The news

From 20 - 24 November 2013 more than 110 film from 27 countries will be screened at the Bansko Film Festival in Bulgaria. Special guests include Peter Habeler, Simone Origone, Christian Stangl, Géraldine Fassnacht, Juanito Oiarzabal and Benedikt Purner.

McConkey, the documentary about Canadian ski and BASE jumping champion Shane McConkey, will be screened at the Italian The Space Cinema on 25, 26 and 27 November 2013. The film is also available for download worldwide.

This summer Italian alpinist Alex Walpoth rope-soloed Vint ani do, the 350m route up the SW Face of Meisules de la Bièsces (2457m), Sella, Dolomites.

The report by Niccolò Ceria after his climbing trip to Macedonia to discover the bouldering around Prilep.

Pietro Dal Prà and the La Sportiva team provide an update about Sardinia Bloc, the climbing trip from 9 to 17 November to discover the unexplored boulders of Gallura in NE Sardinia.

American climber Cheyne Lempe has set a new rope-solo speed record on the Salathé Wall, climbing the historic route up El Capitan in Yosemite in 20 hours 6 minutes.

15 years after making the first ascent of the big wall El Gigante in Mexico's Candameña canyon, Spanish climber Cecilia Buil has now established Tehué (VI, 700m 7a/A3) together with Tiny Almada from Mexico.

The October climbing in Sardinia report provided by Maurizio Oviglia: Capo Pecora, Jurassic Park and a series of new modern multi-pitch rock climbs.

Buzz Aldrin, the American astronaut and second man on the moon 20 minutes after Neil Armstrong, In this clip Aldrin talks about the curiosity that drives humans and their innate need to explore.

In September an international climbing expedition comprised of Dave Anderson (USA), Chaohui Zheng (China) and Szu-ting Yi (Taiwan) completed the first ascent of Mt Dayantianwo (5220m) in the Shuangqiao Valley of Siguniang National Park in Sichuan China.

At Roccamorice in Abruzzo, Italy, Matteo Cittadini has made the first repeat of Hole's Trilogy 8c.

The recent climbs of Vanessa François, Hazel Findlay, Pamela Pack, Emma Twyford, Katy Whittaker, Shauna Coxsey, Alizée Dufraisse, Eva López, Ashima Shiraishi and Angelina Scarth-Johnson.

Maurizio Oviglia introduces 'Marinaio di foresta' (190m, 6a+ max, 5c obbl.) a new climb established in October 2013 together with Cecilia Marchi and Giorgio Caddeo up the beautiful Pedra Longa, or Agugliastra, sea stack (Baunei, Sardinia).

The dates and the trailer of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2014, with stages scheduled in Korea, Romania, Switzerland, France, Italy and Russia.

The first ascent video of Argento Vivo, the ice and mixed climb up Piccola Civetta, Dolomites, established by Stefano Angelini, Alessandro Beber and Fabrizio Dellai from 12 - 15 May 2013.

An autumn pearl in the heart of the Dolomites: the crag Salares in Valparola (Val Badia). Part 3 of the series "Crags for each season" published together with Vertical-Life.info.