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On 13 January the Italian alpinists Yuri Parimbelli, Tito Arosio and Ennio Spiranelli made the first ascent of Merà Dimel (650m, AI 4 M6) up Anticima delle Quattro Matte, Presolana, Italy.

At the end of May 2013 American climbers Cedar Wright and Lucho Rivera made the first ascent of Mahtah and in doing so have established the first free climb up Liberty Cap, Yosemite.

Part one of what happend, in alpinism and in climbing, in 2012. A summary, for obvious reason incomplete, of the climbs, the most beautiful achievements and also the most painful moments in 2012. In the hope that this résumé serves as a reminder and as a source on inspiration for...

Video of Jonathan Siegrist on his latest climb, Le Reve 9a/a+ at Arrow Canyon, USA.

Yesterday at Gateway Canyon in nevada Paul Robinson freed his boulder problem Meadowlark Lemon 8C, the sitdown variation Meadowlark Lemon Stand.

Applications for 2011 Rowell Award nominations are accepted by the American Alpine Club until November 15, 2011.

Pete Croft and Lisa Rands climb The Venturi Effect up the The Incredible Hulk, established by Croft and Dave Nettle in 2004.

In an open letter Yvon Chouinard, mountaineer, surfer, fly fisherman and founder of "Patagonia", the famous American outdoor clothing company explains how urgent and pressing the envirnmental issue is.

Hans Florine sets new Siera nevada 14'ers record of 3 days 12 hours, 11minutes

On Friday 5 July the second round of the X-adventure Raid Series gets underway between Les Arcs, Bourg St Maurice and Courmayeur.

A year after his American tour with Yuji Hirayama, the Frenchman François Legrand is back in the States and on top form, sending Necessary Evil 5.14c/ 8c+ at Virgin River Gorge shortly after his arrival

The two-month 'Pig Brothers Tour' of America by François Legrand and Yuji Hirayama gets underway to climb the hardest routes in the States

Second female ascent of an 8c/c+ for Liv Sansoz at Mount Charleston, nevada