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08/03/2012 - Climbing
Kids With Guns, new big wall on Amuri Tepui in Venezuela In February 2012 George Ullrich (UK), Sam Farnsworth (UK) Siebe Vanhee (belgium) and Mason Earle (USA) established Kids With Guns (5.13a, A3, E6 6c) a new climb up the Amuri Tepui mountain in Venezuela.

21/11/2011 - Competitions
Sean McColl and Jain Kim win in Kranj. Schubert and Markovic win Lead World Cup 2011 The penultimate stage of the Lead World Cup took place in Kranj, Slovenia last night and was won by Sean McColl from Canada and Jain Kim from Korea. Jakob Schubert from Austria and Mina Markovic from Slovenia have won the Lead World Cup 2011, one one stage ahead of schedule.

11/11/2011 - Climbing
Petzl Rock Trip - Valley Gétû, China From 26 to 30 October 2011 the 10th Petzl Rock Trip took place in Getu Valley, China. Many of the world's best climbers took part in the event dedicated to climbing and partying. Gabriele Moroni from Italy managed to free a new 9a while Dani Andrada from Spain freed his...

25/10/2011 - Climbing
Getu and the Petzl RocTrip in China More than 250 new routes have been added to Getu in China for the Petzl RocTrip 2011 which kicks off officially tomorrow.

05/10/2011 - Climbing
Orbayu, the video of Nico Favresse and Adam Pustelnik The video of Nico Favresse and Adam Pustelnik making the first repeat of Orbayu on Naranjo de Bulnes, Spain.

04/10/2011 - Competitions
Jakob Schubert and Jain Kim dominate in Puurs The 5th stage of the Lead World Cup 2011 took place in Puurs, belgium last weekend and was won by Jakob Schubert from Austria and Jain Kim from Korea.

17/08/2011 - Climbing
Orbayu Naranjo de Bulnes first repeat by Nico Favresse, Adam Pustelnik Nicolas Favresse and Adam Pustelnik have made the first and second repeat of Orbayu on the Naranjo de Bulnes, Picos de Europa, Spain.

03/08/2011 - Climbing
New faces at the IFSC Athletes Commission Sasha DiGiulian, Sean McColl, Alex Puccio and Gareth Parry have been elected into the Athletes Commission of the International Federation of Sport Climbing.

12/07/2011 - Competitions
Chamonix, World Cup Lead & Speed The first stage of the Lead World Cup 2011 started in Chamonix this morning, along with the Speed event.

08/05/2011 - Events
Melloblocco 2011 – a new bouldering and Val Masino record Great success and absolute record number of participants in Val Masino - Val di Mello (Italy) during the eighth Melloblocco, the biggest climbing and bouldering meeting in the world. 2600 registered climbers from 22 different countries took part in the event, while at least 10000 people gathered in the...

06/05/2011 - Events
Melloblocco day one After yesterday's debut, Melloblocco #8 got underway in Val Masino today, Friday 6 May. More than 1300 registered climbers have already reached the valley to take part in the world's biggest climbing and bouldering meeting, but the number continues to rise by the hour and over 2500 climbers are expected...

29/04/2011 - Events
Melloblocco 2011 - the bouldering game in Val Masino More than 2200 people have pre-registered for the 8th Melloblocco, the world's biggest climbing and bouldering meeting due to take place in Val Masino, Italy from 5 - 8 may 2011.

16/04/2011 - Events
Piolet d'Or 2011: Mount Logan and Greenland Big Walls the winners Two prizes awarded last night in Chamonix during the IXX Piolet d'Or: Mount Logan in Canada by Yasushi Okada and Katsutaka Yokoyama, and the Big Walls in Greenland by Sean Villanueva, Nicolas and Olivier Favresse and Ben Ditto.

21/03/2011 - Alpinism
Piolet d'Or 2011: the nominations, Doug Scott receives Lifetime Achievement, and all the evenings The IXX Piolet d'Or will take place from 13 - 16 April 2011 at Courmayeur and Chamonix (Mont Blanc). Six ascents are in the running for the golden ice axe, while the great British mountaineer Doug Scott will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. Details of the evening dedicated to Extra-Ordinary...

04/03/2011 - Climbing
Malta climbing competition, Stevie Haston reports A climbing report by Stevie Haston about the first bouldering competition on Malta

12/07/2010 - Competitions
Live Lead World Cup 2010 in Chamonix The first stage of the Lead World Cup 2010 takes place in Chamonix (Fra) on 12-13/07/2010
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