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France's Lionel Claudepierre has set a new record on the Chamonix - Zermatt Haute Route ski mountaineering traverse in a record 18 hours and 35 minutes. Mountain Guide Paolo Tombini shares his views and in-depth knowledge about this famous ski tour.

Max Flaccavento introduces the Gole della Stretta crag in Sicily. A "magical place" for climbing, with nearly 30 routes up to 8a.

Norwegian climber Magnus Midtbø has onsighted Cosi fan tutte 8c+ at Rodellar. He is now the fifth sports climber to onsight this grade.

The film No Siesta Spain trip, Silvio Reffo and Gabriele Moroni's climbing journey to Spain, will be screened for the first time on 4 May during Melloblocco 2013.

Video of Jonathan Siegrist and Nina Caprez in search of the past and present climbing in the Gorges du Verdon, France.

Three new trad routes at the Garibaldi in south-east Sardinia, first ascended by Fabio Erriu and Maurizio Oviglia.

Finnish rock climber Nalle Hukkataival has climbed Bügeleisen, the 8B+ boulder problem established in 2001 by Klem Loskot in Maltatal, Austria.

The American queen of bouldering Alex Puccio has won this year’s ladies-only boulder competition Stockholm, confirming her fitness for the Boulder World Cup. Matilda Söderlund placed second, Mina Leslie-Wujastyk third.

The report by Michele Caminati about yet another trip to England to climb some of the famous gritstone trad routes and boulder problems.

From 5 - 7 April Ben Erdmann, Jess Roskelley and Kristoffer Szilas made the first ascent of Hypa Zypa Couloir (ED: AI5+, M6+, 5.10R, A3, 1100m) up the East Face of the Citadel in the Kichatna Range, Alaska.

British climber Tom Randall has onsighted the 8a crack climb Turkey Crack at the Italian crag Cadarese. Today he repeated the famous route The Doors.

The 10th Melloblocco will take place from 26 April to 5 May 2013 in Valmasino - Val di Mello, Italy. This is the world's most important international bouldering meeting.

On 10/04/2013 Francesco Tremolada and Andrea Oberbacher made the first ski descent of the Piz Lavarella West Face (Conturines - Lavarella), Alta Badia, Dolomites. The report by Francesco Tremolada.

Ivo Ferrari and the simple beauty of climbing: 3 rock climbs at Sperlonga and the pleasure of climbing, of feeling the sun and the rocks, and delving in the past (Fabio Delisi) and present.

The highlights of the second stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2013 held at Millau in France on 6 April and won by Kilian Fischhuber and Anna Stöhr.

The videos of the six ascents which all won the 21st edition of the Piolet d'Or 2013: Kamet, Shiva, Muztagh Tower, Baitha Brakk (Ogre), Nanga Parbat and Kyashar. The videos were created for the award's celebration of the Piolets d'Or 2013 at Courmayeur by Vinicio Stefanello (planetmountain.com) and Francesco...