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Interview with Simone Moro about the latest helicopter rescues in Nepal's mountains.

On 08/05/2011 the second stage of the Bouldering World Cup took place in Log-Dragomer, Slovenia and was won by Guillaume Glairon Mondet from France and Anna Stöhr from Austria.

The start of the XVIII "Mezzalama" has been postponed to 05:30 on Sunday 1 May

A book and non-profit association have been created to honour Chloé Graftiaux, the Belgian climber who lost her life last August in a fall from Aiguille Noire de Peuterey (Mont Blanc). Published below is an open letter by Chloé's parents

Every year the American Alpine Club awards more $50,000 every year in the form of climbing, conservation, and research grants to budding adventurers and many 2011 deadlines are fast approaching. Climbers must not necessarily be of USA origin to be receive the grants, but they must be members of the...

Italian extreme skier Davide Capozzi talks about this sport, with particular reference to the Mont Blanc mountain range, from the classic descents to those who have left their mark in the white gold.

An in-depth interview with 26-year-old American alpinist Colin Haley, to discover his approach to alpinism, from Alaska to Patagonia.

www.explorersweb.com have announced that part of its content will be available to paid readership only.

Interview with Italian mountaineer Simone Moro, two months prior to his next expedition to attempt the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum II (Karakorum, Pakistan) together with Denis Urubko.

On Saturday 21/08/2010 Chloé Graftiaux, the Belgian sport climbing champion and one of the strongest athletes in the world ranking, died after falling from the Aiguille Noire de Peuterey (Mont Blanc).

The first stage of the Lead World Cup 2010 takes place in Chamonix (Fra) on 12-13/07/2010

The fifth stage of the Bouldering World Cup took place in Eindhoven (NED) last weekend and was won by Anna Stöhr (AUT) and Dmitry Sharafutdinov (RUS).

Escala'Buoux and the meeting at Buoux to celebrate the lifting of the climbing ban on Face Ouest.

Wolverine Publishing is due to launch the first comprehensive iPhone app for Red River Gorge in Kentucky, USA. Planetmountain took a brief look at this new digital content.

After a long ordeal Giovanna Cantamessa died on 9 March 2010. Born in Turin and brought up in Bologna, the 55 year old had been coach and irreplaceable body and soul of the Italian Sport Climbing Federation since 2002.

A handful of British climbers have established a series of new mixed routes at the Rive Gauche, Chamonix.