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From 1/11/2013 to 16/01/2013 you can cast your vote for the National Geographic Adventurer of the Year 2013.

On 30 July at 16:00 David Lama, Peter Ortner and Corey Rich reached the summit of Trango Tower in the Karakorum via the route Eternal Flame.

Kyle Dempster, Hayden Kennedy and Urban Novak have made the first ascent of a new route up the virgin East Face of K7 (Karakorum, Pakistan).

Interview with Polish climber Marek Raganowicz who in April and May 2012 established a new big wall climb, Superbalance (VII, A4, M7+) up Polar Sun Spire on Baffin Island together with Marcin Tomaszewski.

The thoughts of American alpinist Jim Bridwell about the bolt chopping on the compressor route, Cerro Torre, Patagonia

The video of David Lama and Peter Ortner and the first free ascent of the compressor route on Cerro Torre, Patagonia.

The petition, promoted by Rolando Garibotti, concerning the recent bolt chopping of the compressor route on Cerro Torre, Patagonia by the Americans Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk.

With regards to the bolt chopping on Cerro Torre's compressor route, we have received and published the views of Stefano Lovison, shared by numerous Italian alpinists.

Interview with Austrian alpinist David Lama after the first free ascent of the compressor route on Cerro Torre, carried out on 20 and 21 January 2012 with Peter Ortner.

Italian alpinist Mario Conti shares his views about the recent bolt chopping of the compressor route on the SE Face of Cerro Torre.

The report by David Lama about his first free ascent of the compressor route up the SE Ridge of Cerro Torre (Patagonia), carried out by the Austrian climber from 20 - 21 January 2012.

Yesterday 22/01/2012 David Lama made the first free ascent of the compressor route on Cerro Torre, Patagonia. The news has been confirmed by David Lama's team. There are no further details but this update will certainly add fuel to the...

On 17/01/2012 Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk climbed the SE Ridge (the compressor route) of Cerro Torre (Patagonia) via a route "by fair means" with difficulties up to 5.11 A2. In descent the two removed a significant portion of the...

Austrian climber David Lama has made the first repeat of Woher Kompass (8a+, 120m) and has freed Vamos a la playa (six pitches, 8b+) above Cevio in Switzerland's Tessin.

Double takings for David Lama, who in just a couple of weeks repeated two important routes in the Alps, Bellavista 8c on the Cima Ovest of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo and Voie Petit 8b on Gran Capucin.

American rock climber Dean Potter has been named Adventurer of the year by National Geographic Adventure Magazine.