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27/07/2011 - Climbing
Bernd Zangerl, bouldering in Rocklands Austrian climber Bernd Zangerl has returned from the Rocklands in South Africa where he established two new problems.
25/07/2011 - Climbing
Luca Marzari two 8b's 15-year-old Italian climber Luca Marzari has sent two 8b's, Il Falco at Lumignano Brojon and La notte at Covolo.
24/07/2011 - Competitions
Ramón Julian Puigblanque Lead World Champion 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.
20/07/2011 - Climbing
Blede alla riscossa, Piccolo Lagazuoi, Dolomites The multi-pitch route Blede alla riscossa (5+, 360m), Piccolo Lagazuoi, Dolomites
18/07/2011 - Climbing
Naranjo de Bulnes, Pou brothers free Gorilas en la Roca Iker and Eneko Pou have freed Gorilas en la Roca (7b+, 200m) on the Naranjo de Bulnes, Picos de Europa, Spain.
14/07/2011 - Competitions
IFSC World Championship in Arco a 10 day climbing celebration The IFSC World Championship kicks off in Arco and expectations for this great sport event are simply enormous.
14/07/2011 - Climbing
Adam Ondra, L'Avaro 8c+ on-sight Adam Ondra has achieved the first 8c+on-sight on Italian soil by sending L'Avaro at the Tetto di Sarre (Aosta).
08/07/2011 - Climbing
Twll Mawr: new route and The Quarryman Ian Lloyd-Jones and Sion McGuiness add Supermassive Black Hole (F7a, 75m) to Twll Mawr in the Llanberis slate quarries in Wales. Video of James MacHaffie on The Quarryman
07/07/2011 - Climbing
Il mio criceto, new route on Tofana di Rozes The Slovenians Dejan Koren and Sranka Vidmar have stablished Il mio criceto (400m, 7b max, 7a obl.) up the Primo Spigolo on Tofana di Rozes, Dolomites.
06/07/2011 - Climbing
Sonnie Trotter frees The Edge of Pan at Squamish, Canada A fortnight ago Canadian climber Sonnie Trotter freed The Edge of Pan on the Chief at Squamish, Canada.
05/07/2011 - Competitions
Sport climbing shortlisted for the 2020 Olympic Games The IOC Executive Board announced yesterday that sport climbing has been shortlisted for the 2020 Olympic Games along with seven other sports. This is a fundamental step towards the main goal set by the IFSC International Federation of Sport Climbing and all rock climbers. The news arrives ahead of one...
04/07/2011 - Competitions
Fischhuber and Noguchi victorious in Sheffield. Fischhuber wins 5th Bouldering World Cup Austrian Kilian Fischhuber has won the Sheffield stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2011 and in doing so he has won this 5th overall World Cup. The women's event was won by won by Akiyo Noguchi.
04/07/2011 - Climbing
Matteo Della Bordella establishes a new route in Val Bavona, Switzerland Matteo Della Bordella has freed the route 'll mito della Caverna' (8a max, 7c oblig, 300m) in Val Bavona, Switzerland. This route was opened with Luca Auguadri after starting off with Nicola Balestra.
01/07/2011 - Climbing
Giuliano Cameroni, bouldering galore 14-year-old Swiss boulderer Giuliano Cameroni and his spring ascents in Chironico, Cresciano, Magic wood and Gottardo.
01/07/2011 - Book-press
No way down. The book by Graham Bowley about the 2008 tragedy on K2 No Way Down: Life and Death on K2 by Graham Bowley has now been published in Italy by Mondadori. The book retraces the 2008 tragedy on K2 which cost the lives of 11 alpinists and only Italian mountaineer Marco Confortola survived.
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