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An in-depth interview with 26-year-old American alpinist Colin Haley, to discover his approach to alpinism, from Alaska to Patagonia.

On 22 December 2010 the Slovenian alpinists Francek Knez and Silvo Karo were awarded the Order of Merit by Slovenia's President Dr. Danilo Tuerk. This high state decoration was confirmed on the pair for "their achievements in Slovenian mountain climbing...

American climbers Pat Goodman and Matt Wilder have established the trad routes The Scavenger (5.13c) and The Golden Bullet (5.13d) at the New River Gorge, Virginia, USA.

Due to a freak winter storm Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson have abandoned the Mescalito project, also known as the Dawn Wall project, on El Capitan in yosemite.

Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson are currently attempting to free their Mescalito Dawn Wall project on El Capitan in yosemite.

In autumn 2010 Simon and Samuel Anthamatten from Switzerland blitzed the West Face, Lurking Fear, Zodiac, Tangerine Trip, Lost in America, North American Wall, Mescalito, The Nose, Salathé and the Linkup Half Dome - The Nose in yosemite Valley, USA

Sean Leary and Dean Potter have set a new Speed record on The Nose, El Capitan, climbing the route in 2:36:45

Interview with British climber after the first ascent of The Prophet on El Capitan, yosemite, USA, carried out in 6 days in October 2010 with Jason Pickles and graded E9 7a, 5.13d R, 8b, 510m.

British climber Leo Houlding has freed The Prophet, another free route on El Capitan, yosemite.

American alpinist Joseph Puryear has died in Tibet while attempting Labuche Kang (7367m) together with David Gottlieb.

We last reported from Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson in March when they were working on the immensely difficult Mescalito Dawn Wall project on El Capitan in yosemite. The summer set in before the two managed to free all the...

Tom Evans reports of massive rockfall on El Capitan, yosemite, USA.

On Saturday 21/08/2010 Chloé Graftiaux, the Belgian sport climbing champion and one of the strongest athletes in the world ranking, died after falling from the Aiguille Noire de Peuterey (Mont Blanc).

4 evenings and 4 great mountaineering stories as told by Valery Babanov, Hans Kammerlander, Silvio Mondinelli and Stevie Haston. The evenings will be introduced by Vinicio Stefanello, editor of PlanetMountain.com.

Alex Honnold and Sean Leary have climbed three routes on El Capitan in yosemite, The Nose, Salathé Wall and Lurking Fear in 24 hours.

In May the Italian 'Cordillera 2010' expedition comprised of Andrea Di Donato, Roberto Iannilli and Ivo Scappatura established "El sueño de los excluidos" (1440m, max VII/VII+, A2) on the SE Face of Nevado Shaqsha (Quebrada Rurec Valley, Huantsàn, Cordillera Blanca,...