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The North Ridge of Aguja Guillaumet (2579m) in the Fitz Roy massif in Patagonia was first climbed in 1981 by the Argentines Eduardo Brenner and Eduardo Moschioni. Damiano Barabino, Sergio De Leo and Marcello Sanguineti repeated the route on 8 December 2011 and finished up the Amy route.

Maurizio Manolo Zanolla and his new routes at two small, lost crags, Baule and Bilico high up in the Dolomites, for a climbing which is far removed from the usual perspectives.

Video of Sonnie Trotter making the first ascent of the path 5.14R, Lake Louise, Canada.

A journey through the Greek island of Kalymnos, climbing and a lot more, in all seasons. By Nicola Noè.

In Sweden Adam Ondra wins the 'La Sportiva Legends Only' competition ahead of Dmitry Sharafutdinov, Daniel Woods, Paul Robinson and Anthony Gullsten.

Enrico Maioni, Mountain Guide from Cortina, Italy, informs that a landslide on the Tofana di Rozes has changed the descent from the routes on the Pilastro, Primo Spigolo and Terzo Spigolo.

Maurizio Oviglia introduces a new seaside trad climbing paradise: 25 routes from 5a to 7a at Capo Pecora in Sardinia.

The "Alta Via dell’Adamello", or Adamello High Trail No. 1, is a spectacular 70km hike through the beautiful Adamello mountain range in the Italian Alps.

The Melloblocco 2011 bouldering area, prepared by Simone Pedeferri and introduced by Nicola Noè

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

A new start for the Via ferrata Rino Pisetta on Piccolo Dain in Valle del Sarca (Arco), Italy.

Pino Sabbatin introduces the new drytooling cliff Città di Pietra - the city of stone - at Prati di Tivo beneath the Gran Sasso d'Italia, with 20 routes up to M9.

Another new route on Sass dla Crusc (Dolomites) by Nicola Tondini and Ingo Irsara who established Quo Vadis on the massive mountain face, the symbol of the Val Badia.

American climbers Pat Goodman and Matt Wilder have established the trad routes The Scavenger (5.13c) and The Golden Bullet (5.13d) at the New River Gorge, Virginia, USA.

Interview with Edurne Pasaban, the Basque alpinist who has climbed all fourteen 8000m peaks. Interview by Erminio Ferrari and Ellade Ossola.

On 19 March 2010 Alessandro Baù and Nicola Tondini carried out the first winter ascent and third ascent overall of Captain Skyhook (500m + 380m pedestal, 7b+) on the Northwest Face of the Civetta, Dolomites.