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The expedition comprised of Cathy O’Dowd, Sandy Allan and Rick Allen has just reached the summit of Nanga Parbat after having climbed the entire Mazeno Ridge.

Four years after their first attempt, Martin and Florian Riegler now return to the Karakorum, Pakistan, together with Austrians Monika Mehlmauer and Christoph Mohl to attempt the virgin Darwo Chhok Peak (5850m).

On Friday 6 July at Selva di Val Gardena (Italy) Marina Kopteva and Anna Yasinskaya from the Ukraine and Galina Chibitok from Russia received the Karl Unterkircher Award 2012 for their new route established in 38 days up the NW Face of Great Trango Tower (Pakistan).

The second video which anticipates the The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival which will take place from 26 -30 September 2012 on the Greek climbing island.

At Stennis Ford in Pembroke, Wales, Charlie Woodburn has made the first ascent of Something's Burning E9 7a.

From 24 - 27 June 2012 British alpinists Nick Bullock and Andy Houseman made a rare repeat of the Slovak Direct route up Denali (6194m) in Alaska.

The second post of Clement Pedrotti's video blog from the bouldering area Rocklands in South Africa.

The expedition of Sandy Allan, Rick Allen and Cathy O’Dowd to attempt the unclimbed Mazeno Ridge on Nanga Parbat, Pakistan.

Between March and June 2012 Alessio Roverato and Angela Carraro established Cara (260m, 7c max, 7a+ obl), a new route up the East Face of Val Gadena (Valsugana, Italy).

On 05/07/2012 a section of the North Face of Petit Dru (Mont Blanc) was affected by rockfall. This collapse follows in the wake of numerous other falls in recent years.

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.

Video of French climber Enzo Oddo climbing at Red River Gorge, USA.

On 26/06/2012 Simon Gietl and his brother Manuel completed Agoge (VIII/VIII+,400m), a new rock climbing up Cima Scotoni in the Italian Dolomites.

The first video blog by Clement Pedrotti directly from the bouldering area Rocklands in South Africa.

On 30/06/2012 Italian climber Dino Lagni repeated Attimo 9a at Covolo (Italy).

Information and photos of the latest climbing trip by Yuji Hirayama, Daniel Woods, James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini to Mt Kinabalu in Borneo, Malaysia