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On Friday 6 July at Selva di Val Gardena (italy) Marina Kopteva and Anna Yasinskaya from the Ukraine and Galina Chibitok from Russia received the Karl Unterkircher Award 2012 for their new route established in 38 days up the NW Face of Great Trango Tower (Pakistan).

Between March and June 2012 Alessio Roverato and Angela Carraro established Cara (260m, 7c max, 7a+ obl), a new route up the East Face of Val Gadena (Valsugana, italy).

On 30/06/2012 Italian climber Dino Lagni repeated Attimo 9a at Covolo (italy).

Video of Christian Core and the beautiful boulder problems at Varazze (italy) which include his Gioia 8C+.

Rock climbing around Imst in the Tyrol, Austria, advertised on a special lorry.

A via ferrata which starts at Alagna in the Alta Valsesia (VC) close to Monte Rosa, italy, introduced by Mountain Guide Carlo Gabasio.

The second edition of the Karl Unterkircher Award will take place on 6 July 2012 at Selva di Val Gardena in the Italian Dolomites. The alpinists nominated for this award are Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards for the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum II, Sean Villanueva, Ben Ditto,...

Trial, Afa and Due bottoni nel pozzo. Three rock climbs located at 2000m on the beautiful South Face of Rocca dei Campanili in Piemonte, italy, introduced by Mirko Rizzo.

Registration is now online for Rock Junior, the youth climbing festival which will take place on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 August 2012 at Arco (Lake Garda - Trentino, italy) and which introduces the Rock Master Festival, 9 days of events, shows and competitions driven by a great love for...

Michele Caminati has made the first ascent of Il Dado è tratto!, a new trad climb graded E7 6c at Lagoni, italy.

Stefano Ghisolfi has sent his first 8c+, L'extrema cura plus at Gravere and L'Avaro at Tetto di Sarre, italy.

At the start of May 2012 in Corsica's Bavella massif the Italians Rolando Larcher and Maurizio Oviglia made the first ascent of Vecchia Felpa on Punta U Peru (190m, 7c max /RS2/I) while Luca Giupponi and Nicola Sartori made the firts ascent of Tafunata Galattica up the Contrafforti di...

The climbing ban has been lifted today from the crag La Corma di Machaby located at Arnad, Valle d'Aosta, italy.

On 19 May the fourth stage of the Salewa RockShow 2012 at the Topo Pazzo Climbing House at Verres (Valle d'Aosta, italy).

On Piccolo Dain (Valle del Sarca, Arco, italy) Gianni Canale, Aldo Mazzotti and Franco Cavallaro have established Le Vrai Plaisir - (Pampers) (8a+, 7c obbl, 425m).

Silvio Reffo and the first free ascent of Jungle Pockets 8b+ at the crag Lumignano, italy.