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Interview with Simone Moro who descended to Everst Base Camp today and abandoned his project of climbing Everest and then Lhotse without supplementary oxygen due to the massive crowds on the mountain (more than 200 are currently attempting to reach its summit) and the dangers association with this overcrowding.

Video of the fourth stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2012 in Innsbruck won by Anna Stöhr and Kilian Fischhuber.

At the start of May 2012 in Corsica's Bavella massif the Italians Rolando Larcher and Maurizio Oviglia made the first ascent of Vecchia Felpa on Punta U Peru (190m, 7c max /RS2/I) while Luca Giupponi and Nicola Sartori made the firts ascent of Tafunata Galattica up the Contrafforti di...

On Saturday 19 May 2012 three alpinists - a German, a Canadian and a Korean - lost their lives on the South Face of Everest, in part due to a sudden storm. Another two alpinists are reported missing, while other alpinists in difficulty were rescued by helicopter from Camp 2....

The climbing ban has been lifted today from the crag La Corma di Machaby located at Arnad, Valle d'Aosta, Italy.

Yesterday 17 May the Italian alpinist Mario Panzeri reached the summit of Dhaulagiri to compete the tour of the 14 eighthousanders. After Reinhold Messner, Silvio Mondinelli and Abele Blanc he is now the fourth Italian to climb all the highest mountains in the world without supplementary oxygen.

On the Pilastro della Tofana di Rozes in the Dolomites Massimo Da Pozzo, Natasha Alexander and Samuele Majoni have made the first ascent of Spigolo Sam (6c, 500m circa).

Interview with Simone Moro, currently at Everest Base Camp preparing to ascend Everest and Lhotse in a single push while still finding the time to co-ordinate and take part in helicopter rescues.

On Piccolo Dain (Valle del Sarca, Arco, Italy) Gianni Canale, Aldo Mazzotti and Franco Cavallaro have established Le Vrai Plaisir - (Pampers) (8a+, 7c obbl, 425m).

On the island of Telendos opposite Kalymnos in Greece Simon Montmory has equipped the new sector Inspiration.

At the crag Schwarzau in Austria Andrea Maruna èhas redpointed Sponsored by family 8b.

Eraldo Meraldi presents Sasso Garibaldi near Bagni di Bormio (Italy), recently bolted by the Alta Valtellina Alpine Guides with 7 easy climbs ideal for beginners.

Daniel Woods has made the first ascent of Mission Impossible 9a at Clear Creek Canyon in Colorado, USA.

The film and the first free ascent Sulla via del Det up Sasso Cavallo (Lecco, Italy) will be screened at Valmadrera, with special guests Giuseppe Alippi Det, Benigno Balatti and the Ragni Luca Passini and Matteo Piccardi.

The first ski descent of the North Colouir of Quota 2885m on Pizzo di Coca in the Orobie Alps carried out on 03 May 2012 by Fabio Bonomi and Mario Vannuccini.

The video of Dean Potter and Sean Leary and their speed ascent of The Nose, El Capitan, Yosemite.