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Nanga Parbat Mazeno Ridge, Allan, Allen and O’Dowd on the ridge
09/07/2012 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat Mazeno Ridge, Allan, Allen and O’Dowd on the ridge
The expedition of Sandy Allan, Rick Allen and Cathy O’Dowd to attempt the unclimbed Mazeno Ridge on Nanga Parbat, Pakistan.
Superbalance, Polar Sun Spire, Baffin, interview with Marek Raganowicz
05/07/2012 - Alpinism
Superbalance, Polar Sun Spire, Baffin, interview with Marek Raganowicz
Interview with Polish climber Marek Raganowicz who in April and May 2012 established a new big wall climb, Superbalance (VII, A4, M7+) up Polar Sun Spire on Baffin Island together with Marcin Tomaszewski.
Mt Kinabalu, climbing information and photos
02/07/2012 - Climbing
Mt Kinabalu, climbing information and photos
Information and photos of the latest climbing trip by Yuji Hirayama, Daniel Woods, James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini to Mt Kinabalu in Borneo, Malaysia
Pamela Pack climbs hardest offwidth at Vedauwoo
26/06/2012 - Climbing
Pamela Pack climbs hardest offwidth at Vedauwoo
Video portrait of American climber Pamela Shanti Pack who recently freed The Forever War (5.13c/d R), the hardest offwidth crack climb at Vedauwoo (USA).
Dai Koyamada and The Story of Two Worlds at Cresciano
25/06/2012 - Climbing
Dai Koyamada and The Story of Two Worlds at Cresciano
Video of Dai Koyamada who on 22/03/2012 made the first ascent of the boulder problem The Story of Two Worlds Low Start at Cresciano, Switzerland.
The Bachar - Yerian rock climb at Tuolumne Meadows
20/06/2012 - Climbing
The Bachar - Yerian rock climb at Tuolumne Meadows
Video by Kevin Jaramillo of Hayden Kennedy and Ivo Ninov on the famous rock climb Bachar - Yerian (5.11c R/X) at Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite, USA.
Silvio Reffo frees L'attimo 9a at Covolo
14/06/2012 - Climbing
Silvio Reffo frees L'attimo 9a at Covolo
On 13/06/2012 the Italian climber Silvio Reffo made the first ascent of L'attimo 9a at the crag Covolo.
Latok II, new French route in the Karakorum
13/06/2012 - Alpinism
Latok II, new French route in the Karakorum
From 3 to 6 June 2012 the French alpinists Antoine Bletton, Pierre Labbre, Mathieu Maynadier and Sebastien Ratel made the first ascent of Théorême de la Peine (2000m, M5, ED-) up Latok II (7020m), Karakorum, Pakistan.
Valery Rozov and the B.A.S.E. jump off Shivling in Himalaya
08/06/2012 - Alpinism
Valery Rozov and the B.A.S.E. jump off Shivling in Himalaya
On 25 May 2012 Valery Rozov from Russia made the highest BASE Jump in the world by leaping from 6420m just below the summit of Shivling in the Himalaya.
Karl Unterkircher Award 2012, the nominations
08/06/2012 - Events
Karl Unterkircher Award 2012, the nominations
The second edition of the Karl Unterkircher Award will take place on 6 July 2012 at Selva di Val Gardena in the Italian Dolomites. The alpinists nominated for this award are Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards for the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum II, Sean Villanueva, Ben Ditto,...
Adam Ondra frees Jungle Boogie 9a+ at Ceuse
07/06/2012 - Climbing
Adam Ondra frees Jungle Boogie 9a+ at Ceuse
Today at Ceuse in France Adam Ondra made the first ascent of the climb Jungle Boogie 9a+.
Roland Hemetzberger frees Bügeleisen at Kufstein in Austria
06/06/2012 - Climbing
Roland Hemetzberger frees Bügeleisen at Kufstein in Austria
The video of Roland Hemetzberger and the first ascent of Bügeleisen 8b+ close to Kufstein, Austria.
Sergey Nefedov frees climbs on Mount Morcheka, Crimea
01/06/2012 - Climbing
Sergey Nefedov frees climbs on Mount Morcheka, Crimea
Sergey Nefedov and partners have freed a number of old routes up Mount Morcheka in the Crimea mountain range in the Ukraine.
Hansjörg Auer onsights Strawberries at Tremadog
29/05/2012 - Climbing
Hansjörg Auer onsights Strawberries at Tremadog
In May Hansjörg Auer from Austria on-sighted the famous route Strawberries first ascended by Ron Fawcett in 1980 at Tremadog in Wales. In more than 30 years this trad climb has only been on-sighted by Stefan Glowacz and Jorg Verhoeven.
Lagoni trad climbing by Michele Caminati
28/05/2012 - Alpinism
Lagoni trad climbing by Michele Caminati
Michele Caminati has made the first ascent of Il Dado è tratto!, a new trad climb graded E7 6c at Lagoni, Italy.
Großglockner North Face
25/05/2012 - Alpinism
Großglockner North Face
The North Face of Grossglockner: Pallavicinirinne and Mayerlrampe introduced by Vittorio Messini, Mountain Guide Kals am Großglockner.

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