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The interview with Adam Ondra who on 04/10/2012 freed his mega project at the Hanshelleren - Flatanger cave in Norway. The 55m route is called Change, is graded 9b+ and is certainly one of the hardest sport climbs in the world

In early September Jason Kruk and Josh Lavigne climbed the North Face of Mt Alberta. In doing so they repeated the House - Anderson route to circa 3/4 height and then continued up new terrain (WI5, M7+++, 1000m, 06-09/09/2012). During the climb they discovered a magnificent, enormous cave.

Interview with legendary Swiss boulderer and climber Fred Nicole.

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+.

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.

The Banff Mountain Photography Competition Grand Prize has been won by British photographer Neal Grundy. Italian photographer Sandro Sedran has received the Jury Special Mention.

Silvio Reffo and the first free ascent of Jungle Pockets 8b+ at the crag Lumignano, Italy.

Halupca 1979, the 9a route at Ospo in Slovenia, has been repeated by Domen Škofic.

Austrian climber Johanna Ernst has sent her first 8c+, Open your Mind in Spain.

In March 2012 Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva, Stephane Hanssens and Jean-Louis Wertz established Maria Rosa (7b, 500m) and Apichavai (8a+, 500m) on Amuri Tepui in Venezuela. The trip report by Nico Favresse.

In March 2012 Belarus climber Sergei Shaferov established a series of sport climbs at Okuzini in Turkey, the most difficult being All inclusive 8c/c+.

The Game M13 at the Cineplex cave in Canada has been repeated by Gordon McArthur.

On 2-3 March 2012 Maurizio Panseri, Daniele Natali and Alessandro Ceribelli carried out the first winter ascent of via Direttissima up the North Face of Presolana, Italy. The report by Maurizio Panseri.

From January 28 – February 5 2012 Leo Houlding, Jason Pickles, Sean Leary, Alastair Lee, Yupi Rangel, Alejandro Lamus established The Yopo Wall (400m, E6 6b, A1) up Cerro Autana in Venezuela.

Italian climber Cristian D'Anzul has repeated Vizija 8c/c+ at the Misja Pec, Slovenia. The report by Giulio Cassio.

British climber Neil Gresham has established a series of difficult new routes at the E.T. cave on Kalymnos, Greece.