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The second video of the Austrian ice Climbing champion Markus Bendler.

Russian climbers Sergey Dashkevich, Mikhail Davy, Evgeniy Dmitrienko and Arkadiy Seregin have established Via Russo (1600m (750m new) 6b (ABO) A4 M4) a new route up the SE Face of Aguja Poincenot in Patagonia.

On the big wall El Gran Trono Blanco in Mexico Alex Honnold and Will Stanhope have repeated the Pan-American route and freed Giraffe (8a).

Vallon du Lou and Vallon Polset, two off piste freeride itineraries introduced by Mountain Guide Paolo Tombini.

Italian climber Gabriele Gorobey has repeated Histerija 8c+ at Misja Pec, Slovenia.

The petition, promoted by Rolando Garibotti, concerning the recent bolt chopping of the Compressor Route on Cerro Torre, Patagonia by the Americans Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk.

Spanish climber Daila Ojeda has repeated Mind Control 8c+ at Oliana, Spain.

Jorg Verhoeven and Katharina Saurwein have sent numerous boulder problems at Hueco (USA), including Slashface V13 (8B) for Verhoeven and two 8A and one 8A+ in a single day for Saurwein.

Five icefalls in the canyon Forra del Vinadia, Zia Mia, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Zanna Bianca e Trip terapia introduced by Massimo Candolini and Marco Milanese

The crag Alta Val Aupa, 21 routes from 6c - 8a+ close to Tolmezzo (Udine) in NE Italy, introduced by local climber Andrea Polo.

The XX Piolet d'Or will take place in Courmayeur (Italy) and Chamonix (France) from 21 - 24 March 2012. Here are the 6 nominations for the coveted golden ice axe, while Frenchman Robert Paragot will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Tragedy in Norway, where last week the alpinists Bjørn-Eivind Årtun and Stein-Ivar Gravdal died while attempting a new ice climb up the Kjerag rock face.

Two short videos of Paul Robinson repeating the classic gritstone boulder problems Brad Pitt and The Ace at Stanage Edge in England.

Video portrait of Spanish climber Daniel "Dani" Andrada, by Haroun Souirji.

11/02/2012. At Busteni in Romania the 4th stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup was won by Markus Bendler from Austria and Maria Tolokonina from Russia. The Speed event was won by Maria Tolokonina once again, along with her team-mate Kirill Kolchegoshev. Maxim Tomilov has already won the 2012 World...

Tim Emmett and Klemen Premrl have carried out the first ascent of the superb mixed ice climb Spray On... Top! (230m, W10, M9+) at the Helmcken Falls, Canada, the route Emmett had started with Will Gadd. Tim Emmett shares the details.