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12/12/2011 - Alpinism
Cerro Standhardt El Caracol, new route in Patagonia by Colin Haley and Jorge Ackerman At the start of December Colin Haley and Jorge Ackerman completed a new route up Aguja Standhardt in Patagonia: El Caracol (500m, 5.9, A1+, M4). On 7 December Haley soloed Aguja Innominata via the Anglo-American route 400m 6c (6b+ A0).
08/12/2011 - Climbing
Sasha Di Giulian on Pure Imagination The video of Sasha Di Giulian climbing Pure Imagination, 9a at Red River Gorge, USA.
07/12/2011 - Climbing
Adam Ondra, the pure Gioia interview Interview with Adam Ondra after the first repeat of Gioia 8C+ at Varazze, Italy.
06/12/2011 - Climbing
Adam Ondra repeats Gioia 8C+ at Varazze Adam Ondra has made the first repeat of Gioia at Varazze in Italy, the 8C+ boulder problem freed by Christian Core in 2008.
05/12/2011 - Climbing
Ron Kauk on Midnight Lightning, Yosemite Video of Ron Kauk on his boulder problem Midnight Lightning in Yosemite, USA.
02/12/2011 - Book-press
Planetmountain in Outside top 10 The American magazine Outside has chosen Planetmountain as one of world's best 10 climbing sites.
02/12/2011 - Climbing
David Lama, more multi-pitches on Loferer Alm and Tessin Austrian climber David Lama has made the first repeat of Woher Kompass (8a+, 120m) and has freed Vamos a la playa (six pitches, 8b+) above Cevio in Switzerland's Tessin.
30/11/2011 - Climbing
Red River Gorge climbing updates At Red River Gorge (USA) Adam Taylor has freed Southern Smoke Direct 5.15a, while Jorg Verhoeven has repeated 25 difficult routes including Pure Imagination 9a.
30/11/2011 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
This is my winter After the teaser, the entire snowboard film This is my winter is now online with Xavier de Le Rue, Mathieu Crepel, Andreas Fransson and Samuel Anthamatten.
29/11/2011 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Pointe de la Lune: Gran Paradiso first ski descent by Rémy Lécluse and Glen Plake On 19/11/2011 Glen Plake and Rémy Lécluse carried out the first ski descent of the SE couloir of Punta Ceresole on Cresta Gastaldi (Gran Paradiso).
29/11/2011 - Climbing
Daniel Woods, Entlinge 8B+/C flash Daniel Woods has flashed Entlinge 8B+/C in the Murgtal, Switzerland.
29/11/2011 - Climbing
Daniel Woods, Entlinge 8B+/C flash Daniel Woods has flashed Entlinge 8B+/C in the Murgtal, Switzerland.
29/11/2011 - Competitions
Puigblanque reigns in Spain, along with Eiter, Kim and Markovic The last stage of the Lead World Cup 2011 was won in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday night by Ramón Julian Puigblanque, while the women's event was tied by Angela Eiter, Jain Kim and Mina Markovic. The overall Cup was won by Jakob Schubert and Mina Markovic, while Ramón Julian Puigblanque...
28/11/2011 - Climbing
Gabriele Moroni, first repeat of Masoniamoci 8c+/9a After having freed two projects at Bus de Vela close to Trento, Gabriele Moroni has now made the first repeat of Masoniamoci 8c+/9a, the route freed by Adam Ondra at Masone above Lecco, Italy.
28/11/2011 - Climbing
Ben Hur on Wenden onsight for Reto Ruhstaller On 19/11/2011 Reto Ruhstaller made what is likely to be the first onsight ascent of Ben Hur 7c+ on the Wendenstöcke, Switzerland
28/11/2011 - Climbing
The Long Hope route - video Video of Dave MacLeod on The Long Hope Route at St John's Head, Hoy, Orkneys, Scotland.
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