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07/02/2013 - Interviews
Adam Ondra... interview after La Dura Dura 9b+ at Oliana Climbing at the very limit: today Adam Ondra freed La Dura Dura at Oliana in Spain for which he suggests the super grade 9b+. The interview and first details directly from "magic" Adam himself.

07/02/2013 - Climbing
Chris Sharma frees a new 9b at Santa Linya American climber Chris Sharma has freed Stoking the Fire 9b at Santa Linya in Spain.

07/02/2013 - Alpinism
Kurt Diemberger, the video interviews Our video interviews with the great Austrian alpinist Kurt Diemberger, one of the strongest mountaineers of all times who will receive the "Walter Bonatti" Lifetime Achievement Award during the Piolets d’Or 2013 which will take place from 3 - 6 April in Courmayeur and Chamonix Mont Blanc.

07/02/2013 - Climbing
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2013 This year's edition of The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2013 will take place from 10 to 13 October 2013.

07/02/2013 - Alpinism
International congress: new Advances in Mountain Medicine and Emergency – second edition The second international congress entitled “new Advances in Mountain Medicine and Emergency” will be held at the Atahotel in Varese on April 18th and 19th, 2013, organised by the Università degli Studi dell’Insubria in collaboration with the Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, part of the EUR.AC of Bolzano.

06/02/2013 - Events
Piolets d'Or 2013: Kurt Diemberger receives Lifetime Achievement Award From 3 - 6 April 2013 Courmayeur and Chamonix will be the world's capital of alpinism thanks to the 21st Piolets d’Or, the international award dedicated to alpinism.

06/02/2013 - Alpinism
Senza piombo, the interview with Albert Leichtfried Interview with Albert Leichtfried after the first ascent together with Benedikt Purner of Senza piombo, the new mixed climb established in Vallunga with difficulties up to M10 WI 5 protected only with trad gear and without bolts and pegs.

05/02/2013 - Alpinism
Spanish repeat of Felsige Gärten in Austria Luis Penín and Pablo Gomez from Spain have repeated Felsige Gärten in Austria's Tirol.

05/02/2013 - Alpinism
Lall in Ice, new icefall in Italy's Valle di Susa On 26/01/2013 Edoardo Falletta and Andrea Roche made the first ascent of the icefall Lall in Ice (30, III/3+/D3) on Monte Chaberton in Alta Val di Susa, Italy.

04/02/2013 - Alpinism
Aguja Poincenot: video of the Whillans - Cochrane route The video by Beau Carrillo and Tad Mccrea on the Whillans - Cochrane route on Aguja Poincenot in Patagonia.

04/02/2013 - Climbing
How to Big Wall climb by Chris McNamara Interview with American climber Chris McNamara, an expert big wall climber and author of the recently published book How To Big Wall Climb.

02/02/2013 - Alpinism
Difficult winter ascent of Trollveggen Troll Wall in Norway Andy Kirkpatrick, Tormod Granheim and Aleksander Gamme have made a winter ascent of the route Suser Gjennom Harryland on Trollveggen (Troll Wall) in Norway.

01/02/2013 - Alpinism
Senza piombo, clean mixed climb in Val Lunga, Dolomites The Austrians Albert Leichtfried and Benedikt Purner have made the first ascent of Senza piombo in Val Lunga (Dolomites); a difficult mixed route protected only with trad gear and presumably the first M10 in the world established in this clean style.

01/02/2013 - Alpinism
Torres del Paine, new Slovenian North Tower climb On 01/01/2013 the Slovenian alpinists Andrej Grmovšek and Luka Krajnc made the first ascent of Zuko traverse (V 5.10+, 650m).

31/01/2013 - Climbing
Il Maratoneta, third repeat by Ivan Lisica-Lija and a little history about this famous Manolo climb On 27/01/2013 Croatian climber Ivan Lisica-Lija made the third repeat of Il Maratoneta, the legendary route first climbed by Maurizio "Manolo" Zanolla at Paklenica (Croatia).

31/01/2013 - Alpinism
La Bava della Sueur, new icefall at Bardonecchia On 12/01/2013 Marco Conti and Mirella Becciu made the first ascent of La Bava della Sueur (III/5/D2, 80m), a new icefall at Rocce della Sueur, Bardonecchia, Italy.
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