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14/10/2010 - Alpinism
AlexAnna, Punta Penia, Marmolada: first free ascent by Rolando Larcher On 14/07/2010 Rolando Larcher and climbing partner Tiziano Buccella carried out the first free ascent of AlexAnna (740m, 8a+ max, 7a+ obl.), up the Pilastro Lindo on the SW Face of Punta Penia on the Marmolada, Dolomites. Larcher had established the line with various partners over 6 days during 2007...

13/10/2010 - Climbing
Paul Robinson climbs Il Trill Fb8c at Magic Wood, Switzerland Paul Robinson has established Il Trill Fb8c at the Magic Wood, Switzerland.

13/10/2010 - Alpinism
Solidarity for the family of Walter Nones An appeal for solidarity for the family of Walter Nones, first published on the internet site www.karlunterkircher.com.

09/10/2010 - Climbing
Barbara Raudner frees Mauerblümchen 8b+/8c at the Frankenfels In September Barbara Raudner carried out the first ascent of Mauerblümchen 8b+/8c at the Frankenfels, Austria.

06/10/2010 - Climbing
Maurizio, Manolo, Mago Eternit, the slab. Andrea Gallo and a day's climbing with Maurizio Manolo Zanolla at Baule (Dolomites, Italy)

05/10/2010 - Climbing
Simone Pedeferri and the first free ascent of Non sei più della mia banda Between the 2nd and 3rd of September 2010 the Italian climber Simone Pedeferri carried out the first free ascent of "Non sei più della mia banda" (700m, 8a+ max, 7a+ obbl.), the route first ascended by Stefano "Pizza" Pizzagalli, Domenico Soldarini, Stefano Gaffuri and Cesare Romano on the emblematic Precipizio...

04/10/2010 - Climbing
Kurt Albert farewell in the Frankenjura next Saturday Climbers worldwide are invited to take part in the farewell ceremony organised for Saturday 9 October in Steiberg, Frankenjura, in honour of German climbing legend Kurt Albert.

04/10/2010 - Alpinism
Sulamar North Face first ascent by Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden have carried out the first ascent of the North Face of Sulamar, China

03/10/2010 - Alpinism
Walter Nones dies on Cho Oyu Walter Nones has died on Cho Oyu (8201m), the sixth highest mountain in the world. His death has been confirmed directly by the wife of the Italian alpinist.

01/10/2010 - Climbing
Piz Dal Nas, hard Titlis ascent by Matthias Trottmann At the end of August Matthias Trottmann completed his biggest project to date, Piz dal Nas (8b, 500m) up the North Face of Titlis, Switzerland.

29/09/2010 - Climbing
Kurt Albert is dead. Goodbye to a climbing legend German climbing legend Kurt Albert died yesterday at 20.45 aged 56 following the accident last Sunday on a via ferrata in Bavaria, Germany on Sunday.

28/09/2010 - Climbing
Kurt Albert seriously injured in via ferrata accident German climbing legend Kurt Albert is in intensive care after falling from a via ferrata in Bavaria, Germany.

27/09/2010 - Climbing
Millstone, rock climbing in England Millstone Edge is one of the most popular gritstone crags in England. Overlooking Hathersage and just a stone's throw from Sheffield, this former quarry hosts some of the finest gritstone lines in the country.

23/09/2010 - Climbing
Grotta dell'Arenauta: high hopes for the crag to be reopened Hopes are high that two crags at Gaeta (Italy) will be reopened after July local town council decision to forbid access.

21/09/2010 - Competitions
European Championship 2010, the results The sport climbing European Championships were held in Austria's Imst-Innsbruck last weekend. Ramón Julian Puigblanque and Angela Eiter won the Lead competition, Cedric Lachat and Anna Stöhr the Bouldering event, while Sergey Abdrakhmanov and Edyta Ropek won Speed.

09/09/2010 - Alpinism
Favresse, Villanueva and Ditto, final routes in Greenland Nico Favresse, his brother Olivier, Sean Villanueva and Ben Ditto are now sailing home after a final flurry up the granite walls of Greenland.
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