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At 9:40am local time on 19 May Russian alpinist Denis Urubko reached the summit of Kangchenjunga from the north, while Italy's Marco Camandona summited yesterday from the south as did Spain's Carlos Soria. This is the 75-year-old's 12th 8000er.

The fourth stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2014 was won on Saturday night at Innsbruck, Austria, by Kilian Fischhuber and Shauna Coxsey. Michael Piccolruaz from Italy placed 6th.

The video of Angelika Rainer ice climbing at the Cineplex Cave and Helmcken Falls in Canada.

On 13/02/2014 Alex Luger made the first ascent of Psychogramm, an 8b+ trad climb on the Bürser Platte in Austria.

Interview with French climber Melissa Le Nevé after the first female ascent of Wallstreet, the 8c first climbed in 1987 by Wolfgang Güllich in Frankenjura, Germany.

This year's XVI National Week of hiking CAI takes place on the paths of Cadore and Cortina (Dolomites), in the province of Belluno, from 28 June to 6 July 2014,

On 8/05/2014 French climber Melissa Le Nevé repeated Wallstreet, reputed to be the world's first 8c and first climbed by Wolfgang Güllich in 1987 in the Frankenjura, Germany.

The Melloblocco 2014 video contest was won by Alexander Flatz for his "Live-View", while the photo contest was won by Andrea Aiello for his photo "Ti spio".

On 09/05/2014 Francesco Tremolada and Andrea Oberbacher skied a new line down the East Face of Sass de Mesdì that leads directly into the famous Val Mesdì, Sella, Dolomites.

More than 700 climbers took part in the April stages of the Salewa Rockshow 2014 and the month of May promises to be just as successful. Bouldering and fun are the key words of this event and the next Italian stages take place on Saturday 17 May in Rome and...

Ian Lloyd-Jones and his son Celt Lloyd-Jones have established The Desolation of Smaug, the longest sport climb in the United Kingdom.

The third stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2014 was won yesterday at Grindelwald in Switerland by Shauna Coxsey and Jan Hojer.

The video of Italian climber Michael Piccolruaz on Helmutant 9a, the route he freed on 27/04/2014 at Saustall, Northern Italy

After a first trip in 2013, Marcello Sanguineti recounts his intense 5-day climbing trip to Wadi Rum in Jordan, this time together with Manrico Dell'Agnola.

On 13/04/2014 15-year-old Stefano Carnati made only the 4th ascent of Spirit Walker, the historic 8c at Sasso Remenno in Val di Mello freed by Daniele Pigoni back in 1990.

Ilio De Biasio, one of the strongest climbers and mountaineers in the Dolomites, died aged 59 on 9 April 2014 during a ski mountaineering trip to Monte Pavione, Alpi Feltrine, Dolomites. The thoughts by Toni Zuech.