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03/10/2011 - Alpinism

Hansjörg Auer, new route Bruderliebe on the Marmolada, Dolomites

Interview with Hansjörg Auer after the first ascent of Bruderliebe (800m/8b/b+) up the South Face of the Marmolada in the Dolomites.

02/10/2011 - Competitions

Rock Junior, the great love for climbing

Sunday 2 October 2011. The 10th Rock Junior, the biggest youth climbing happening, came to an end in Arco today. Organised by the Rock Master Association, the meeting beat all previous records with more than 600 young climbers (5 – 13 years old) from 20 different countries taking part in...

13/09/2011 - Alpinism

Bellavista in the Dolomites for Luka Krajnc

Slovenian climber Luka Krajnc has carried out the fourth complete free ascent of Bellavista on Cima Ovest di Lavaredo, Dolomites, first ascended by Alexander Huber solo during winter 1999 with difficulties up to A4 and then freed by German at 8c in July 2001. Urban Golob provides the report.

12/09/2011 - Climbing

Climb Training now on the iPhone

An iPhone application with videos and exercises of all the main training methods to improve power, technique and stamina, created by Alessandro Jolly Lamberti and Piero Amato.

09/08/2011 - Climbing

Crepo Longo, sport climbing in the Dolomites

Crepo Longo, a new crag on Mount Faloria above Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Dolomites, with 20 routes from 4a - 6c.

06/08/2011 - Alpinism

Hervé Barmasse, Iker and Eneko Pou and the new Brouillard route up Mont Blanc

Interview with Hervé Barmasse, Iker and Eneko Pou after La Classica Moderna' the new route the trio esablished up the Left Pillar of Brouillard on Mont Blanc.

03/08/2011 - Climbing

New faces at the IFSC Athletes Commission

Sasha DiGiulian, Sean McColl, Alex Puccio and Gareth Parry have been elected into the Athletes Commission of the International Federation of sport climbing.

01/08/2011 - Climbing

James McHaffie repeats The Big Bang at Lower Pen Trwyn

James McHaffie has made the first repeat of The Big Bang 9a at Lower Pen Trwyn, first climbed in 1996 by Neil Carson.

22/07/2011 - Events

Arco Rock Legends and the sport climbing legends

During the VI Arco Rock Legends the Salewa Rock Award was given to Adam Ondra. The La Sportiva Competition Award went to Ramon Julien Puigblanque.

19/07/2011 - Competitions

ParaClimbing World Championship, all the Lead winners in Arco

The Lead event capped the first edition of the IFSC ParaClimbing World Championship in Arco.

14/07/2011 - Competitions

IFSC World Championship in Arco a 10 day climbing celebration

The IFSC World Championship kicks off in Arco and expectations for this great sport event are simply enormous.

14/07/2011 - Competitions

Chamonix: Schubert, Ciavaldini, Eiter, Markovic, Kim

The first stage of the Lead World Cup 2011 was won by Jakob Schubert. Four women shared victory: Caroline Ciavaldini, Angela Eiter, Mina Markovic and Jain Kim.

05/07/2011 - Competitions

sport climbing shortlisted for the 2020 Olympic Games

The IOC Executive Board announced yesterday that sport climbing has been shortlisted for the 2020 Olympic Games along with seven other sports. This is a fundamental step towards the main goal set by the IFSC International Federation of sport climbing and all rock climbers. The news arrives ahead of one...

04/07/2011 - Climbing

Nina Caprez makes first female ascent of Silbergeier, Rätikon

Interview with Nina Caprez after the Swiss climber carried out the first female ascent of Silbergeier, shortly after her partner Cedric Lachat repeated the 240m 8b/8b+ in the Rätikon, Switzerland.