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02/01/2013 - Alpinism
Alpinism and climbing in 2012 - part 1 Part one of what happend, in alpinism and in climbing, in 2012. A summary, for obvious reason incomplete, of the climbs, the most beautiful achievements and also the most painful moments in 2012. In the hope that this résumé serves as a reminder and as a source on inspiration for...

20/12/2012 - Interviews
Mayan Smith-Gobat interview Interview with New Zealand rock climber Mayan Smith-Gobat. Her ascent of Punks in the Gym at Arapiles, the Salathé Wall on El Capitan, the Nose Speed and more...

19/11/2012 - Climbing
Continuing to dream of Patrick Edlinger While the grief continues regarding the death Patrick Edlinger, we have published a portrait of this climbing legend that was first published in 2005 in the book Rock Master.

17/11/2012 - Climbing
Adieu Patrick Edlinger On Friday 16 November 2012 Patrick Edlinger died aged 52. The Frenchman was one of the early pioneers and absolute legends of sport climbing.

31/10/2012 - Climbing
Mayan Smith-Gobat, first female ascent of Punks in the Gym at Arapiles On 28/10/2012 New Zealand's Mayan Smith-Gobat succeeded in the first female ascent of Punks in the Gym (32/8b+) at Arapiles, Australia.

05/09/2012 - Climbing
Chris Sharma at céüse The video of Chris Sharma attempting his new climbing project at Ceuse, France.

24/08/2012 - Climbing
Climb like Chris Sharma The first two videos in which Chris Sharma shares his strategy and techniques that have made him one of the best climbers in the world.

17/08/2012 - Climbing
Great Gorges du Tarn climbing news After years of uncertainty, sector closures and a recent massive rebolting effort, climbing at the beautiful Gorges du Tarn is now back in full swing.

24/07/2012 - Climbing
Mayan Smith-Gobat repeats Donnafugata on Torre Trieste, Dolomites Mayan Smith-Gobat, together with David Falt, has made the third free ascent of Donnafugata on Torre Trieste, Civetta, Dolomites. 750m, 8a in a ground-up, in a 32 hour single push with no bivy gear. Falt provides the report.

12/06/2012 - Climbing
Adam Ondra and his Biographie flash attempt at Ceuse Adam Ondra talks about the Friday 8 June failed flash attempt of the famous rock climb Biographie at Ceuse in France.

07/06/2012 - Climbing
Adam Ondra frees Jungle Boogie 9a+ at Ceuse Today at Ceuse in France Adam Ondra made the first ascent of the climb Jungle Boogie 9a+.

15/05/2012 - Climbing
Pirmin Bertle frees two 9a's at Charmey At the Swiss crag Charmey Pirmin Bertle has freed Chromosome X and Chromosome Y, two routes both graded 9a.

14/05/2012 - Climbing
Chris Sharma, the video of Biographie at Ceuse The video of Chris Sharma and his 2001 first ascent of Biographie (also known as Realization ) at Ceuse in France.

22/01/2012 - Climbing
Jacopo Larcher and the 8b+ flash at Siurana At Siurana in Spain Jacopo Larcher from Italy has flashed the climb Kale Borroka 8b+. His story.

12/01/2012 - Interviews
Adam Ondra, the routes I cannot climb! Czech climber Adam Ondra talks to Planetmountain about the sport climbs he has failed to climb. Hubble, Three Degrees of Separation, Underground and many more.

07/11/2011 - Climbing
Chasin the Trane greenpoint in the Frankenjura German climber Heiko Queitsch has climbed the famous Frankenjura routes Fight Gravity (by Kurt Albert) and Chasin the Train (by John Bachar) without using the bolts but with trad gear.
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