The news

Video of Stefan Glowacz and Christian Schlesener and their project, a new route in the Verdon Gorge, France.

Multiple climbing champion Christian Core launches his climbing and bouldering training App for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch.

At Rodellar in Spain 11-year-old Brooke Raboutou has repeated Welcome to Tijuana. In doing so she has become the youngest climber in the world to master this grade.

Video story of the historic rock climb Zombie Roof at Squamish (Canada) which includes the first free solo by Will Stanhope, narrated by local rock climber Perry Beckham.

Video of the future 9b project bolted by Adam Ondra at the Flatanger cave in Norway, where he on-sighted another two 8c+ and made the first ascent of a 9a+.

On 02/06/2012 Fabio Failla and Luigi Filocamo made the first ascent of Monaco di Clausura (5 pitches, 6c max, 6b+ obligatory) up the north face of Pizzo Monaco, San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily.

Video of the trad climbing meeting Tradannot at Annot in France.

Ascending Rhythm, two video clips by Sterling Johnson and Ron Kauk about climbing as an interior journey into nature, set in the fantastic Yosemite Valley.

Big news comes from the fresh Dinorwig slate quarries in Wales where British climber James McHaffie has freed an old project which over the years had come to be known as The Meltdown project.

At Stennis Ford in Pembroke, Wales, Charlie Woodburn has made the first ascent of Something's Burning E9 7a.

The second post of Clement Pedrotti's video blog from the bouldering area Rocklands in South Africa.

Between March and June 2012 Alessio Roverato and Angela Carraro established Cara (260m, 7c max, 7a+ obl), a new route up the East Face of Val Gadena (Valsugana, Italy).

Video of French climber Enzo Oddo climbing at Red River Gorge, USA.

On 26/06/2012 Simon Gietl and his brother Manuel completed Agoge (VIII/VIII+,400m), a new rock climbing up Cima Scotoni in the Italian Dolomites.

The first video blog by Clement Pedrotti directly from the bouldering area Rocklands in South Africa.

Kalymnos, the climbing, imagination and homage of a film director. A tribute to Kalymnos and all those who are suffering by Andrea Di Bari, the Italian filmmaker and climber who first "discovered" the huge climbing potential on this Greek island.