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14/07/2011 - Competitions
Chamonix: Schubert, Ciavaldini, Eiter, Markovic, Kim The first stage of the Lead World Cup 2011 was won by Jakob Schubert. Four women shared victory: Caroline Ciavaldini, Angela Eiter, Mina Markovic and Jain Kim.

12/07/2011 - Competitions
Chamonix, World Cup Lead & Speed The first stage of the Lead World Cup 2011 started in Chamonix this morning, along with the Speed event.

08/07/2011 - Climbing
Twll Mawr: new route and The Quarryman Ian Lloyd-Jones and Sion McGuiness add Supermassive Black Hole (F7a, 75m) to Twll Mawr in the Llanberis slate quarries in Wales. Video of James MacHaffie on The Quarryman

07/07/2011 - Events
Born to Rock, opening show of the IFSC Climbing World Championship Opening show of the IFSC Climbing World Championship on Saturday 16 July at 21.45 at the Climbing Stadium, Località Prabi, Arco

06/07/2011 - Alpinism
Valery Rozov, BASE jump off Grand Pilier d‘Angle, Mont Blanc This morning at 06:45 Russian alpinist and base jumper Valery Rozov carried out the first BASE jump off the Italian side of Mont Blanc

06/07/2011 - Climbing
Sonnie Trotter frees The Edge of Pan at Squamish, Canada A fortnight ago Canadian climber Sonnie Trotter freed The Edge of Pan on the Chief at Squamish, Canada.

05/07/2011 - Climbing
The Quarryman and Strawberries - important repeats in Wales Jorg Verhoeven has made the second on-sight of Strawberries E6 at Tremadog while Steve Mcclure has carried out the first one-day ascent of The Quarryman E8 in the Dinorwig slate quarries.

05/07/2011 - Competitions
Sport climbing shortlisted for the 2020 Olympic Games The IOC Executive Board announced yesterday that sport climbing has been shortlisted for the 2020 Olympic Games along with seven other sports. This is a fundamental step towards the main goal set by the IFSC International Federation of Sport Climbing...

04/07/2011 - Competitions
Fischhuber and Noguchi victorious in Sheffield. Fischhuber wins 5th Bouldering World Cup Austrian Kilian Fischhuber has won the Sheffield stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2011 and in doing so he has won this 5th overall World Cup. The women's event was won by won by Akiyo Noguchi.

04/07/2011 - Climbing
Matteo Della Bordella establishes a new route in Val Bavona, Switzerland Matteo Della Bordella has freed the route 'll mito della Caverna' (8a max, 7c oblig, 300m) in Val Bavona, Switzerland. This route was opened with Luca Auguadri after starting off with Nicola Balestra.

04/07/2011 - Climbing
Nina Caprez, first female ascent of Silbergeier, Rätikon Interview with Nina Caprez after the Swiss climber carried out the first female ascent of Silbergeier, shortly after her partner Cedric Lachat repeated the 240m 8b/8b+ in the Rätikon, Switzerland.

03/07/2011 - Climbing
Nina Caprez, first female ascent of Silbergeier, Rätikon Interview with Nina Caprez after the Swiss climber carried out the first female ascent of Silbergeier, shortly after her partner Cedric Lachat repeated the 240m 8b/8b+ in the Rätikon, Switzerland.

01/07/2011 - Book-press
No way down. The book by Graham Bowley about the 2008 tragedy on K2 No Way Down: Life and Death on K2 by Graham Bowley has now been published in Italy by Mondadori. The book retraces the 2008 tragedy on K2 which cost the lives of 11 alpinists and only Italian mountaineer Marco Confortola...

29/06/2011 - Competitions
Arco and the World Championship live on RAI TV All the finals of the IFSC Climbing World Championship in Arco 2011 will be broadcast live on Rai Sport 1 and Rai Sport 2

28/06/2011 - Climbing
Adam Ondra, video of Chilam Balam and La Planta de Shiva The video of Adam Ondra during the first repeat of Chilam Balam 9b and the first free ascent of La Planta de Shiva 9b at Villanueva del Rosario, Spain.
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