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Tom Randall crack climbing training video
28/05/2013 - Climbing
Tom Randall crack climbing training video
Climbing video of Tom Randall training on hand jams and fist jams.
Roland Hemetzberger and Fabian Hagenauer add difficult new climb to Morocco's Taghia Gorge
28/05/2013 - Alpinism
Roland Hemetzberger and Fabian Hagenauer add difficult new climb to Morocco's Taghia Gorge
German climbers Roland Hemetzberger and Fabian Hagenauer have made the first ascent of Tabula Rasa (250m, 8b) on the Paroi de la Cascade, Taghia, Morocco.
Juanjo Garra perishes on Dhaulagiri
27/05/2013 - Alpinism
Juanjo Garra perishes on Dhaulagiri
Spanish mountaineer Juanjo Garra has died on Dhaulagiri (8167m).
Nicolas Favresse frees his crack project in Norway
27/05/2013 - Climbing
Nicolas Favresse frees his crack project in Norway
On 22 May 2013 Belgian rock climber Nicolas Favresse freed his project in Norway, The recovery drink on Profile wall at Jossingfjord.
Bernd Zangerl and his boulder problems in Val Noasca
25/05/2013 - Climbing
Bernd Zangerl and his boulder problems in Val Noasca
Bernd Zangerl's best boulder problems in Val Noasca, Valle dell' Orco, Italy.
Melloblocco 10, the book
24/05/2013 - Book-press
Melloblocco 10, the book
Photos, texts, stories and meetings of the first 10 years of Melloblocco: the book that retraces the history of the international bouldering festival which, ever since 2004, has taken place in Italy's Val Masino Val di Mello.
Daniel Woods and Paul Robinson repeat The Ice Knife
24/05/2013 - Climbing
Daniel Woods and Paul Robinson repeat The Ice Knife
Video of the first and second repeat of The Ice Knife V15 at Guanella Pass, Colorado, USA carried out in mid-May by Daniel Woods and Paul Robinson.
Armenia, climbing banned on the basalt columns
23/05/2013 - Climbing
Armenia, climbing banned on the basalt columns
Climbing has been baned on the famous basalt columns in Armenia including Arpa Gorge and Garni Gorge.
Tragedy on Kangchenjunga
22/05/2013 - Alpinism
Tragedy on Kangchenjunga
Five mountaineers have lost their loves on Kangchenjunga in the Himalaya: the Hungarians Zsolt Eross and Péter Kiss, Park Nam Su from Korea and two Sherpa, Phurba Sherpa and Bibach Sherpa.
Jan Hojer climbing training video
21/05/2013 - Climbing
Jan Hojer climbing training video
Video of Germany's Jan Hojer training for climbing.
Chamonix Mountain Festival 2013
21/05/2013 - Events
Chamonix Mountain Festival 2013
The first Chamonix Mountain Festival will be held at Chamonix in France from 1 - 8 June 2013.
Nuptse, Everest and Lhotse by Kenton Cool and Dorje Gylgen Sherpa
21/05/2013 - Alpinism
Nuptse, Everest and Lhotse by Kenton Cool and Dorje Gylgen Sherpa
Astounding triple in the Himalaya for Kenton Cool and Dorje Gylgen Sherpa: between 18 - 20 May they climbed Nuptse, Everest and Lhotse in rapid succession.
Bouldering World Cup: German double at Innsbruck, Jan Hojer and Juliane Wurm victorious
21/05/2013 - Competitions
Bouldering World Cup: German double at Innsbruck, Jan Hojer and Juliane Wurm victorious
The fifth stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2013 took place on 17 ? 18 May and was won by the German climbers Jan Hojer and Juliane Wurm.
Japanese Alps in video
20/05/2013 - Alpinism
Japanese Alps in video
A video that explores and tastes the rhythm and visions of the Northern Japanese Alps.
Gaëlle Cavalié found alive below the summit of Aiguille Verte
20/05/2013 - Alpinism
Gaëlle Cavalié found alive below the summit of Aiguille Verte
French alpinist Gaëlle Cavalié was found alive and well on Saturday 18 May after going missing in the Mont Blanc massif. On Tuesday 14 May Cavalié had set off to climb Aiguille Verte.
Alexey Bolotov dies on Everest
18/05/2013 - Alpinism
Alexey Bolotov dies on Everest
On 15 May Russian alpinist Alexey Bolotov died above the Khumbu Icefall on the South Face of Everest.

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