The news

This spring Roland Hemetzberger from Germany made the first free ascent of Golden Secret (8b+, 100m) Zillertal, Austria.

Voting Online for the Salewa Rockshow 2014 expires on 30 June. Open to all, this allows male and female athlete of every Rockshow country who receives the most votes to take part in the Salewa Camp at Magic Wood in Switzerland from 18 – 20 July 2014.

The video of Sébastien Montaz-Rosset in the Géant glacier, Mont Blanc.

On 6 and 7 June 2014 Silvan Schüpbach and Luca Schiera made the first ascent of El Gordo (6c/7a, 450m) on Wendenstöcke, Switzerland

The 8th The North Face® Lavaredo Ultra Trail will take place above Cortina, Italy from 27 - 28 June 2014. The race will be run along the original route. Thanks to the work of the volunteers the paths of the Dolomites near Cortina d'Ampezzo are ready for the 2000 competitors.

The full-length film No Siesta Spain trip that documents Silvio Reffo and Gabriele Moroni sport climbing in Spain.

The video of Melissa Le Nevé climbing Wallstreet 8c in the Frankenjura, Germany.

The video of Stefano Carnati climbing Deus irae 8c+ at Claro, Spirit Walker 8c at Sasso Remenno in Val di Mello and Penumbral Solar Eclipse 8c in the Frankenjura, Germany.

Ang Tshering Sherpa, President Nepal Mountaineering Association, reports about recent meetings and decisions regarding climbing Everest and Nepal's mountains in general.

Finnish boulderer Nalle Hukkataival has repeated Silbergeier (8b/8b+, 240m) in the Rätikon, Switzerland.

The video of Iker Pou and his brother Eneko and their attempt at establishing a new route up Baghirathi II in India.

The video of Tad McCrea's last year of climbing in the mountains throughout the Western Hemisphere.

At the start of June the alpinists Marco Erbetta, Enrico Rosso and Father Antonio Zavattarelli made un unsuccessful attempt of the stunning West Ridge of Illimani, Cordillera Real, Andes.

Not only hiking but also many cultural events between Cadore and Ampezzo

Authorities of the Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Peru, are attempting to impose rules that oblige trekkers and climbers to hire local guides.

From 4 -8 June 2014 German climber Alexander Megos teamed up with Roger Schäli, Frank Kretschmann and David Hefti to make the first free ascent of Fly (8c, 550m) on Staldeflue, Lauterbrunnental, Switzerland.