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20/12/2012 - Alpinism
Everest and the Khumbu glacier... from the monitor The interactive photo taken by David Breashears which explores Everest and the Khumbu glacier.
19/12/2012 - Climbing
Markus Bock adds new desperates to the Frankenjura Markus Bock has made the first ascent of four hard new climbs in Germany's Frankenjura, Reunion (8c), The Obsessed (8c+), The 4 Horsemen (8c+) and Witchtripper (9a).
19/12/2012 - Climbing
Argyro Papathanasiou sends first 8b At Siurana in Spain Argyro Papathanasiou from Greece has send her first 8b, El Figot.
18/12/2012 - Climbing
Great Italian climbing action in Spain At Oliana in Spain Silvio Reffo has sent an 8c+, while at Siurana Jacopo Larcher has redpointed his second 9a.
18/12/2012 - Competitions
Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc 2013: pre-registration online tomorrow Pre-registration for the The North Face Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc 2013 is available online from 19 December 2012 to 8 January.
17/12/2012 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Andreas Fransson: Reaching My Limit in Patagonia The video of Andreas Fransson and his extreme skiing trip to Patagonia during which he carried out the first ski descent of the Whillans Ramp on Aguja Poincenot.
17/12/2012 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Andreas Fransson: Reaching My Limit in Patagonia The video of Andreas Fransson and his extreme skiing trip to Patagonia during which he carried out the first ski descent of the Whillans Ramp on Aguja Poincenot.
17/12/2012 - Alpinism
Greenland, new rock climb La chute de rein In summer 2012 a group of young Swiss climbers established La chute de rein (600m, 6c, A1 pendulum) on peak Whale Top (1303m) in Southern Greenland.
16/12/2012 - Climbing
Zaghouan and the climbing in Tunisia The video of the climbing around Djebel Zaghouan in Tunisia.
14/12/2012 - Alpinism
Maurice Herzog The first man to climb an 8000m peak, French alpinist Maurice Herzog, died today aged 93, as reported by the French Mountaineering Federation.
13/12/2012 - Climbing
Jean-Pierre Ouellet adds difficult new rock climbs to Moab At Moab (USA) Jean-Pierre Ouellet has made the first ascents of two difficult new climbs: Mexican Snow Fairy 5.13+ and Fisting the Crack 5.13-.
13/12/2012 - Alpinism
For Gigi Dal Pozzo Luigi 'Gigi' Dal Pozzo passed away on Monday 10 December 2012 after a long illness. A leading climber and alpinist from the Belluno area of Northern Italy, Gigi Dal Pozzo played a fundamental role in the evolution of climbing in the Dolomites. Sandro Neri remembers the climber.
13/12/2012 - Alpinism
Pillar del Sol Naciente, new route on Cerro Murallón in Patagonia On Cerro Murallón in Patagonia Lise Billon, Pedro Diaz, François Poncet, Jeremy Stagnetto, Jerome Sullivan have made the first ascent of Sol Naciente (1000m, 7b A1 WI6 M6).
12/12/2012 - Climbing
Nicolò Ceria boulders hard at Varazze At Varazze Nicolò Ceria has sent numerous hard boulder problems including Raptor Stand 8A+ and Gandalf 8A
12/12/2012 - Climbing
Nicolas Moineau, sport climbing World Champion Video profile of French climber Nicolas Moineau, sport climbing World Champion in the category Visual Impairment B1.
11/12/2012 - Climbing
Nacho Sánchez adds 8B+ boulder to Zarzalejo At the bouldering area Zarzalejo in Spain Nacho Sánchez has freed the problem Zarzafar 8B+.
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