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Interview with Belgian climber Nicolas favresse after his three month climbing and sailing trip to Greenland.

Nico favresse, his brother Olivier, Sean Villanueva and Ben Ditto are now sailing home after a final flurry up the granite walls of Greenland.

From 12 to 22 July Nicolas favresse, Olivier favresse, Sean Villanueva and Ben Ditto of the Greenland 2010 expedition established The Devil’s Brew (850m) on Seagull wall, Greenland.

On the Red Wall in Greenland Nicolas favresse and Ben Ditto carried out the first ascent of Seagull’s garden, while Olivier favresse and Sean Villanueva established the nearby Red chili cracker.

Climbers Nico and Olivier favresse, Sean Villanueva and Ben Ditto are preparing for three month climbing trip to Greenland to explore huge virgin big walls.

Two excellent Melloblockers share their impressions about Melloblocco 2010: Nico favresse who visited the Val di Mello for the first time and Adam Ondra who won the special "Mello" boulders for the third year running.

Melloblocco 2010 turned out to be a success once again. Despite the bad weather 1900 registered climbers took part in the world's largest bouldering meeting in Val di Mello, Italy from 6 - 9 May 2010. The valley was visited by a circa 3500 boulderers, as can be read in...

Online the videos of the first five days of the TrentoFilmfestival 2010 WebTV, from Antoine Le Menestral to Krzysztof Wielicki, via Lothar Brandler, Erhard Loretan Mauro Corona, Nicolas favresse, Hanspeter Eisendle, Kurt Diemberger and many more...

Online the videos of the first five days of the TrentoFilmfestival 2010 WebTV, from Nicolas favresse to Joseph Vislmaier, the film director of Nanga Parbat.

Climbing in Portugal has become more varied thanks to the recent discovery of the basalt sea cliff Casal Pianos. Located close to Lisbon, this crack trad cliff hosted an international meeting called "Pianos Rachados" in November.

British climber Stevie Haston has made a flash ascent of Greenspit in Valle del Orco, Italy

Interview with Riccardo Scarian who on 27/10/2009 climbed the second half of Masada on Sass Maor (Pale di San Martino, Dolomites), and freed the crux pitch at 8b.

In August 2009 a four man team from Australia and New Zealand established Naughty Daddies (630m 7b), a new route on Nafees Cap, the massive granite spire detached from K7 in the Charakusa Valley, Karakorum, Pakistan.

On 10 August the Italian expedition Karakorum 2009 comprised of Rolando Larcher, Fabio Leoni, Michele Cagol and Elio Orlandi completed their new route The Children of Hushe (1100m, 7b A2) up the West Pillar of K7 (Charakusa Valley, Pakistan). On 14/08/2009 Rolando Larcher and Fabio Leoni carried out a fast...

Nicolas favresse, Sean Villanueva, Stéphane Hanssens and Olivier favresse have recently returned from an expedition to Baffin Island where they carried out the first ascents of 3 different routes and attempted to free climb the Bavarian Direct on the South Face of Mt. Asgard.

Nicolas favresse, Sean Villanueva, Stéphane Hanssens and Olivier favresse have recently returned from an expedition to Baffin Island where they carried out the first ascents of 3 different routes and attempted to free climb the Bavarian route on the South Face of Mt. Asgard.