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20/04/2014 - Climbing
Getu petition to save China's National Park is now online A petition has now been started to stop the destruction of the Getu National Park in China.

12/04/2014 - Climbing
Save Getu from destruction! The appeal by Alberto Selmin and a group of residents and local climbers to stop the development of a hotel and restaurant below the famous Getu arch in China.

10/04/2014 - Interviews
Simone Pedeferri - behind the scenes of Melloblocco 2014 Interview with Simone Pedeferri, the man who leads the group of route setters who unearth and prepare the new problems and areas for the Melloblocco bouldering event in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy.

08/04/2014 - Events
Varazze BluBloc 2014 Christian Core reports about the 1st Varazze BluBloc, the bouldering meeting that was held at Varazze (Italy) on Saturday 5 April, 2014.

19/03/2014 - Climbing
La Sportiva Bloc Scouting: Sardinia bouldering guidebook online The Gallura Sardinia bouldering guidebook is now online documenting the boulders cleaned and climbed by the La Sportiva Ambassadors Team in autumn 2013

06/03/2014 - Events
Salewa Rockshow 2014 returns! The Salewa Rockshow 2014 starts at the end of March. The climbing tour, open to all, takes part in 8 different countries and culminates in mid July with an international bouldering camp at Fontainebleau in France.

20/02/2014 - Climbing
Aleksandra Taistra climbing Mind Control at Oliana The video of Aleksandra Taistra interpreting Mind Control at Oliana in Spain

16/02/2014 - Climbing
Fred Moix climbs Mandela Day in Switzerland The video of Swiss climber Fred Moix climbing Mandela Day in the Valais region of Switzerland.

16/01/2014 - Events
Melloblocco 2014 - register now online! Pre-registration is now online for Melloblocco 2014 , the biggest bouldering and climbing meeting in the world that will be held in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy, from 1 - 4 May 2014.

13/01/2014 - Climbing
Twothousandandfourteen. The new and climbing The thoughts of Andrea Tosi about the meaning of something new in climbing, that also provides insight into the past and what might be in the future.

27/12/2013 - Climbing
Mallorca climbing access problems Severe access problems have been reported on the Spanish island of Mallorca, in particular to the mountains and crags in the Sierra Tramuntana massif that spans the entire northern part of the island.

12/12/2013 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Avalanche emergency - the video Ortovox Safety Academy Lab The video Avalanche emergency produced by Ortovox Safety Academy Lab for the new internet site dedicated to mountain safety.

27/11/2013 - Alpinism
K6 West, Raphael Slawinski and Ian Welsted's Karakorum first ascent Last July Canadians Raphael Slawinski and Ian Welsted made the first ascent of K6 West (7040m) in the Karakorum, Pakistan.

16/11/2013 - Book-press
National Geographic announces 2014 Adventurers of the Year From 14/11/2014 to 31/01/2014 you can cast your vote online for the National Geographic Adventurer of the Year 2014. Nominees include Adam Ondra, Kilian Jornet Burgada, Raphael Slawinski and Ian Welsted.

15/11/2013 - Events
McConkey, the film in memory of Shane McConkey at The Space Cinema McConkey, the documentary about Canadian ski and BASE jumping champion Shane McConkey, will be screened at the Italian The Space Cinema on 25, 26 and 27 November 2013. The film is also available for download worldwide.

08/10/2013 - Trekking
Google maps Switzerland's paths Google and the Swiss Alpine Club (CAS) have launched a project to map a series of paths in Switzerland with the Google Trekker technology.
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