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14/12/2012 - Alpinism
Maurice Herzog The first man to climb an 8000m peak, French alpinist Maurice Herzog, died today aged 93, as reported by the French Mountaineering Federation.
14/12/2012 - Climbing
Ospo and Misja Pec access problems Urban Golob reports about pressing access problems at the Slovenian crags Ospo and Misja Pec.
13/12/2012 - Climbing
Jean-Pierre Ouellet adds difficult new rock climbs to Moab At Moab (USA) Jean-Pierre Ouellet has made the first ascents of two difficult new climbs: Mexican Snow Fairy 5.13+ and Fisting the Crack 5.13-.
13/12/2012 - Alpinism
For Gigi Dal Pozzo Luigi 'Gigi' Dal Pozzo passed away on Monday 10 December 2012 after a long illness. A leading climber and alpinist from the Belluno area of Northern Italy, Gigi Dal Pozzo played a fundamental role in the evolution of climbing in...
13/12/2012 - Alpinism
Pillar del Sol Naciente, new route on Cerro Murallón in Patagonia On Cerro Murallón in Patagonia Lise Billon, Pedro Diaz, François Poncet, Jeremy Stagnetto, Jerome Sullivan have made the first ascent of Sol Naciente (1000m, 7b A1 WI6 M6).
12/12/2012 - Climbing
Nicolò Ceria boulders hard at Varazze At Varazze Nicolò Ceria has sent numerous hard boulder problems including Raptor Stand 8A+ and Gandalf 8A
12/12/2012 - Climbing
Nicolas Moineau, sport climbing World Champion Video profile of French climber Nicolas Moineau, sport climbing World Champion in the category Visual Impairment B1.
11/12/2012 - Interviews
Interview with Johanna Ernst Interview with Austrian competition athlete Johanna Ernst, certainly one of the most talented sports climbers in the world.
11/12/2012 - Climbing
Nacho Sánchez adds 8B+ boulder to Zarzalejo At the bouldering area Zarzalejo in Spain Nacho Sánchez has freed the problem Zarzafar 8B+.
10/12/2012 - Climbing
The Ragni di Lecco and the climbing in Southern Italy The Ragni di Lecco mountaineering club has decided to support the development of new cliffs in Southern Italy.
07/12/2012 - Alpinism
I Tre Giganti, the Three Giants by Ermanno Salvaterra on Crozzon di Brenta I Tre Giganti - the Three Giants - the route climbed by Ermanno Salvaterra, Matteo "Will" Bertolotti, Paolo Grisa and Chicca Boselli up the NE Face of Crozzon di Brenta (3118m, Brenta Dolomites. The story by Ermanno Salvaterra.
06/12/2012 - Alpinism
New Ben Nevis testpiece by Greg Boswell On 29/11/2012 Greg Boswell and Adam Russell made the first ascent of Tomahawk Crack (VIII,9) on Ben Nevis in Scotland.
06/12/2012 - Events
Conrad Anker and Simone Moro at London for the TNF Speaker Series 2012 The final stage of the The North Face Speaker Series 2012 took place in London on 20/11/2012 with two great alpinists: America's Conrad Anker and Italy's Simone Moro. The themes couldn't have been any others than alpinism and the Himalaya,...
05/12/2012 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup 2013 The Ice Climbing World Cup 2013 begins in January and takes place in South Korea, Switzerland, Italy, Romania and Russia.
05/12/2012 - Alpinism
New mixed climbs up Hochgasser in Austria Two new routes have been established up the NW Face of Hochgasser in Austria: Ben Gassa and Wurzer Rinne.
04/12/2012 - Climbing
Climbing unlocked at Jailhouse Rock! After 20 years an agreement has been reached to guarantee access to climb at the cliff Jailhouse Rock in California, USA.
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