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On 11/06/2012 the American climbers Jes Meiris and Quinn Brett set a new female speed record up The Nose in Yosemite, climbing El Capitan's most famous rock climb in 10 hours 19 minutes.

On 25 May 2012 Valery Rozov from Russia made the highest BASE Jump in the world by leaping from 6420m just below the summit of Shivling in the Himalaya.

On the Pilastro della Tofana di Rozes in the Dolomites Massimo Da Pozzo, Natasha alexander and Samuele Majoni have made the first ascent of Spigolo Sam (6c, 500m circa).

The fith Tris Rotondo took place on 11 March in Valle Bredetto (San Gothard, Switzerland). The Super Tris event was won by Cédric Brodard, Vincent Mabboux and Nicolas Philipona, while the Main Tris (which also counted for the Swiss Championship)...

The video of Enzo Oddo climbing La Rambla 9a+ at Siurana, Spain.

Czech climber Adam Ondra talks to Planetmountain about the sport climbs he has failed to climb. Hubble, Three Degrees of Separation, Underground and many more.

French climber Enzo Oddo has redpointed La Rambla original 9a+ at Siurana, Spain.

The video of the first one day free ascent of Tough Enough in Tsaranoro (Madagascar) in October 2010 and the total climbing progression of Adam Ondra, the Czech climber who amazed the world.

Video of alexander Huber sharing his thoughts about about Adam Ondra

This summer a female trio of climbers comprised of Marina Kopteva, Anna Yasinskay and Galina Chibitok established "Parallel world" (2580m, VI+, A1/7b, 6B), a new route up the NW Face of Great Trango Tower, Karakorum, Pakistan.

On 06/11/2011 Patrick Matros established Archon, an 8b trad route in the Frankenjura, Germany.

David Lama has made quick repeats of Stoamanndl 8b and Donnervogel 8b, first ascended by alexander Huber, a few months after making the first repeat of Paciencia 8a on the North Face of the Eiger.

American climbers Hans Florine and Alex Honnold missed breaking The Nose Speed record in Yosemite, USA by 45 seconds today.

A German team of climbers comprised on Jörg Helfrich, Manuel Hofmann, Till Kramann and alexander Stahl have put up Hungarob Combination (370m, 7c, 6c oblig) on the Orabeskopf, Brandberg massif, Namibia. Trip report by Manuel Hofmann.

News from El Capitan in Yosemite valley: Hazel Findlay on Golden Gate, Mayan Smith-Gobat on Free Rider, Sonnie Trotter on the Prophet and Tommy Caldwell attempting Dawn Wall.

In August 2011 a Russian expedition established No Fear (6b+, A3, 1120m) up Nameless Tower, Trango group, Karakorum