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Yuji Hirayama and Hans Florine have once again broken their Speed record on The nose, El Capitan, climbing the route in 2:37:05

From 23 July to 9 August Silvia Vidal and Youri Cappis carried out the first ascent of "Entre boires" A3/6a+/80º on the East Face of Huascaran North (Cordillera Blanca, Peru).

Interview with Japanese climber Yuji Hirayama after his recent record speed ascent of The nose on El Capitan, Yosemite, together with Hans Florine.

Five weeks climbing in Yosemite resulted in, amongst others, a repeat of El Nino (5.13d) on El Capitan.

Hans Florine and Yuji Hirayama have set a new speed record on the nose, El Capitan, Yosemite, climbing the route in 2:43:33.

On Monday 9 October Thomas and Alexander Huber set a new speed record on The nose, El Capitan, Yosemite, climbing the route in 2:45:45 and beating the old record by over 3 minutes.

In April 2007 Mick Fowler, Paul Ramsden, Steve Burns and Ian Cartwright made the first ascents of Manamcho (6264m) and Point 5935m in the Nyainqentaglha East Range in Tibet.

Interview with Nives Meroi from Everest Advanced Base Camp after having reached the summit of her tenth 8000m peak.

On 29/05 the Swiss-Italian trio comprised of Giacomelli - Pellissier - Troillet won the XVI Mezzalama, the most challenging ski mountaineering race in the world. The women's event was won by the extraordinary Martinelli - Pedranzini - G.Pellissier, who in doing so also set a new course record.

Polar bears, icebergs, a sailing boat, whales and a plethora of unclimbed rock and thousands of new routes to be climbed...In mid August 2006 the Italian Mountain Guides Michele Maggioni and Marco Zaninetti set off with Cristina, Giovanni and the Arctic Guide Kim to the remote Baffin Island in search...

Just two weeks after Caldwell's astounding repeat of the nose, the young American has pushed things further by phenomenally climbing both the nose and Freerider on El Capitan, Yosemite, in under 24 hours!

Yosemite news roundup. On 17 October Tommy Caldwell made a sub-12 hour ascent of the nose, just days after his free ascent together with wife Beth Rodden. Nicolas Favresse from Belgium makes first ascent of L'Appât on El Capitan (VI 5.12d). Leo Houlding from England onsighted Half Dome's Regular Northwest...

From the end of July to 4 Spetember Mauro 'Bubu' Bole and Mario Cortese made the first ascent of Le nez (1300m, max 7c), on the north face of P.ta Croz, Grandes Jorasses, Mont Blanc.

On Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 May, over 300 boulderers met up in the Italian Val di Mello and took part in the two-day international Bouldering event, organised by the Lombardy Mountain Guides.

The Italians Valerio Folco and Massimo Farina climb B.A.T.(A3) in Valle Orco

Interview with Lynn Hill, a world-class sport climbing symbol. Her legendary one-day free ascent of The nose on El Capitan in 1994 Yosemite and her entire vertical world as seen by Lynn herself