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08/04/2012 - Climbing

Amuri Tepui, the Venezuela climbing details by Nico Favresse

In March 2012 Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva, Stephane Hanssens and Jean-Louis Wertz established Maria Rosa (7b, 500m) and Apichavai (8a+, 500m) on Amuri Tepui in Venezuela. The trip report by Nico Favresse.

07/04/2012 - Climbing

Nacho Sánchez frees Insomnio 8C at Crevillente

Spanish climber Nacho Sánchez has freed Insomnio at Cova de la Gota at Crevillente, Spain.

05/04/2012 - Environment

Val Rosandra and the contested riverbed cleaning

On 24 and 25 March the riverbed in Val Rosandra was cleaned, and highly contested, by environmentalists.

03/04/2012 - Climbing

Steph Davis and fear

The video of Steph Davis in which she talks about her relationship with fear.

03/04/2012 - Alpinism

David Lama climbs Badlands solo, new route in the Valsertal

On 31/03/2012 David Lama solo climbed the new route Badlands (700m, 6a M5 WI4 A1) up the unnamed face between Sagwand and Hohe Kirche in the Valsertal, Tyrol, Austria

02/04/2012 - Climbing

Ramon Julian Puigblanque, the video

The video of Ramon Julián Puigblanque climbing Escalatamasters 9a at Perles in Spain.

02/04/2012 - Competitions

Bouldering World Cup 2012, all the stages

The Bouldering World Cup 2012 begins in April with the first stage in Chongqing (China), followed by Log-Dragomer (SLO), Vienna (AUT), Innsbruck (AUT), Vail (USA) and Munich (GER).

02/04/2012 - Climbing

Climbing at Pian Bernardo

The great crag Pian Bernardo, with almost 90 routes from 6b - 8c+ high up in Val Tanaro, Piemonte, Italy, introduced by Matteo Pino and Anna Gonzalez.

31/03/2012 - Climbing

Autana, The Yopo Wall trailer

The trailer for the film Autana and the route The Yopo Wall, established by Leo Houlding and companions on Cerro Autanta in Venezuela.

31/03/2012 - Competitions

Ice Climbing World Cup 2012, the Kirov video

Video of the final stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2012 which took place in Kirov, Russia and was won by Angelika Rainer and Maxim Tomilov.

30/03/2012 - Climbing

Tito Traversa, Sarsifal 8b+ at Tetto di Sarre

On 29/03/2012 at the Tetto di Sarre (Valle d'Aosta, Italy) Tito Traversa sent Sarsifal, his first 8b+.

30/03/2012 - Events

Salewa Rockshow, the 2012 tour begins

April heralds the start of Rockshow 2012, the tour promoted by Salewa and open to everyone. This journey across nine European cuontries aims to discover the climber with the "vertical X-factor" and will culminate in July with the final at the Outdoor fair in Friedrichshafen. Registration is open for all...

30/03/2012 - Climbing

Michele Caminati repeats The New Statesman at Ilkley

Yesterday in England's Ilkley Quarry Michele Caminati made a rare repeat of the gritstone route The New Statesman E8 7a.

30/03/2012 - Alpinism

For Lorenzo Castaldi 'Enzolino'

Today, Friday 30 March 2012 at 11:30 at Mater Ecclesiae in Sassari, the final farewell to Lorenzo Castaldi “Enzolino”, for the numerous alpinists and climbers who met him at the crags, in the mountains and the alpine forums for which he was one of the most impassioned and careful contributors.

29/03/2012 - Events

Piolets d'Or 2012, the videos of the ascents

The videos of the six ascents nominated for the Piolet d'Or 2012, awarded to the Slovenians Nejc Marcic and Luka Strazar for their ascent of K7 West (Pakistan) and the Americans Mark Richey, Steve Swenson and Freddie Wilkinson for their ascent of Torre Egger (Patagonia) by Bjorn-Eivind Aartun and Ole...