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26/04/2011 - Climbing
Adam Ondra, 9b incredible fight and fun Last Friday at Villanueva del Rosario, Spain, Adam Ondra made the first ascent of La planta de shiva 9b. A day later at Achidona he climbed three 8c's in a single day.

22/04/2011 - Alpinism
Eiger speed record by Dani Arnold On 20/04/2011 Dani Arnold from Switzerland climbed the Heckmair route up the North Face of the EIger in 2 hours 28 minutes, setting a new speed record up this historic line.

22/04/2011 - Climbing
Melloblocco #1, Copper skies above Monolith by Popi Miotti Giuseppe 'Popi' Miotti, the visions of a climber in Val Masino – Val di Mello and the distant vertical galaxies of pure granite.

22/04/2011 - Alpinism
Hervé Barmasse, the new Matterhorn route and the exploration of the Alps On 9 April, after 4 days on the wall and three bivvies, Hervé Barmasse reached the summit of Picco Muzio via a new 700m route up the great pillar located on the South Face. This is the first stage in a trilogy to explore the Alps during which Barmasse plans...

21/04/2011 - Competitions
Milan Climbing flash: The Bouldering World Cup and the other visions The Bouldering World Cup as seen through the (enamoured) eyes of Nicola Noè and Nicoletta Costi and the particular photos taken by Diego Neonati.

20/04/2011 - Interviews
Chris Sharma, the Margalef minutes Interview with American climber Chris Sharma after his successful first ascent of First Round, First Minute at Margalef, Spain.

19/04/2011 - Events
Piolet d'Or 2011, winners, diversity and the challenges of alpinism Two Piolets d'Or were awarded on 15 April in Chamonix, France, during the IXX Piolet d'Or 2011: to the Greenland Big Walls by Sean Villanueva, Nicolas and Olivier Favresse, Ben Ditto and Bob Shepton and to the ascent up Mount Logan in Canada by Yasushi Okada and Katsutaka Yokoyama from...

18/04/2011 - Alpinism
Ueli Steck top speed solo on Shisha Pangma On 17/04/2011 Swissman Ueli Steck ascended Shisha Pangma (8027m), Tibet in record time.

17/04/2011 - Climbing
New climbs at Indian Creek New rock climbs at Indian Creek, Utah, USA, by Neil Kauffman and Trevor Bowman

16/04/2011 - Events
Piolet d'Or 2011: Mount Logan and Greenland Big Walls the winners Two prizes awarded last night in Chamonix during the IXX Piolet d'Or: Mount Logan in Canada by Yasushi Okada and Katsutaka Yokoyama, and the Big Walls in Greenland by Sean Villanueva, Nicolas and Olivier Favresse and Ben Ditto.

15/04/2011 - Events
Melloblocco 2011 - everyone's bouldering in Val Masino From 5 - 8 May 2011 the 8th edition of the Melloblocco will take place in Val Masino, Sondrio, Italy. The Melloblocco is the biggest and most important bouldering meeting in the world and this year it is dedicated to the International Year of Forests.

15/04/2011 - Alpinism
Ueli Steck in the Himalaya Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck is back in the Himalaya, at present in Shisha Pangma base camp, ready for an attempt up the South Face together with Don Bowie

13/04/2011 - Competitions
Milan Climbing 2011, the climbing World Cup kicks off in Milan The first stage of the Bouldering and Speed World Cup 2011 will take place from Thursday 14 - Sunday 17 April in Milan. 166 athletes from all over the world will travel to the enchaning Sempione Park for these four spectacular climbing days.

12/04/2011 - Climbing
Campus board advice from the British Mountaineering Council The British Mountaineering Council has issued important Campus Board advice aimed primarily at children and teenagers. Interview with Dr. Volker Schöffl

12/04/2011 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Aiguille du Plan north face descents Two recent descents of the North Face of the Aiguille du Plan (Mont Blanc), by Julien Herry, Lionel Hachemy and Roch Malnuit on 07/04/2011 and, a day later, by Davide Capozzi, Luca Rolli and Francesco Civra. With skis and snowboards down a face which has extremely few descents.

11/04/2011 - Environment
Kevin Jorgeson & Transporter Room, repeat two decades on American climber Kevin Jorgeson has carried out the probable second ascent of Transporter Room, the highball boulder problem on the Grandpa Peabody at the Buttermilks, USA, established by Dale Bard in the late '80's.
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