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The great bouldering contest to save the world kicked off on 20/12/2011 at the Wild King Boulder Arena in Verona, italy. This competition will take place every month until 20/12/2012 and is open to everyone who wishes to battle it out on three extreme problems to exorcise the Maya prophecy.

Once again Climb For Life raises awareness amongst climbers about the need for bone marrow transplant. The initiative by Pietro Dal Prà e Giovanni Spitale includes Climb for life T-shirts at indoor climbing walls.

This December Roger Schaeli and Simon Gietl established Let's get wild (600m, 7a, 90°), their new route up Aguja Guillaumet (2579m) in Patagonia.

This summer a female trio of climbers comprised of Marina Kopteva, Anna Yasinskay and Galina Chibitok established "Parallel world" (2580m, VI+, A1/7b, 6B), a new route up the NW Face of Great Trango Tower, Karakorum, Pakistan.

From the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses to Patagonia. Corrado "Korra" Pesce's alpine journey, introduced by Rolando Garibotti in this meeting and interview - from one alpinist to another - in El Chalten

The video of Gabriele Moroni on Bella Regis 8c+ at Bus de Vela, Trento, italy.

Interview with Adam Ondra after the first repeat of Gioia 8C+ at Varazze, italy.

Adam Ondra has made the first repeat of Gioia at Varazze in italy, the 8C+ boulder problem freed by Christian Core in 2008.

On 19/11/2011 Glen Plake and Rémy Lécluse carried out the first ski descent of the SE couloir of Punta Ceresole on Cresta Gastaldi (Gran Paradiso).

After having freed two projects at Bus de Vela close to Trento, Gabriele Moroni has now made the first repeat of Masoniamoci 8c+/9a, the route freed by Adam Ondra at Masone above Lecco, italy.

The ninth stage of the Lead World Cup 2011 will be held in Kranj, Slovenia on 19 and 20 November.

On 12 and 13 October 2011 James Pearson made the coveted second ascent of Joy Division (800m, 8b) on the Qualido, Val di Mello, italy, one of the hardest granite multi-pitches in Europe.

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...

After a 6 day ordeal, the lifeless bodies of French alpinists Olivier Sourzac and Charlotte De Metzi were located this morning on the Grandes Jorasses.

Matteo Bernasconi and Davide Spini have established Cose Turche (300m 7a obligatory/8b?) up Kazilin Basi (2944m) in the Ala Daglar, Turkey.

At Kalymnos, Greece,  15-year-old Jenya Kazbekova has on-sighted Super Priaros 8a+.