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Part 2 - from July to December - of what happened in alpinism and climbing in 2012.

At Santa Linya in Spain Jakob Schubert has redpointed Ciudad de Dios 9a.

Interview with New Zealand rock climber Mayan Smith-Gobat. Her ascent of Punks in the Gym at Arapiles, the Salathé Wall on El Capitan, the Nose Speed and more...

The Ragni di Lecco mountaineering club has decided to support the development of new cliffs in Southern Italy.

In Val Bavona (Switzerland) Tobias Wolf has made the first ascent of Saga di Valle Bavona (7c+/8a, 205m).

Simone Pedeferri has freed Dream of love 8c at Grotta del Ferro, Val di Mello, Italy.

The Czech climbing phenomenon Adam Ondra talks about competitions, his first months after high school, climbing at his limit and future projects in this detailed interview.

Nicola Noè’s report of the recent San Vito Lo Capo Climbing Festival 2012 and Climb for Life, the first 9a sport climb in Sicily freed by Adam Ondra.

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.