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On 28/10/2012 New Zealand's Mayan Smith-Gobat succeeded in the first female ascent of Punks in the Gym (32/8b+) at Arapiles, Australia.

Climbing in Europe from the point of view of ace American climber Tommy Caldwell who ascended a series of difficult multi-pitches in Rätikon, Val Bavona and Wenden, including the repeat of Portami Via which included the first ascent of a pitch variation.

American filmmaker Fred Padula has launched an appeal to raise funds to digitally restore the classic, award winning climbing film El Capitan.

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.

On 23/09/2012 Mayan Smith-Gobat and Chantel Astorga set a new speed record up The Nose on El Capitan, yosemite climbing the route in 7 hours and 26 minutes.

Ines Papert, Jon Walsh and Joshua Lavigne have established Sensory Overload (1200m, 5.11+, A1) up Mount Asgard, Baffin Island.

Interview with legendary Swiss boulderer and climber Fred Nicole.

Mayan Smith-Gobat, together with David Falt, has made the third free ascent of Donnafugata on Torre Trieste, Civetta, Dolomites. 750m, 8a in a ground-up, in a 32 hour single push with no bivy gear. Falt provides the report.

Video story of the historic rock climb Zombie Roof at Squamish (Canada) which includes the first free solo by Will Stanhope, narrated by local rock climber Perry Beckham.

Ascending Rhythm, two video clips by Sterling Johnson and Ron Kauk about climbing as an interior journey into nature, set in the fantastic yosemite Valley.

Interview with Polish climber Marek Raganowicz who in April and May 2012 established a new big wall climb, Superbalance (VII, A4, M7+) up Polar Sun Spire on Baffin Island together with Marcin Tomaszewski.

Interview with American climber Hans Florine after his 17/06/2012 speed record on The Nose, El Capitan, yosemite set with Alex Honnold.

Video by Kevin Jaramillo of Hayden Kennedy and Ivo Ninov on the famous rock climb Bachar - Yerian (5.11c R/X) at Tuolumne Meadows, yosemite, USA.

On 17/06/2012 Hans Florine and Alex Honnold set a new speed record up The Nose on El Capitan, yosemite in 2:23:46.

Video portrait of American rock climber Steph Davis.

On 11/06/2012 the American climbers Jes Meiris and Quinn Brett set a new female speed record up The Nose in yosemite, climbing El Capitan's most famous rock climb in 10 hours 19 minutes.