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Dutch rock climber Jorg Verhoeven talks about his recent solitary ascent of 5.13a up El Capitan, yosemite.

With the reopening of the U.S. National Parks climbing has recommenced in yosemite. This season Tommy Caldwell will be joined on the demanding Dawn Wall project up El Capitan by Kevin Jorgeson, Jonathan Siegrist and Chris Sharma.

Following the U.S. Shutdown, all National Parks are now officially closed such as yosemite National Park where the climbers on the big walls will be the last to leave.

On Friday 15 November 15 Lugano (CH) will host Dreams and magic: breathtaking adventures from the Rätikon limestone to the glaciers of the Antarctic Peninsula with Nina Caprez, Cédric Lachat, Romulus Nottaris and Simon Anthamatten. This year celebrates the 15th anniversary of the death of Delio Ossola and all proceeds...

Mayan Smith-Gobat from New Zealand and Libby Sauter from America have set a new women's speed record up The Nose in yosemite, climbing the iconic route in 5 hours and 39 minutes.

This September on the Bossons glacier at the foot of Mont Blanc a French climber has found precious gems, possibly the remains of an air crash.

Interview with Polish alpinist Marek Raganowicz who talks about the new big wall Bushido (VII– A4 VII+), established together with Marcin Tomaszewski up Great Trango Tower, Karakorum, Pakistan.

In this video made for the National Park Foundation, American rock climber Alex Honnold talks about the climbing in yosemite Valley, USA.

Vanessa François talks about her dream and her project in the wake of her climbing accident which left her disabled: to climb the Zodiac on El Capitan in yosemite.

Ivo Ferrari and diamonds are forever. On via Diamante pazzo (250m, 6a+) the beautiful route established in 1984 by Roberto Perucca and Rinaldo Sartore up the East Face of Becco Meridionale della Tribolazione, Gran Paradiso, Italy. With a text by Gianmario Bellini in memory of Roberto Perucca.

In June Steve Bate from New Zeland repeated the Zodiac up El Capitan in yosemite. What makes his ascent noteworthy is that Bate is affected by Retinitis Pigmentosa.

The Swiss Michael Lerjen-Demjen presents climbing at The Needles in California. A magical place for climbing in the USA.

For the first time the geology of the SE face of El Capitan in yosemite, USA has been analysed. The new map could become instrumental in avoiding accidents and rock fall victims.

In praise of climbing and nature's beauty. This is Jeef, the route first ascended in 1992 by the French brothers François & Arnaud Petit on Punta U Corbu in Bavella (Corsica). A small masterpiece, examined by Maurizio Oviglia and Arnaud Petit.

On 31 May 2013, 33 years after its first ascent, Maurizio Oviglia and Corrado Pibiri completed this historic route in southern Sardinia. Originally three pitches long, the route now offers six (plus two traverses) to reach the top of beautiful Perda asub 'e pari (also known as Garibaldi), one of...

At the end of May 2013 American climbers Cedar Wright and Lucho Rivera made the first ascent of Mahtah and in doing so have established the first free climb up Liberty Cap, yosemite.