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American climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson report directly from El Capitan in Yosemite with updates about their progress on what has become known as the immensely difficult Mescalito Dawn Wall project.

Iker Pou from Spain is one of the world's most talented rock climbers, with cutting-edge climbs spanning from 9a+ at the crag to 8a at 6000 meters. In this interview he shares his climbing thoughts after his repeat of Demencia Senil 9a+ at Margalef.

40 year old Yuji Hirayama has amde the first ascent of The Fifth Element 9a at Chichibu, Japan.

40 year old Yuji Hirayama has made the first ascent of The Fifth Element 9a at Chichibu, Japan.

Interview with German climber Alexander Huber, one of the world's most important sport climbers and mountaineers.

Yuji Hirayama and Hans Florine have once again broken their Speed record on the nose, El Capitan, climbing the route in 2:37:05

Interview with Japanese climber Yuji Hirayama after his recent record speed ascent of the nose on El Capitan, Yosemite, together with Hans Florine.

Five weeks climbing in Yosemite resulted in, amongst others, a repeat of El Nino (5.13d) on El Capitan.

Hans Florine and Yuji Hirayama have set a new speed record on the nose, El Capitan, Yosemite, climbing the route in 2:43:33.

On Monday 9 October Thomas and Alexander Huber set a new speed record on the nose, El Capitan, Yosemite, climbing the route in 2:45:45 and beating the old record by over 3 minutes.

Just two weeks after Caldwell's astounding repeat of the nose, the young American has pushed things further by phenomenally climbing both the nose and Freerider on El Capitan, Yosemite, in under 24 hours!

Yosemite news roundup. On 17 October Tommy Caldwell made a sub-12 hour ascent of the nose, just days after his free ascent together with wife Beth Rodden. Nicolas Favresse from Belgium makes first ascent of L'Appât on El Capitan (VI 5.12d). Leo Houlding from England onsighted Half Dome's Regular Northwest...

From the end of July to 4 Spetember Mauro 'Bubu' Bole and Mario Cortese made the first ascent of Le nez (1300m, max 7c), on the north face of P.ta Croz, Grandes Jorasses, Mont Blanc.

The Italians Valerio Folco and Massimo Farina climb B.A.T.(A3) in Valle Orco

Interview with Lynn Hill, a world-class sport climbing symbol. Her legendary one-day free ascent of the nose on El Capitan in 1994 Yosemite and her entire vertical world as seen by Lynn herself

In just 2.48.55 Yuji Hirayama and Hans Florine set new Nose record in Yosemite