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On 11/06/2012 the American climbers Jes Meiris and Quinn Brett set a new female speed record up the nose in Yosemite, climbing El Capitan's most famous rock climb in 10 hours 19 minutes.

Interview with American climber Alex Honnold after his immense and fast solo of the Yosemite Triple in Yosemite Valley, USA.

Alex Honnold has doubled his takings: after the fast ascent of the trio Mount Watkins, El Capitan and Half Dome with Tommy Caldwell, between 5 and 6 June the 26-year-old US climber carried out an incredible and fast solo ascent of the Yosemite Triple once again.

The video of Dean Potter and Sean Leary and their speed ascent of the nose, El Capitan, Yosemite.

Iker Pou has freed Enemigo Público Nº1 8c+/9a) at the Spanish crag Margalef, while at Ilarduia he has freed Harroputza 9a.

Yesterday 22/01/2012 David Lama made the first free ascent of the Compressor Route on Cerro Torre, Patagonia. The news has been confirmed by David Lama's team. There are no further details but this update will certainly add fuel to the controversy which has followed the bolt chopping carried out recently...

Tommy Caldwell has now sent pitch 10 of his Dawn Wall project on El Capitan, Yosemite.

American climbers Hans Florine and Alex Honnold missed breaking the nose Speed record in Yosemite, USA by 45 seconds today.

On 16/09/2011 Libby Sauter and Chantel Astorga established a new female speed record up the nose in Yosemite, USA, climbing the route in 10 hours 40 minutes.

Trailer of some of the most important vertical moments, taken from the film Reel Rock 2011.

The French sports crag Cimai has been closed recently to climbing.

Pete Croft and Lisa Rands climb The Venturi Effect up the The Incredible Hulk, established by Croft and Dave Nettle in 2004.

Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck is back in the Himalaya, at present in Shisha Pangma base camp, ready for an attempt up the South Face together with Don Bowie

Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson are currently attempting to free their Mescalito Dawn Wall project on El Capitan in Yosemite.

In autumn 2010 Simon and Samuel Anthamatten from Switzerland blitzed the West Face, Lurking Fear, Zodiac, Tangerine Trip, Lost in America, North American Wall, Mescalito, the nose, Salathé and the Linkup Half Dome - the nose in Yosemite Valley, USA

Sean Leary and Dean Potter have set a new Speed record on the nose, El Capitan, climbing the route in 2:36:45