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25/02/2013 - Gear
UIAA press release: Second wave of via ferrata set recalls within six months We have received and published the press release of the UIAA concerning the second recall in the last six months of Rope-friction Via Ferrata sets. We hope that in the near future this official press release will be translated in the languages of other countries concerned. On their websites a...
12/02/2013 - Competitions
Ski Mountaineering World Championships 2013: Sprint and Individual races 2nd and 3rd day of the Ski Mountaineering World Championships 2013 at Les Ecrins (France) with the Sprint and Individual Cadets and Junior. Italy wins gold thanks to Davide Magnini and Alba De Silvestro!
12/01/2013 - Alpinism
Civetta and the Chimera Verticale video Video of the first repeat of Chimera Verticale, Civetta, Dolomites carried out by Jakob Schweighofer and Florian Wurm.
07/01/2013 - Alpinism
Alpinism and climbing in 2012 - part 2 Part 2 - from July to December - of what happened in alpinism and climbing in 2012.
04/01/2013 - Alpinism
Ice climbing in Canada, the video by Scherer and Schmitt The video of Rainbow Serpent, Shooting Star and Whiteman Falls, three ice falls repeated by Tanja Schmitt and Matthias Scherer in Canada.
23/12/2012 - Climbing
The evolution of free climbing Switzerland's Claude Remy provides a chronological analysis of the evolution free climbing (bouldering and difficulty). An article which clearly is not and cannot be definitive, but is merely a stimulus for further analysis and discussion about the evolution of this sport.
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).
19/11/2012 - Climbing
Continuing to dream of Patrick Edlinger While the grief continues regarding the death Patrick Edlinger, we have published a portrait of this climbing legend that was first published in 2005 in the book Rock Master.
01/11/2012 - Climbing
Frankenjura The Elder Statesman repeated twice Manuel Brunn and Daniel Jung have both repeated The Elder Statesman 9a in the Frankenjura, germany.
26/10/2012 - Climbing
Ines Papert frees Schwarze Madonna on Untersberg On 6/10/2012 Ines Papert made the first free ascent of Schwarze Madonna (8a+, 180m) on Untersberg in germany.
23/10/2012 - Competitions
Lead World Cup: Kim and Min win in South Korea Jain Kim and Hyunbin Min win the 7th stage of the Lead World Cup 2012 held in Mokpo, South Korea.
09/10/2012 - Climbing
Roland Hemetzberger and Damokles at the Loferer Alm The video of German climber Roland Hemetzberger and his latest project: a hard multi-pitch at the Loferer Alm in Austria.
03/10/2012 - Alpinism
Trango Tower, the Eternal Flame video trailer climbed by Lama, Ortner and Rich The video of the Trango Towers and the ascent carried out by David Lama, Peter Ortner and Corey Rich of the route Eternal Flame, Nameless Tower (6251m), Trango Towers, Karakorum.
25/09/2012 - Competitions
RockShow 2012: the winners visit Italy's RockMaster Anna Vollenweyder and Michael Schreiber, the winners of the Salewa RockShow 2012, were invited as VIP guests to Rockmaster 2012.
13/09/2012 - Climbing
Matteo Gambaro climbs Abysse 9a at the Gorges du Loup On 12/09/2012 the Gorges du Loup in France Matteo Gambaro has climbed his first 9a, Abyss.
13/09/2012 - Competitions
World Climbing Championships at Paris Paris is hosting the World Climbing Championships 2012 from 12 - 16 September.
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