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On 23/09/2012 Mayan Smith-Gobat and Chantel Astorga set a new speed record up The Nose on El Capitan, Yosemite climbing the route in 7 hours and 26 minutes.

The video of American climber Pamela Shanti Pack on The Forever War 5.13c/d at Vedauwoo, USA.

This summer Tomas Brt (Czech Republic), Vlado Linek and Jan Smolen (Slovakia) visited Greenland’s Tasermiut Fjord where they established two new routes, Turbo (VIII+, A2,1450m) on the South Face of Ketil and Keep Panic, Please (VIII, 1270m)  up the NW Face of  the N summit of Ulamertorsuaq.

The video of Jonathan Siegrist on his Algorithm 9a at the Fins, Idaho, USA.

Egregious wilderness climbing violations found at Joshua Tree National Park, USA.

On 12/09/2012 the Gorges du Loup in France Matteo Gambaro has climbed his first 9a, Abyss.

In Australia Kilian Fischhuber has made the first ascent of Southern Delight 8c+ at the Taipan Wall, the Grampians.

On 11/08/2012 Stefano Codazzi and Daniele Natali made the first ascent Alien (7a+, 150m), a new climb up the South Face of Presolana Centrale.

Cortina Mountain Guida Enrico Maioni presents Via Leila, a new climb up Cason de Formin in the Dolomites first ascended by Aldo Vascellari, Federico Zanettin and Giovanni Zanettin.

Hyknusa trailer: climbing in Sardinia with Caroline Ciavaldini and James Pearson.

Climbing is prohibited at the French crag Seynes until 15 September 2012.

The video of Chris Sharma attempting his new climbing project at Ceuse, France.

Mauro Calibani recounts his holiday with family and friends at the home of Gerhard Hörhager, in Austria's Zillertal rock paradise. A step back into climbing history, in the footsteps of great Hörhager and his Graceland 8b and Ganja 8a+ trad, two emblematic testpieces first ascended by this strong climber in...

As a precautionary measure Climbing Technology is recalling the following Via Ferrata Sets:

The video of Chris Sharma and Adam Ondra trying the same rock climbing in Spain.

The first two videos in which Chris Sharma shares his strategy and techniques that have made him one of the best climbers in the world.