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11/02/2012. At Busteni in Romania the 4th stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup was won by Markus Bendler from Austria and Maria Tolokonina from Russia. The Speed event was won by Maria Tolokonina once again, along with her team-mate Kirill Kolchegoshev. Maxim Tomilov has already won the 2012 World...

Michele Caminati talks about the first ascent of his latest creation, Ultimo dei Moicani 8B+ freed on 19 January at Amiata in Tuscany.

Roland Hemetzberger has freed two new routes at the Austrian crag Achleiten, Tunnelblick 8c+/9a and Goldenpearl 8b+/8c

Czech climber Adam Ondra talks to Planetmountain about the sport climbs he has failed to climb. Hubble, Three Degrees of Separation, Underground and many more.

The last stage of the Lead World Cup 2011 was won in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday night by Ramón Julian Puigblanque, while the women's event was tied by Angela Eiter, Jain Kim and Mina Markovic. The overall Cup was won by Jakob Schubert and Mina Markovic, while Ramón Julian Puigblanque...

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

On 17/10/2011 Riccardo Scarian carried out the first free ascent of Shakti (200m, max 8b+/8c, obl. 7c/8a), the route he had established in August 2011 with various partners up the SW Face of Picco delle Aquile, Monte Coppolo, Valnuvola.

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

News from El Capitan in Yosemite valley: Hazel Findlay on Golden Gate, Mayan Smith-Gobat on Free Rider, Sonnie Trotter on the Prophet and Tommy Caldwell attempting Dawn Wall.

Video of the sixth stage of the Lead World Cup 2011 which took place in Boulder (USA) last weekend, won by Austrian Jakob Schubert and teammate Johanna Ernst.

Two video clips with Carlo Traversi and Jo Glassberg which teach the bouldering technique calle The Pogo, also known as the Moon Kick.

Adam Ondra climbed in Margalef, Spain, for a week where he repeated Coma Sant Pere 8c+ and Era Bella and Gancho Perfecto 9a. Vojtech Vrzba provides the details.

Austrian climber Bernd Zangerl has returned from the Rocklands in South Africa where he established two new problems.

Spaniard Ramón Julian Puigblanque is the new Lead World Champion. Jakob Schubert from Austria wins silver, Adam Ondra wins bronze. Qixin Zhong from China and Maria Krasavina from Russia are the new Speed World Champions.

Leo Houlding provides the details of The Prophet, his October 2010 new route on El Capitan, Yosemite, USA.

Interview with Austrian climber Hansjörg Auer after the 22 April first free ascent of Hallucinogen Wall 5.13+/R in the Black Canyon, Colorado, USA.