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After a great first day at Melloblocco, the 1st of May promises to be marked by passion and the waiting game.

Melloblocco 2015 kicks off this morning with plenty of climbing. From today until Sunday 3 May Italy’s Val Masino and Val di Mello will host the 12th edition of Melloblocco, the biggest climbing and bouldering meeting in the world.

Iker Pou, the 38-year-old Basque sports climber, has made the first ascent of Big Men 9a+ at Fraguel on the island of Mallorca, Spain

The video of 13-year-old American Ashima Shiraishi climbing Open your Mind at Santa Linya, Spain.

Trekking, via ferrata, rock climbing in the Alps and in Australia: win an unforgettable experience with Get Vertical, the contest promoted by Salewa that runs through until 15 May 2015.

Ivo Ferrari retraces the history of the Quarto Pilastro del Paretone on Gran Sasso, first climbed in 1959 by Luigi Mario and Emilio Caruso, with an account by Stefano Ardito of the historic first ascent and an account by Fabrizio Antonioli about the first repeat, carried out in 1977 together...

The Define Femmine contest promoted by Arc'teryx runs until 8 May 2015: four woman will be invited for a week long West Coast adventure to go climbing, kayaking and bouldering in Canada.

It’s time for Melloblocco, time for the most important bouldering meeting in the world. Four days - from 30 April to 3 May 2015 - that for the past 12 years have united thousands of climbers and nature lovers in Italy’s Val di Mello and Val Masino.

The video of Chris Sharma climbing El bon combat 9b/+ at Cova de Ocell in Spain, one of the most difficult sport climbs in the world.

Boris Čujić introduces the beautiful Kompanj in Istria, Croatia. More than 100 routes from 5c – 8c, ideal for climbing in spring, winter and autumn.

A call for volunteers has been launched for the IFSC World Youth climbing Championships 2015 that take place during Rock Master Festival from 28 August to 6 September 2015.

Ivo Ferrari’s quest for for his climbing and mountaineering up the West Face of Königsspitze via the route Zebrusius.

The video dedicated to Dodo's Delight, the sailing boat skippered by Bob Shepton that in summer 2014 took Nicolas Favresse, Olivier Favresse, Ben Ditto and Sean Villanueva on their climbing exploration to Greenland and Baffin Island.

Era Vella, the 9a sports climb at Margalef, Spain, has been repeated by Angela Eiter and Anak Verhoeven.

Michele Comi, one of the historic organisers of Melloblocco, introduces this year’s big news concerning the international bouldering meeting that will take place from 30 April to 3 May 2015 in Val di Mello - Val Masino: three bouldering circuits to discover the beauty of the Italian valley.

Maurizio Oviglia talks about the latest climbing development in Sardinia: four beautiful cracks and two multi-pitch routes at Su Accara and Su Sussiu.