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Yuji Hirayama is the first person in the world to onsight the mythical 8c. The route is called Mortal Kombat and is situated at Castillon, France.

The 1999 Banff Mountain Film Festival was won by "Vision Man"

Slovenian alpinist Tomaz Humar has made a remarkable solo ascent up the South Face of Dhaulagiri

Madonna della Rota, a historic little crag in Lombardy, Italy

At the end of July, Dean Potter and Hans Florine made what may go down as one of the biggest achievements in the history of climbing in Yosemite.

Interview with a true sport climbing legend, one of the strongest French climbers who has won everything there is to win: the invincible François Legrand.

Evgueni Ovtchinnikov and Muriel Sarkany win this year's Rock Master. Read about the competition and see photos and videos in our full report.

Interview with Yuji Hirayama, by Vinicio Stefanello, Nicoletta Costi and Nicola Noè after the 1999 Arco Rock Master.

interview with Katie Brown by Nicoletta Costi and Nicola Noè after the 1999 edition of the Arco Rock Master.

Serre Chevalier celebrated its tenth anniversary this year with a magnificent victory by Cristian Brenna

The feared climb 'L'avaro' 8c+ at Tetto di Sarre has been repeated twice in an hour.

In January the Pustertal alpinists Christoph Hainz and Kurt Astner scored a real coup by making, in two attempts, the first winter ascent of Via Barbier up the North Face of Cima Grande di Lavaredo. This difficult climb was established in summer 1989 by the Czech brothers Miroslav Coubal and...

Interview with top Italian rock climber and alpinist Pietro Dal Prà.

On the 26th of October 1998, after fifteen days on El Capitan, the 29 year-old Slovenian Tomaz Humar completed Reticent Wall (VI, 5.9, A5 850m). Humar is well-known for his successes in the Himalayas, where in 1997 he ascended Nuptse in alpine style together with Janiz Jeglic, and Ama Dablam...

Interview with Italian sports climber Luca Zardini Canon.

The famous route Eternal Flame, established by the Germans Wolfgang Güllich, Kurt Albert and Co up Nameless Tower (TTrango Towers - Karakorum) has been repeated by a Spanish expedition.