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At Gorges du Loup Patxi Usobiaga repeats Kinematix 9a and on-sights Sikaplus 8b, Soul sacrifice 8b, New power generation 8b and Hot Chili beans bolcano 8b+, while Irati Anda sends Deverse satanic 8a+ and Cascade 8a. At the end of May Andra redpointed Ongi Etorri 8b at the Baltzola Cave,...

Cesare Bugada, Simone Pedeferri and Marco Vago, establish "Le berbere et la gazelle" 7c+ on the Poisson Sacret wall, Todra gorge, Morocco

Christian Bindhammer has repeated Kinematix 9a, Gorges du Loup, France.

Silvestro Stucchi & Co. climbs Mago Merlino (7b) on Tagoujimt N'Tsouiant (2977m), Taghia (High Atlas, Morocco).

In July 2005 Rolando Larcher, Maurizio Oviglia and Michele Paissan made two first ascents in the Ala Daglar mountain chain (Southern Anatolia, Turkey): “Uc Muz”, 650 m, 8a max, 7b obl. on the east face of Demirkazik (3757 m); and “Mezza luna nascente” (270 m, 7c max, 7a+ obl.)...

In May 2005 Eliza Kubarska, Przemek Klimek and David Kaszlikowski made the first ascent of one of the longest free climbs in the Atlas mountain range (Taghia), Fantasia 7b+/c, 700m on Tagouimmt N’Tsouiannt, Morocco.

Adam Ondra (12) and Martin Stranik (15) from the Czech Republic make impressive ascents in France and Italy, including Mascherina 8c (Grotta del Aeronauta, Sperlonga, 7PM JP Chaud 8c (Gorges de Loup), Chouca 8a+ onsight (Buoux)

The Slovenian ice climbing championship took place in the Mojstrana gorge on 5/6 February, and was won by Evgeny Kryvosheytsev and Silvia Cian.

Maurizio Oviglia and Simone Sarti have made the first ascent of "Enfant de sable" 7a max, 6c obl., on the south face of Jbel Tramazine, High Atlas, Morocco.

In June 2004 a small Polish team comprised of David Kaszlikowski, Eliza Kubarska and Borek Szybinski freed the new multi-pitch “Barracuda” (600m, 7c+ max. 7a+ obligatory) on Mount Oujdad (2695m), Taghia gorge in June 2004

From 6 - 27 October 2003 the Italian climbers Rolando Larcher, Michele Paissan and Maurizio Oviglia established Sul filo della notte (7c+ max; 7b obl) in the Taghia gorge, High Atlas, Morocco.

On 14/05 Christian Bindhammer repeated Action Direct 9a in the Frankenjura, first climbed by Wolfgang Güllich in 1991.

On 13/04 Christian Bindhammer frees "Zauberfee" 8c+, at the Eremo di S. Paolo (Arco). And his brother Andreas Bindhammer repeats it a few days later.

Josune Bereciartu climbs Bain de Sang, Switzerland and becomes first woman to climb 9a

Deep in Spain's Sierra de Guara lies one of Europe's most famous climbing areas: the crag Rodellar. This limestone eldorado, which takes its name from the tiny village nestled snug at the end of the road in the picturesque Mascun valley, is quite simply breathtaking.

A year after his American tour with Yuji Hirayama, the Frenchman François Legrand is back in the States and on top form, sending Necessary Evil 5.14c/ 8c+ at Virgin River gorge shortly after his arrival