The news

On 14/10/2012 Silvio Reffo made the first repeat of Il Frutto del Diavolo 8c+/9a at Bus de Vela, Italy.

German climber Stefan Glowacz has freed his project, the multi-pitch Golden Shower (8b+, 150m) in the Verdon Gorge, France.

Interview with Sweden's Andreas Fransson who on 19/09/2012 made the first ski descent of the Whillans ramp on Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia.

An important new agreement in Valle Verzasca (Switzerland) to avoid the closure of the Brione bouldering area.

The video produced by The Vertical Eye of Gabriele Moroni climbing Happy Milf 8c, the climb bolted at Bus de Vela by Valerio Ballardini and freed by Moroni.

The video of German climber Roland Hemetzberger and his latest project: a hard multi-pitch at the Loferer Alm in Austria.

This summer Polish sport climber Aleksandra Taistra sent Così Fan Tutte 8c+ at Rodellar, Spain.

On 16 September Giangi Angeloni and Daniele Calegari made the first free ascent of A piede libero (7c+, 7a obl., 280m), the new route they established between 2009 and 2012 up Corna delle Quattro Matte (Presolana massif), Italy.

The trailer of the South African Arctic Dreams sailing and climbing expedition which crossed the Atlantic Ocean to establish new rock climbs in Greenland and Baffin Island.

On Sunday 30/09/2012 Jain Kim from Korea and Ramon Julian Puigblanque from Spain won the 5th stage of the Lead World Cup 2012 in Atlanta (USA) and doubled their takings after victory in Puurs (BEL) a week ago.

Last summer Maurizio Giordani, Luciano Ferrari and Nancy Paoletto made the first ascent of Via dei 6 Pilastri (940m, 6b+) up the South Face of Piz dell'Anticima Serauta (Marmolada, Dolomites)

The interview with Adam Ondra who on 04/10/2012 freed his mega project at the Hanshelleren - Flatanger cave in Norway. The 55m route is called Change, is graded 9b+ and is certainly one of the hardest sport climbs in the...

The video of the Trango Towers and the ascent carried out by David Lama, Peter Ortner and Corey Rich of the route Eternal Flame, Nameless Tower (6251m), Trango Towers, Karakorum.

At 11:30 on 30 September 2012 Luca Macchetto reached the summit of Manaslu (8163m); this is the end of the Mountain Kingdom expedition to Manaslu which on 23/09/2012 was struck by an avalanche that killed 13 people. Italian mountaineer Marco...

The video by Haroun Souirji about Melissa Le Neve's climbing trip to South Africa's Rocklands last June.

After the start on Thursday, the first The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival continued on Friday with the PROject Competition and the first day of the OPEN and BIG Marathon during. The photos and the first results.