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News from Nanga Parbat: Simone Moro and Denis Urubko continue to explore their hopes and the mountain itself. Yesterday they ventured to beyond 5800m to reach the base of the couloir which they will attempt to climb via their (new) route to the summit.

In September 2011 a group of five speleologists and mountaineers of La Venta Association spotted a possible track of dinosaur footprints at 3025 meters on the North-east ridge of Mount Pelmo in the Dolomites.

The videos of the Lead World Cup winner in Kranj, Slovenia, Sean McColl and Jain Kim.

The video filmed by Jonathan Griffith of his ascent of Cerro Standhart and Cerro Piergiorgio in Patagonia.

Interview with American climber Alex Honnold after his recent solo ascents of Heaven, Alien and Cosmic Debris in Yosemite, USA

The impressive video of American Jeb Corliss flying through the Tianmen Hole in China.

The video of Kyle Dempster and Bruce Normand and their 2010 routes up Mount Edgar and Grosvenor in China.

A new story written by Emilio Previtali to present his latest project: the The North Face STORY.teller yearbook, a book distributed by The North Face which recounts the stories, thoughts and adventures of his fellow Team TNF members.

Two videos by Betty Wants about the magic of flying, for parachuters and BASE-jumpers and also for all those, including alpinists, who look at the world from other points of view.

An iPhone application with videos and exercises of all the main training methods to improve power, technique and stamina, created by Alessandro Jolly Lamberti and Piero Amato.

Christian Maurer (SUI1) has won the Red Bull X-Alps 2011, landing in Monaco this afternoon. He completed the 864 km course in just under 11 days, 4 hours and 22 minutes.

Adam Ondra (CZE) and Yana Chereshneva (RUS) won the Duel competition and in doing so also the special Rock Master 2011. The Combined ranking was won by Ondra, DiGiulian while the National ranking went to Russia.

Spaniard Ramón Julian Puigblanque is the new Lead World Champion. Jakob Schubert from Austria wins silver, Adam Ondra wins bronze. Qixin Zhong from China and Maria Krasavina from Russia are the new Speed World Champions.

In the Arco Climbing Stadium Angela Eiter won the Lead World championship for the third time.

Flying colours and two tops for: Ramón Julian Puigblanque, Sachi Amma, Magnus Midtboe, Cédric Lachat, Jakob Schubert Mario Lechner. Adam Ondra qualified, too as well as Martino Ischia, the only Italian to qualify. First excluded the Italians Stefano Ghisolfi, Silvio Reffo and Marcello Bombardi.

In the first round of the Women's Qualification the following qualified with flying colours and two tops: Ernst, Kim, Röck and Eiter. The Italian Jenny Lavarda has also qualified for the Semifinal.