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Interview with Austrian alpinist David Lama after the first free ascent of the Compressor Route on Cerro Torre, carried out on 20 and 21 January 2012 with Peter Ortner.

Russian mountaineer Vitaliy Gorelik has died during an attempt at the first winter ascent of the second highest mountain in the world.

In October 2011 Mike Rolf established 7a, a Deep Water Solo climb up the famous Faraglioni seastacks at Capri.

Italian alpinist Mario Conti shares his views about the recent bolt chopping of the Compressor route on the SE Face of Cerro Torre.

At the end of January Christian Picco Piccolruaz and Albert Leichtfried carried out the first ascent of Felsige Gärten, a mixed variation to the classic ice climb Hängende Gärten in the Tyrol, Austria.

January has been an impressive month for top-end bouldering. Here are some of the latest climbs including the first ascent of Mind to Motion 8B+ at Elkland by Daniel Woods and repeats by Chris Webb Parsons, Matty Hong and Sean McColl.

The video produced by Michele Caminati which introduces the bouldering area Amiata in Tuscany, Italy.

On 29/01/2012 Greg Boswell and James Dunn made the coveted second ascent of Don't die of Ignorance, XI,11, Ben Nevis, Scotland.

On 27/01/2012 Ines Papert and Lisi Steurer carried out the first female ascent of Illuminati, the incredible mixed route established by Albert Leichtfried in 2006 up in Val Lunga, Selva Gardena (Italy).

The video of Adam Ondra flashing the boulder problem Gecko Assis 8B+ at Fontainebleau.

The Frenchmen Pierre Tardivel and Jérémy Janody have skied a new line down the East Face of Mount Arcalod (2217m), Bauges massif, Savoia, France.

The fourth video of the Nanga Parbat 2012 winter expedition of Simone Moro and Denis Urubko.

Andrea Polo introduces the historic winter crag Villanuova, with 30 routes up to 8b/c.

On 29 January 2012 the Ice climbing World Champion Hee Yong Park (Korea) and Anna Gallyamova from Russia won the Marmot Icefight, the ice climbing competition at Corvara in Val Passiria, Dolomites.

The video of Dave Graham during the first ascent of his boulder problem Memory is Parallax 8B+ ar Elkland (USA)

Will Gadd reports about recent activity at the Helmcken Falls which hosts, amongst others, the magnificent route Spray On. which he established with Tim Emmett.