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13/05/2008 - Alpinism
Haute Route Chamonix Zermatt record for Lionel Bonnel and Stéphane Brosse Lionel Bonnel and Stéphane Brosse from France have set a new record on the legendary Haute Route Chamonix Zermatt ski mountaineering traverse, in just 21:11.

01/05/2008 - Alpinism
Tengkangpoche North Face first ascent by Steck and Anthamatten Ueli Steck and Simon Anthamatten have made the first ascent of the N Face of Tengkangpoche (Teng Kang Poche) via their route Schachmatt (2000m, VI/85° ice, M7+/6 A0).

09/04/2008 - Alpinism
Canada Icefall Brook Canyon ascents by Ines Papert & co. Ice climbing expedition in Canada: 10 first ascents in 10 days by Ines Papert and Co in the Icefall Brook Canyon, including "Into the Wild", at M12, WI 5+ one of the most technical mixed multi-pitches in the world.

04/02/2008 - Climbing
Presles climbing petition against access problems The VTNO is urging all climbers to sign an online petition to resolve access problems in Presles, France.

02/02/2008 - Climbing
Oman climbing: Auer and Ötztal team establish new routes on Jebel Misht An Austrian team comprised of Hansjörg Auer, Thomas Schreiber and friends have made numerous first ascents in Oman, including the 8b multi-pitch 'Al Hamar' in the Jabel Sham Canyon.

07/12/2007 - Alpinism
Freissinieres - ice climbing in the Ecrins, France A selection of 10 fantastic icefalls in the world famous Ecrins National Park, France by Mountain Guide Mario Sertori.

19/11/2007 - Alpinism
Annapurna: Tomasz Humar south face report Tomaz Humar reveals details of his solo adventure to the East Summit of Annapurna (8047m) via a new line up the South Face.

15/11/2007 - Climbing
Lucy Creamer climbs E8 at Curbar, Peak District Lucy Creamer repeats 'Slab and Crack' E8 6c at Curbar, Peak District and becomes the first British woman to breach this grade on gritstone.

14/11/2007 - Alpinism
Jannu West Pillar: Valeri Babanov interview Interview with Valeri Babanov after the alpine style ascent of the West Pillar of Jannu (7710m) together with Sergey Kofanov on 21/10/2007.

12/11/2007 - Climbing
Madagascar multi-pitch on Tsaranoro Be Toni Lamprecht, Felix Frieder, Sandra Wielebnowski and Benno Wagner have established the multi-pitch Manara-Potsiny (8a) on Tsaranoro Be, Madagascar.

29/10/2007 - Climbing
Babel Taghia Gorge, Morocco Fred Gentet, Nicolas Kalisz, Stéphanie Bodet and Arnaud Petit have made the first ascent of Babel (7c+, 800m) in Morocco's Taghia Gorge

25/10/2007 - Alpinism
Piolet d’or Asia 2007, the candidates The 4 nominations for the second edition of the Piolet d’or Asia, due to take place in Seol on November 2, have been made public.

22/10/2007 - Alpinism
Jannu West Ridge climbed by Babanov and Kofanov On 21/10/2007 Valeri Babanov and Sergey Kofanov carried out an outstanding ascent of the unclimbed west ridge of Jannu (7710m) in pure alpine style.

27/09/2007 - Alpinism
Golden Lunacy first ascent on Maujit Qaqarssuasia, Greenland In August Polish mountaineers David Kaszlikowski and Eliza Kubarska made a first ascent of 'Golden Lunacy' (2000m UIAA VIII +, 7a+ max.) on Maujit Qaqarssuasia wall in the Torssakutak fjord, Greenland.

20/09/2007 - Alpinism
Charakusa Valley Pakistan: new big wall first ascents This summer a four-man team comprised of the Belgians Sean Villanueva, Nicolas Favresse, his brother Olivier Favresse and Adam Pustelnik from Poland travelled to Pakistan where they made three impressive big wall first ascents in the Charakusa Valley.

10/09/2007 - Competitions
Puigblanque and Eiter win the XXI Rock Master. Flavio Crespi a fantastic second. On 09/09/2007 Ramon Julian Puigblanque from Spain and Angela Eiter from Austria won Rock Master 2007. Flavio Crespi from Italy and Tomas Mrazek from the Czech Republic placed second and third respectively, as did Maja Vidmar from Slovenia and Irati Anda Villanueva from Spain.
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