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Video portrait of American rock climber Steph Davis.

The final three videos with Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker explaining the climbing techniques needed for getting up cracks: offwidth, gear and gear placements and taping.

Registration is now online for Rock Junior, the youth climbing festival which will take place on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 August 2012 at Arco (Lake Garda - Trentino, Italy) and which introduces the Rock Master Festival, 9 days of events, shows and competitions driven by a great love for...

We asked Italian writer and alpinist Erri De Luca to comment the photo of the queue on Everest which recently made its way across the internet... here's his vision.

On 19 May the fourth stage of the Salewa RockShow 2012 at the Topo Pazzo Climbing House at Verres (Valle d'Aosta, Italy).

On the road to the eagerly awaited The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2012, the great climbing meeting which will take place from 26 - 30 September on the beautiful Greek island which has become a second home to all climbers. Here is the detailed program, information about how to...

News about the highly anticipated first The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival which will take place on the Greek island from 28 - 30 September 2012.

Everest Guide Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa and kayaker Sano Babu Sunuwar have won the National Geographic People's Choice Adventurer of the Year 2012.

The video of David Lama and Peter Ortner and the first free ascent of the Compressor Route on Cerro Torre, Patagonia.

The petition, promoted by Rolando Garibotti, concerning the recent bolt chopping of the Compressor Route on Cerro Torre, Patagonia by the Americans Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk.

The video of Dean Potter while he free solos the final quarter of the route Freerider on El Capitan, Yosemite, USA.

Yesterday 22/01/2012 David Lama made the first free ascent of the Compressor Route on Cerro Torre, Patagonia. The news has been confirmed by David Lama's team. There are no further details but this update will certainly add fuel to the controversy which has followed the bolt chopping carried out recently...

News from Nanga Parbat: Simone Moro and Denis Urubko continue to explore their hopes and the mountain itself. Yesterday they ventured to beyond 5800m to reach the base of the couloir which they will attempt to climb via their (new) route to the summit.

The full-length film Shoshala is now online, dedicated to Giovanni Quirici who died on the Eiger on 12/08/2011.

Planetmountain.com goes online today with its Gallery, the zone dedicated to mountain photography, climbing, alpinism, trekking, and skiing, with currently more than 10,000 photos.

The American magazine Outside has chosen Planetmountain as one of world's best 10 climbing sites.