climbing at Lago di Sant'Anna Giuseppe De Franco introduces the crag Lago di Sant'Anna in Piemonte, italy: a magnificent alpine setting with 27 routes up to 6a+.

23/04/2012 - Alpinism
Depravation, new route on Presanella On 31 March 2012 Francesco Salvaterra and Patrick Ghezzi established Depravation (250m,T D+/ED- WI5 M6 VI+ A1/2), a new route up the East Face of Presanella (3558m) in italy.

19/04/2012 - Alpinism
Rwenzori and Margherita Peak, the third highest mountain in Africa David Orlandi introduces the Central Circuit Trail in the Rwenzori mountain range in Uganda and the ascent of Margherita Peak 5109m, the third highest mountain in Africa.

18/04/2012 - Climbing
Adam Ondra and Bella Regis 8c+ on-sight The report by Adam Ondra who on-sighted Bella Regis 8c+ at the Italian crag Bus de Vela on 7 April 2012.

18/04/2012 - Alpinism
Adamello: new route Cuore di Zucca and first winter ascent of Dottor Gore-Tex e Mr. Pile by Guerzoni and Sandrini In the Adamello mountain range in italy, Andrea Andrea Guerzoni and Dario Sandrini have established Cuore di Zucca (5+, 700m) on Corno Zuccone. Furthermore, on 16 March the two made the first winter ascent of Dottor Gore-Tex e Mr. Pile up Cornetto di Salarno.

17/04/2012 - Events
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival News about the highly anticipated first The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival which will take place on the Greek island from 28 - 30 September 2012.

13/04/2012 - Events
Melloblocco 2012 - The Bouldering Community returns to Val Masino The ninth Melloblocco, the world's most important bouldering meeting, takes place in Val Masino, Sondrio, italy from 3 - 6 May 2012.

13/04/2012 - Events
Salewa Rockshow 2012, L'Aquila and its new beginning! El Cap in L'Aquila will host the first leg of the Salewa Rockshow 2012. Daniele Adriani, the president of this historic climbing club, talks about the event which marks a yearned-for new beginning after the terrible earthquake which devastated the Italian city in 2009.

09/04/2012 - Alpinism
Presolana, first winter ascents of Via Paco and Via Bosio On 16/03/2012 Daniele Natali and Tito Arosio made the first winter ascent of Via Paco (7b (6c+ obligatory), 400m), while a day later Maurizio Panseri and Fulvio Zanetti made the first winter ascent of Via Bosio (7a+ (6°+ obligatory) 430m) up the North Face of Presolana, italy.

05/04/2012 - Environment
Val Rosandra and the contested riverbed cleaning On 24 and 25 March the riverbed in Val Rosandra was cleaned, and highly contested, by environmentalists.

03/04/2012 - Alpinism
Gran Sasso, Di Donato and Lemaire and the winter ascent of Il nagual e la farfalla From 14 to 16 March 2012 the Italian climbers Andrea Di Donato and Bertrand Lemaire made the second winter ascent of the route Il nagual e la farfalla up Gran Sasso, Central italy. The report about this outstanding ascent by Roberto Iannilli.

02/04/2012 - Competitions
Bouldering World Cup 2012, all the stages The Bouldering World Cup 2012 begins in April with the first stage in Chongqing (China), followed by Log-Dragomer (SLO), Vienna (AUT), Innsbruck (AUT), Vail (USA) and Munich (GER).

02/04/2012 - Climbing
Climbing at Pian Bernardo The great crag Pian Bernardo, with almost 90 routes from 6b - 8c+ high up in Val Tanaro, Piemonte, italy, introduced by Matteo Pino and Anna Gonzalez.

30/03/2012 - Climbing
Tito Traversa, Sarsifal 8b+ at Tetto di Sarre On 29/03/2012 at the Tetto di Sarre (Valle d'Aosta, italy) Tito Traversa sent Sarsifal, his first 8b+.

30/03/2012 - Events
Salewa Rockshow, the 2012 tour begins April heralds the start of Rockshow 2012, the tour promoted by Salewa and open to everyone. This journey across nine European cuontries aims to discover the climber with the "vertical X-factor" and will culminate in July with the final at the Outdoor fair in Friedrichshafen. Registration is open for all...
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